House For Sale £1,350,000
The Pound Cottage is a charming family home that has been extended and modernised by the current owners to provide a series of superb spaces on the ground floor including formal reception rooms and family-based kitchen/breakfast room with a superb orangery style dining room, leading to the living room.
On the first floor, in addition to the generous principal bedroom suite, there are three further charming bedrooms and two bath/shower rooms.
Outbuildings
Beyond the walled garden is a garage.
Garden
Primarily laid to lawn and interspersed with specimen fruit trees and shrubs is a delightful walled garden. To the front of the house is a parking and turning area paved with granite sets. To the rear of the house are spaces for two more cars in front of the garage.
On the first floor, in addition to the generous principal bedroom suite, there are three further charming bedrooms and two bath/shower rooms.
Outbuildings
Beyond the walled garden is a garage.
Garden
Primarily laid to lawn and interspersed with specimen fruit trees and shrubs is a delightful walled garden. To the front of the house is a parking and turning area paved with granite sets. To the rear of the house are spaces for two more cars in front of the garage.
The Pound Cottage is positioned in the desirable village of Westcott which is conveniently located in The Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, just to the west of Dorking which provides a broad range of shopping services for everyday needs.
The larger regional centres of Guildford and Horsham offer a wider range of shopping, business, cultural and recreational services. Communications are superb, with the A24 being about 2 miles away, providing direct access to London, Heathrow, the M25 and the national motorway network.
There is a fast train service from Dorking direct to London Victoria or Waterloo.
The area is renowned for its country pursuits with racing at Sandown, Epsom and Kempton, hunting with the Surrey Union and with polo at Cowdray Park and Hurtwood Park. Golf can be played at Beaverbrook in Leatherhead, Betchworth in Dorking, Wentworth in Virginia Water and Walton Heath in Walton on the Hill.
There are a number of excellent schools in the area including The Duke of Kent at Ewhurst, St Johns School at Leatherhead, Charterhouse at Godalming, St Catherine's at Bramley, Cranleigh, Amesbury at Hindhead, St Edward's at Witley, Bedales at Petersfield, Cranmore at Horsley and Wellington College which has a direct train link from Dorking Deepdene.
Distances
Dorking 2.6 miles (London Waterloo from 46 mins, London Victoria from 60 mins), Guildford 10.5 miles, Cranleigh 10.8 miles, Horsham 14.8 miles
Airports: London Heathrow 27 miles, London Gatwick 15 miles
(Distances and times approximate)
