5 bedroom detached house for sale

Tarn Cottage is an impressive detached, period property with attractive painted brick and tiled elevations. The property has been sympathetically extended and updated over the years and offers character details, including painted timber ceiling beams, picture rails and original fireplaces, combined with modern fittings and amenities to create a beautiful family home with elegant décor.
The ground floor has a comfortable dual aspect sitting room at the front with bay window and working open fireplace. To the other side of the entrance hall is a useful study.

At the heart of the home is the superb, light filled 35ft, open plan kitchen/dining/family room which is ideal for entertaining and features overhead skylights and dual French doors opening onto the rear terrace. The kitchen has bespoke fitted units which provide plenty of storage, a central island with breakfast bar, stylish quartz worktops and splashbacks, larder cupboard, wine chiller, butler sink and Everhot range cooker. The dining/family area has built-in storage and a fireplace with woodburning stove.

On the garden level the beautiful drawing room, with two sets of French doors opening onto the garden, has an impressive brick built fireplace with woodburning stove. A further reception room could be put to a number of uses including study, playroom, snug or gym, There is also a double bedroom, with French doors to the garden, and an en suite shower room; ideal for a guest bedroom..
The first floor provides four further double bedrooms, including the principal bedroom suite, overlooking the rear garden, and features a fitted dressing room and en suite bathroom with dual washbasins, bath and walk-in shower. The other three bedrooms all have built-in storage. A family bathroom, with separate shower, completes the first floor accommodation.

Accessed via electric gates, from a private road, the block paved drive provides ample parking in addition to the detached double garage. The front garden has gravel terracing and a variety of established flower and shrub borders, with hedging and wooden fencing to the boundary wooden providing privacy.

The stunning rear garden is truly delightful and features a timber deck across the rear of the property, providing elevated views over the garden as well as a paved terrace within the garden itself; providing ideal locations for outside entertaining or simply enjoying the peace and tranquillity of the surroundings. The garden is mainly laid to lawn, interspersed with flower and shrub borders, along with specimen trees, the whole providing year round colour and interest. Mature trees and high hedgerows enclose the gardens, creating a sense of seclusion and privacy. There is direct access from the garden to a footpath leading to the Golden Valley (National Trust) woodland walks.

The neighbouring villages of Hindhead and Grayshott are located on the Surrey/Hampshire border, surrounded by stunning countryside, including the National Trust sites of Ludshott Common, Golden Valley and the Devil’s Punch Bowl. Hindhead and Grayshott offer plenty of local amenities, including a choice of pubs, restaurants, shops and small supermarkets, while the popular town of Haslemere offers a choice of shopping, restaurants, cafés and large supermarkets.

For leisure, Hindhead Golf Club is close-at-hand, while the area offers excellent options for schools in both the state and private sectors, including St. Edmund’s, Amesbury and St Ives. Transport links to and from the area are superb, with the A3 less than a mile away and mainline rail services available in Haslemere (55 minutes to London Waterloo).