The property we believe, dates from 1648 and has been carefully and sympathetically extended to offer all the modern requirements we have come to expect. Sat behind a high natural boundary and accessed via double electric gates, you sweep into a large, gravelled parking area, and the stone arched entrance becomes visible.
Stepping through this glorious stone-arched entrance, a glazed cloister provides a true sense of arrival and a moment to enjoy the landscaped gardens that wrap around the house. This vaulted modern oak-framed hallway with stone-flagged floors is bright and welcoming and serves as the perfect link between the original old house and its newer additions.
Parallel to this fabulous, glazed link is a hand-made bespoke kitchen/breakfast room fitted and designed by Messer Turner & Froye of Esher. Shaker-style cabinets have been finished in a glorious dual-tone, with the most striking curved central
island providing ample preparation areas and breakfast bar seating. The use of Nero Zimbabwe chiselled granite with rockface edges is seldom seen and adds a real sense of opulence and rarity. For the budding chef, a four-oven Aga finished in deep navy with a side module along with a summer oven, induction hob and steam drawers, pantry, and large American-style fridge freezer all add those much-needed modern appliances for the largest of gatherings. This hub of the home is substantial in size and enjoys ample space for a large breakfast table and seating areas. A separate utility room is also accessed from this area.
Internal bi-fold doors open to the magnificent Elizabethan Grand Hall, with high oak arches reaching skyward. Stunning traditional craftsmanship has preserved and renewed this glorious room. A large brick fireplace balances the space and adds a real sense of majesty to this historic vaulted room. With stained glass and traditional styled led lite window this splendid room also plays host to a formal dining area and leads onto a smaller, more intimate living room and around to a lovely drawing room.
Continuing back through the central cloister and accessed from the kitchen is a family room with an array of bespoke cabinetry and media wall, an inner hallway that links to a study, billiards room, and gym. It is worth noting the ground floor is arranged in a horseshoe with the Grand Hall, kitchen, family room, and gym all looking over the inner courtyard and swimming pool.
The main central staircase leads to a beautiful, expansive vaulted landing with exposed modern oak timbers. The principal bedroom suite is substantial, passing through a hand-crafted arched oak door and into the dressing room with tall wardrobes and cabinetry and onto the main bedroom area. Again, with vaulted ceilings, stained glass windows, and a range of further bespoke cabinetry, this bright and light bedroom has all that you would desire to relax and unwind. A luxury bathroom suite with a separate double glass shower cubicle completes this decadent suite.
Three further bedroom suites and a guest bedroom with a separate shower room are also accessible from this landing. The sixth bedroom with an en suite bathroom is accessed via a separate staircase from the inner hall on the ground floor.
To the very front of the building, accessed via its private driveway with additional parking, is a self-contained annex with a large meeting room on the ground floor, a kitchen, and a cloakroom, then upstairs to a substantial office area. Perfect for those wishing to run a business from home.
A spring-fed pond sits to the front boundary of the gardens and has a very old Willow Tree casting shadows across the water.
The lawns wrap around the entire building, with a tennis court positioned discreetly to the back north boundary. The inner courtyard plays host to a heated swimming pool with extensive terraces for al fresco dining. Tucked away to the eastern boundary are several garden stores, vegetable gardens, and a greenhouse.
11,422 Sq Ft
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MLS/Listing ID CBM150118
Listing Courtesy of KNIGHT FRANK
Source of Data: KNIGHT FRANK