Pilgrim Cottage is a substantial period property, extended in 2008 to provide a contemporary, open concept kitchen/breakfast/family room, ideal for entertaining, with stylish travertine flooring throughout, overhead skylight and bi-fold doors giving access to the decked terrace and garden beyond. The bespoke fitted kitchen has a range of base and wall units together with integrated appliances, while the adjoining boot room and utility provide useful, additional storage space. The ground floor also boasts a dual aspect drawing room with French doors to a second decked terrace, study and a comfortable dual aspect sitting room with original period fireplace and open fire.

The first floor has six double bedrooms, two of which are en-suite, with the principal bedroom having a south-facing aspect, dressing room and luxurious shower room. The spacious family bathroom has a separate shower unit.

This property has 0.7 acres of land.

Outside

The property is approached via electric gates onto a gravel drive, which provides ample parking along with the two bay open car barn with useful enclosed storage area at the rear. The original detached garage, with glazed double doors, is currently used as an outbuilding/studio space and has power and hot/cold water. The garden, which surrounds the property, is mainly laid to lawn, interspersed with a variety of flower and shrub borders and mature trees; and impressive wooden treehouse. The elevated timber decked terraces provide the ideal location for outside entertaining, along with the gravel terrace and covered seating area. To the rear is a productive vegetable garden.

Situation

The property lies in a rural position, just outside the village of Fernhurst and two miles from Haslemere town centre. Fernhurst has an idyllic village green overlooked by a public house, a Parish Church, pavilion, cricket green and primary school. The village provides shops for most day-to-day needs including a post office and chemist. More comprehensive shopping and leisure facilities are available in nearby Haslemere which offers extensive quality shopping facilities, together with a good selection of restaurants, cafes, pubs and bars and excellent leisure amenities including a tennis club and a leisure centre.

The general area is renowned for its excellent range of state schools in addition to the village’s Fernhurst Primary School including Shottermill Infant and Junior Schools, Woolmer Hill School and Midhurst Rother College while nearby independent schools include Highfield and Brookham Schools, St. Ives, Amesbury, The Royal School and St. Edmund’s as well as King Edward’s, Aldro Prep School and Charterhouse.

Directions

From Strutt & Parker’s Haslemere office, turn onto Shepherd’s Hill and turn left to stay on Shepherd’s Hill (A286). Continue to follow the A286 for two miles, then turn left onto Square Drive. You will find the property on the right-hand side.