House For Sale £3,250,000
Set within about 59 acres, a spellbinding Grade II listed farmhouse with origins dating back to 1543, offering a rare opportunity for those seeking a property of immense character and charm; a truly rural idyll.
The delightful gardens and grounds provide an ideal setting for the house and extreme care and attention to detail has been taken to create a most appealing and fascinating family home that is at one with its surroundings. Also situated within the grounds is a charming period Annexe that provides ideal guest accommodation and offers income potential on a rental/Air B&B basis, along with a substantial studio barn that would suit those seeking to work/run a business from home.
The main house, exudes a high level of architectural appeal and showcasing a distinctive catslide roof, is an authentic period home that is testament to the current owners’ obvious eye for detail and passion for restoration. Well considered and sympathetic renovation is evident throughout, with original features including hand-sawn lime-washed beams, latch doors, brick and stone floors, chimneypieces with pagan nooks, and wattle and daub walls, all complemented by tasteful interior design, featuring well-considered modern additions. This is a unique and relaxed family home where the sense of the building’s history is ubiquitous and conveys a sense of immense calm and tranquillity.
The ground floor may be entered at the front via a reception vestibule that sets the scene and hints at the delights to come, or less formally, through double doors opening into the kitchen, with its original York stone flooring and inglenook fireplace housing an Aga. An adjoining utility room also has direct outside access and features an original ‘copper’ water heater/boiler and brick flooring that extends through to a cold store larder. In the drawing room, an imposing inglenook working fireplace takes centre stage and additional features include working window shutters, painted floorboards and beams. The adjacent dining room is equally as pleasing to the eye and features a creative half-height wall that defines a cosy snug area around a woodburning stove. A study and a cloakroom complete the arrangement on the ground floor.
On the first floor, the serene principal bedroom incorporates a spacious dressing area, cleverly screened by linen muslin curtains attached to lime-washed beams. There is a second generous bedroom (currently utilised as a dressing room) and an ensuite featuring a ‘ball and claw’ footed free-standing bath on this floor whilst the upper level, accessed by a 16th century winding staircase, plays host to two further bedrooms and an additional bathroom, all with vaulted ceilings.
Annexe
In addition to the main house, there is ancillary accommodation in the form of a beautifully converted early 19th century cart house, enhanced by climbing roses and wisteria. Internally, the living space is arranged over two floors and has been the subject of total renovation, with great attention to detail. The accommodation is arranged to provide a sitting room/study with a log-burning stove and built-in bookshelving, a fully fitted kitchen, and a bathroom on the ground floor with a bedroom on the floor above, providing the perfect bolthole for visiting guests. It is worth noting that the Annexe benefits from independent access to the driveway.
Studio Barn
An impressive building with a superb beamed vaulted ceiling, accessed independently from either the courtyard through large double glazed doors or alternatively, from the private gardens via a glazed door. The ground floor studio area is exceptionally light and spacious, with an abundance of bespoke storage units and steps rising to a galleried mezzanine level with timber framed perspex balustrading designed to enhance the sense of light and space.<br /><br />The property enjoys a secluded rural setting just to the south of the village of Fittleworth with its ancient mill, church, and facilities, an excellent community run village shop with café and post office services, along with a playgroup, community hall and a school.
The nearby market town of Petworth provides an excellent range of independent shops including antique and artisan shops, together with the National Trust’s Petworth House and Park. A good selection of amenities are also available in the town of Midhurst whilst further afield, more extensive shopping and leisure facilities are available in the cathedral cities of Guildford to the north and Chichester to the South.
Mainline stations can be found at Pulborough for London Victoria (via Gatwick) and at Haslemere for London Waterloo; the A3 affords fast access to London, the motorway network, Gatwick, Heathrow and Southampton airports.
A wide selection of well-regarded schools are located within the area, in both the state and private sectors, including Seaford College, Midhurst Rother College, Duncton C of E Junior School, Graffham C of E Primary School, Dorset House School, Great Ballard School and Windlesham House School.
The area has much to offer throughout the year in the way of leisure and sporting facilities including the Petworth Music Festival, the Festival of Speed and Revival Meeting at Goodwood, racing at Goodwood and Fontwell, golf at the West Sussex Golf Club, Polo at Cowdray Park, and sailing out of Chichester Harbour. The surrounding countryside boasts stunning views across the River Rother.<br /><br />The gardens and grounds are a spectacular feature of the property and offer unsurpassed levels of privacy and seclusion. The owners have again added their exceptional touch to the grounds, ranging from formal gardens, wildflower strewn meadows, areas of woodland (a child’s paradise), an established pond, paddocks, grazing and arable land.
To the front of the house is a stunning, intimate walled garden that has been lovingly created and planted by the current owners over two decades, resulting in a truly sensational feast for the eyes. The south-facing garden comprises areas of lawn, flower beds stocked with a wide variety of flowering plants, shrubs and specimen trees, more than 100 rose bushes, clipped box hedging, and a wonderful iron gazebo designed to echo the Annexe and enveloped in pretty Abéric Barbier roses. A terrace enjoys shelter from the natural contours of the house and provides the perfect seasonal spot in which to relax and enjoy the outlook over the garden.
To the rear, a spacious gravelled area adjoining the house provides additional outdoor dining and relaxation space, overlooking an area of lawn with an avenue of cherry trees, a wildflower strewn meadow and ancient bluebell woodland beyond. There is also a kitchen garden area incorporating raised vegetable beds, a sturdy fruit cage, greenhouse and a sizeable workshop/potting shed. Also within the grounds is a large rustic hay barn providing excellent entertaining space, and a stable block housing six defined units.
