The Torrens with Immediate Vacant Possession Shenton Gate, Gorse Lane, Chobham, Surrey GU24 8RB £2.4M Overview

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The Torrens with Immediate Vacant Possession Shenton Gate, Gorse Lane, Chobham, Surrey GU24 8RB £2.4M Overview Property FOR SALE The Torrens with immediate vacant possession Shenton Gate, Gorse Lane, Chobham, Surrey GU24 8RB £2.4m Overview The Torrens is a stunning home with fantastic amenities in its locality, catering for a whole range of interests, that is naturally suitable for any professional family or international buyer. Equally, it is a superb rental investment being valued at an annual corporate income of over £100,000, in its “sought- after, tranquil country setting”. The locality is also teeming with a multitude of exceptional homes, that are either owned or rented by Stockbrokers, Bankers, CEO’s, inclusive of Sports Stars, International Investors and Personalities. The house also borders the breathtaking, “Chobham Common National Nature Reserve”, a designated area of outstanding natural beauty. It is also secluded and accessed by a leafy lane, being protected via electric security gates leading past three high quality detached homes onto its own setting. It has many superb architectural features such as turreted frontage with a magnificent “large” open entrance hall in oak flooring and a “large” galleried landing. The property has five/six bedrooms, four/five bathrooms with special showering features. Other characteristics include, Lutron ambient touch button life style lighting, under floor heating with individually controlled heating for all rooms, fully double glazed windows, alarmed throughout, downstairs cloakroom and toilet, purpose-made joinery and a large kitchen/family room, stunning living room, gym, office/library and conservatory/dining room in well over 5,000 sq ft. This house offers a marvellous family living and entertaining area inside and out. The “south facing” kitchen is fully fitted and features hand crafted bespoke furniture from KCA’s Savillewood range and has a separate utility room, both with limestone flooring. Bathrooms with limestone flooring and bedrooms have also been furnished and fitted to a high standard, with purpose made wardrobes. The house is faced in Olde Woodford red multi- stock bricks and has a Melford clay tile roof. Externally there is munificent car parking port with easy turning area for 4 cars, together with a detached triple garage, comprising of a workshop area with a large cinema/games room/bedroom 6 above, being directly accessed from inside the property’s entrance hallway. The garden is a generous size, being in “south facing” grounds with a patio entertainment area, which has easy access from the car parking forecourt. The Torrens - Shenton Gate, Gorse Lane, Chobham, Surrey GU24 8RB The Environs This is a superb new family house offering luxury high specification accommodation adjoining and with access to 1500 acres of the awe-inspiring Chobham Common National Nature Reserve, the largest of its kind in South East England. The development was built to a very high standard some 8 years ago by Latchmere Homes, within the close vicinity to the village shops of Chobham and Sunningdale, that will meet most day to day needs, inclusive of food stores, newsagents, off- licenses, butchers, deli’s, hairdressers, banking and more. Additionally as seen from the provided map, The Torrens is situated close to: • World renowned independent schools, • Numerous Race Courses, including Royal Ascot, including Eton College & Royal Holloway Kempton and Royal Windsor • Gastro pubs, including “The Four Horseshoes” • Several Polo Clubs, including the and “Stovells”, within walking distance Queens Royal Guards • Abundance of fine dining restaurants, including • McLaren F1 HQ together with Ferrari Maranello, Rolls “The Latymer” at “Pennyhill Park Hotel” Royce and Bentley showrooms close by • Great 5 Star Hotels including the Dorchester • For Optimum “High End Retail Therapy”, Windsor and at Coworth Park the adjoining town of Eton, just 15 minutes away, contain • Countless Championship Golf Courses, the finest stores to appeal to all tastes including Wentworth Other places of interest include: Theme parks, boat tours on the River Thames, horse riding stables, theatres, cultural art and crafts, museums. These includes Windsor Castle, The Royal Landscape Virginia Waters, Legoland, Thorpe Park, Chessington World of Adventures, Savill Gardens, Magna Carta Monument, Windsor Great Park, Hampton Court Palace, Wimbledon Tennis Championship etc. The Torrens - Shenton Gate, Gorse Lane, Chobham, Surrey GU24 8RB Travel Connectivity The Torrens is well placed to the local and countrywide motorway road networks, for easy access of national and international destinations, as illustrated on the provided map. By Car The following main roads take between 5-20 minutes to reach: A3, A30, M3, M4 and M25 with