7 bedroom house

SOLD BY JACKSON-STOPS.............

SUBSTANTIAL VICTORIAN HOME OF GREAT
CHARM AND CHARACTER IN A SECLUDED
AND RURAL SETTING OCCUPYING GROUNDS OF ABOUT 5.5 ACRES.....

Betchworth Lodge is an impressive and substantial Victorian family home offering superbly proportioned accommodation and retaining many fine, traditional features that one would expect in a 19th Century house, including high ceilings, panelled doors and traditional windows, and a magnificent staircase rising from a spacious reception hall to an equally impressive first floor landing. Some of the rooms have traditional style
fireplaces including a superb fireplace in the drawing room. The accommodation is certainly impressive in terms of its scale and size, but it is also highly adaptable thanks to the annexe which could either be used as semi-independent accommodation, or if so desired, incorporated into the main body of the ground floor accommodation. The current owners have in recent years installed a state of the art kitchen/breakfast room, which has been appointed to a superb standard, enjoying a south westerly orientation, with bi-folding doors, leading directly to the inviting patio. There is also a spacious cellar comprising three rooms. The grounds are a delightful feature of the property, with the formal gardens having a variety of established trees including copper beech, a cedar and a wellingtonia tree. The gardens are laid to lawn with a wide variety of mature shrubs, flowerbeds and borders. There is a covered swimming pool, which has not been used in recent years and would require updating. Further to the south, the equestrian facilities comprise stabling and a tack room, a sand school and a large and small paddock. The equestrian part of the property can be accessed via a separate driveway, which has not been in use for some years leading off Pebblehill Road. There are fine views from the secluded grounds and in all, the plot extends to about 5.5 acres.


Betchworth Lodge is situated in a tucked away rural location on the north side of Betchworth village just to the west of Pebblehill Road. The property sits at the foot of the North Downs and provides a wonderful environment for the walking enthusiast with two historic footpaths – the North Downs Way and Pilgrims Way - close to hand. Betchworth station is just a few minutes’ walk to the south providing services on the Redhill to Reading line. Betchworth village itself is located to the south of the A25 and is a delightful, highly sought after country village well known for its ancient church which featured in the celebrated British film ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’. Betchworth also has two thriving pubs -The Dolphin and The Red Lion – a general village stores and post office and a village school. The nearby village of Brockham is well known for its picturesque village green and has a good range of facilities for day-to-day needs. The towns of Reigate and Dorking are to the east and west, and both offer an excellent range of mainstream and individual shops and a good array of cafes and restaurants. Reigate also has an excellent selection of schools, particularly in the independent sector, including The Reigate Grammar School, Dunottar School for Girls, St Mary’s and Micklefield. For the commuter, there are train connections to London Waterloo and Victoria from Dorking, and fast services from Redhill station to Victoria and London Bridge, and from Reigate to London passing through Redhill. Dorking has a sports and swimming pool centre and The Dorking Halls hosts many cultural events. This part of Surrey has miles of open, unspoilt countryside, much of which is protected, including Box Hill to the west and Colley Hill and Reigate Hill to the east, and to the south west, Leith Hill and the Surrey Hills.

Marketed by: Jackson-Stops, Dorking