The delightful gardens and grounds provide an ideal setting for the house and extreme care and attention to detail has been taken to create a most appealing and fascinating family home that is at one with its surroundings. Also situated within the grounds is a charming period Annexe that provides ideal guest accommodation and offers income potential on a rental/Air B&B basis, along with a substantial studio barn that would suit those seeking to work/run a business from home.
The main house, exudes a high level of architectural appeal and showcasing a distinctive catslide roof, is an authentic period home that is testament to the current owners’ obvious eye for detail and passion for restoration. Well considered and sympathetic renovation is evident throughout, with original features including hand-sawn lime-washed beams, latch doors, brick and stone floors, chimneypieces with pagan nooks, and wattle and daub walls, all complemented by tasteful interior design, featuring well-considered modern additions. This is a unique and relaxed family home where the sense of the building’s history is ubiquitous and conveys a sense of immense calm and tranquillity.
The ground floor may be entered at the front via a reception vestibule that sets the scene and hints at the delights to come, or less formally, through double doors opening into the kitchen, with its original York stone flooring and inglenook fireplace housing an Aga. An adjoining utility room also has direct outside access and features an original ‘copper’ water heater/boiler and brick flooring that extends through to a cold store larder. In the drawing room, an imposing inglenook working fireplace takes centre stage and additional features include working window shutters, painted floorboards and beams. The adjacent dining room is equally as pleasing to the eye and features a creative half-height wall that defines a cosy snug area around a woodburning stove. A study and a cloakroom complete the arrangement on the ground floor.
On the first floor, the serene principal bedroom incorporates a spacious dressing area, cleverly screened by linen muslin curtains attached to lime-washed beams. There is a second generous bedroom (currently utilised as a dressing room) and an ensuite featuring a ‘ball and claw’ footed free-standing bath on this floor whilst the upper level, accessed by a 16th century winding staircase, plays host to two further bedrooms and an additional bathroom, all with vaulted ceilings.
Annexe
In addition to the main house, there is ancillary accommodation in the form of a beautifully converted early 19th century cart house, enhanced by climbing roses and wisteria. Internally, the living space is arranged over two floors and has been the subject of total renovation, with great attention to detail. The accommodation is arranged to provide a sitting room/study with a log-burning stove and built-in bookshelving, a fully fitted kitchen, and a bathroom on the ground floor with a bedroom on the floor above, providing the perfect bolthole for visiting guests. It is worth noting that the Annexe benefits from independent access to the driveway.
Studio Barn
An impressive building with a superb beamed vaulted ceiling, accessed independently from either the courtyard through large double glazed doors or alternatively, from the private gardens via a glazed door. The ground floor studio area is exceptionally light and spacious, with an abundance of bespoke storage units and steps rising to a galleried mezzanine level with timber framed perspex balustrading designed to enhance the sense of light and space.<br /><br />The property enjoys a secluded rural setting just to the south of the village of Fittleworth with its ancient mill, church, and facilities, an excellent community run village shop with café and post office services, along with a playgroup, community hall and a school.
The nearby market town of Petworth provides an excellent range of independent shops including antique and artisan shops, together with the National Trust’s Petworth House and Park. A good selection of amenities are also available in the town of Midhurst whilst further afield, more extensive shopping and leisure facilities are available in the cathedral cities of Guildford to the north and Chichester to the South.
Mainline stations can be found at Pulborough for London Victoria (via Gatwick) and at Haslemere for London Waterloo; the A3 affords fast access to London, the motorway network, Gatwick, Heathrow and Southampton airports.
A wide selection of well-regarded schools are located within the area, in both the state and private sectors, including Seaford College, Midhurst Rother College, Duncton C of E Junior School, Graffham C of E Primary School, Dorset House School, Great Ballard School and Windlesham House School.
The area has much to offer throughout the year in the way of leisure and sporting facilities including the Petworth Music Festival, the Festival of Speed and Revival Meeting at Goodwood, racing at Goodwood and Fontwell, golf at the West Sussex Golf Club, Polo at Cowdray Park, and sailing out of Chichester Harbour. The surrounding countryside boasts stunning views across the River Rother.<br /><br />The gardens and grounds are a spectacular feature of the property and offer unsurpassed levels of privacy and seclusion. The owners have again added their exceptional touch to the grounds, ranging from formal gardens, wildflower strewn meadows, areas of woodland (a child’s paradise), an established pond, paddocks, grazing and arable land.
To the front of the house is a stunning, intimate walled garden that has been lovingly created and planted by the current owners over two decades, resulting in a truly sensational feast for the eyes. The south-facing garden comprises areas of lawn, flower beds stocked with a wide variety of flowering plants, shrubs and specimen trees, more than 100 rose bushes, clipped box hedging, and a wonderful iron gazebo designed to echo the Annexe and enveloped in pretty Abéric Barbier roses. A terrace enjoys shelter from the natural contours of the house and provides the perfect seasonal spot in which to relax and enjoy the outlook over the garden.
To the rear, a spacious gravelled area adjoining the house provides additional outdoor dining and relaxation space, overlooking an area of lawn with an avenue of cherry trees, a wildflower strewn meadow and ancient bluebell woodland beyond. There is also a kitchen garden area incorporating raised vegetable beds, a sturdy fruit cage, greenhouse and a sizeable workshop/potting shed. Also within the grounds is a large rustic hay barn providing excellent entertaining space, and a stable block housing six defined units.
