7 bedroom detached house for sale

A beautifully presented Victorian country house with swimming pool, gardens and grounds of approximately 3 acres located in the popular and convenient village of Shackleford.

Description

Understood to date from 1896, Meadcroft is an impressive country house occupying a wonderful rural position on the edge of Shackleford village. The current owners have been in residence for over 17 years and have fully refurbished the house, adding a significant extension and creating a contemporary designed home perfectly suited for modern family living.

Meadcroft is approached via a sweeping gravelled driveway, with parking for numerous cars. This stunning family home has been modernised throughout whilst sympathetically retaining a number of character features such as original panelling, open fireplaces and enjoys the volume of room sizes one would expect of a property from this era.

The open plan kitchen/breakfast room is generous in size and beautifully designed with a central island, AGA, integrated appliances and underfloor heating. There is an adjoining dining area with two sets of double doors opening on to the garden. Off the kitchen is a utility room from which there is access to a flexible-use studio room with external double doors, a larder and boot room leading to a covered porch.
There is an elegant reception room with large bay windows and a log burning stove, a formal dining room with panelled walls as well as a versatile snug, ideal for relaxing, also benefitting from log burning stoves.

On the first floor is a fabulous principal bedroom with an en suite with both bath and walk-in shower. Six further double bedrooms can be found across the hall, two with en suite facilities, and a family bathroom. There is the opportunity to use the seventh bedroom as a dressing room if required.

The property has substantial loft space which is currently used for storage.

Outside, the stunning mature gardens extend to approximately 3 acres and have been well tended over the years. The gardens are well suited to families with a vast area of level lawn framed by specimen trees. A delightful patio terrace runs the length of the house with pleasant seating area to enjoy the summer months with a timber pergola walkways to either side.

There is a designated vegetable garden to one side and a length of evergreen hedging partly screens the outdoor pool which has a paved surround for sun loungers and just beyond the shelter of the Crown pavilion. There is a very useful separate games room with an adjoining cloakroom, greenhouse and a separate store.

Location

Meadcroft is situated on the edge of Shackleford, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. There is a village shop and Post Office, run by the local community, a popular public house The Cyder House Inn, and the Shackleford Cricket Club. A wider choice of shops and services are available at Godalming and Guildford.

Shackleford benefits from excellent communications, with the A31 providing a direct route to Farnham and the West Country, whilst the A3 provides a direct route to London and the South Coast and, via the M25, easy access to the airports and the national motorway network. Rail communications are also excellent, with mainline stations at Farncombe, Godalming and Guildford offering fast and frequent services into London Waterloo.

There is an excellent selection of schools in the area, including Aldro, Barrow Hills, Charterhouse, Prior’s Field, St Catherine’s Bramley, King Edward’s and Cranleigh.

Recreational opportunities include sport and leisure centres at Guildford and Godalming and the surrounding area offers a wide variety of countryside for walking, cycling and riding.

(All mileages and distances are approximate).

Square Footage: 5,023 sq ft


Acreage: 3 Acres