Gatton Park, Reigate, Surrey, RH2

A detached family home in a lovely rural setting with gardens amounting to about 3.76 acres offering flexible, family accommodation and fabulous potential.

Description

Cornerstones is a beautiful modern home, with a detached outbuilding, all set in gardens of about 3.76 acres. The house has been beautifully modernised and cared for by the present owners to create a blend of light and modern open plan living with the highest quality modern fittings and finishes. The end result is an impressive, but flexible family home and outbuilding, providing for every aspect of modern family living. The accommodation in the house is arranged over two floors and extends to about 2,389 square feet or 2,711 square feet to include the outbuilding, all detailed in the floor plan.

The front of the property is approached along a private driveway which provides substantial parking and access to the main house. On the ground floor the main living spaces are open plan and free flowing to include a large modern kitchen/breakfast room. The kitchen/breakfast room is fitted with a stylish range of modern units with granite worktops and integral appliances with lovely views out over the gardens. The adjoining living space has a feature wood burning stove and doors that open onto the gardens. There is a large separate family room, perfect for entertaining, with bi-fold doors that also open onto the garden. There is a large utility/boot room and cloakroom on this level.

On the first floor there is an elegant, bright landing space. The principal bedroom suite includes fitted wardrobes and a large en suite shower room. There are two further double bedrooms in this part of the first floor, along with a family bathroom and separate cloakroom. There is a separate and second stairway that leads to a further substantial double bedroom suite which also has an en suite bathroom. There is a playroom/study/ bedroom 5 on this level. The flexibility in this layout would allow for this part of the house to be used as a separate annexe if required.

There is also a modern contemporary studio which incorporates a modern shower room and kitchenette along with bi-fold doors. This space offers a multitude of opportunities from storage, gym, or home working, through to creating a bespoke annexe space, subject to the necessary permissions.

The mature grounds are a real feature of this home. There are terraces alongside the house for entertaining and well maintained lawns and pathways that lead through the gardens. The remainder of the gardens are well laid out with lawns and a variety of mature trees and planted beds,

Location

This lovely home is located in a semi-rural position off Rocky Lane, on the North Downs Way providing extensive rural walks but also adjacent to beautiful open spaces at Gatton Park.

The market town of Reigate is three miles away and offers an impressive range of shops and services in the best tradition of English rural communities. The picturesque streets have a delightfully modern, cosmopolitan feel and where independent boutiques rub shoulders with popular high street stores. Reigate Priory Park offers many acres of open parkland and excellent facilities including tennis courts, Skate Park and The Pavilion cafe. The ever popular Everyman cinema is located on Bancroft Road showing a range of films and live events.

The commuter town of Redhill is two miles away and is home to The Light cinema and leisure activity centre and recreational facilities at Donyngs sports centre and swimming pool.
The area is particularly well served with schools for all ages. These include The Royal Alexandra & Albert School which is nearby, St. Mary’s Prep School, Micklefield, , Reigate Secondary School, Dunottar, Reigate Grammar and Reigate College.

Merstham station is a mile walk away, or just six minutes drive and provides frequent Southern Rail services to London Bridge and Victoria in about 32 minutes. Otherwise, commuting to London is simple from Redhill with Southern and Thameslink services into London from 35 minutes along with routes to a variety of other destinations.

The M25, Junction 8, is accessed very easily, with links to London and the wider motorway network. For the frequent air traveller Gatwick Airport is around ten miles to the south whilst Heathrow Airport is within 30 miles.

Please note, all distances and timings are approximate.

Square Footage: 2,389 sq ft


Acreage: 3.76 Acres