8 bed detached house for sale

Horsham Road, Capel RH5

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The Clockhouse is a substantial (5366 sq.ft.) 8 Bedroom Grade II listed country house rich in history and character dating back to the 14th century with walled garden, expansive lake and a further substantial (2574 sq.ft.) two storey barn/garage of a brick and timber construction with planning permission for conversion to a 4 bedroom dwelling (Mole Valley mo/2023/1092) set in about 2.5 acres.

The main house has been extended over the centuries to provide delightfully proportioned accommodation. Internally the house is presented in a classic style with the emphasis on light, spacious rooms. As you would expect with such a property it has many important features typical of the original era on display throughout its fabric. On the ground floor, a spacious central panelled hallway leads through to a double length open plan kitchen/breakfast room with inglenook fireplace which acts as the heart of the house. There is a further reception room and access to the cellar. For more formal entertaining two generously proportioned feature drawing and dining rooms exist. The upstairs offers huge flexibility and can be arranged along several lines to accommodate a variety of requirements from purely bedrooms and bathrooms to a mixture of bedroom suites and more casual reception rooms.

Outside

Outside, The Clockhouse is approached through impressive bespoke wrought iron gates opening onto a sweeping gravel driveway that provides ample parking for several cars and past the front of the main house towards the detached brick and timber barn. The surrounding grounds are an attrcative feature of the property. Immediately surrounding the house are extensive areas of lawn, interspersed with a variety of shrubs and trees, that gently roll down to the lake and the bridge to the second access to the Horsham Road. From the south facing terrace a rose covered walkway leads past the detached barn and onto a walled garden. In all the whole plot extends to about 2.5 acres.

Situation

The Clockhouse is set in a rural position just to the south of Capel village. The village offers everything for day to day needs and includes a pub, shop, church, village hall, school and recreation ground. For more comprehensive shopping and recreational facilities the major shopping centres of Dorking and Horsham are conveniently accessed via the A24. They also have main line stations to London Waterloo and Victoria respectively. There are excellent schools in the vicinity including a primary school in Capel. The general surrounding area offers delightful countryside.

Property Ref Number:

Ham-65792

Additional Information

The property does require some updating and some maintenance work.

There has been a property on the site of The Clockhouse documented back to the 14th Century. As evidence of the interesting history of the property has period decorative hand painting in the upper reception room as well as a priest hole, which is accessed from a current bathroom. The house has been extended over the centuries with a substantial southerly extension in the mid 18th century. This Georgian extension affords elegant proportioned rooms with delightful aspects across the garden and lake.