5 bedroom house

Set within beautiful gardens and grounds, Applewood is an immensely appealing family house offering in excess, 4,000 sq ft of tastefully and thoughtfully presented, with high quality fittings and attractive décor. The property enjoys a private setting and, combined with the spacious accommodation, swimming pool and tennis court is perfect for a family that enjoys entertaining and an outdoor lifestyle.

The accommodation is exceptionally light and airy and has been designed to take full advantage of the wonderful gardens and this is particularly evident in the kitchen/breakfast room, drawing room and dining room, with each room opening out to the rear gardens via double doors. The principal reception area is the open-plan drawing room and dining room, with engineered oak flooring and a double aspect woodburning stove, perfect for both family life and entertaining. Complementing this room is the adjoining 32ft kitchen/breakfast room, featuring under-floor heating, a central island, and a twin fuel Falcon range cooker; there is ample space for a sizeable table, ideal for more informal dining occasions.

The ground floor further comprises an office, music room/gym, shower room, utility room and a cloakroom (with under-floor heating), while upstairs there is an impressive 36ft cinema/sitting room.

There are four bedrooms on the first floor, including the generous principal bedroom, with its en suite bathroom and dressing room. There is also a family shower room on this level whilst the second floor is host to a further bedroom/study, and an en suite bathroom.

The charming village of Chobham is set in a highly convenient position, within easy reach of the M3 and between the towns of Woking, Ascot and Camberley. The village offers a good selection of local shops, some excellent restaurants and a number of popular pubs, together with rugby and tennis clubs. Extensive quality shopping facilities, restaurants, public houses and bars are available throughout the local area in neighbouring towns and villages including Lightwater, Bagshot, Sunningdale and Ascot.

The area boasts a wide range of leisure amenities including walks on nearby Chobham Common, the largest national nature reserve in the south-east of England, racing at Ascot and numerous golf clubs including Wentworth, Windlesham, Chobham, Woking and Sunningdale.

With both the M3 and the M25 nearby, the property enjoys easy access both to the south coast and to the motorway network, giving further access both to Heathrow and Gatwick Airports and to central London. Woking train station provides a regular service to Central London in about 30 minutes.

There is an excellent range of schools in the area, in both the state and independent sectors, including the outstanding-rated Valley End C of E Infant School, Holy Trinity C of E Prinary School, Gordon’s School (rated outstanding by Ofsted), Coworth Flexlands, Woodcote House, Hall Grove, St. Andrew’s and Sunningdale.

Applewood is set well back from the road behind Iroko wooden gates with a GSM control system, opening onto a gravelled driveway that culminates in a parking area to the front of the house and triple garage. The garaging benefits from extra-wide electric doors and HomeLink receivers. The beautifully maintained grounds create an idyllic setting for the property and comprise manicured lawns, an expansive grey sandstone sun terrace with a recently refurbished inset swimming pool, an ‘all weather’ tennis court (also recently refurbished), well-stocked flower beds and borders, a variety of mature shrubs and trees, a mature apple orchard, and a paddock of approaching 1.8 acres.

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