Red Lane, Dorking, Surrey, RH5

A RARELY AVAILABLE COUNTRY HOUSE WITH EXTENSIVE GROUNDS AND OUTBUILDINGS, OCCUPYING AN ELEVATED POSITION WITH MAGNIFICENT FAR-REACHING VIEWS SET
IN 78 ACRES ....

Blackbrook Farmhouse is an attractive and well-maintained detached family home occupying a delightful elevated position amidst some of Surrey’s most attractive countryside. Approached via electronic gates and a long sweeping tarmac driveway, the property enjoys a wonderful sense of arrival together with breathtaking far-reaching views across its own land towards the North Downs. Having been in the same ownership for over forty years, the house has been carefully maintained and sympathetically improved, most notably through the creation of a superb kitchen/breakfast room which now forms the heart of the home. Fitted to an excellent standard in a classic English country style, the kitchen opens seamlessly into the dining room, creating a wonderful space for both family life and entertaining. The accommodation is both practical and well considered, with all principal reception rooms and bedrooms positioned to the rear of the house in order to fully capture the remarkable outlook across the gardens, grounds and surrounding countryside. The magnificent sitting room is a particular feature, measuring approximately 35’ x 22’ and enjoying a striking curved bay window specifically designed to take advantage of the views. A wood-burning stove provides a natural focal point, whilst the triple-aspect arrangement ensures an abundance of natural light throughout the day. For more informal living, there is a comfortable family room, together with a cloakroom, boot room and useful utility room with adjoining enclosed barn store. To the first floor, the principal bedroom occupies a commanding position above the sitting room and enjoys some of the finest views from the house. There are four further bedrooms, complemented by three bath/shower rooms, providing flexible and well-balanced accommodation ideally suited to modern family living.

The formal gardens are a particularly outstanding feature of Blackbrook Farmhouse, having been meticulously maintained over many years and providing an exceptional degree of privacy and seclusion throughout the seasons. Broad sweeping lawns are interspersed with well-stocked flower and shrub borders, specimen trees and a number of mature trees, creating a delightful setting for the house and enhancing its rural charm. An extensive range of outbuildings is conveniently positioned close to the house, yet carefully arranged so as not to dominate the immediate setting. Identified in greater detail on the accompanying floorplans, the buildings include a variety of open and enclosed barns, workshops, a substantial tractor shed, former office accommodation with ancillary facilities, stabling, former pigsties and garaging. Whilst historically utilised for agricultural purposes, the buildings may offer future potential for alternative uses or redevelopment, subject to the necessary consents. It should be noted that a previous planning consent for residential development has now lapsed.

The grounds in all extend to approximately 78.1 acres and are predominantly laid to pasture offering considerable scope for a variety of agricultural, equestrian and amenity uses. There is an area of established woodland, including part of Blackbrook Woodland. The land is bounded by Blackbrook Stream to the north, the railway line to the east and Red Lane to the south. Please note that a public footpath follows part of the eastern and northern boundaries of the pasture land.