Detached house for sale in Tilford, Farnham, Surrey GU10

Coming to the market for the first time in nearly 60 years, The Grange is an unlisted house of just under 5000 square feet that offers an incredible opportunity to update a period house with some stunning features.

The front door opens into a light and bright hall off which is a stunning 31 foot drawing room on the left. On the right is a lovely dining room leading into a sitting room/study and cloakroom. The kitchen/breakfast room has a lovely square playroom off it as well as a practical boiler room and boot store.

On the first floor is the principal bedroom with dressing room and bathroom. There are seven further double bedrooms with two bathrooms. Three of the bedrooms and one of the bathrooms are positioned cleverly so that they can be closed off from the rest of the house if they are not in use.

At the back of the house are beautiful period brick stables currently used as store rooms but that could be converted back to stables and a separate clock tower that reportedly comes from Farnham Castle. The Clock Tower has two further storage bays underneath it and a double garage at the back which backs onto the back drive.

A stunning stone walled garden houses a sunken terrace and a summer house/outside office. In addition there is a sunken grass tennis court, now out of use but which could be revitalised and a hard tennis court.

The Grange is approached into an in and out gravel driveway with ample parking in front of the house. There are two other entrances to the house via Grange Road, one leads to the back drive by the garage at the back of the Clock Tower and the other, smaller one, at the stables by the back door. The gardens predominantly lie to the rear of the house and comprise of mature woodland, lawn, shrubs and borders. They are timelessly beautiful and have been lovingly maintained. There are also two small paddocks.

The Grange is situated between the villages of Rushmoor and Tilford in one of the most sought after areas of rural Surrey. Tilford is in a conservation area and the house and the village lie within an area of outstanding natural beauty (aonb). Close to Farnham and about 8.5 miles from Godalming, Tilford is one of the most picturesque villages in Surrey, with a Lutyens village hall, a village shop (currently changing management), a popular pub, a tennis and cricket club and cricket green as well as a highly rated infant and junior school.

There is fishing on the River Wey and phenomenal golfing at Hankley Golf Club. The property is nestled between the superb horse riding and walking areas of Hankley and Frensham Common and close to Thursley Common and The Bourne Woods. These areas of sssi, some which are owned by the National Trust offer over 3,500 acres of heathland.

Farnham offers some of the most well respected schools in the country, with the Ofsted outstanding South Farnham and All Hallows Catholic School. Other easily accessed schools include Edgeborough, Amesbury, St Edmunds, Frensham Heights, Charterhouse and Prior's Field.

Moreover, the property's location offers quick access to major roads, with the A31 connecting to the A3 and M25, as well as the A331, linking to the M3 and the national motorway network and the south coast. Heathrow and Gatwick airports are also easily reachable by both train and car from here.