Bury, West Sussex

A beautiful, historic, Grade II listed house with many lovely period features and stunning gardens, extending to about an acre. Quietly tucked away in a peaceful location in the popular downland village of Bury.

DESCRIPTION
Prattendens is a beautiful Grade II listed country home, quietly tucked away in a peaceful location in the popular downland village of Bury. The property is believed to date from 1690, originally arranged as 3 cottages, and has attractive mainly stone elevations under a clay tiled roof and, internally, includes a wealth of period features including exposed oak beams and inglenook fireplaces.

The property has been in the in the same ownership for 34 years and the spacious accommodation has been well maintained and updated over the years. The front door opens into a spacious entrance hall, with cloakroom and utility room to one side. The hall opens into a large dining hall with fireplace to one end. Steps lead up to the lovely sitting room, with French doors opening into the garden and includes a beautiful oak floor, a large inglenook fireplace fitted with a wood burning stove and extensive exposed beams. A door leads into the conservatory which overlooks and has access to the garden. The kitchen/breakfast room is accessed via both the dining room and sitting room and includes an extensive range of fitted cupboards and drawers an electric oven and hob and an oil fired Aga. A door opens into the garden.

There are 2 staircases leading to the first floor. The first leads up from the sitting room to the main bedroom, with cupboards and an en suite shower room. There are 3 further double bedrooms, a library/study area, a bathroom and shower room. A staircase leads up to the second floor with a larger and smaller very useful attic room. In addition, there is a cellar accessed from the side garden providing a little storage and housing the oil fired boiler.

Outside, there is an entrance drive to one side providing parking for several cars and leading to the double garage with 2 electrically operated up and over doors. The garage also provides good storage and has a staircase leading up to the first floor which is fitted out as a home office. Attached to the garage is a heated greenhouse.
The gardens and grounds are one of the main features of this beautiful country home. The garden really has to be seen to be appreciated and is the result of over 34 years of planning, planting and nurturing to create a haven, planted with large areas of lawn, and various separate areas all planted with a wide variety of flowering plants, shrubs, trees and hedges, including a lovely rose garden that blooms in the early summer. There is an ornamental pond and a large garden shed and storage shed, plus an additional garden shed with gardeners WC. To one side is a summer house. In all the property extends to just under 1 acre.

LOCATION AND AMENITIES
Bury is a charming village located right at the foot of the South Downs with a local church, public house, primary school and Dorset House prep school. Bury is within the South Downs National Park and is equidistant from the picturesque historic castle town of Arundel, 5 miles to the south, and Pulborough 5 miles to the north, both with mainline stations with services to London (about 90 minutes), Gatwick (about 45 minutes) and along the south coast. A further train station is at Amberley, about 1.5 miles. Chichester is about 12 miles to the south west. There is golf at The West Sussex Golf Club and also on the Goodwood Estate, where there is also horseracing and motor racing.

There are many fine walks to be enjoyed within the immediate area as well as along the South Downs Way. The south coast is about 9 miles away. The A29 is nearby, which gives access to north to A24 and onto the main motorway network. To the south is give access to the A27 coastal road.

SERVICES
Mains electricity, water and drainage are connected. Oil fired Aga. Oil fired central heating and hot water.

EPC – E (39)

COUNCIL TAX – Band H £4,936.28 (2026/2027)

DIRECTIONS
From Pulborough head south along the A29. Drive through Coldwaltham and Watersfield. Continue along the A29, heading south. Before you reach Bury, look out for a sign on the right for Charlie’s farm Shop. When you see this sign, take then next left hand turn, which leads into Bury village. At the top of the hill, turn left and continue down the track and you will find Prattendens towards the end on the right hand side.

VIEWING
Strictly by appointment with the sole agent
RH & RW Clutton -