Property description

A charming period cottage, dating from 1697, with later complimentary additions located on the edge of Walliswood, a quintessential hamlet on the southern side of the Surrey Hills, an area of outstanding natural beauty, with the summit of Leith Hill two miles distant and the highly regarded Gatton Manor golf club just 500m along the lane.

The cottage has attractive weatherboard and tiled elevations and is located in approx 0.9 acres of well tended private garden, laid predominately to lawn, with small areas of rockery and shrubbery. Patio and paved seating areas abound, with a rose covered pergola and covered brick built barbecue area complete with gas grill.

The property is accessed by an in and out surfaced driveway leading to a two bay oak barn garage, with comfortable accommodation over, and a well fitted adjacent workshop. The outbuildings are completed with an exceptional home office/studio with telephone, broadband and TV, enjoying a lovely view over the garden and the hills beyond.

The cottage offers versatile accommodation over two floors with an entrance porch, leading to outer and inner halls with cloakroom off, also accessing a country style fitted kitchen, a conservatory with roof blinds and double doors to a raised patio area. The cosy dining room with oak beams has a small inglenook with wood burning boiler stove efficiently providing both heating and hot water in the winter months. Through this room is direct access into a beautiful lounge and study, again with beams, inglenook and LPG stove, there are French doors accessing a further patio area.

On the first floor is a master bedroom with en-suite shower room, two further bedrooms and a family bathroom. Much thought has been given to maximising storage space throughout the property.

Approximately 0.2 acre of garden, complete with existing access has been left naturally to blend with the adjacent wood, but with an intention to create a building plot subject to the authority consent (plans of the proposed dwelling are available).

The property is located in the sought after Surrey Hills hamlet of Walliswood, an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Walliswood itself has a fantastic pub, nursery school, village hall and a great sense of community. The popular villages of Ewhurst and Ockley are just a short drive away.

Ewhurst provides a village church, village school, public house, vet, hairdressers and post office/village shop ideal for day to day needs. Cranleigh centre is approximately 2.5 miles away and offers an excellent range of shopping facilities, public houses, restaurants, cafes and a leisure centre. The nearby towns of Guildford (11.6 miles) and Horsham (11.4 miles) offer more comprehensive shopping, leisure and cultural facilities.

Frequent rail services to London are available at Guildford and Dorking main line stations with a Gatwick service being offered from Dorking and Gomshall.

The village of Ockley dates from Iron Age times and is set in the heart of the Surrey Hills. Leith Hill is the highest point in the South of England. The village has a post office, village shop and garage. There is a good choice of public houses and Bryce's restaurant. For the sports enthusiast informal football is played on Ockley Green and Gatton Manor Golf course is on the outskirts of the village. The village has featured in longer routes of the London-Surrey cycle classic.

For the commuter the village is served by Ockley railway station. There is also a main line station at Dorking with frequent services to London and the South Coast. The A29 connects to the A24 giving a direct link to the M25 orbital motorway with fast access to Heathrow and Gatwick airports and Central London.

There are good schools in the area with Belmont, Duke of Kent, Farlington, Hurtwood House and Cranleigh School amongst them. There are sporting and leisure facilities in the area with several local golf clubs, polo at Hurtwood Park, Leisure Centres at Cranleigh, Dorking and Guildford. For the outdoor enthusiast there are miles of open countryside for walking, cycling or riding close by.

This is an excellent opportunity to acquire a period property that offers great space, fantastic potential and versatile living in a beautiful setting. Internal viewing is highly recommended to avoid disappointment.