House For Sale £3,500,000
Beautifully renovated and extended by the current owners, The Wakes retains many of its original key period features including stunning fireplaces, beautiful exposed brickwork, original brass light switches and high ceilings.
Set on high ground with breath-taking views to the south over the Surrey Hills; The Wakes spans over 5300 sq. Ft. To provide a spacious family home including four/five reception rooms, six bedrooms, double garage and various outbuildings.
The kitchen/breakfast/family room with Tom Howley kitchen opens out on to a Mediterranean styled terrace which is further complimented the garden design. The gardens and grounds are a particularly fine feature of this stunning home and have been beautifully landscaped to include an impressive heated swimming pool, an attractive vine covered pergola and several terraces from which to enjoy this impressive home. A useful private footpath retained to the property leads up to Guildown Avenue and in turns provides easy access to stunning open countryside and a short cut to the mount through for easy access to the town and main line station.
A little history of The Wakes…
The context for the design of The Wakes when compared with contemporary dwellings demonstrates Townsend's advanced thinking within Edwardian architecture and arguably the pioneering layout for the modern home. The English upper /middle classes were escaping to the country and the reliance of servants.
The Wakes, further incorporates a number of Townsend's design features such as the wide tile arch with splayed reveals to the curved timber entrance door, deep overhanging eaves and buttressing. The current and new front entrance has been carefully replicated by the current owners to copy the old front door, which is now at the back of the house down to the swimming pool. This self-functioning home also broke down the boundaries between the house and the garden. Finely crafted paths with lavender borders and trellis work divide and carry on the architectural lines of the house into the garden setting.
Accommodation Schedule:
Entrance hall | Dining Room
Drawing Room | Sitting Room
Kitchen/Breakfast Room through to Family Room
Boot Room | Cloakroom
Plant Room | Laundry
Principal bedroom with dressing room, bathroom and balcony
Guest bedroom with dressing room and en suite
Four further bedrooms | Family bathroom
Substantial Driveway Parking
Double Garage with separate Store and Games Room above
Sunning Landscaped Gardens and Grounds
Heated Swimming Pool
In all approximately 0.752 acres
Owing to our commitment to keep both our colleagues and clients safe during this period of recommended isolation, we also have many self-serve viewing options available to you. These include video walkthroughs, 360 virtual reality viewings and enhanced comprehensive photography.
Guildford High Street 0.6 miles (Walking), Central London 30.8 miles, Guildford station 0.7 miles (from 34 minutes to London Waterloo), A3 (Guildford) 1.5 miles, M25 (Junction 10) 9.6 miles, Heathrow Airport 20.6 miles, Gatwick Airport 26.0 miles
(All times and distances are approximate)
The Wakes occupies a prime position on Guildown Road, arguably one of Guildford's premier addresses on the edge of town offering a stunning elevated position with a unique blend of town and country. Although extremely convenient for the Town Centre the property enjoys a truly rural atmosphere with close access onto the Downs providing miles of walking and riding countryside, with many footpaths and bridleways.
The country town of Guildford offers an extensive range of department stores, boutique shops and restaurants, together with cultural and leisure amenities, including the Spectrum Leisure Centre at Stoke Park and the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre and Electric Blue Theatre.
Guildford Mainline Station offers a fast commuter service to London Waterloo in approximately 34 minutes, the A3 is quickly reached with the M25 at Wisley (junction 10), which in turn gives fast access to Central London, Heathrow and Gatwick airports. There is an excellent choice of schools in the immediate area, including the Royal Grammar School and Lanesborough for Boys and Tormead and the High School for Girls. Slightly further afield there are St. Catherine's at Bramley, Cranleigh School and on the edge of Godalming, Charterhouse and Priorsfield.
Set on high ground with breath-taking views to the south over the Surrey Hills; The Wakes spans over 5300 sq. Ft. To provide a spacious family home including four/five reception rooms, six bedrooms, double garage and various outbuildings.
The kitchen/breakfast/family room with Tom Howley kitchen opens out on to a Mediterranean styled terrace which is further complimented the garden design. The gardens and grounds are a particularly fine feature of this stunning home and have been beautifully landscaped to include an impressive heated swimming pool, an attractive vine covered pergola and several terraces from which to enjoy this impressive home. A useful private footpath retained to the property leads up to Guildown Avenue and in turns provides easy access to stunning open countryside and a short cut to the mount through for easy access to the town and main line station.
A little history of The Wakes…
The context for the design of The Wakes when compared with contemporary dwellings demonstrates Townsend's advanced thinking within Edwardian architecture and arguably the pioneering layout for the modern home. The English upper /middle classes were escaping to the country and the reliance of servants.
The Wakes, further incorporates a number of Townsend's design features such as the wide tile arch with splayed reveals to the curved timber entrance door, deep overhanging eaves and buttressing. The current and new front entrance has been carefully replicated by the current owners to copy the old front door, which is now at the back of the house down to the swimming pool. This self-functioning home also broke down the boundaries between the house and the garden. Finely crafted paths with lavender borders and trellis work divide and carry on the architectural lines of the house into the garden setting.
Accommodation Schedule:
Entrance hall | Dining Room
Drawing Room | Sitting Room
Kitchen/Breakfast Room through to Family Room
Boot Room | Cloakroom
Plant Room | Laundry
Principal bedroom with dressing room, bathroom and balcony
Guest bedroom with dressing room and en suite
Four further bedrooms | Family bathroom
Substantial Driveway Parking
Double Garage with separate Store and Games Room above
Sunning Landscaped Gardens and Grounds
Heated Swimming Pool
In all approximately 0.752 acres
Owing to our commitment to keep both our colleagues and clients safe during this period of recommended isolation, we also have many self-serve viewing options available to you. These include video walkthroughs, 360 virtual reality viewings and enhanced comprehensive photography.
Guildford High Street 0.6 miles (Walking), Central London 30.8 miles, Guildford station 0.7 miles (from 34 minutes to London Waterloo), A3 (Guildford) 1.5 miles, M25 (Junction 10) 9.6 miles, Heathrow Airport 20.6 miles, Gatwick Airport 26.0 miles
(All times and distances are approximate)
The Wakes occupies a prime position on Guildown Road, arguably one of Guildford's premier addresses on the edge of town offering a stunning elevated position with a unique blend of town and country. Although extremely convenient for the Town Centre the property enjoys a truly rural atmosphere with close access onto the Downs providing miles of walking and riding countryside, with many footpaths and bridleways.
The country town of Guildford offers an extensive range of department stores, boutique shops and restaurants, together with cultural and leisure amenities, including the Spectrum Leisure Centre at Stoke Park and the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre and Electric Blue Theatre.
Guildford Mainline Station offers a fast commuter service to London Waterloo in approximately 34 minutes, the A3 is quickly reached with the M25 at Wisley (junction 10), which in turn gives fast access to Central London, Heathrow and Gatwick airports. There is an excellent choice of schools in the immediate area, including the Royal Grammar School and Lanesborough for Boys and Tormead and the High School for Girls. Slightly further afield there are St. Catherine's at Bramley, Cranleigh School and on the edge of Godalming, Charterhouse and Priorsfield.
