4 bedroom link detached house

Historic records reveal this stately building opened as a school in 1940, after which it served as a children’s home. Upon its sale in 2000, Shermanbury Grange was converted to provide a number of distinguished, private residences. No 1 forms one part of the property with its entrance showcasing the splendid, ancient, arched timber doors which open into a vestibule and through to a reception hall which serves as a grand dining room. Character features include dark wood panelling to the walls, decorative plasterwork to the ceiling and an impressive wood, staircase rising majestically upwards. Beyond the hall, the accommodation
comprises an elegant sitting room, with lofty windows and French doors opening to a private terrace. The kitchen/breakfast room, just 4 years old, is fitted with Neff appliances and is fitted with contemporary cabinetry to meet the requirements of a modern lifestyle. There is a breakfast bar in the kitchen and glazed doors open into a light-filled family room, where there is ample space for informal dining and relaxed
seating alongside the bi-folding doors which open out to the walled garden offering seamless indoor/outdoor flow during the summer months. A basement level cellar is reached from the reception hall, offering safe-keeping for wine supplies and storage of household equipment. On the first floor, there are two en suite bedrooms, a family bathroom and a study with a triple aspect outlook over the surrounding
landscape. A further stairway rises to the two, second floor double bedrooms, one of which benefits from an en suite shower room and dressing room.

The property is located in a beautiful rural location, within the grounds of Shermanbury Grange, and yet only a short distance from the thriving village of Henfield with its assortment of local independent shops together with a supermarket, public houses and restaurants. For a more comprehensive range of amenities Brighton and Horsham are both within easy access by car. For rail links, Hassocks (8 miles distance) and Haywards Heath (10.6 miles distance) both provide a fast and regular mainline service to London Victoria and London Bridge. The A23 is about 6 miles distance providing access to Gatwick Airport, the South Coast, the M23/M25 and the national motorway. There are also a number of excellent schoolsi n the area including Handcross Park, Steyning Grammar School, Hurstpierpoint College, Brighton College, and Burgess Hill School for Girls, as well as St Peters CE Primary School in the village of Henfield. Sporting and recreational facilities nearby include golf at Singing Hill and Pyecombe, show jumping at Hickstead, horse racing at Brighton, Plumpton and Goodwood, and sailing at Brighton and Chichester. The nearby Downs Link and the South Downs, now a National Park, provide many miles of beautiful walks, cycle routes and bridle paths.

A paved area outside the sitting room door offers a sunny, south-facing terrace to sit and enjoy the views over the grounds. To the other side of the home, the walled, courtyard garden is beautifully designed, with raised timber flower beds, stepped terracing and a pergola structure to one corner, providing a shady spot to sit and dine. To the front of the property, there is a gravelled driveway providing plenty of parking and access to the double garaging. With the added benefit of the surrounding countryside, the well-tended communal grounds offer a tranquil setting with lawned areas interspersed with mature trees and shrubs, manicured hedging, as well as a natural pond. The communal grounds extend to approximately 9 acres and the adjacent farmland of approximately 47 acres is also owned by the residents of Shermanbury Grange through a company of which they are all shareholders.