Property description
A most delightful half tile hung period detached character cottage situated off Stane Street, an old Roman road, with origins that are believed to date back to circa 1880.The property is approached via a five bar gate that leads to a herringbone brick paved courtyard providing ample parking and a detached garage with pitched roof which creates storage. On the ground floor the accommodation comprises a useful entrance porch, a hall with under stairs cupboard, cloakroom, kitchen breakfast room with an aspect over the garden and a living room with open fireplace and double doors that lead into a dining room. Upstairs are three double bedrooms and a decent sized single, all serviced by a family bathroom with additional shower. Outside there is a pretty cottage style rear garden incorporating a limestone paved patio, a level lawn with shaped flowerbed borders interspersed with a wealth of flowering plants and mature hedging that offers a degree of seclusion. Further benefits include double glazing and gas heating.
The village of Ockley dates from Iron Age times and is set in the heart of the Surrey Hills, with Leith Hill being the highest point in the South of England. The village has a farm shop/post office, hairdressers, school, church and garage with mini market. There is a good choice of public houses and Bryce's restaurant. For the sports enthusiast there is a cricket club who play on Ockley Green and Gatton Manor Golf Course is on the outskirts of the village. For the walker there is a wealth of footpaths across the local countryside. For the commuter the village is served by Ockley Railway Station. There is also a main line station at Dorking with frequent services to London and the South Coast. The A29 connects to the A24 giving a direct link to the M25 orbital motorway with fast access to Heathrow and Gatwick airports and Central London.
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