Crossways, Churt, Farnham, GU10

A fascinating detached house with the welcoming atmosphere and features of its period, south facing with flexible accommodation and surrounded by its colourful large garden. Rosemead is understood to date from the mid Victorian years with a later addition in keeping leaving scope to enlarge further, subject to planning permission, and retaining a distinctive cottage character. The elevations are of dressed local Bargate stone and brick, with timber framed casement windows and the upper part tile hung under a gabled and tiled roof. The largely sunny rooms are of attractive proportions and with ground floor rooms interlinking, offer much flexibility of use for the family. The useful cellar has some natural light.

Outside

An all surrounding, protecting garden with space for a tennis court. A five bar gate and graveled drive lead to a parking area to the side. The largely lawned garden surrounds Rosemead providing a fine setting and largely south and west facing. A paved terrace adjoins the south and west elevations with a pergola and lawns interlink around the house and are divided by features including a fish pond, rose pergola and many flowering trees and shrubs including Acers and Magnolias. Spring flowers abound with many daffodils and bluebells. There are fruit trees and an area of Kitchen garden with an aluminium greenhouse and garden stores. The boundaries are well hedged and contain many mature trees including old and fine spreading oaks, chestnut, yew and other evergreen trees. In all about 0.65 acre.

Situation

Churt is a popular and thriving village with a sense of community and a range of village societies. Rosemead lies about 100 yards from the village shop and post office, the adjoining St John’s infant school and nearby Crossways Inn and a little further from other village facilities including garage, village hall with its nursery school, restaurant, cricket and recreation ground. The village green with St John’s Church is just over a quarter of a mile. The protected countryside on the West Surrey/East Hampshire border around Churt is renowned for its National Trust land and excellent riding and walking country. Whilst adjacent to the village centre, Rosemead lies within countryside designated as an Area of Great Landscape Value and also an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and is within the Green Belt. A ‘bus service within walking distance, connects the old country towns of Farnham and Haslemere, both about 6.5 miles and with train services to Guildford and to London Waterloo in under an hour . The golf Courses at Hankley Common and Hindhead are closeby and Chichester Harbour is about 30
miles.

Property Ref Number:

HAM-59692

Additional Information

Services: All main services are connected, gas fired central heating. Local Authority: Waverley Borough Council