Ockford Road, Godalming, Surrey, GU7

VIEW THE PROPERTY FILM NOW! Remembered fondly by local residents as the White Elephant, The Waggoners was originally built as three timber framed cottages in the early 1600s which were later enhanced with various additional extensions and buildings. The census of 1841 shows the families of a blacksmith, brewer and labourer with a total of 13 children living in these quintessential timber framed homes. After having been a stocking factory, the property went on to become an ale house famed for the fact that in 1865 the licensee was charged with selling short measures!

Grade II listed and retaining a breathtaking measure of its original architecture, today this entirely captivating historic home opens onto utterly beguiling gardens of a westerly aspect that stretch down to the banks of the River Ock. Remaining respectful of its original bones, it also offers the modern-day benefits of detached double garaging and versatile outbuildings currently used as games rooms.

Transporting you to a bygone era, when you step inside, you’ll find an incredibly special home unfolding over a wonderful 4,543 sq. ft and exuding an immense measure of character and heritage. Beneath the copious original beams, a duo of inglenook fireplaces captures your imagination in a spacious drawing room with timber framed walls and a door that tempts you out onto the wonderfully private terracing. An expanse of leaded windows allows a lovely degree of natural light to filter in while a secret doorway opens to reveal a double aspect family room with an adjoining study. It’s here that a classic wood burner nestles within the majesty of a further inglenook fireplace and a spiral staircase curve upwards giving dedicated access to the principal bedroom suite above.

Follow the wrought iron railings of the spiral staircase and upstairs you’ll find yourself in the prodigious dressing room and an expansive principal suite. Progress through to the en suite with shower and jacuzzi and in turn onto a gloriously regal four poster bed that takes centre stage in the master bedroom area. Four additional bedrooms wrap-around a separate galleried landing producing a tremendous measure of accommodation for a growing family and guests. Each one echoes the magical features of original beams and architecture that features throughout, and includes an enviable second double bedroom with a beautiful canopied bed, breathtaking inglenook fireplace and a connecting door to the principal suite. Together these four superb bedrooms share a neutral family bathroom that has a shower and a heritage suite that includes a bidet and inset bathtub. A Nordic sauna lends a contemporary twist and an indulgently luxurious finishing touch.

Generating ample flexibility to be a wonderful entrance hall or snug, a beautifully lit breakfast room has more of those timber framed walls and its own door to the secluded terrace. Its generous dimensions enhance the notable flow of the accommodation and connect with a formal dining room equally suited for everyday life or entertaining on a grand scale. With a focal point fireplace, this elegant space opens in turn to a sympathetically designed kitchen. Its ergonomic layout has dedicated spots for an array of freestanding appliances and is finished with modern countertops that extend to form bar stool seating that’s ideal for a morning coffee.

Adaptable to your needs and enhancing the sense of space that this 17th century home has in abundance, a large triple aspect gym adds to the lifestyle on offer. Proffering an exceptional dedicated space in which to work out, while an external staircase takes you down onto the secluded terracing of the gardens, a traditional latch door from the dressing room means that it could become part of the principal suite if preferred.

Outside
Peppered with exemplary outbuildings that garner a host of possibilities, the breathtakingly beautiful gardens of The Waggoners proffer tranquillity and a huge amount of open space to enjoy. Reaching down to the banks of the River Ock, capacious lawns are dotted and framed with statuesque trees that lend dappled shade and a classic English country garden feel. A cobbled courtyard is a hidden retreat to enjoy an afternoon siesta and when it comes to al fresco entertaining, vast terracing supplies a blissfully idyllic spot to dine and unwind in the sunshine whilst admiring the picturesque vista that stretches out before you.

A timber framed kitchen garden sits discreetly above the main terrace, lining steps leading up to a picturesque arched gate. Arches cut into heavenly high hedging give delineation to a working garden area with greenhouses, compost and wood store Prompting a wealth of options, a duo of games rooms includes one with a pull-down ladder to a boarded and insulated hobbies area. Notably generous and self-contained, this impeccably designed brick-built building has the potential to become a dedicated home office or cinema room. An additional timber studio could be an artist’s retreat or yoga space and the terracing offers easy access to a laundry room, tool shed and storeroom. Detached double garaging and a private driveway behind a secure electric gated entrance supply the convenience of parking for several cars and there’s plenty of additional handy hidden storage in rooms beneath the garage.