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OLD PLACE Ewhurst OLD PLACE Holmbury Road, Ewhurst, , GU6 7SJ

In a peaceful rural setting close to The Hurtwood, high in the Surrey Hills between Holmbury St Mary and Ewhurst, an extremely attractive Grade II Listed period house set in grounds of over five acres, including a large paddock

4 BEDROOMS: 2 BATHROOMS: SHOWER ROOM: DRAWING ROOM: SITTING ROOM: DINING ROOM: STUDY: KITCHEN WITH AGA: UTILITY ROOM: CLOAKROOM: LARGE STUDIO/GAMES ROOM WITH SHOWER ROOM: GARAGE AND 2 LOOSE BOXES: FORMAL GARDEN WITH SECLUDED COURTYARD AND PASTURELAND: IN ALL ABOUT 5.20 ACRES

Ewhurst – 1.3 miles. Holmbury St Mary – 2 miles. Peaslake – 2.25 miles. – 4 miles. Dorking (Waterloo 50 minutes) – 7 miles. (Waterloo 38 minutes) – 11 miles. PRICE GUIDE: £1,395,000 FREEHOLD

Situation Old Place stands in a peaceful and protected rural setting amidst the Surrey Hills between In the 20th century, the house was skilfully extended in keeping with the original and, more Guildford and Dorking in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Great Landscape recently, in 2002 the present owners converted a former outbuilding into a magnificent split- Value. Ewhurst village is within 1.5 miles to the south with an excellent general store, pub, level studio/games room/home office suite with flagstone floor and a shower room. infant school and Norman parish church, whilst the unspoilt villages of Peaslake and Adjoining the rear of the house, there is a former carriage house with two large loose boxes, Holmbury St Mary are just over two miles. For more extensive amenities, Cranleigh with a which offer scope for conversion to additional living accommodation or a separate annexe, good range of local shops is within four miles, Dorking (Waterloo 50 minutes) is seven miles subject to the necessary local authority consents. Typical of the period, Old Place is full of and Guildford (Waterloo 38 minutes) is eleven miles. Within one mile of the property, there is character with exposed timbers, a fine old inglenook fireplace, vaulted ceilings and oak joinery. access to the Hurtwood, a vast expanse of sandy commonland perfect for horseriding with an Outside, a well tended formal garden surrounds the house and a gently sloping lawn leads extensive network of bridleways leading through to Winterfold, Holmbury Hill and Leith Hill down to a well fenced area of pastureland with separate access from Holmbury Road. and providing some of the finest riding country in Southern . Schools in the area include the Duke of , Belmont, Hurtwood House, Cranleigh and St. Catherine’s, whilst Directions sporting facilities include golf at Fernfell and Wildwood, with polo at the nearby Hurtwood From Guildford, proceed south to Cranleigh and continue through the village to the mini- Polo Club. roundabout at the end of the High Street. Fork left and proceed to Ewhurst. At the roundabout at The Bulls Head, turn right into Ockley Road. After 0.8 mile turn left into Description Holmbury Road and continue for 0.5 mile. After passing the entrance to Lukyns Farm on the Old Place comprises an extremely attractive Grade II Listed period house, which is believed to left, turn right into the next driveway beside Brookhurst Lodge and Old Place will then be date from the 16th century. The creeper clad elevations are of stone and brick, part timbered seen on the right. (Post code: GU6 7SJ) and rendered, with leaded light windows under clay tile and slate roofs. MISREPRESENTATION ACT - THESE PARTICULARS ARE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY AND DO NOT FORM ANY PART OF ANY CONTRACT