Grenville Road, Shackleford, Godalming, Surrey, GU8

Long Acre Barn is a striking and luxurious family property arranged across three floors. The bright reception hall presents an impressive triple storey window and provides an outstanding entrance into the home, with wide wooden floorboards and a glass edged stairway leading to the first floor. Alongside is a home office with side outdoor access and exposed brick and glass walls. The substantial hub of the home is the kitchen, drawing and dining room, with its open-plan skylit space leading to the sun room and wide sliding glass doors out to the terrace. The well-appointed kitchen features an array of contemporary cabinetry and integratedappliances, as well as a long breakfast bar and 6-burner gas hob. The unique dining room looks over the indoor swimming pool through glass panels, whilst the drawing room area conjures a comfortable feel with its large feature fireplace. The dining room, sun room and pool room have access onto the garden, with the dining room also having stairs down to the laundry room and plant room at basement level. A modern gym and additional utility space adjoin the boot room, which leads to the attached self-contained annexe comprising an open-plan hall, dining/sitting area and a modern kitchen with two sets of wide bi-folding doors onto the sunny garden, as well as a comfortable bedroom and a bathroom alongside.
On the first floor is a considerable principal bedroom, presenting a vast expanse of bespoke built-in wardrobes and an opulent en suite bathroom, as well as a Juliet balcony overlooking the garden. The mezzanine upper floor also opens onto an additional bedroom with an en suite bathroom and Juliet balcony and three further bedrooms, whilst a luxury family bathroom completes the floor.

The property sits in the village of Shackleford within idyllic countryside in the Surrey Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. This quintessential village offers a charming village shop providing a range of local produce and Post Office services. Local amenities include The Cydre House Inn, a convenience store and the Little Barn Café, along with community based activities including the local tennis and cricket club. Godalming delivers an array of individual shops, and restaurants, including a large Waitrose as well as many wonderful locations, which include the National Trust maintained, Winkworth Arboretum. Nearby leisure facilities include Putteham, Milford, Charterhouse and Hurtmore Golf Clubs, along with Godalming Leisure Centre and The Charterhouse Club (sports leisure facility within the renowned Charterhouse School). There are a number of excellent schools in the area, both in the state and private
sectors, which include St James' Primary, Aldro, Barrow Hills, Charterhouse, Prior's Field, St. Catherine's, Royal Grammar School, King Edward's, Cranleigh, Tormead, Guildford High and Godalming College.

The pleasing garden offers an incredible setting in which to enjoy the outdoors and relax. Tall mature trees and hedging encircle the plot which is mainly laid to level lawn, with a stepped, decked and paved terrace and patio featuring two modern pergolas for lounging, cooking and dining al fresco. An array of thoughtfully-arranged flowerbeds and planters add contemporary style and interest, while the wooden clad, solar-panelled annexe enjoys its own private section of terrace and a covered play/lounge area. To the front, a gated entrance leads to a formal driveway and ample parking.