8 bed detached house for sale

Castle Hill, Farnham GU9

This fine notable house Listed Grade II* sits proud in it position slightly elevated with pleasant views offering spacious and comfortable rooms throughout and is ideally situated in the town centre at the top of Castle Street. The house offers some fine reception rooms boasting some 7500 sq feet of space including a magnificent entrance hall with the main stair case to the first floor. Most rooms have tall ceilings with period cornicing and large windows very typical of its period and the house also retains some most attractive and individual unique features which some are noted in the listing. In all a wonderful opportunity to acquire a very individual and special home in a prime and convenient location.

Outside

The house sits slightly elevated looking across Castle Hill and Castle street and Farnham castle itself can been clearly seen on the hill from the garden. You approach the house into an in and out driveway with good parking. At the side of the property there is further parking areas for numerous cars and access to a double garage with twin up and over doors. The front garden comprises of an assortment of mature trees and shrubs offering a good degree of privacy. The rear garden which is a walled garden has a good expanse of lawn areas with a variety or mature trees, hedges, and shrubs at boundaries offering excellent privacy and seclusion. The total plot measure about 0.76 of an acre.

Situation

Within a Conservation Area, Castle Hill House occupies a prominent position on Castle Hill (the upper rise of Castle Street), with views from the garden up to Farnham Castle, and direct access onto Castle Street, one of the best known medieval streets with many Georgian facades in the South of England. Castle Street is a wide principal street which leads from the heart of the town up to the Castle and beyond to Farnham Park, comprising of some 300 acres of parkland being directly accessed via a gate at the rear of the walled garden. In the centre of the town are extensive cultural, shopping and educational facilities, and there are also exceptionally good schools in the surrounding area. The excellent Frimley Park Hospital is easily accessible. In addition the new Brightwells Yard development offers a 6 screen cinema, cafes, bars and restaurants. The station provides a regular train service to London Waterloo within the hour and also to Guildford. There is also excellent road access to the A3 and A31 with principal routes to London, Heathrow and Gatwick International airports and south coast utilising the national motorway network of the M3 and M25. The surrounding area of Farnham is noted for its extensive open countryside and National Trust Land with excellent opportunities for walking, riding and country pursuits.

Property Ref Number:

Ham-64275