Spinney Lane, West Chiltington, Pulborough, West Sussex, RH20

Elegant village home with beautiful gardens and superb family space

Description

Fairfax Cottage is an outstanding detached village house, built in 2019 it has been designed in an attractive contemporary country style with traditional brick elevations and distinctive dormer detailing.

The house has been finished with considerable attention to detail, incorporating high quality natural materials and bespoke touches throughout. Features include oak joinery, engineered timber flooring, underfloor heating across the ground floor and elegant bathroom fittings.

A welcoming entrance hall sets the tone for the house and provides access to the principal reception rooms, together with a cloakroom. The sitting room is centred around a wood-burning stove and opening directly onto the gardens through glazed double doors.

A study offers an ideal working environment or secondary reception room, enjoying an attractive outlook to the front. The open-plan kitchen/dining/family room forms the focal point of the house and has been thoughtfully designed for both everyday living and entertaining. The kitchen itself is fitted with an extensive range of cabinetry complemented by integrated appliances, a butler sink and a central island unit. There is ample space for dining and informal seating, with doors opening onto the terrace and rear garden beyond. A separate utility room provides further storage and appliance space.
On the first floor, a spacious landing leads to four well-proportioned bedrooms. The principal bedroom suite overlooks the rear gardens and incorporates a dressing area with fitted wardrobes together with a stylish en suite shower room. A guest bedroom also benefits from fitted storage and its own en suite facilities, while two further bedrooms are served by a well-appointed family bathroom featuring both a freestanding bath and separate walk-in shower.

Outside, the property is approached via a generous private driveway providing parking for several vehicles and access to a detached garage with power, lighting and useful loft storage. An adjoining open-fronted carport offers additional covered parking.

The rear gardens are beautifully maintained and provide a high degree of privacy, having been landscaped with sweeping lawns, mature planting and well-stocked borders. A number of seating and entertaining areas have been carefully positioned throughout the garden, including a covered outdoor seating area with integrated lighting and heating, creating an ideal space for year-round enjoyment. To the far end of the garden is a further enclosed area screened by mature trees and shrubs, currently arranged as a children’s play area.

Location

Fairfax Cottage located on a very quiet road in West Chiltington, which has has a village store and Post Office for daily needs, whilst a wider range of shopping may be found at Storrington and in Pulborough, where there is a main line station offering a regular service to London, with journey times from 72 minutes, and also direct rail links to Gatwick. More extensive shopping, leisure and cultural amenities may be found at Chichester and Horsham. The A29 and A24 provide the north-south links for London and the M25.

There is a good choice of schools within reach including Windlesham House, Dorset House, Great Ballard, Seaford College and Slindon College among others. Recreational opportunities include golf at a number of clubs within easy reach including West Sussex, polo at Cowdray Park, racing and flying at Goodwood, gliding at Storrington and sailing at Chichester. In addition, the RSPB centre at Pulborough Wild Brooks is a superb venue for birdwatching or simply walking the woods and wetlands. The area benefits from a network of footpaths and bridleways linking you into the nearby South Downs National Park.

All times and distances are approximate.

Square Footage: 2,667 sq ft