The Cottage, 6 Stedham Hall THE COTTAGE 6 Stedham Hall Mill Lane Stedham, Nr West GU29 0PS

Guide Price - £725,000 - Freehold

Entrance hall • Sitting room • Garden room Fitted kitchen/dining room Master bedroom with ensuite shower room 2 further bedrooms • Family bathroom Private courtyard garden and sun terrace overlooking the River Rother • Beautifully maintained communal gardens and grounds of about 4.5 acres Residents parking • Single garage Within the South Downs National Park

DESCRIPTION The Cottage is a charming and unique period, attached, single storey cottage situated in a very quiet and secluded location at the edge of Stedham. The historic Stedham Hall has origins dating back to 1690 and The Cottage was built in about 1890 and, until 1978, served as a dairy/coach house to the impressive mansion Stedham Hall, which is now arranged as 8 private apartments. The property has very attractive external elevations being built of stone with stone mullion, leaded light windows and unusual lead guttering under a pitched roof covered in clay tiles.

The spacious accommodation is well presented and fitted to a high standard and includes some lovely features including high vaulted ceilings, which gives a very light and airy feel. It is arranged as an entrance hall with steps down into the drawing room with a fireplace and an opening into the garden room. The kitchen/breakfast room is fitted with a range of painted units with granite worktop and has a door opening onto the terrace. There is a master bedroom with en suite shower room and two further bedrooms and a family bathroom. There are also some superb views over the communal gardens and grounds and onto the River Rother.

Outside, at the front, a walled, cobbled courtyard provides privacy and a raised west facing terrace with has pleasant views over the gardens. There is residents parking, visitors parking and a single lock-up garage. Stedham Hall is approached over a private entrance drive and there are extensive, beautiful, communal gardens and grounds, partially bordering the River Rother, extending to about 4.5 acres, which are for the exclusive use of the residents.

AMENITIES AND TRANSPORT Stedham Hall is tucked away in a tranquil edge of village location in Stedham, a charming rural village about 2.5 miles west of the historic old market town of Midhurst with an excellent range of shops for everyday needs and is within the South Downs National Park. Close to Midhurst is the Cowdray Park Estate with its polo grounds and golf course. Petersfield is about 8 miles to the west and is about 14 miles to the south both with a wider selection of shops and facilities. Goodwood, about 11 miles to the south, has horseracing, golf and motor racing. Haslemere, with a wide range of services and a mainline station to London Waterloo, is about 10 miles to the north. There is access to the beautiful open countryside.

SERVICES Mains electricity and water are connected. A gas fired boiler with radiators provides central heating. There is private shared drainage.

An annual service charge of £1,100 (paid quarterly) is for the upkeep of the communal gardens, grounds, roadways, driveways and the maintenance of the core services conduits such as electricity and drainage including pumps and drains etc.

DIRECTIONS From Midhurst head in a westerly direction on the A272. After about 1.5 miles turn right to Stedham and drive through the village. Just where the ‘national speed limit’ sign is, turn right into Mill Lane (a no through road). Follow the lane past the church, around to the left and drive into the entrance for Stedham Hall. As you approach Stedham Hall, The Cottage will be found immediately ahead of you. Please park in front of the gate.

VIEWING Strictly by appointment with the sole agent RH & RW Clutton - 01798 344554 Garden room

Sitting room

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