Highcotts Lane, West Clandon, Surrey, GU4

A stunning cottage that has been extensively refurbished to a very high specification, and situated down a tucked away lane in the popular village of West Clandon. Boasting flexible living accommodation throughout, a detached thatched barn and expansive gardens of around an acre.

The attractive front door opens up to a large hall with stunning wood flooring that continues throughout a majority of the ground floor. The welcoming sitting room situated at the front of the property, enjoys triple aspect windows and a stunning open fireplace with a wooden beam above. Across the hallway the wonderfully spacious living room features an inglenook style fireplace with a wood burning stove and boasts views over the rear garden via the expansive windows and bi-fold doors in the newly built extension. The modern kitchen had a pantry and is fitted with a generous range of shaker-style units with a mixture of wood and marble work surfaces, a utility room provides additional storage and external access to the garden. The dining area will comfortably fit a large family table and chairs creating the perfect focal space where friends and family can gather, eat and chat.

On the first floor are four double bedrooms and three bathrooms. The impressive double aspect master bedroom benefits from built-in storage and a modern ensuite with a corner bath and twin hand basins. The guest bedroom suite also features an ensuite shower room whilst the bedroom is again, a double aspect room with built-in storage. There are two further bedrooms, one of which is a triple aspect room. The family bathroom enjoys both a freestanding bath and a separate shower enclosure.

The gardens wrap around the South and West sides of the property providing long sunny days to the patio and seating areas. Mature oak trees line either side and compliment the large Rhododendron shrubs that bring a variety of colour to the garden. A wide opening between the trees leads through to a secondary area with younger trees to attract birds and other wildlife.

The property benefits from a large driveway and a detached thatched barn, that has been converted to additional living accommodation with a bedroom on the upper floor.

West Clandon is a popular village that has appeared in the Doomsday Book listed as Clanedum. There is a legend that a dragon once blocked the route to West Clandon and in commemoration, there is a dragon cut into the chalk face of a quarry. The village has two pubs, a Saxon church, a village school as well as a British Legion, and a garden centre at Clandon Park (National Trust property and the former home of the Earl of Onslow). Local shops can be found at Ripley, Send, and Merrow with a supermarket at Burpham.

Guildford Town Centre for more comprehensive facilities lies about 4 miles to the southeast. Rail services are available from West Clandon to London Waterloo in about 50 mins or the same at Woking for about 22 mins The A3 is a few minutes’ drive away and links to J10 of the M25 for links to London & Heathrow or anticlockwise for Gatwick which is about 20 miles distance. The area is surrounded by National Trust and farmland which is ideal for walking, riding, and cycling with stunning views from the North Downs to the South Downs can be found at Newlands Corner.