Tanglewood is a handsome period property with immaculate styling, high-quality fittings and a wealth of elegant original details including high ceilings, stripped wooden floorboards, tall windows and original fireplaces. The sitting room and drawing room are both at the front of the ground floor with their bay windows and open fireplaces. Each room offers a comfortable setting in which to relax, while the ground-floor office provides an ideal home working space. At the rear of the ground floor there is a 36ft, extended open plan living and entertaining space with a family area, a breakfast area and a beautifully appointed kitchen. Multiple skylights welcome plenty of natural light to the space, while there are two sets of French doors opening onto the rear garden. The kitchen has modern units, a central island with a breakfast bar and a Aga. The boot room and pantry provide useful further space for storage an appliances. The first floor has four well-presented double bedrooms of similar proportions, including the principal bedroom with its en suite wet room shower room. The first floor has the family bathroom with its large freestanding bathtub and separate shower unit, while there is a further bedroom on the second floor, with all bedrooms featuring splendid original cast-iron fireplaces.

At the front of the property there is a gravel driveway providing plenty of parking space, while the front garden has an area of lawn, a gravel pathway and established border shrubs and hedgerows. At the rear there is an area of lawn and an upper meadow area with various mature trees, established shrubs and border hedgerows. The property also benefits from a home gym, which is located in an outbuilding.

Situation

The property is in a highly desirable position in the village of Westcott, within easy reach of popular Dorking and moments from the rolling countryside of the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Westcott has various everyday amenities including local shops, pubs, a village hall and a primary school, while Dorking has a good selection of shops, restaurants, pubs and cafés, plus a range of leisure facilities and a choice of supermarkets. Golf is available at Dorking Golf Course and Betchworth Park Golf Club, while the area is renowned for its walking cycling routes. There is a fine choice of schools in the area, including the outstanding-rated St Paul's CofE Primary School in Dorking, as well as the independent Box Hill and Belmont schools. The area is well connected, with the A24 nearby providing easy access to the M25 (junction 9), while Dorking’s mainline station provides fast and regular services to London Victoria and London Waterloo

Directions

From Guildford, take the A246/Epsom Road away from the centre and continue on Epsom Road for 2 miles before taking the third exit at the roundabout to stay on Epsom Road. Continue onto Trodds Lane, then after just more than a mile, at the junction, turn right onto the A25/Shere Road. Follow the A25 for 7 miles, then turn left onto Westcott Street. The property will be on the right after 0.2 miles.