Excellent modern home with character home in a semi-Rural location with a fabulous south facing garden & views.

Description

The Forge is an attractive modern home with character throughout, ideal for a growing family situated in grounds approaching 0.5 of an acre located in a sought-after rural village setting.

Having been enlarged the property offers excellent living space and bedroom accommodation that is comfortable and well-presented throughout.

A pretty triple arched open porch arrives in a welcoming entrance hall with a galleried staircase.

There is a superb double aspect drawing room with pretty bay windows and French doors opening to the garden terrace. This room has fabulous character with exposed beams, a brick and oak lintel fireplace with a log burner.

The family eat in kitchen has a handsome oak floor and is comprehensively fitted with modern stylish cabinetry with quartz worktops. Excellent features include an island with breakfast bar seating, a gas AGA with electric module and French doors to the dining area that provide access to the garden.

Neighbouring the kitchen is a useful utility room, which also offers a secondary access into the property.

The galleried and spacious landing leads to the pleasant principal bedroom with in-keeping fitted wardrobes and an en suite shower room.

There are four further bedrooms, one with an en suite shower room. Two are currently arranged and used as studies and all are served by a family bathroom. All the bedrooms boast characterful exposed ceiling timbers and a south east facing aspect looking out to the garden and far reaching view beyond.

The Forge sits comfortably within its plot with a five bar gated entrance and mature hedges at boundaries affording good privacy. The driveway offers parking for several cars and there is an electric car charging point.

A pathway leads to the rear, south west side of the property where there is a paved terrace extending the full width of the house, ideal for al fresco dining, overlooking a substantial lawns with an open aspect.

Within the garden there is a fabulously versatile garden studio which is insulated, with power connected and air conditioning providing an ideal for hobbies or home office working.

Throughout the garden there is an attractive array of mature well stocked and borders and trees.

The garden is framed by a tall mature hedges at the boundaries offering excellent privacy and seclusion.

Location

The Forge is located in the delightful Surrey village of Dockenfield, no more than five miles south of Farnham offering a church, village pub and many well supported community events and clubs including the annual Dockenfield village fete.

Frensham village is close at hand offering a collection of local amenities facilities including a highly regarded pub, The Holly Bush, the Village Community Shop and Post Office. The Recreation Ground has a cricket club, bowls club and tennis club and on the Reeds Road is Squires Garden Centre and Farm Shop which sells locally grown produce.

The Georgian market town of Farnham offers a comprehensive selection of amenities, a Waitrose and Sainsbury’s, a selection of branded and independent shops and restaurants with a number of restaurants on the picturesque Castle St and Lion and Lamb Yard. The Maltings arts centre offers theatre, film and crafts fairs.

Opening soon is the new Brightwells Yard complex bringing a new shopping centre with a six screen cinema, M&S Food, restaurants, town square and public gardens. More extensive shopping and entertainment can be found in Guildford, roughly 15 miles distant. Farnham’s main line station provides a good service to London Waterloo in just under an hour. The M3, A3 and M25 are all within easy reach providing swift access to the national motorway network, London (about 47 miles) and Heathrow, Gatwick and Southampton airports.

There are excellent local schools including St. Mary’s C of E Infant School, Rowledge Primary School, Edgeborough, Frensham Heights and More House in Frensham and Lord Wandsworth in Long Sutton.

Golf is also available nearby at clubs including, Hindhead, Liphook, Hankley Common and Blacknest.

Dockenfield is surrounded by most attractive open countryside which includes Frensham Common, a heathland of over 922 acres, which is designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest and is home to Frensham Great Pond and Frensham Little Pond. This part of Surrey offers plenty of further opportunities for walking, cycling and riding at nearby Hankley Common, Bourne Woods and The Devils Punch Bowl.

Square Footage: 2,659 sq ft



Additional Info

Services; All mains services and solar panels.

Waverley Borough Council - Band G