Friday’s Hill Cottage

Impressive character home with glorious distant views.


Description

Friday’s Hill Cottage is a lovely period home of immense character reputed to date from the 1880s with strong links to the members of the Bloomsbury literati and the American art historian, Bernard Berenson. Two acres of private grounds have the most stunning far-reaching backdrop of the South Downs.

Entered via a generous hallway leading through to two fine reception rooms with southerly bay windows taking advantage of the charming garden vistas. A large sitting room has an elegant ambience with a lovely outlook over the grounds. The kitchen has an Aga and a range of fitted units and close to hand from across the hall is a utility room and cloakroom. A book-lined cellar with fireplace compliments the ground floor accommodation. To the first floor our client has utilised the spacious landing to create a sitting area to enjoy the outlook across the garden to the South Downs. The principal bedroom has the benefit of a large en suite bathroom together with a dressing room. All four bedrooms boast original Victorian fireplaces and built-in cupboards, three are served by a family bathroom.

Externally the gardens and grounds are a wonderful feature of the property, well stocked, offering seasonal colour with areas of lawn and a ha-ha that overlook and lead down to a fence paddock. On the edge of the two acres are a wooded area of mature trees provide screening and shade where needed. Of particular note are a series of outbuildings which provide opportunities for a multitude of uses. A brick, tiled and part timber clad coach house has most recently been used as ancillary accommodation and comprises a fine light-filled kitchen-dining space with doors opening onto the garden. A sitting room, bedroom/study and a shower room completes the ground floor. Upstairs there is a bathroom serving two first floor bedrooms. Two further buildings comprising a double garage, a versatile studio and garage/store offer work from home and/or storage opportunities. There is also the benefit of a footpath from the end of Copyhold Lane leading to Blackdown and National Trust land providing free access to the beautiful scenic countryside.

Location

The popular village of Fernhurst has shops for daily needs, as well as a Fernhurst Primary School, doctor’s surgery and Community centre. Haslemere, less than 3.5 miles north has a comprehensive range of amenities, excellent range of schools and mainline station, with journey times to London/Waterloo from about 49 minutes. There is excellent access to both London Heathrow and Gatwick airports via the A3, accessed at Hindhead, this also provides a link to Guildford which has theatres, a wide range of national and independent retailers, cinemas and leisure facilities.
The area has much to offer the outdoor enthusiast, with excellent walking, cycling and riding through a landscape much of which is designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is part of the South Downs National Park. Racing is available at both Goodwood and Fontwell; polo at Cowdray Park; golf at Goodwood.

Square Footage: 2,304 sq ft




Acreage: 2.06 Acres

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Services: Mains water, electricity and gas. Private drainage.

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