5 bedroom semi-detached house for sale

Hawkhurst House is a substantial and well-appointed family home, much enhanced by our clients during their ownership. Despite its long history (records of a dwelling on this site date back to the 12th Century), the house is unlisted and therefore unconstrained in this regard. The light-filled house benefits from beautifully proportioned rooms throughout, all with wonderful aspects over the surrounding grounds and countryside. The reception rooms are particularly appealing, with ceiling heights of around 3.5m and large windows. The drawing room is elegantly proportioned with an open fire at its heart and a large bay window. The wonderful 30ft orangery is a dining and sitting room, and its floor-to-ceiling windows provide arresting views and allow light to pour in throughout the day.

On the first and second floors are five bedrooms. The two largest bedrooms are on the first floor, featuring 3m ceiling heights and both with en suite bathrooms. Notably all the bedrooms, bar bedroom five, have built-in wardrobes. As well as the two bedrooms and family bathroom on the second floor is a large sitting/games room running the majority of the southerly aspect of the house.

A particular highlight of the property is its 7 acres of parkscape, which drop gently away from the house to the South, offering magnificent views over the woodland and the South Downs in the distance and featuring a heated swimming pool and pool house, a Victorian rose walk, a pond and paddock. There are also four discreetly positioned, recently built outbuildings (some with electricity) of varying size, a WC for gardeners and a double log store.

There is an excellent choice of schools in the area. Primary schools are located in Wisborough Green and Billingshurst. Preparatory schools include Dorset House at Bury, Windlesham House at Washington and Great Ballard at Eartham, Chichester. Senior schools include Bedales School, Charterhouse, Seaford College, Cranleigh, St Catherine's Bramley and Lancing College. There are two Ofsted Outstanding-rated State secondary schools; The Weald at Billingshurst, and Midhurst Rother College in nearby Midhurst.

The towns of Petworth, Billingshurst and Pulborough offer an extensive range of services including supermarkets, farm shops, doctors' surgeries, pharmacies, pubs, sporting facilities and direct train services to London Victoria and London Bridge. Petworth, about five miles east of the property, a centre for antiques also boasts a wonderful range of independent shops including boutique clothes shops, a wine merchant as well as top restaurants. It hosts the annual, world-class Petworth Arts Festival in the summer. It is also home to Petworth House and its Park, designed by Capability Brown, outstanding for walks year-round.

Highly regarded pubs within a few minutes' drive from the property are The Half Moon at Kirdford with two AA stars, The Welldiggers Arms at Low Heath (also a 45-minute woodland walk away) and The Horseguards at Tillington.

Wisborough Green 3 miles, Petworth 4.5 miles, Billingshurst 6 miles (London Victoria 64 minutes), Pulborough 6.5 miles, Haslemere 14 miles (London Waterloo 56 minutes), Chichester 19 miles, Guildford 20 miles, London 56 miles. (Distances and times are approximate)