Property description
An extremely well presented 2 bedroom character cottage style house set on the south side of Farnham and c.1 mile of the mainline station and town centre.
Having been improved by the current owners since their occupation this bright and spacious home offers 2 seperate reception rooms, a bathroom at first floor level and features an enlarged and refitted kitchen with utility area.
To the rear is a private fully enclosed rear garden with a gate providing access to its off road parking area . The property benefits from all mains services including a gas fired central heating system plus double glazed windows.
Farnham is located within the borough of Waverley. The town is c.34.5 miles (c.55.5 km) WSW of London.
Farnham is located c10 miles from Guildford and Winchester is a further c.28 miles (c.45 km) along the same axis as London. Farnham is the largest town in Waverley, and one of the top five conurbations in Surrey. It is of historic interest, with many old buildings, including a number of Georgian houses. Farnham Castle overlooks the town. A short distance southeast of the town centre are the ruins of Waverley Abbey, Moor Park House and Mother Ludlam's Cave. Farnham is twinned with Andernach in Germany. It is drained by the River Wey (North Branch) which is navigable only to canoes at this point.
Train services in Farnham are provided by South West Trains, with direct trains running to Aldershot, Alton, Woking, Surbiton, Clapham Junction and London Waterloo (c.55 mins). There are direct services to London Waterloo from Ash Vale (a c7 minute drive away) which takes 43 minutes. Waterloo can be reached in about an hour and a quarter using the frequent bus service and a choice of Ash or Ash Vale train stations.
The A31 Farnham bypass links the town by road to Winchester, Alton and Guildford; the A325 links the town to Farnborough and to the A3 (London-Portsmouth) at Greatham. The A287 links Farnham to the M3 at Hook and the A3 at Hindhead.
Farnham is a market town with many shops located along the main thoroughfare running through West Street, The Borough and East Street. The town has a significant number of independent retailers, some of which have been in business since the nineteenth century, such as Rangers Furnishing Stores (est. 1895), Elphicks department store (est. 1881) and Pullingers (est. 1850). The latter evolved into the Pullingers Art Shop chain and is thought to be Farnham's oldest surviving business. There are also branches of national retailers such as Argos, Robert Dyas, Boots, Waterstone's and W H Smith. The major supermarkets are represented by Waitrose, Sainsbury's, Lidl and Iceland in the town centre, and two Tesco Express stores out of town. Sainsbury's also have a larger Superstore on the outskirts of town towards Badshot Lea. There is also a large Jewson (Timber and Builders Merchants) in the same area. Large garden centres exist nearby at Holt Pound, Frensham and Badshot Lea.