House For Sale £1,975,000
Clayes Farm is a most attractive Grade II listed farmhouse dating from the mid-17th century and earlier. Distinctive elevations reflect its architectural history over the centuries and today provides a lovely family home in a delightful rural setting. Formal lawned gardens that includes a tennis court and swimming pool overlook the adjoining pastureland, in all almost six and a half acres.
Internally, the accommodation extends to 3,190 square feet of space. There are exposed timber beams throughout, most original, along with fireplaces including a fine inglenook in the sitting room. A stunning timber entrance porch opens into a spacious galleried reception hall with an impressive oak staircase and flagstone flooring that includes a unique slab made up from Jurassic fossilised shells. The flooring continues into the dining room. The principal study has a range of built-in library style oak bookshelves with the property benefiting from ultra-fast internet coverage. The kitchen / family room, formerly two separate rooms, forms the everyday hub of the property. The custom fitted oak units incorporate an oil-fired Aga with adjoining electric Aga companion together with integrated appliances and granite work tops that includes an island unit. The family room section has wooden flooring and both areas have wide external doors to paved and decked terraces as well as providing a delightful outlook across the property’s own fields. Completing the ground floor is a second study / studio area that leads into a utility room. On the first floor off the galleried landing are five bedrooms. The main bedroom suite is particularly notable for its Juliet balcony with double opening doors allowing a superb sun rise easterly view over the paddocks along with extensive fitted wardrobes, walk in dressing room and en-suite bathroom having both a bath and double size shower. The four further bedrooms are served by a family bathroom.
A most attractive period farmhouse dating from the 17th Century and earlier in a delightful rural setting with gardens and paddocks of almost six and a half acres along with a large Dutch Barn and a converted former dairy building providing additional ancillary accommodation.
Outbuildings and Grounds
Detached Double Garage 18’ x 17’ with two up and over doors, light and power. Detached Cottage, converted from a former dairy building and re-furbished a few years ago. Provides additional ancillary accommodation or holiday use with electric heating, superfast broadband, conservatory and log burner. Dutch Barn, approximately 45’ x 40’ overall, providing extensive storage and part divided with three internal stables, hay store above and inner secure tack room. The barn also houses the oil-fired boil er and filtration plant for the swimming pool, has a kitchen area, water and electricity with power points and lighting. The Garden and Grounds extend in total to almost 6.5 acres with a double five bar entrance gate opening to a forecourt providing parking and access to the garage. The drive extends up past the Cottage to the Barn and provides access to the paddocks. The majority of lawned gardens are behind the house on it’s northern and eastern sides where there are some fine mature oaks, the hard Tennis Court, and the heated and filtered outdoor Swimming Pool, approximately 36’ x 18’ with surrounding paving and currently fenced. There is an octagonal summer house by the pool and space for table and chairs next to a brick built in BBQ. The grazing land comprises three paddocks bordered by post and rail fencing and mature hedgerows and each with a field shelter. There is a former Sand School 40m X 20m, small holding area and compost shelter along with various outside water taps.
History
Clayes Farm, historically Clays or Clay’s, is in the parish of West Chiltington being on its northern fringe in an area that traditionally has been cultivated for arable farming. The Wealden Buildings Study Group visited the property in 1986 and concluded the original building was probably built in the 16th century being a two-storey timber framed building consisting of four bays with a one storey outhouse to the rear with a catslide roof. At some point, likely in the 18th century, the wall panels
were filled in with brick and the front rebuilt and covered with hanging tiles. In 1895 sale particulars of Clayes Farm describe the site as having 57 acres of arable and meadow land including a productive orchard. The sale comprised an “old fashioned” farmhouse and homestead made up of stabling, cow house, piggeries, stores and stock yard with some of these buildings possibly being physically linked to the farmhouse. Today the group of buildings has changed considerably with the farmhouse Clayes Farm the group of buildings has changed considerably with the farmhouse now being L-shaped and the buildings around the Homestead either much reduced or demolished and replaced. A former dairy building is likely to have been built after 1911 and converted to residential ancillary accommodation around 1995. The large Dutch Barn is likely to be post war and today offers potential for a variety of uses with plans drawn up by the current owners to restyle it as a games area or “party barn”.
Location
The property is situated approximately two miles to the north of West Chiltington with its pretty village centre, 12th century St Mary’s church, first school and local village shops. The larger villages of Storrington, Pulborough and Billingshurst offer a comprehensive range of further shops and supermarkets as well as a wide range of sports and social clubs.
The nearest mainline station is at Billingshurst with services to London Victoria. The bigger centre of Horsham is approximately 10 miles distant whilst road access to London and the coast is provided by the A29 / A24.
Services
Mains water and electricity. Private on-site drainage for both the main house and a separate system for the cottage. Oil fired heating to the main house. Electric heating to the cottage.
Council Tax for the house is Band G. The cottage is separately rated.
