A magnificent 6 bed family home with a 2825 sq ft floorplan, a 0.7 acre garden including woods, set in an elevated position with exceptional views. A versatile space, which along with the 6 bedrooms has a Drawing Room, Family/Living Room, Playroom, Office/Gym and a large Kitchen and Dining Room. This private wing of a Victorian Country Manor House is filled with period features retaining its Victorian history, but with many modern interior fittings. Conveniently located, with Haslemere Station just 1.6 miles away and good selection of independent and state schools on the doorstep. M&S Foodhall, shops and amenities of Weyhill are within walking distance. On the edge of National Trust land Hindhead Common, Polecat Woods and The Devils Punchbowl. Of note is the fascinating history in a book written by previous owners in 1914.

Entrance Hall: The bright and spacious, tiled Entrance Hall has plenty of space for storage cupboards, hanging coats and for boots/shoes. There is also a covered radiator in the Entrance Hall.

Drawing Room: A formal, carpeted room with an impressive open fireplace with decorative tiled inserts and mantelpiece above.  Tall windows with French doors that open to a sunny terrace, let the natural light flood in.

Doorways off an inner hallway open to the Cloakroom (WC and hand basin) and beyond to the Dining Room, Kitchen and Family Room.

Dining Room:  A large and bright room with plenty of space for a large family dining table and chairs and sideboards.  A window with front aspect provides much natural light.  The solid oak wooden floor extends through to the Kitchen.

Kitchen:  Off the Dining Room is a bright and spacious, dual aspect Kitchen which has a substantial range of Shaker style fitted base and wall hung units throughout, with plenty of work-surfaces for kitchen gadgets and equipment.  A large Belfast sink sits beneath a window overlooking the garden.  There is large Range cooker and hob with extractor fan above and an integrated dishwasher.   The Kitchen also has underfloor heating.

Family/Sitting Room: A door opens into an impressive space, which has full length picture window with breath taking views over the rear gardens and beyond to Hindhead’s National Trust Land.  A log burner with slate hearth sits neatly in one corner.  French doors open to a large composite decked terrace ideal for entertaining which leads to a lawned garden with climbing frame and sandpit.  The terrace also has great views across the rear gardens and beyond.

To the other side of the Entrance Hall are carpeted stairs up to the First Floor and Lower Ground Floor.  Of note is a Butler’s Lift which originally served all floors, lending itself now to handy storage cupboards.

First Floor:

Master Bedroom: The impressive 18’ dual aspect Master Bedroom is a bright and spacious, dual aspect room with the two Juliette Balconies looking out over the side and rear gardens and beyond to all year round colourful treetops.  The Master has a large, fitted wardrobe with drawers on one wall.  There is potential to reconfigure to include an en-suite and dressing room.

Bedroom 2: A large King-size Bedroom which has an original feature fireplace with mantelpiece surround with floor to ceiling fitted wardrobes either side and coving to the ceiling.  This room looks over the rear gardens.

Bedrooms 5: A double room with windows which overlook the front of the property.

Bedroom 6: A bright dual aspect room with rear aspect and is used as a second office/study room by the current owners.

Bathrooms:  There are two Bathrooms, the largest has a free standing, roll top bath with claw feet, a large corner shower enclosure with rainwater shower head, hand basin and WC with mosaic floor tiles.  The second has a full white suite and a shower over the bath with side screen, WC and hand basin and wooden floor.  Both bathrooms have windows with white fitted shutters and modern tiling to the majority of the walls.

First Floor Inner Landing: This is a spacious area with floor to ceiling original fitted storage cupboards and double window which lets the light flood in.  The landing and bedrooms are all carpeted.

Second Floor:

Bedroom 3: Carpeted stairs lead to a spacious bedroom with a large array of bespoke, fitted shelves and hanging spaces in the eaves and window looking towards the side gardens.

Lower Ground Floor:

Bedroom 4: This is a large double room with a corner window and an alcove area.  There is plenty of room for bedroom furniture.  Ideal as a guest bedroom or a nanny’s room.

