Description
This Colonial style home on St George's Hill, provides opulent accommodation on a grand scale with well-presented family accommodation over three floors extending to 9,758sqft, including a lower ground floor leisure complex, complete with Gym, Games Room and Spa area. Plus separate guest cottage and outdoor pool.
EPC D. Council Tax Band H
Passages is approached via wrought iron gates leading to a long shingle driveway to the impressive front of the property with attractive turning circle. This striking property offers well-presented accommodation extending to 9,758sqft The house has a great layout for family living and offers extremely good entertaining accommodation with impressively proportioned rooms, the majority of which have views over the delightful South/South West facing gardens. The accommodation is cleverly arranged into formal and informal sides. The ornate drawing room is a wonderful large room arranged over two levels and is triple aspect. The formal dining room is a particularly impressive room with double doors opening out onto the rear terrace and gardens. Also of note is the relationship between the kitchen/breakfast room and the family room, which is ideally laid out for family use. The leisure facilities are found on the lower ground floor with a library area as well as a large gymnasium, giving access to a jacuzzi area with steam room and mood lighting. Also on this floor there is a TV/cinema room, games room and extra seating area with a contemporary staircase leading straight up to the rear garden
Upstairs, the bedroom accommodation is cleverly arranged. In the principle part of the house there are five separate well-proportioned bedrooms. The master bedroom suite has extensive built in wardrobes, dressing room, balcony and a beautifully equipped en suite bathroom by Villeroy Boch with double width shower area. There are four further bedroom suites in this part of the house with the second bedroom also having access out onto its own balcony. However, it should also be noted there is a separate wing comprising two further bedroom suites which can not only be accessed from the first floor inner landing, but also via a second staircase on the ground floor. Passages also has a detached guest cottage comprising kitchen/living room, bedroom and en suite shower room, making this ideal for staff/au pairs.
Garden/Exterior
There is a long shingle driveway providing parking for numerous vehicles, infront of the integral garage. The house enjoys seclusion on most sides via mature shrubs and an abundance of large trees. The rear garden is mainly flat, laid to lawn and there is a large entertaining terrace off the back of the house , overlooking the outdoor swimming pool complex to one side of the garden. In total the grounds extend to approximately 1.055 acres
