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4.3 acres, Ashurst, West Sussex
For Sale - Guide Price £1,850,000

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• A handsome & substantial country house of Victorian origins with land & equestrian facilities. Freehold. Council Tax Band G. EPC E.
• Situated in a superb, unspoilt, yet readily accessible rural location on the rural outskirts of the sought-after small village of Ashurst.
• With very appealing family accommodation (c. 3,300 sq. ft.) with super rural outlook over the property's own land & countryside beyond.
• Entrance hall, galleried reception hall, double aspect drawing room, dining room.
• Family kitchen with Aga/breakfast room & sitting room, study, utility & cloakroom.
• Galleried landing, principal bedroom suite, four further bedrooms & family bathroom.
• Gated driveway to triple garage with further potential (stc). Attractive large garden with distant views.
• Smart equestrian facilities including 3 stables & fodder store, 43m x 22m manege & paddock.
• Extending overall to approximately 4.30 acres (1.74 Ha).

Peppers Farmhouse comprises a handsome and substantial country house believed to originally be of Victorian origin and substantially extended and altered during the second half of the last century. The property occupies an unspoilt, yet readily accessible rural location on the outskirts of the small village of Ashurst and with very fine views over the property's own land and countryside beyond.

The house is set within a useful area of land with the attractive large garden and private gated driveway with garaging then opening to a good range of equestrian facilities including three modern stables, fodder store, manege and adjoining paddock and with the property as a whole extending overall to approximately 4.3 acres (1.74 Ha) and with good rural hacking readily accessible from the lane and interconnected bridleways.

The house includes mellow brick and part tile hung elevations with decorative club courses and pretty leaded light windows recently redecorated in an off-white fawn colour and offset by colourful mixed climbers, herbaceous plants and specimen roses. From the front drive the front door leads into the entrance hall which in turn opens into an impressive part galleried reception hall with drinks and coat cupboards off, polished wood floor and double doors opening into the double aspect drawing room which enjoys a particularly fine outlook over the garden and land beyond and with French doors leading out thereto as well as fireplace with pretty polished wood surround.

To the other side of the hall, access to rear hall with part glazed door to the outside, cloakroom, study and utility room off which includes Kidd oil-fired boiler, Belfast sink and plumbing for washing machine. The dining room is also double aspect. The good size kitchen/breakfast/family sitting room forms the heart of the house with a smart range of fitted units with Corian worktops with cupboards and drawers below, point for dishwasher, sink unit, oil-fired Aga with separate electric unit to one side, ceramic tiled floor and thence opening up from the breakfast bar to a dining area and sitting area that directly overlooks the garden and land and with French doors to the garden to one side.

To the first floor from the galleried landing there is one of three roof access points and also linking to an inner landing with linen cupboards and thence door to the principal bedroom suite. This large main bedroom is double aspect with super views over the land and across to the stables, range of fitted wardrobes to one wall and with generous en-suite bathroom also with good views and with white suite including bath with hair shower attachment, tiled floor, w.c. and twin wash hand basins within fitted oak stand. Bedroom two is triple aspect and also enjoys fine views, pedestal wash hand basin and fitted cupboards and may offer scope for creating an en-suite to one end with the wall backing onto the family bathroom comprising a smart modern suite including bath with hair shower attachment, w.c., wash hand basin, separate shower cubicle and wall and floor tiling. Bedroom three is also a large double and bedrooms four and five have sealed period fireplaces and small cupboards. Outside, the property is approached from the initially shared outer driveway leading to the neighbouring property, Peppers Farm, and to Peppers Farmhouse's own private gated driveway which leads to the front of the house and garaging with good parking and turning for several vehicles adjoining the detached brick and tile garage with twin up and over doors to double and single garages with power and light connected, plus electric vehicle charger point. A very attractive feature of the property is the large garden with wide expanses of lawn and mixed colourful herbaceous and shrub borders and with fine views over the land and beyond. From the driveway, a spur leads to the discreetly located stable yard including modern timber range of three boxes and fodder store and gated and post and rail fenced concrete apron to the front and with power and water connected. The 42m x 23m manege includes a pvc surface renewed in 2018 with post and rail outer boundaries and with side gateways into the adjoining paddock which gently slopes to the North and with post and rail fencing to two sides and outer mature hedged boundary to the other side. The property as a whole extends overall to approximately 4.30 acres (1.74 Ha).

The property is located on the rural outskirts of the sought-after small village of Ashurst with its popular Church of England primary school with the adjacent cricket and recreation ground, St. James' Church, a classic country pub at The Fountain, plus a variety of community events centred around the modern village hall. The historic old market town of Steyning is approx. 4.5 miles away and provides a good range of shops and amenities for everyday needs including a supermarket, restaurants and pubs, a sports centre, primary school and secondary school at Steyning Grammar School. The market town of Horsham is c. 10.75 miles distant and offers a more comprehensive range of facilities as well as mainline railway station with services to London Bridge and London Victoria. The nearby South Downs National Park provides many miles of spectacular walking and bridle paths, whilst the coastal, business and entertainment City of Brighton & Hove is some 16 miles distant. The A24 is within convenient reach providing fast access to the historic market town of Horsham, the M23, Gatwick Airport, London and the wider motorway network.

Particulars prepared: April 2024 and photos June 2022(Ref RBA). Freehold title number WSX115099. Services: Mains water and electricity are understood to be connected. Oil fired central heating via Kidd boiler to radiators. Private upgraded drainage system. Ohme E.V. charger in the garage.

From Steyning, travelling North to Ashurst, upon entering the village and coming up the hill, take the left hand turning into School Lane and before the Fountain Inn on the right-hand side. Continue down School Lane passing the school and when the lane then merges with Peppers Lane. Continue along this lane and the driveway to Peppers Farm and Farmhouse is the second to be found on the left-hand side. Alternatively, travelling South from Horsham direction along the A24, take the turning at the Old Barn Nurseries at Dial Post and continue past the garden centre along Honeybridge Lane taking the sharp left-hand bend as the lane then becomes Peppers Lane and thereafter take the second driveway on the right (within 2.25 miles of the A24). What3words///croutons.vibrating.mastering

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