Wisborough Lodge, Billingshurst Road, Wisborough Green, RH14
4 Bed │ 2 Bath │ 1 Rec
Offers In Excess Of £700,000 Freehold
Key features
Full description
EPC - F. An imposing turreted wing of late Victorian origin with south facing views towards farmland and the South Downs from the first and second floors. The property has undergone modernisation and refurbishment whilst retaining features typical of the era. The property is approached by a gabled entrance porch opening to a part vaulted entrance hall and a ground floor cloakroom. The elegant dual aspect sitting room has a fine open fireplace with a marble slip and hearth plus dining section within the turret area. The large kitchen/breakfast room has been beautifully fitted including a Rayburn and a range of units incorporating a deep Belfast sink unit. The adjoining utility room has a twin bowl Belfast sink and is well fitted with storage cupboards and worktops.
Situation
The first and second floor accommodation is approached via an inner hall with a useful understairs storage cupboard. On the first floor is the exceptionally large master bedroom with its turreted end and south and west facing views, off which is a stylishly re-fitted en suite shower room with underfloor heating. The two other bedrooms on this floor are served by a bathroom (also with underfloor heating) which has been re-fitted in a period style with a fine roll topped bath on ball and claw feet with a shower over. The second floor landing leads to a cloakroom and second bedroom with eaves storage along with a vaulted and beamed turreted area enjoying magnificent panoramic views.
Outside the front boundary extends to the other side of the private driveway where there is a shingled parking area in addition to the parking immediately to the front of the house. The gardens lie to the west and south of the house principally laid to lawn with shrub borders and espaliered fruit trees including apple, pear and cherry and a productive grape vine. An extensive paved terrace adjoins the kitchen, ideal for the al fresco lifestyle. There is also a double glazed summerhouse and external power sockets.
Location
Wisborough Green is a picturesque village renowned for its classic village green which plays hosts to many events including cricket and hot air ballooning and its pretty period cottages and houses. The village has a strong sense of community and a range of facilities including a shop/post office, a highly regarded primary school, a fine parish church and two popular public houses. Lying about 2.5 miles to the east is the large historic village of Billingshurst providing a comprehensive range of shopping, banking and medical facilities, schooling for all age groups including The Weald Community School with its outstanding Ofsted report, a leisure centre with a swimming pool and a mainline station providing a train service into London/Victoria, Gatwick as well as the south coast. The larger provincial centre of Horsham and Gatwick International Airport are about 10 and 24 miles and London is about 57 miles by road.
Entrance Hall
Cloakroom
Sitting Room 19'2 (5.84m) x 15'11 (4.85m)
Dining Area 8'8 (2.64m) x 8' (2.44m)
Kitchen/Breakfast Room 16' (4.88m) x 12'11 (3.94m)
Utility Room 12'6 (3.81m) x 4'11 (1.5m)
Landing
Bedroom 1 15'1 (4.6m) x 14' (4.27m)
Turret Area 8'8 (2.64m) x 8' (2.44m)
En-Suite Shower Room
Bedroom 3 16' (4.88m) x 6' (1.83m)
Bedroom 4 12' (3.66m) x 6'5 (1.96m)
Bathroom
Landing
Bedroom 2 12'3 (3.73m) x 10'5 (3.18m)
Turret Area 8'8 (2.64m) x 8' (2.44m)
Off-Road Parking Areas
Garden
Billingshurst is a thriving village with a welcoming community, a pretty high street and a wealth of shops and leisure facilities. It has a quaint mixture of old and new properties, including farmhouses, timber-framed buildings, thatched cottages and modern developments. The heart of the village is in a Conservation Area, which protects and preserves the character of The Green and the local buildings, such as the row of medieval terraced houses that are set back from the main road.
Many later additions were designed to include features to reflect the medieval, Edwardian and Victorian homes in the area, such as the red brickwork and projected front gables, which add to the very distinctive style of this beautiful West Sussex village.