4 Bedroom Detached for sale

Built circa 1750, with later additions, this captivating period cottage enjoys a scenic location surrounded by the High Elms Golf Course and Country Park. Situated between the picturesque villages of Farnborough and Downe, the general area has historic connections having formerly been home to William Pitt The Younger and Charles Darwin and has been proposed as a Unesco World Heritage Site. The charming interior provides spacious accommodation with a welcoming kitchen/breakfast room and an Aga and adjacent snug with log burning stove. There is a formal drawing room with a feature fireplace, a separate dining room and a useful boot room to kick off muddy wellingtons after country walks. There is a utility room and a cloakroom. On the first floor, a large landing leads to the master bedroom with en-suite bathroom, three further bedrooms and a shower room. The delightful southerly aspect, landscaped grounds have various seating areas, summer house and potting shed and to the far side of the garden a tranquil pond. Either side of the property there are automatic gates. To one side is the residential fine oak framed garage/barn for two vehicles and to the other side a private drive which leads to a barn measuring over 40ft long which now has commercial office use. There is also a second barn of approximately 30ft. The plot extends to approximately three quarters of an acre. You can enjoy country living yet still be well placed for fast commuter rail services from Chelsfield and Orpington. M25 junction 4 is about 5 miles distant giving access to Gatwick and Heathrow airports and Ebbsfleet for Eurostar. Local shops and supermarkets are found at Green Street Green and Locksbottom. EPC rating E.

Hall 10'3 x 7'7 (3.12m x 2.31m)

Drawing Room 17'5 x 15'2 (5.31m x 4.62m)

Snug 15'6 x 13'1 (4.72m x 3.99m)

Kitchen/Breakfast Room 18'2 x 14'9 (5.54m x 4.50m)

Dining Room 12'5 x 9'5 (3.78m x 2.87m)

Boot Room 13'2 x 10' (4.01m x 3.05m)

Utility Room 11' x 5' (3.35m x 1.52m)

Cloakroom

First Floor Landing 11'2 x 10'7 (3.40m x 3.23m)

Bedroom One 15'10 x 12' (4.83m x 3.66m)

En-suite 9'7 x 9' (2.92m x 2.74m)

Bedroom Two 14'4 x 10'10 (4.37m x 3.30m)

Bedroom Three 12'8 x 10'3 (3.86m x 3.12m)

Bedroom Four 10'7 x 10'2 max (3.23m x 3.10m max)

Shower Room 9'2 x 7'2 (2.79m x 2.18m)

Outside

Barn One 45'4 x 13'3 plus 13'3 x 7'3 (13.82m x 4.04m plus 4

Barn Two 28'9 x 12' (8.76m x 3.66m)

Landscaped Grounds 0.75 acre approx (2'6' acre appro x)

Directions
From our Locksbottom office turn left into Crofton Road. At the traffic lights turn left onto the A21. Continue straight across the first roundabout. At the second roundabout take the third exit into Farnborough Hill. At the mini roundabout take the first exit into Shire Lane and second left into High Elms Road.

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