Playroom: This is an internal room currently a playroom but could be a further sitting room or study. 

Utility Room: A doorway leads to the Utility Room which has space and pluming for washing machine, tumble drier etc.   There is access directly onto a paved terraced, which in turns leads to the gardens and the Office/Gym.

Office/Gym: This is a great room at 19’6 x 11’11 sq ft and is currently set up as an Office/Gym by the current owners, although this room can have a multitude of uses, perhaps even a Cinema Room.  It is accessed externally from either the Utility Room or the Terrace off the Family/Sitting Room.

The house is gas centrally heated via radiators with open fireplace or log burner to the main Reception Rooms.

Outside:

As you approach Anthony Place, a white washed wall with traditional, ball topped stone pillar leads to the shared, gravelled driveway and to the private covered parking for two cars and to the front of the property.  There is plenty of space for visiting guests.  A side access from the driveway leads to the upper level lawn area and the large terrace off the Family/Sitting Room.

Gardens:

The house sits on a 0.7 acre plot with multi use areas, including a large lawned side area bordered by mature trees and shrubs with wooden climbing frame and sandpit which leads off the large composite decked area.  There is a balustrade on the decked area as you can look down to the lower terraces - this space is ideal for outdoor entertaining.  Stairs from the decked terrace lead to the Lower Ground Floor which has a brick/paved patio area with access to the Utility Room and the Office/Gym.  A few gentle steps take you up to the Drawing Room terrace.  A pathway winds is way around the gardens, under trees and past a pretty stone seating area.  The garden has a series of terraces with vast areas of flower beds with many varieties of shrubs and flower bushes providing year round colour.  Stone steps lead from one terrace to another in various parts of the garden .  At the bottom of the garden are Beech hedges that lead to an area of woodland with a timber shed for garden equipment/storage.  A four bar gate provides a further vehicle access point of Polecat Valley, which is a no through country lane.  You can also access Hindhead Common National Trust land from Polecat Valley. 

Location:

The property is located on the very edge of Haslemere which is a highly desirable market town.  The property has excellent road and rail links with Haslemere Station within walking/cycling distance with direct trains to Waterloo (under 55 mins) and is within easy reach of the A3 to Guildford/London/ Portsmouth/Southampton.  The Ofsted Rated Outstanding and Good Shottermill Infant and Junior Schools are just a 10mins walk away and there are many independent schools a short drive away.  Lion Green with shops and amenities of Weyhill are within walking distance just over 1 mile away which include many independent shops, an M&S Foodhall, Tesco Supermarket, Lion’s Den Coffee House and Dylan’s Milk Barn (ice cream parlour).  Haslemere High Street is just over 2 miles away and is a lively market town, again with a good selection of independent boutiques, restaurants, coffee shops and pubs.  There are two leisure centres (one with a swimming pool).  Nearby is National Trust land including Polecat Valley (that has some of the oldest and largest Redwoods in the County), the Devil’s Punch Bowl which has stunning countryside views and Black Down.

Anthony Place History:  There is much documented history of the house and gardens, understood to be built in 1899 by a renowned architect Charles Spooner.  The owners in 1914, Agnes and Egerton Castle, wrote a book entitled ‘Our Sentimental Gardens’ and the book contains many beautiful illustrations of the original house and gardens, some of which can still be seen today.  It also includes details of the planting of bulbs and flower beds with a map showing the areas of formal planting throughout.   The Castles had many notable friends and acquaintances who would dine with them at the house, one rumoured to have been Scott of the Antarctic.  The book is certainly worthy of a read as it contains much about the local area and the villagers with many tales of the comings and goings.

This immaculate and spacious family home is ready to move into and is ideally located to take full advantage of all Haslemere has to offer.

Tenure: Freehold
Services: All Mains Services are connected
Local Authority: Waverley Borough Council
Council Tax Band: F
EPC: Rated D

Prompt viewing is recommended and by appointment only at one of the Open Mornings.