Agates Lane, Ashtead, Surrey, KT21

IMPRESSIVE AND ELEGANT GRADE II LISTED DETACHED GEORGIAN PROPERTY IN DELIGHTFUL 0.8 ACRE PLOT .......

Merry Hall is a classic detached Georgian house with later additions, occupying a corner plot of some of an 0.8 acre located close to Ashtead village. The property, which was entirely re-roofed in 2006, offers generous proportions throughout with spacious accommodation arranged over three floors. The large and welcoming entrance hall, featuring an elegant staircase, leads to the principal reception rooms with fine period features. The inner hall offers a comfortable space to enjoy leading onto the well equipped kitchen/breakfast room and benefitting from a large walk-in larder, with a generous study behind and a light filled conservatory overlooking the garden, leads to the impressive billiard room. The former scullery now provides space as a laundry room and large boot room with additional storage. To the first floor, the main bedroom benefits from an en-suite bathroom which in turn connects to another bedroom, which could become a walk-in dressing room/nursery: creating a large principal bedroom suite. Bedroom two occupies a corner position, is double aspect and sits adjacent to the second family bathroom, with potential as a second suite. Two further double bedrooms all with fitted wardrobes and two with wash hand basins, along with the additional bathroom completes the first-floor space. The staircase rises again to the second floor where there are a further four rooms, offering tremndous flexibility as to their uses, one of which features a large walkin loft storage area. The house would benefit from some modernisation although has great potential to create an amazing family home. The gardens are a wonderful feature with a number of mature and interesting trees and shrubs, laid predominantly to lawn, and wraps around three sides of the house with a large York stone terrace to the rear. The gardens provide many different areas of interest, with the upper level featuring an ornate water feature with pergola and second terrace designed to enjoy the late afternoon and evening sun. The cellar is a generous size, includes a wine cellar and is accessed externally from the rear terrace.
The property benefits from driveway parking for several cars, leading to the double garage, along with a further double garage located to the rear and accessed via Oldfield Gardens.