Location

Clumps Road is a delightful, prime, no through road adjoining the Bourne Woods and overlooking its own valley. It is a peaceful position with woodland surroundings. Lower Bourne is about a mile to the north offering a general shop, pharmacy, Post Office and village green. Bourne Green is at the heart of Lower Bourne with tennis courts, a play area and areas for cricket and football.

The Georgian market town of Farnham (2.3 miles) offers an extensive range of branded and independent shops, supermarkets including a Waitrose, coffee shops and eateries including, Cote and Gail's Bakery with a number of restaurants on the picturesque Castle St and Lion and Lamb Yard. The Maltings arts centre offers theatre, film and crafts fairs. The nearby county town of Guildford (12.6 miles) is highly regarded and offers a further variety.

Connections are excellent with the A31 close-by and provides swift access to the A3, M3 (Junc.4) and the national motorway network as well as Heathrow, Gatwick and Southampton Airports. The mainline railway station in Farnham (2.2 miles) operates regular trains to London Waterloo within an hour.   

There are a number of schools in the area including South Farnham School, Weydon School, St Polycarp's Primary School, More House, Edgeborough and Frensham Heights.

There are many recreational activities locally including gyms and racket sports at The Bourne Club and also David Lloyd, golf at Farnham, Hankley and Hindhead and there is also sailing at Frensham Great Pond. In addition to the directly accessible Bourne Woods, there is excellent walking and riding across the country nearby, including Hankley and Thursley Common and nearby National Trust owned beauty spots at Frensham Ponds and Alice Holt Forest.

Please note, all distances and times are approximate.

Description

Set behind electric gates and accessed via a sweeping, treelined gravel driveway, 9 Clumps Road is a lovely and secluded seven bedroom family home of over 4,100 sq ft arranged over three floors. Positioned on a peaceful plot of approx. 1.5 acres, the property enjoys a heated swimming pool and a private gate directly onto Bourne Woods.

On the ground floor, the property is entered via a bright entrance hall which leads to all main reception rooms. Arguably the heart of the home is the L-shaped kitchen, dining area and conservatory which enjoys panoramic views over the garden and beyond. The kitchen is well equipped with integrated Bosch appliances and a breakfast bar, while the conservatory with glass roof floods the room with natural light. A useful utility room is positioned off the kitchen with access to the outside.

Spanning the depth of the house is the triple aspect drawing room with wood-burning fireplace and French windows leading onto the terrace. To the front is a versatile family room and separate study. A downstairs cloakroom completes the ground floor accommodation.

The first floor, ascended via a solid oak staircase, compromises the principal bedroom with en suite and dressing room. There are four further bedrooms (one en suite and two with built-in wardrobes) and a family bathroom.

The second floor offers a variety of flexible accommodation, including two further bedrooms, a family bathroom and a study area. The seventh bedroom is currently used as a games/craft room.

The property benefits from Category 5 cabling and underfloor heating throughout the kitchen, dining area and conservatory, and downstairs cloakroom, and electric underfloor heating to the bathrooms within the main house.

Outside, the wraparound garden is mainly laid to lawn with mature trees and shrubs, a shady wooded area and a terrace, perfect for entertaining. There are plenty of outbuildings including a garden store, a greenhouse and a pool house for the outdoor heated swimming pool.

To the front is a rolling lawn and a triple garage with a shower room and accommodation above, which is currently used as a gym but could be used as guest accommodation, additional storage or a workshop, and paved parking for numerous cars.