5 bed detached house for sale

The Street, Dockenfield, Farnham, Surrey GU10

A well-presented detached family home set in delightful gardens, in the small village of Dockenfield, surrounded by beautiful countryside and the woodland of Alice Holt Forest. The property features light, airy accommodation providing flexibility and comfort in a sought-after and well-connected village setting.

Orchard Lyn is a delightful five-bedroom chalet bungalow, set in a popular village setting five miles south of Farnham and surrounded by stunning rolling countryside and peaceful woodland. The property features light and spacious accommodation, with much of the living space arranged across the accessible ground level, while outside there are highly attractive gardens with a south-facing aspect to the rear and stunning countryside views. The views are spectacular.

The welcoming reception hall leads to the main ground-floor reception room at the front of the property, which is the well-proportioned sitting room. It has a fireplace and a dual aspect providing far-reaching views across to the east, while double doors connect to the formal dining room, which in turn has double doors leading to the sunny conservatory at the rear. The conservatory has tiled flooring, panoramic windows offering views across the south-facing rear gardens, and French doors opening onto the patio area for al fresco dining. Also across the back of the house is the well-equipped kitchen, with its fitted units to base and wall level and integrated appliances, which include a double oven and an induction hob with an extractor hood. The utility room adjoins the kitchen, providing useful further storage and space for home appliances.

An internal door leads to the ground-floor bedrooms, of which there are three. One of these is currently used as a study, while the two bedrooms to the front both have bay windows, and one benefits from extensive built-in storage. There is also a family bathroom on the ground level with a bathtub and a separate corner shower unit. Upstairs there are a further two double bedrooms with access to eaves storage, including the generous principal bedroom with its en suite bathroom. The view from the principal bedroom is captivating.

At the entrance to the property, five-bar wooden gates open onto the driveway, providing plenty of parking to the side and front of the house and access to the detached garage, workshop and garden store, which offers further storage to its first floor. The front gardens have an area of lawn and borders with various established shrubs and hedgerows, while at the side and rear, the sunny gardens feature a patio area for al fresco dining, an ornamental pond and a generous expanse of lawn, dotted with various trees including fruit trees and bordered by colourful beds with a wealth of flowering perennials.

The property is set in the sought-after village of Dockenfield on the Surrey/Hampshire border. Dockenfield is an active and vibrant village which offers a church, the popular Bluebell pub and many well supported community events and clubs including the annual Dockenfield Day village fete, Horticultural Society, Local History Group, Village Lunch, Pilates in the church hall and more.

The nearby villages of Frensham and Rowledge boast a variety of local facilities including a village shop, Post Office, butcher, public houses, cricket and tennis clubs and excellent schools. There is sailing and fishing at the National Trust Frensham Ponds and many well-regarded golf courses close by. Nearby Alice Holt Forest () provides ample opportunity for walking, riding, cycling and outward-bound activities. The Shipwrights Way, a 50-mile scenic cycle route to the south coast is adjacent to the property.

The pretty Georgian market town of Farnham provides the area with an excellent range of shopping and leisure facilities, with the more extensive facilities of Guildford a little further afield. The train station at Bentley is just three miles away with trains to London Waterloo in about an hour.

EPC Rating C.