5 bed detached house for sale

The Street, Albury, Guildford, Surrey GU5

Bourneside is thought to date from the 1700s and has been modernised symptomatically throughout and enlarged to provide a fabulous family home. The house in principally constructed from brick, stone and ironstone with brick coins under a clay tile roof.

Bourneside is a substantial and beautifully presented 5/6 bedroom detached family home, set within exceptionally private gardens extending to over 0.6 acres and backing onto the picturesque Tillingbourne stream. Tucked away from neighbouring houses yet only a five‐minute walk from the heart of Albury village, the property offers both seclusion and convenience.

The ground floor offers excellent accommodation, centred around a beautiful open‐plan kitchen/dining room with a central island and views over the rear garden. In addition, there are two further reception rooms, both featuring fireplaces, including a living room with a stunning bay window.

To the other side of the house are a study, utility room, shower room and a guest bedroom, currently used as a second study.

The principal bedroom is particularly impressive, featuring a small balcony with views over the garden and the Tillingbourne river, along with a spacious en suite bathroom. This floor also includes an en suite guest bedroom, three further double bedrooms and a family bathroom.

The House is approached via electric gates, beyond which is a large garage with first floor space that might, with the relevant consents, be used as additional accommodation.

The magnificent gardens enjoy sweeping lawns that lead down to the Tillingbourne with mature trees, box hedges, pathways, flower beds and borders. There is a of delightful seating areas adjacent to the Tillingbourne stream. The garden is a truly tranquil setting.

Albury lies to the east of Guildford in the Surrey Hills, adjacent to the popular villages of Gomshall, Abinger Hammer and Shere. All these villages benefit from local amenities catering for day to day needs and Albury particularly benefits from a post office, village shop, public house and a church. The village is located in the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the location offers access, not only to the rolling Surrey Hills themselves but also to churches, museums, public houses and restaurants as well as local playing fields. There are more extensive facilities in Guildford to the west and Dorking to the east.

There are an excellent range of state and independent schools in the area including Shere Infant and Nursery School, Charterhouse and Prior's Field in Godalming, St Catherine's in Bramley, Cranleigh School, Duke of Kent in Peaslake and Belmont in Holmbury St Mary.