Location

Located in a quiet private road on the southern rural edge of Dorking, a bustling market town with several lively pubs and award winning restaurants along with the well known antiques quarter. Dorking also has a thriving cultural and independent shopping scene with large brand supermarkets Waitrose, M&S, Sainsbury's and Lidl as well. It is home to local, independent traders, quirky boutiques and a vibrant art scene. This quintessential market town is becoming renowned for its local food, pastry, craft spirits and beer, putting Dorking on the culinary radar.

Dorking has activities for both active parents and children, examples include Dorking Sports Centre offering a swimming pool, gym, and regular exercise classes, Dorking Halls and Theatre with regular live shows and a cinema. Open spaces at Meadowbank Park including a large playground and Meadowbank football ground, home to Dorking Wanderers. Dorking Rugby Club (and gym) is just a short distance away in Brockham and Dorking Lawn tennis and squash club is conveniently located in town.   

The surrounding area is famous for its outstanding countryside, much of which is under the ownership of The National Trust, including the historic outdoor spaces at Polesden Lacy, Leith Hill, Ranmore Common, and Box Hill.

For the commuter Dorking West offers services to London via Redhill. Dorking station offers regular train services to London Victoria and London Waterloo in 52 and 55 minutes, respectively, while Dorking Deepdene station provides services to Reading and Redhill with connections to London Bridge and Gatwick Airport. There are good road links to London and the south coast Including the M25 motorway (accessed via Junction 9 at Leatherhead), providing access to London, Gatwick, Heathrow and the National Motorway network.

The area is well served by a very good selection of primary and secondary schools including St Martin's Primary, The Ashcombe Secondary, St Paul's, St Joseph's and The Priory. Notable private schools include; City of London Freemen's, St John's School Leatherhead, Reigate Grammar, Box Hill School, Cranleigh, The Duke of Kent, St Teresa's, Cranmore, Downsend, Charterhouse, St Catherine’s, Hurtwood House and Wellington College has a direct train link from Dorking Deepdene.

The property is ideally located for outdoor enthusiasts with access to the Glory Woods, The Nower, leading to Leith Hill, Ranmore Common and the wider open countryside of The Surrey Hills, including Box Hill.   

The wider local area is renowned for its country pursuits with racing at Sandown, Epsom and Kempton, hunting with the Surrey Union and with Polo at Cowdray Park and Hurtwood Park. Golf can be played at Beaverbrook in Leatherhead, Betchworth in Dorking, Wentworth in Virginia Water and Walton Heath in Walton on the Hill.

(Please note all distances and times are approximate)

Description

A fabulous detached family home set in mature gardens of 0.60 of an acre overall, on the southern rural edge of Dorking town. The accommodation is arranged over two floors to provide a total of about 4,257 sq. ft. to include the garage, arranged as four to six bedrooms and incorporates a potential self-contained annexe and generous office spaces with a separate access. The flexibility of the accommodation incorporates four reception areas in addition to an open plan kitchen/breakfast room with an adjoining garden room. There is a further small annexe kitchen, a separate utility room, two useful cloakrooms and three bathrooms, one of which is on the ground floor and all of which is shown in the floor plan.

There is a detached garage located at the front of the driveway which is approached through a gated access. The second garage is located at the side of the property adjoining the annexe. A large courtyard driveway provides additional parking for several vehicles. There is a Nordic style log cabin in the garden. The private mature gardens amount to about .60 of an acre and are a lovely feature of this family home.