Rudge House ITCHEL LANE, CRONDALL, HAMPSHIRE, GU10 5PR

Elegant mid Victorian country house in the heart of a sought after Hampshire village

Reception hall • Drawing room • Sitting room • Dining room • Family kitchen • Snug • Study

Laundry room • Boot room • Cellar with wine cellar, pantry, workshop and store room

Ground floor self-contained annexe with sitting room, bedroom, kitchenette and shower room

Master Suite with en suite bathroom and dressing room Guest suite with dressing room and en suite bathroom • 4 Further double bedrooms 2 Bathrooms • Play/TV room

Triple garage • Double open bay garage

Landscaped gardens • Terraces • Summer house • Tennis court • Tennis pavilion Swimming pool • Fully equipped Pool house • Garden store

In all approximately 3.5 acres

Savills Farnham Savills Country Department 39 Downing Street, 33 Margaret Street Farnham, Surrey, GU9 7PH London, W1G 0JD 01252 729 000 0207 299 3006 Clive Moon Pippa Dougall [email protected] [email protected] Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text LOCATION Rudge House is located in an elevated position on the edge of the much sought-after village of Crondall on the Hampshire/Surrey border. Crondall is known for its picturesque architectural appearance and active community. The village has good local facilities including a village store/Post Office, two churches, a choice of public houses, C of E primary school, cricket ground, tennis court, bowling club, golf club and private hospital. The nearby Georgian town of Farnham offers a comprehensive range of shopping, recreational and cultural pursuits, with bustling cobbled courtyards boasting many shops, cafes and an excellent choice of restaurants including Cote Brasserie, Pizza Express and Gail’s patisserie. There is also a Waitrose, Sainsbury’s, a public leisure Centre and David Lloyd Health Club. Locally are an excellent selection of schools (both fee and non-fee paying) including Edgeborough, Frensham Heights, More House, Lord Wandsworth College, Alton Convent and Robert Mays senior school in Odiham. Communications are excellent, with both the M3 (Junc. 5) and the A31 giving swift access to the national motorway network, as well as Heathrow, Southampton and Gatwick airports. There are mainline train services from Farnham (55 minutes) or Fleet (44 minutes) to London Waterloo. The surrounding countryside is delightful for both walking and riding and there are a good selection of golf courses in the area, sailing on Frensham Ponds and cycling across the Hampshire Downs. DESCRIPTION Rudge House is an attractive mid Victorian village country house and has many of the character features one would expect of its era, including high ceilings, cornicing, sash windows and fireplaces. Rudge House is not listed, or within a conservation area which has allowed for the property to be freely restored and renovated over a number of years by the current owners and is well presented throughout. The accommodation is wonderfully bright and spacious with excellent traditional room proportions immediately apparent upon entering the grand central reception hall. The principal reception rooms are particularly noteworthy and are all double aspect. The impressive 32’ ft drawing room has many original features, which include an open fireplace with double aspect south facing views across the garden. Adjacent to the drawing room is a family room with an open fireplace and access out to a generous terrace and al-fresco entertaining area. On the other side of the main entrance is an elegant formal dining room with views to the front and side. The substantial family kitchen features an AGA with integrated oven module, island with breakfast bar, granite work tops, a family dining area, and a lime stone floor. Leading on from the kitchen is the laundry room with a cloakroom to the side and onto a boot room which has access into the triple garage. Adjoining the kitchen also is a snug and a study. In addition, off the main hall are steps down to a cellar with wine cellar, pantry, work shop and store room. The ground floor also accommodates a self-contained annexe, with its own private access, bedroom, kitchenette and a shower room. The first floor provides for extensive bedroom accommodation. The fabulous double aspect master bedroom suite matches the grand proportions of the drawing room and has adjoining dressing room and bathroom. In addition there is a guest suite which has its own dressing room and en suite bathroom. Two further double bedrooms are Jack and Jill into an interconnecting play/TV room and share a bathroom, perfect for children to share. Finally there are two additional bedrooms which are served by a family bathroom and there is linen storage in the first floor landing. GARDENS AND GROUNDS The property is accessed by a sweeping driveway which also gives accessed to the triple garaging. In addition there is a double open bay garage and garden store. The gardens are extensive, landscaped and carefully maintained. The formal lawns extend to the south and are flanked by mature borders offering a high degree of seclusion. Tucked away from the house is the tennis court with a beautiful tennis pavilion with a clock tower, a swimming pool surrounded by a wide terrace and pool house (with kitchen, wood burner and shower facilities and a bathroom). Beyond the formal lawn there is a magical wild flower meadow, bustling with colour and designed to offer pretty pathways overlooking the surrounding fields. In all the gardens around measure approximately 3.5 acres.

SERVICES: Mains water, electricity and gas. Gas fired central heating. Private drainage. Pressurized water system. Double glazed throughout.

LOCAL AUTHORITY: Hart District Council

AGENTS NOTES: Rudge House is not listed and is not within a conservation area.

Important Notice: Savills, their clients and any joint agents give notice that: 1. They are not authorised to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property either here or elsewhere, either on their own behalf or on behalf of their client or otherwise. They assume no responsibility for any statement that may be made in these particulars. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. 2. Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents and Savills have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise. 20/01/15 CA Kingfisher Print and Design Ltd. 01803 867087. Rudge House Approximate Gross Internal Area: House: 771sq.m. or 8299sq.ft. Garage: 101sq.m. or 1087sq.ft.