GU344LS
Golden Cottage, Lower Froyle, GU34
Exceptional opportunity, with no onward chain, to enjoy this idyllic and historic, timber-framed listed property. The current owner has maintained it carefully and sympathetically since 1982 Special features include a magnificent and regularly-used inglenook fireplace, a traditional thatched roof, oak beams throughout the original structure and high, vaulted ceilings on the first floor Pretty garden, bounded by brick walls and a high hedge, featuring climbing roses, a honeysuckle-covered wooden arch, lawn, a prolific fig tree and a range of flowering shrubs and ornamental trees Situated half-way between Farnham and Alton and close to the A31 highway that links Winchester and Guildford. The train from nearby Bentley station takes one hour to London Waterloo Surrounded by rolling hills and grassy fields populated by sheep and horses; the air is almost always clear of pollution and aircraft and the nights are lit by a cornucopia of twinkling stars Residents enjoy The Anchor hostelry, traditional annual fete, recreation ground, children’s play area, gardening club, Friday coffee mornings and village hall functions (see Mains gas is used for cooking and central heating (appliances serviced annually). The electrical wiring was upgraded in 2022 and there is secondary double glazing on all the old lattice windows Two single-storey extensions, a garage and garden shed were added in the 1960s, to create a surprisingly spacious dwelling with a study/third bedroom on the ground floor and oodles of storage The large sturdy detached garage is accessed by a neat brick driveway, which can accommodate an additional car or serve as a warm patio that catches the late afternoon sun Two acclaimed local schools are Bentley primary and Lord Wandsworth College, while popular leisure facilities include footpaths and cycle routes in the Hampshire hills, dinghy sailing and gliding