An ivy-clad farmhouse for sale in a hopelessly idyllic spot where they hold dog shows and play cricket on the village green
Shamley Green has been home to billionaires, Oscar-winning film directors... and now it could be you.
Down in the leafy, rolling hills of Surrey, about half-way between Guildford and Cranleigh, you'll come across the village of Shamley Green — a pretty little spot with characterful houses, a country pub, and a village green where cricket has been played for more than 160 years.
Each year, the green also plays host to a village fete, and a dog show. Everybody knows everybody, but the village is still big enough that it can sustain a charming little shop with a Post Office counter. It's a little taste of what life used to be like up and down the country in years gone by; like living in an episode of Heartbeat. The list of former residents tells a tale, too: Alfred Hitchcock, Richard Branson (whose childhood home was in the village), and E.H. Shephard, the iconic illustrator of Winnie-the-Pooh, all lived here, as did Harry Secombe.
The blossom isn't always out in Shamley Green. But it is at the moment.
Small wonder, then, that many people keep an eye out for the chance to move here, and if you're among those people then there's good news: joint agents Nigel Mitchell of Knight Frank and David Carter of housepartnership.co.uk are selling the dreamy, Grade II-listed Hyde Farm, which stands in more than 11 acres of formal gardens, paddocks and woodland at the end of a long drive that leads out from the heart of the village. As you might expect, all that comes at a price: £6.25 million.
Hyde Farm has roots dating back to the 15th century, although its Historic England listing categorises the present house as being ‘18th century with 20th-century extensions to the rear’.
The present owners, who bought the house 14 years ago, have undertaken a major refurbishment of the entire property, extending the house into the garden to create a wonderful garden room and installing a new kitchen, new bathrooms and modern services throughout.
A timber-frame medieval barn on the northern front has been incorporated into the main building to provide a splendid double-height drawing room.
Hyde Farm now offers more than 7,270sq ft of beautifully configured living space on three floors, including, on the ground floor, a reception hall, garden room, sitting room, dining room, drawing room, kitchen/breakfast room, home office and family games room.
On the upper floors, the principal bedroom and three guest bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms can be found, plus three further bedrooms and a bathroom.
Outbuildings include a double garage, stabling, a carport and studio. Amenities include a tennis court and two paddocks.
Hyde Farm is for sale through Knight Frank — see more details.
