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Charnwood, Gorse Hill Road CHARNWOOD GORSE HILL ROAD • WENTWORTH • SURREY CHARNWOOD GORSE HILL ROAD WENTWORTH • SURREY Detached family home situated on a desirable Wentworth Road Entrance hall • Drawing room • Dining Room Study 1/cinema room • Library • Study 2 31ft kitchen/diner/family room • Utility room • Cloakroom Master suite with terrace • 4 further bedrooms ﴿bath/shower rooms ﴾2 being en suite 4 Integral double garage • "In and out" driveway parking Landscaped garden • Large terrace • EPC: D The Wentworth Estate have given permission to build a 6m x 4m contemporary outbuilding in the garden to be used for gym/study purposes. A copy of this approval is available on request. Virginia Water station 0.3 miles • Egham station 2.8 miles Ascot 5.4 miles • Windsor 7.6 miles Heathrow Airport ﴾T5﴿ 9 miles • Central London 28 miles ﴿All distances are approximate﴾ These particulars are intended only as a guide and must not be relied upon as statements of fact. Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text. Charnwood, Gorse Hill Road, Wentworth, Surrey Charnwood is a detached 'Tarrant built' house, a term used to describe the style of houses built by W.G Tarrant on the Wentworth Estate. The house has undergone a complete refurbishment project by the current owners creating a most stylish and well thought out 5 bedroom house offering 3,893 sq. ft. of living space. There is plenty of entertaining room and of particular note is the 31ft kitchen/family room, separate dining room and large double reception room. Upstairs there is a large master suite with its own south facing terrace and 4 further bedrooms ﴾2 with end .suite﴿ and a family bathroom Situation Charnwood is situated in Gorse Hill Road which is a quiet well established tree lined road close to the village high street and mainline station with direct links to London. Schools: Eton College, Papplewick, Christchurch C of E Infant school, Brigidine, Upton House, Bishopsgate, St. George's and St John's Beaumont. There are also two highly regarded international schools, ACS and TASIS. Entertainment: Golf at Wentworth, Sunningdale and Foxhill, polo at Smiths Lawn and racing at Ascot. Attractions in the area include Windsor Castle, Legoland and Savill Gardens. Restaurants: Casa Nova, The Wine Circle, Lux II, Piccolino, Wentworth Club and Coworth Park. Walking & Riding: There are beautiful walks and horse riding in Windsor Great Park, Virginia Water Lake and Chobham Common. Travel: Communications are excellent due to the easy access to London and the motorway network via the M25 ﴾J11/13﴿ which links with the M3 .J3﴿ and the M4﴾ Train services are available from both Egham and Virginia Water stations. .Heathrow Airport ﴾T5﴿ is approximately 9 miles Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area 362 sq.m./3,893 sq.ft. Gardens and grounds This plan is for guidance only and must not be relied upon as a Charnwood is approached via wooden electric gates with a statement of fact. Attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text of the Particulars paved 'In and out' driveway providing ample parking for several cars, which in turn leads to the integral double garage. Bi‐folding doors from the kitchen/family room open onto a large decked sun terrace stretching the full width of the house. The remainder of the rear garden is landscaped to create a private space with mature shrubs and large area of lawn. Postcode GU25 4AU Services We are advised by our client that electricity, gas, water and drainage are mains supplied. Please note there is a First Floor maintenance charge to the Wentworth Estate Roads Committee. Fixtures and fittings All those items regarded as tenant’s fixtures and fittings, together with the fitted carpets, curtains and light fittings, are specifically excluded from the sale. However, certain items may be available by separate negotiation. Local authority Runnymede Borough Council. 01932 838383 Viewing Viewing is strictly by prior appointment with the agents. Ground Floor Important Notice 1. Particulars: These particulars are not an offer or contract, nor part of one. You should not rely on statements by Knight Frank LLP in the particulars or by word of mouth or in writing ﴾“information”﴿ as being factually accurate about the property, its condition or its value. Neither Knight Frank LLP nor any joint 01344 840020 agent has any authority to make any representations about the property, and accordingly any information Station Approach given is entirely without responsibility on the part of the agents, seller﴾s﴿or lessor﴾s﴿. 2. Photos etc: The 20 Virginia Water, GU25 4DW photographs show only certain parts of the property as they appeared at the time they were taken. Areas, measurements and distances given are approximate only. 3. Regulations etc: Any reference to alterations to, KnightFrank.co.uk [email protected] or use of, any part of the property does not mean that any necessary planning, building regulations or other consent has been obtained. A buyer or lessee must find out by inspection or in other ways that these matters have been properly dealt with and that all information is correct. 4. VAT: The VAT position relating to the property may change without notice. Particulars dated June 2017 Photographs dated June 2017. Knight Frank LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England with registered number OC305934. Our registered office is 55 Baker Street, London, W1U 8AN, where you may look at a list of members’ names. .
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