Waterhouse Cottage

Waterhouse Cottage is thought to date back to the 17th Century, retaining an abundance of character and charm throughout with exposed timbers and beams in the majority of principal rooms.

The Chalon fitted kitchen offers a particularly generous range of timber units with wooden worksurfaces, a substantial central island and oil fired Aga with electric companion. The kitchen leads through to the impressive Marston and Langinger conservatory which is filled with natural light and provides superb entertaining space The drawing room with Inglenook fireplace and sitting room form part of the original cottage retaining an abundance of character, exposed beams and timbers, and combine well with the family room and hall/study to provide superb entertaining and family space
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The bedrooms are arranged over two floors with the master bedroom benefiting from a generous bathroom en-suite. There is a further bedroom with bathroom ensuite, also two adjoining bedrooms, one could be easily separated into a den and one further bathroom. The two bedrooms on the second floor would be ideal for teenage children, guests or staff.

The centrally heated converted barn currently provides an excellent office with a large store/games room on the ground floor. There are three large rooms on the first floor which could provide excellent additional accommodation, subject to the usual permissions. The current owners have built the new garage which provides parking for two cars with storage above, workshop and superb glasshouse.

Waterhouse Cottage is situated in the sought after hamlet of Lynchmere with St Peter’s Church, on the Surrey/Sussex/Hampshire borders in an ‘Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty’ and within the South Downs National Park, with excellent walking and riding nearby.

Haslemere town is about 3 miles away and provides a good variety of shopping and recreational facilities including both Waitrose and Marks & Spencer supermarkets and a mainline station with fast trains reaching London Waterloo in approximately 53 minutes. Fernhurst has an active community and offers a good range of local facilities including about a dozen shops, a post office, doctors surgery, two public houses, St Margaret’s Church, a nursery, a primary school, popular internet café/community centre, and a recreation ground with sports clubs. The A3 London to Portsmouth road can be accessed at Liphook, Hindhead and Milford and provides access to Heathrow, Gatwick, the M25, London and the south coast. There is a fine selection of schools in the area including St Ives, St Edmunds, The Heights, Highfield, Brookham,
Amesbury and the Royal School (both junior and senior).

Sporting facilities include golf at Liphook, Hindhead and West Surrey, racing at Goodwood and Fontwell, polo at Cowdray Park and sailing off the south coast at Chichester. There are theatres at Guildford and Chichester.

Gardens and grounds
Waterhouse Cottage is approached via a winding driveway leading to the garages and barn, with parking and turning for several vehicles. The gardens are a real feature of the house, mainly laid to lawn with mature and specimen trees and shrubs with a great deal of privacy and seclusion and delightful views over the neighbouring lake. There is a gate in the rear corner of the enclosed back garden leading onto a footpath giving access to superb country walks.

Outbuildings
The detached timber barn and garage/workshop are to the north east of the house and there is also a double garage and store with boarded storage above and a glasshouse.

Marketed by: Strutt & Parker, National Country House Department