Lyminster Road, Lyminster, Arundel, West Sussex, BN17

Brookfield is a large Victorian country house with an indoor swimming pool and substantial living quarters. The original house has all the hallmarks of Victorian living with its grand double staircase, large bay windows, tall ceilings and formal drawing rooms. The addition of the orangery has created more informal living space with an open plan layout, bar area and an indoor swimming pool complex, all of which are on the south side of the property.

The formal living areas are geared at the other side of the house with views over the wonderful parkland setting. Upstairs boasts seven spacious bedrooms in all, of which six are en suite, with the principal bedroom benefiting from a large dressing room and octagonal bathroom. The first floor also enjoys tall ceiling heights, large sash bay windows, which allows one to enjoy the superb and varied vistas over the surrounding gardens and grounds.

Gardens and Grounds
These extend to over 50 acres with a repurposed helicopter hangar barn and substantial accompanying storage units. There is a two bedroom cottage with a small private garden, and a coach house with an enchanting courtyard and loggia; both adjoining the sizable vegetable garden'. Much of the grounds near the house are formal with specimen trees, parkland with ornamental features. Towards the rear of the land lies a very pretty set of farm buildings made largely from red brick and Sussex flint. For many years the land has been farmed and currently there are Highland cattle grazing the fields. The gardens were designed in conjunction with renowned garden designer, the late John Brookes.

One of the standout features of Brookfield is the neat and clever placement of all the buildings with a smart tarmacked driveway conveniently linking all the buildings within their own sections. The farmstead can therefore be treated as a separate entity or it could be very much a part of everyday living at the property.

Trains: Arundel - London Victoria 1 hour 28 mins, London Bridge 1 hour 29 mins, London Waterloo 1 hour 48 mins, Chichester 24 mins Schools: Windlesham House School, Westbourne, Church of England Arundel, St Philip's Catholic School, Slindon College, Lancing College, Hurst College, Brighton College Roads: A27 1.1 miles, A23 20.5 miles, A3 25 miles, M25 36.7 miles Shopping: Arundel is a thriving market town with a number of high street shops, trendy restaurants, bars and cafés. Further shopping can be found at Chichester, Portsmouth and Brighton