Gilridge House in Cowden, near Lingfield, is a new built country house which takes its inspiration from the Classical period. Sitting in 2.5 acres, the house is built of mellow stock bricks and has a Bath stone portico. The ground floor includes a kitchen with an Aga, a drawing room, a snug and a spacious hall where an American oak staircase leads up to the first floor.
There are five bedrooms, including a master suite and a long, glass-fronted balcony runs from the master bedroom to the guest bedrooms and affords lovely views of the gardens and surrounding countryside.
£3.5m through Robert Leech (01342 837783)
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