For Sale5 Bedroom Detached House in Ponds Farm, Shere, Guildford, Surrey, GU5£2,750,000

A delightful house with a cottage, granary, former equestrian stabling, buildings and land in need of modernisation and refurbishment all in a magical setting to the south of Shere. Ponds House is a fabulous family home, believed to date in part from the early 16th and 17th centuries, restored in the 20th century and is Listed Grade II. The house and buildings would all benefit from refurbishment and modernisation. The house is approached via a substantial porch through the most amazing historic walnut front door into the generous dining hall with a wide archway to the sitting room with an open fireplace with brick hearth and sweeping staircase to one side. In addition, the house has a superb drawing room with large recessed fireplace, breakfast room and substantial kitchen with four oven gas fired Aga beyond which is the utility and boot room as well as the pantry. On the first floor in addition to the principal bedroom with its incredible views over the property’s own land and ensuite shower room are three further bedrooms and a family bathroom. On the second floor is a further bedroom and bathroom. Attached to the utility room and forming part of the courtyard is a pair of garages. The Granary On the opposite side of the courtyard from the house is a charming granary believed to have been built circa 1840 with study, reception room, kitchen and bathroom. The Cottage To the southeast of the house is the cottage being a bungalow comprising two bedrooms, kitchen, shower room and dining/living room. Farm and equestrian buildings Beyond the courtyard to the east of the house is an equestrian yard comprising concrete hardstanding and former stable block with six boxes and a three bay badger barn which has recently been damaged by fire. Adjoining the Cottage is a portal frame barn with concrete walls. Garden and grounds Surrounding the house and in the forefront of the most delightful southerly view are the gardens comprising terraces, sweeping lawns, herbaceous borders, specimen shrubs and mature trees as well as a part walled courtyard garden and the generous pond. Beyond the garden are a series of permanent pasture field enclosures, hedged, fenced and with the benefit of a private water supply.