an typical 40 minutes, into Central London. Mainland Rail Services Sunningdale Station is a 7 minute drive from The Torrens, it offers a direct 50 minute South West train service into London Waterloo. Woking Station is a 12 minute drive, with a 24 minute journey into London’s Waterloo with South West Rail Network. Underground Rail Services Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 5 (T5) London Underground Station, a distance of 15 minutes from The Torrens located on the Piccadilly Line, with a passage time of 40 minutes into Knightsbridge tube station. Airports Heathrow and Gatwick Airport are accessed by junctions 10 & 13 of the M25 with an average travel estimate of 15 and 35 minutes. Fairoaks & Farnborough Private Jet & Helipad Aerodromes, approximately 10 to 20 minutes drive, and approached through the local roads. City of London, Luton and Stansted Airports, with a driving time of between 1-2 hours, by means by using junction 13 of the M25. The South Coast International Ship Departures Southampton’s Cruise Liner Terminals, are an 80 minute drive time and accessed via junction 3 of the M3. The Torrens - Shenton Gate, Gorse Lane, Chobham, Surrey GU24 8RB Private Education The surrounding area of The Torrens has the convenience of a number of worldwide renowned independent schools, the following are within a 5 mile radius: Preparatory and Secondary: Senior and 6th Form: Coworth Flexlands: Chobham Gordon: Woking Woodcote House: Windlesham International School of London: Woking Sunningdale: Sunningdale Hurst Lodge: Ascot Greenfield: Woking LVS: Ascot Hoe Bridge: Woking Marist: Ascot Halstead: Woking St Georges: Ascot International School of London: Woking St Marys: Ascot St Andrews: Woking ACS International School: Egham Hurst Lodge: Ascot LVS: Ascot Papplewick: Ascot ACS International School: Egham Hall Grove: Bagshot The Torrens - Shenton Gate, Gorse Lane, Chobham, Surrey GU24 8RB J15 Eton Royal Windsor Race Course M4 A4 Central London A4 Location Windsor Castle Legoland Windsor Heathrow Airport T5 Bird Hills Golf Club Magna Carta River Thames Runnymede Windsor A30 A316 Great Park A30 J13 Royal Ascot Maranello Ferrari A308 Race Course M25 The Queens Royal Kempton Park Guards Polo Club Virginia Water Race Course Thorpe Park Dorchester Hotel M3 A329 Sunningdale A30 Hampton Court Wentworth J12 Palace The Berkshire Swinley Forest Station Golf Club Golf Club Golf Club A308 Rolls Sandown Park Royce M3 Race Course Swinley Foxhills Forest Sunningdale Chobham Golf Club Golf Club Common Bentley All England Lawn Tennis Club Wimbledon J3 Fairoaks Pennyhill Park The Torrens Hotel & Spa A322 Aerodrome Saint George’s Chobham Hill Golf Club A3 Golf Club Mclaren F1 HQ Epsom Downs Racecourse Southampton & Gatwick Airport Woking Cobham Chelsea FC M25 Training Ground Chessington Zoo & J10 Royal Horticultural Society World of Adventures Gardens Wisley Farnborough Aerodrome The Torrens - Shenton Gate, Gorse Lane, Chobham, Surrey GU24 8RB The Torrens - Shenton Gate, Gorse Lane, Chobham, Surrey GU24 8RB The Torrens - Shenton Gate, Gorse Lane, Chobham, Surrey GU24 8RB The Torrens - Shenton Gate, Gorse Lane, Chobham, Surrey GU24 8RB Reception Hall The Torrens - Shenton Gate, Gorse Lane, Chobham, Surrey GU24 8RB Kitchen/Family Room The Torrens - Shenton Gate, Gorse Lane, Chobham, Surrey GU24 8RB Kitchen The Torrens - Shenton Gate, Gorse Lane, Chobham, Surrey GU24 8RB Living Room The Torrens - Shenton Gate, Gorse Lane, Chobham, Surrey GU24 8RB Gym The Torrens - Shenton Gate, Gorse Lane, Chobham, Surrey GU24 8RB Landing The Torrens - Shenton Gate, Gorse Lane, Chobham, Surrey GU24 8RB Bedroom The Torrens - Shenton Gate, Gorse Lane, Chobham, Surrey GU24 8RB Master Bedroom En-Suite The Torrens - Shenton Gate, Gorse Lane, Chobham, Surrey GU24 8RB Games Room The Torrens - Shenton Gate, Gorse Lane, Chobham, Surrey GU24 8RB Ground Floor Kitchen/Family Room Covered Entrance Porch Range of eye and base level units, granite work tops, American style Brick arch, double glazed front door. fridge/freezer, range cooker with 6 ring gas hob, electric oven, built- in dishwasher, granite splash back, large larder cupboard, built-in Large Reception Hall microwave, single drainer sink with mixer tap, double glazed rear Understairs cupboard, stairs to first floor, built-in cupboard, doors aspect window, further side aspect double glazed windows and double leading to: glazed door leading to the side, recess lighting, door leading to utility room. Downstairs Cloakroom Low level WC, wash hand basin with mixer tap, fully tiled floor, part Utility Room tiled walls, double glazed window, recess lighting, wall mounted mirror, Storage units with rolled edge work surface, single drainer sink with extractor fan. mixer tap, plumbing for washing machine, tumble dryer space, tiled flooring, double glazed door leading to rear garden. Inner Lobby Stairs to first floor above the garage
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