Hallway
Cloakroom
Sitting Room
Dining Room
Study / Library
Study / Studio
Kitchen / Family / Breakfast Room
Landing
Bedroom 1
En-Suite Bathroom
Bedroom 2
Bedroom 3
Bedroom 4
Bedroom 5
Bathroom
Garden
Garage space for 2 cars.
Parking
Internally, the accommodation extends to 3,190 square feet of space. There are exposed timber beams throughout, most original, along with fireplaces including a fine inglenook in the sitting room. A stunning timber entrance porch opens into a spacious galleried reception hall with an impressive oak staircase and flagstone flooring that includes a unique slab made up from Jurassic fossilised shells. The flooring continues into the dining room. The principal study has a range of built-in library style oak bookshelves with the property benefiting from ultra-fast internet coverage. The kitchen / family room, formerly two separate rooms, forms the everyday hub of the property. The custom fitted oak units incorporate an oil-fired Aga with adjoining electric Aga companion together with integrated appliances and granite work tops that includes an island unit. The family room section has wooden flooring and both areas have wide external doors to paved and decked terraces as well as providing a delightful outlook across the property’s own fields. Completing the ground floor is a second study / studio area that leads into a utility room. On the first floor off the galleried landing are five bedrooms. The main bedroom suite is particularly notable for its Juliet balcony with double opening doors allowing a superb sun rise easterly view over the paddocks along with extensive fitted wardrobes, walk in dressing room and en-suite bathroom having both a bath and double size shower. The four further bedrooms are served by a family bathroom.
A most attractive period farmhouse dating from the 17th Century and earlier in a delightful rural setting with gardens and paddocks of almost six and a half acres along with a large Dutch Barn and a converted former dairy building providing additional ancillary accommodation.
Outbuildings and Grounds
Detached Double Garage 18’ x 17’ with two up and over doors, light and power. Detached Cottage, converted from a former dairy building and re-furbished a few years ago. Provides additional ancillary accommodation or holiday use with electric heating, superfast broadband, conservatory and log burner. Dutch Barn, approximately 45’ x 40’ overall, providing extensive storage and part divided with three internal stables, hay store above and inner secure tack room. The barn also houses the oil-fired boil er and filtration plant for the swimming pool, has a kitchen area, water and electricity with power points and lighting. The Garden and Grounds extend in total to almost 6.5 acres with a double five bar entrance gate opening to a forecourt providing parking and access to the garage. The drive extends up past the Cottage to the Barn and provides access to the paddocks. The majority of lawned gardens are behind the house on it’s northern and eastern sides where there are some fine mature oaks, the hard Tennis Court, and the heated and filtered outdoor Swimming Pool, approximately 36’ x 18’ with surrounding paving and currently fenced. There is an octagonal summer house by the pool and space for table and chairs next to a brick built in BBQ. The grazing land comprises three paddocks bordered by post and rail fencing and mature hedgerows and each with a field shelter. There is a former Sand School 40m X 20m, small holding area and compost shelter along with various outside water taps.
History
Clayes Farm, historically Clays or Clay’s, is in the parish of West Chiltington being on its northern fringe in an area that traditionally has been cultivated for arable farming. The Wealden Buildings Study Group visited the property in 1986 and concluded the original building was probably built in the 16th century being a two-storey timber framed building consisting of four bays with a one storey outhouse to the rear with a catslide roof. At some point, likely in the 18th century, the wall panels
were filled in with brick and the front rebuilt and covered with hanging tiles. In 1895 sale particulars of Clayes Farm describe the site as having 57 acres of arable and meadow land including a productive orchard. The sale comprised an “old fashioned” farmhouse and homestead made up of stabling, cow house, piggeries, stores and stock yard with some of these buildings possibly being physically linked to the farmhouse. Today the group of buildings has changed considerably with the farmhouse Clayes Farm the group of buildings has changed considerably with the farmhouse now being L-shaped and the buildings around the Homestead either much reduced or demolished and replaced. A former dairy building is likely to have been built after 1911 and converted to residential ancillary accommodation around 1995. The large Dutch Barn is likely to be post war and today offers potential for a variety of uses with plans drawn up by the current owners to restyle it as a games area or “party barn”.
Location
The property is situated approximately two miles to the north of West Chiltington with its pretty village centre, 12th century St Mary’s church, first school and local village shops. The larger villages of Storrington, Pulborough and Billingshurst offer a comprehensive range of further shops and supermarkets as well as a wide range of sports and social clubs.
The nearest mainline station is at Billingshurst with services to London Victoria. The bigger centre of Horsham is approximately 10 miles distant whilst road access to London and the coast is provided by the A29 / A24.
Services
Mains water and electricity. Private on-site drainage for both the main house and a separate system for the cottage. Oil fired heating to the main house. Electric heating to the cottage.
Council Tax for the house is Band G. The cottage is separately rated.
Hallway
Cloakroom
Sitting Room
Dining Room
Study / Library
Study / Studio
Kitchen / Family / Breakfast Room
Landing
Bedroom 1
En-Suite Bathroom
Bedroom 2
Bedroom 3
Bedroom 4
Bedroom 5
Bathroom
Garden
Garage space for 2 cars.
Parking
