LANGHURST HASCOMBE GODALMING Surrey Langhurst Hascombe, Godalming, Surrey
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LANGHURST HASCOMBE GODALMING SURREY Langhurst HASCOMBE, GODALMING, SURREY Godalming - 3.5 miles (London Waterloo from 47 minutes) Farncombe Station - 4.1 miles (London Waterloo from 46 minutes) Guildford - 7.2 miles (London Waterloo from 35 minutes) A3 Milford - 6.2 miles (Distances and times approximate) In a truly magical setting Accommodation Entrance Hall • Drawing room • Dining room • ‘L’ shaped Kitchen/Breakfast room with Aga Library/Sitting room • Utility • Cloakroom • Rear lobby area Master bedroom with en suite shower room and dressing room • 4 further bedrooms Bathroom and separate shower room Attached period barn • Garage and adjoining workshop • Stable yard • Sand school Tennis court • Swimming pool Gardens and extensive paddockland reaching up to the brow of the valley In all about 10.8 acres Knight Frank LLP 231 High Street Guildford, Surrey GU1 3BQ Tel: +44 (0)1483 565171 [email protected] www.knightfrank.com 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 brochure. Situation Langhurst is approached up its own long private driveway and sits in a truly enviable country position, in the heart of its valley setting. Whilst it sits in this location, it is only 3.5 miles from Godalming station and just over 6 miles from the A3. The centre of Hascombe village is within S 0.7 miles, where the focal point is the well known White Horse public house and also the church. Godalming is within about 3.5 miles providing extensive shopping facilities for day to day needs whilst Guildford provides more extensive facilities. To the south is the ever popular village of Haslemere. Schools in the area including Prior’s E Field and Charterhouse in Godalming, St Catherine’s in Bramley, Cranleigh School in Cranleigh and Aldro in Shackleford. Communications are excellent with the M A3 at Milford providing direct access to London, Heathrow and Gatwick, the M25 and the national motorway network. A variety of train services are available at Godalming, Farncombe and Guildford. There are a good number of golf courses G nearby including the West Surrey, Milford, Bramley, Hurtmore and Chiddingfold. The surrounding countryside provides W excellent opportunities for walking and riding, including the adjacent Green Sand Way. In addition, there is racing at Goodwood H and Fontwell, polo at Cowdray Park and sailing on the South Coast in Chichester. Langhurst Langhurst, we understand, dates back to the early part of the 19th comprises family accommodation full of light and charm. The drawing Century and was formerly a stockmans cottage. It is presented with room has a brick open fireplace and steps leading up to the dining room striking brick and stone elevations with attractive part tiled hangings with an oak floor. The kitchen/breakfast room is the heart of the house beneath a tiled roof. with a 4 oven Aga. Langhurst is all about its position and tranquillity and from all aspects The first floor, which can be accessed from either one of the two there are the most wonderful country views of the surrounding valley, staircases, provides a good balance of bedrooms and bathrooms. In part of which is owned by this property. addition, a ladder gives access to a boarded loft room, currently being The house over the years has been substantially enlarged and now used as an office. Reception Bedroom Bathroom Kitchen/Utility Storage Second Floor Barn First Floor Stable Block Ground Floor Outbuildings not shown in actual location Garage Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area House: 292 sq m / 3142 sq ft (Excluding Loft Room) Barn: 80 sq m / 861 sq ft Garage: 30 sq m / 323 sq ft Stable Block: 94 sq m / 1011 sq ft This plan is for layout guidance only. Not drawn to scale unless stated. Windows & door openings are approximate. Whilst every care is taken in the preparation of this plan,please check all dimensions, shapes & compass bearings before making any decisions reliant upon them. Outside Immediately to the front of the house is the courtyard with a striking period barn on the southern side providing extensive storage areas and beautiful old oak timbers extending up into the rafters. This is adjoined by a timber clad store. To the rear of the house is a detached timber clad garage with an adjoining workshop, housing the pump and filtration unit for the swimming pool and having storage above. Paving adjacent to this leads up to the stable yard, providing a total of 4 loose boxes, a tack room and 2 store rooms. In addition, there is a greenhouse and summer house overlooking the swimming pool. Gardens and Grounds Langhurst is approached up its own private driveway flanked by woodland and paddockland and culminates in a striking gravel courtyard to the front of the house. Facing south within this, is a long stone wall, creating a shrub garden area, partly clad with wisteria. Steps lead up to the front of the house where York stone paving extends to the front door and around both sides. The gardens are principally laid to lawn interspersed with well stocked flower and shrub borders. Set to one side of the house is the swimming pool area with a paved surround and stone retaining walls. There is also an enclosed kitchen/fruit garden. In addition, on the southern side of the driveway is the hard tennis court and sand school. The paddockland lies on the south facing side of the valley, divided into three principal fields. Rising above these is a stretch of woodland incorporating an area with a children’s adventure playground. From here you can really appreciate the most wonderful southerly views back over the surrounding countryside. The woodland on the brow of the hill is principally oak with some beech, birch and holly. Services We are advised by our client that the property has mains water, private drainage, oil fired central heating and mains electricity. The swimming pool is heated by an air source heat pump. Note heads down a hill into Hascombe village and immediately before the Hascombe village sign on your left, turn left into Lodkin Hill The southern side (rear) of the barn in the courtyard is owned by a (Thorncombe Street). After 0.1 of a mile, turn right into the private neighbour and forms a house. driveway which is signed ‘private driveway’ and ‘Langhurst’. This is Fixtures and fittings just before the Thorncombe Street sign on your right. Proceed to the top of the driveway where Langhurst will be found. Only those mentioned in these sales particulars are included in the sale. All other items, such as fitted carpets, curtains, light fittings, Important Notice: Particulars: These particulars are not an offer or contract, garden ornaments, etc. are specifically excluded but may be made 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 available by separate negotiation. factually accurate about the property, its condition or its value. Neither Knight Frank LLP nor any joint agent has any authority to make any representations about the property, and accordingly any information given is entirely without Local authority responsibility on the part of the agents, seller(s) or lessor(s). Photos etc: The Waverley Borough Council – 01483 523333 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. Regulations etc: Any reference to alterations to, or use of, Viewing 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 Viewing is strictly by appointment only via Knight Frank. out by inspection or in other ways that these matters have been properly dealt with and that all information is correct. VAT: The VAT position relating to Directions (GU8 4JP) the property may change without notice. Knight Frank LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England with From the one way system in Godalming (the south eastern registered number OC305934. Our registered office is 55 Baker Street, London, W1U 8AN, where you may look at a list of members’ names. side) take the Brighton Road (B2130) southbound signposted Particulars and plans dated: May 2015. Photographs dated: May 2015. to Hascombe. Having passed through Munstead, the road Kingfisher Print and Design. 01803 867087. The private driveway to Langhurst.