Hillgrove

The property offers the incoming purchaser the opportunity to acquire a substantial family home with charm and character in this elevated and sought-after spot. We understand that the original house dates-back to the early 1900s and retains plentiful period features including leaded-light windows, parquet flooring in the drawing room, and a Sussex barn used for car storage.

During our client's ownership, the house has been well cared for and maintained, though equally provides the incoming purchaser with a delightful opportunity to put their own stamp on it subject to the usual consents.

Accommodation is plentiful throughout; the ground floor benefits from a drawing room with open fire, a dining room adjacent with a large fireplace which is currently unused, a kitchen with AGA, an attached island, banquette seating and ample storage which includes a fitted utility room, walk-in larder and self-lit cellar. Further reception rooms include a study and a large sitting room/playroom. A real highlight to the ground floor is the conservatory, which is accessible either via a gallery from the sun/breakfast room or the garden directly. It is an outstanding double-height space, perfect for entertaining, with a spacious wine cellar immediately accessible from here.

To the first floor are five good-sized double bedrooms with built-in storage in all; in addition, there are two bathrooms and a separate WC.

Bulrush Farm has the added appeal of plentiful outbuildings extending to around 1600 square feet. Featured here currently are an external office, the Sussex barn, boiler room/store and the stables with hayloft currently used as a machine/garden store.

The house is approached via a driveway, which leads up to the house and round to the parking area and barn.

The gardens, grounds and setting at Bulrush Farm are very special. Being the southerly wing, the house enjoys plentiful sun throughout the day and an east-facing aspect to the rear. Furthermore, as the house is well-elevated it enjoys outstanding views of the surrounding countryside. The much-loved gardens, which are kept to a very high standard, are principally laid to lawn and are edged and interspersed with mature shrub borders, and trees. There is also a Japanese style garden which features acer trees and a cascading water feature and pond. A grassed and stone terrace is located just off the conservatory, which is perfect for entertaining given its southerly aspect. The swimming pool is positioned beautifully, making most of the sun as it tracks across the sky; it is heated via an air-source heat pump, and amenities for the pool include a winter and summer cover, pool house, robot cleaner and solar shower.

There is a circa 1.5 acre paddock adjacent to the gardens, accessible at each end garden side by two five-bar gates.

Lurgashall village 0.9 miles, Northchapel 1.5 miles, Lodsworth village 4 miles, Petworth 5.5 miles, Midhurst 6 miles, Haslemere 7 miles (London Waterloo 56 minutes), Guildford 18 miles, Chichester 20 miles, London 50 miles

(Distances and times are approximate)

Bulrush Farm occupies an elevated, rural setting surrounded by prime West Sussex countryside and enjoys outstanding views to the east. The property is located in Hillgrove, which is an extremely sought-after hamlet located to the southeast of Haslemere, near the popular village of Lurgashall within the South Downs National Park. Whilst enjoying beautiful rural surroundings, Bulrush Farm is conveniently located just 7 miles from Haslemere mainline station. Lurgashall village, which is within a short drive, is home to a post office/shop, as well as the well-known Noah's Ark public house, believed to date back to 1557, on the picturesque village green creates the quintessential English setting.

Comprehensive shopping facilities are available in the towns of Haslemere, Midhurst and Petworth, all of which are within a short drive. A wider range of facilities are available in Guildford and Chichester, which are easily accessed via the A3 and A283.

Sporting facilities are excellent, with racing at Goodwood and Fontwell, polo at Cowdray Park and sailing off the south coast at Chichester.

The choice of schools in the area is superb, including St Edmund's, The Royal Junior School and Amesbury at Hindhead, The Royal Senior School and St Ives in Haslemere, Highfield School and Brookham at Liphook, as well as Bedales and Churcher's College in Petersfield. Further are Cranleigh School, Charterhouse and Seaford College.

One of the key benefits of this location is the wonderful array of footpaths and bridleways that the surrounding countryside has to offer, many of which can be immediately accessed from the house.

Marketed by: Knight Frank, Haslemere