Bittebakken

A unique opportunity to acquire an original Scandinavian-style home, adjacent to St George's Hill Golf Course with potential for modernisation or redevelopment.


Description

Bittebakken was built in 1959, and was designed by the Norwegian owners together with the award-winning architect, John Malyan. The property has many Scandinavian influences and sits on a beautiful plot of about 1.2 acres.

The property is approached via a long, private driveway and provides parking for several cars. There is a separate double garage.

The vaulted entrance hall has original slate flooring and creates a welcoming feel to the home. There is a kitchen which is open to the dining room leading from the entrance hall. The drawing room offers a double height vaulted ceiling, featuring an open fire and original rosewood flooring. There are large windows and sliding doors leading out to the patio and lovely mature landscaped gardens.

There is a good-sized principal bedroom suite with built-in storage and a modernised en suite shower room. There are four further bedrooms and a family bathroom. The accommodation further benefits from a cloakroom and separate utility room.

The property comprises about 1.2 acres of mature, secluded landscaped gardens, featuring lawns, specimen trees and an outdoor swimming pool that is nestled in a woodland setting. There is a separate shower room and adjoining sauna.

Please note that the property sits within the Green Belt.

Location

St George’s Hill is internationally renowned as one of the most sought-after private estates in England. Access onto the private, gated estate is controlled during the day by the estate’s security personnel and is restricted at all times. St George’s Hill is set in some 900 acres and features a private championship standard golf course and a separate private tennis and squash club. The tennis club is one of the foremost racquet sports clubs in England, with 30 grass and all-weather tennis courts, two indoor courts and four squash courts. The tennis club also has a 20 metre indoor swimming pool, a well-equipped gym and a restaurant and bar.

In addition to the on-site sporting facilities, there are many other challenging golf courses locally including Burhill, Wisley, Woking, Foxhills, Queenwood, Worplesdon and West Hill. Racing is available at Sandown Park, Ascot, Epsom and Windsor. Polo can be enjoyed at Guards Polo Club and The Royal Berkshire Polo Club.

St George’s Hill offers an ideal location for families looking for security and privacy and there are several English and International schools in the area including Reeds School, St George’s College and The ACS International School at Cobham.

• Mainline Rail Services:
Weybridge Station offers a direct South West Trains service to London Waterloo from 30 minutes.

• Comprehensive Shopping:
Weybridge, Cobham, Esher, Guildford, Kingston and London.

• Weybridge offers easy access to London via the A3 (2 miles). Junction 11 of the M25 can be reached in 3 miles. Both Heathrow and Gatwick Airports are within easy reach and lie 18 miles and 30 miles away respectively.

Please note all distances are approximate.

Square Footage: 2,746 sq ft




Marketed by: Savills, Weybridge