Pockford Road, Chiddingfold, Godalming, Surrey, GU8

Significant Victorian home with generous accommodation, set in beautiful grounds of approximately 3 acres.

Description

Occupying a sought after position close to Chiddingfold village, Rystead House is an impressive Victorian family home with thoughtfully laid out accommodation extending to approximately 4,800 sq ft. This impressive period home was originally built as a medieval hall house with a cross passage.

Upon entering is a welcoming reception hall, generous in size with a stunning fireplace believed to date back to 1545, giving an immediate sense of arrival. There are a fine collection of reception rooms with superb proportions and retained character features. The triple aspect drawing room with fireplace and attractive parquet flooring has French doors opening on to the garden. For entertaining is the formal dining room filled with natural light from the two large bay windows and features wooden flooring and a beautiful open fireplace. Additionally there is a family room off the kitchen and a delightful study with a pretty outlook.

The kitchen with breakfast bar features striking beams, an AGA, a central island and granite worktops. There is exciting further potential to extend and enhance this space. Off the kitchen is the family room, pantry and access to the utility room. A large cloakroom completes the downstairs accommodation.

Rystead House offers excellent bedroom accommodation on the first floor. Of note is the impressive principal bedroom suite with a dressing room and an en suite with bath, shower and twin sinks. There are five further bedrooms, bedroom six has an en suite shower room and there are two family bathrooms.

Outside, the landscaped gardens are truly wonderful and are set in approximately 3 acres. A charming patio runs the length of the house and is surrounded by well stocked flowering beds. There is a large gently sloping lawn which is tranquil and private with screening from a number of mature and specimen trees. The part walled garden and manicured lawns add to this picturesque setting.

The Granary is a charming Grade II listed outbuilding which is currently used as a store room with power and light. There are a number of additional outbuildings including a Victorian greenhouse, potting sheds and a Sussex barn with tractor and wood storage.

The property is accessed via electric wooden gates and a sweeping driveway with a central water feature leads to generous garaging for a number of vehicles.

Location

Rystead House occupies a very convenient location close to the centre of Chiddingfold, one of the most attractive and sought-after villages in the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Historic Chiddingfold is the archetypal English village with its church, duck pond, period buildings, old smithy, local shops and pubs all gathered around the village green. Once renowned for local glass-making, Chiddingfold is a friendly and active community now famous for the impressive Guy Fawkes celebration held annually.

Communications are excellent, the main A283 road through the village connects with Petworth and Chichester in the south and with Milford and Godalming in the north. From here the A3 trunk route provides the link to London and Portsmouth and to the airports and the national motorway network via the M25 at Wisley. Fast and frequent rail services to London are available from Witley (within 2 miles), Haslemere, Milford and Godalming.

In addition to local shops in the village for daily needs there is an excellent range of food shopping and general services in Haslemere, Cranleigh and Godalming whilst in Guildford there is a comprehensive range of shopping, leisure and cultural amenities including theatre, cinema and sports centre.

There are a number of excellent schools in the area including the village primary and nursery schools, Cranleigh, Priors Field, Charterhouse, Highfield and Bookham amongst many others.

Recreational opportunities include golf at several clubs within reach, country pursuits at a number of local venues, polo at Cowdray Park, racing and flying at Goodwood and sailing at Chichester Harbour. The surrounding countryside is beautiful and offers ample opportunity for walking, cycling and riding.

Square Footage: 4,802 sq ft