8 bedroom detached house for sale

Arts and Crafts style country house with immense potential, around 24 acres and panoramic views on the edge of one of Surrey’s best villages.

Description

Oakhill House emerges onto the market for the first time in over four decades. It is a substantial country house of Arts and Crafts design believed to have been built around the turn of the last Century.

Retaining much of its original architectural charm, the property boasts a captivating ensemble of interlocking pitched roofs and ornate chimneys. A majestic entrance unfolds via a sweeping gravel driveway, leading guests into a welcoming foyer that gives way to a soaring entrance hall. Inside, a magnificent wooden staircase, parquet flooring, and intricate coving and architrave adorn the space, evoking a sense of timeless elegance.

Perched atop an elevated vantage point, Oakhill House commands sweeping vistas to the south, offering uninterrupted views of its sprawling gardens and beyond.

With lofty 12-foot ceilings amplifying the sense of airiness throughout, the ground floor reveals a series of four spacious reception rooms, each with its own unique character.

Among them, a library/study overlooking the western garden, a capacious sitting room featuring a central fireplace and bay window with southern views, and a square dining room boasting original features and garden access.

Further to the main reception rooms, there is a downstairs cloakroom and WC, as well as a pantry with the original slates. There is a large utility room directly next to the kitchen and also a back staircase down to a boiler room. The side door leads out onto the courtyard at the end of the east wing, which also connects the boot room, larder and store, as well as another access point into the kitchen.

Ascending the wooden staircase and spread across the first and second floor eight bedrooms await. The principal bedroom, adorned with an oriel window offering southerly vistas, includes built-in wardrobes and access to a bathroom shared with the third bedroom. Additional facilities on this level comprise a family bathroom, a shower room, and an extra WC.

The lower ground floor houses practical spaces including a boiler room, store, and cellar.

There are a multitude of useful outbuildings, including a large 2 bay garage, with a store and a bull pen enclosure connecting to a single stable block and a further garage. In addition there is a separate 2 bay stable block. Set within the land are two agricultural barns agricultural barn.

Noteworthy are the landscaped gardens, which capitalize on the property's southern exposure. A York Stone terrace spans the length of the house, providing an idyllic setting for outdoor dining amidst wisteria-draped walls and vibrant borders.

The grounds include many wonderful trees, including the very old great oak on the main lawn in front of the terrace, fruit trees, smaller oaks, self-seeded beech trees and three silver birch trees to the west. Mainly flat lawns run away from the house, adjoining the further land, mainly laid to paddocks. There is a grass tennis court to the north west of the house and a sheltered vegetable and fruit garden.

Nestled on the outskirts of one of Surrey's most esteemed villages, this Arts and Crafts style country house beckons with its vast potential and breath taking panoramic views.

Planning permission for a large side and rear extension has previously been approved. Plans available on request.

Location

Oakhill House enjoys semi-rural position no more than three miles south of Farnham neighbouring the pretty village church. Within Frensham there is the highly regarded pub, The Holly Bush, a village shop and Post Office and a recreation ground with a cricket club, bowls club and tennis club. Also within Frensham on the Reeds Road is Squires Garden Centre and Farm Shop which sells locally grown produce.

The vibrant, Georgian market town of Farnham offers an extensive range of branded and independent shops, coffee shops and eateries there is a choice of supermarkets including a Waitrose. The Maltings arts centre offers theatre, film and crafts fairs. Opening soon is the new Brightwells Yard complex, which now has a six screen cinema, and will bring a new town square with shops, restaurants and public gardens. Farnham town hosts an array of seasonal events, fetes and fairs throughout the year.

Farnham’s main line station offers a fast and frequent service into London Waterloo with journey times from 55 minutes and the A31, A3, M3 and the M25 are all accessible.

There is a choice of good schools in the area including Frensham Heights, Edgeborough, St Edmunds, Charterhouse, St Catherine’s, Prior’s Field and The Royal School among others.

Recreational opportunities include golf and tennis at a number of clubs within reach, polo at Cowdray Park, racing and flying at Goodwood, sailing at Frensham and Chichester, the multi-activity centre in Farnham.

For outdoor enthusiasts, this part of Surrey offers excellent walking, cycling and riding opportunities. These include Frensham Common, Frensham Great Pond and Frensham Little Pond. Also close by is Bourne Woods and Hankley Common.

Square Footage: 7,203 sq ft


Acreage: 24 Acres

Additional Info

Mains water, gas and electricity. Private drainage. Gas fired central heating.

There are no rights of way affecting the property.

Waverley Borough Council.