SHERBURNE HOUSE EARTHAM • WEST SUSSEX SHERBURNE HOUSE EARTHAM • WEST SUSSEX “Downland Seclusion and distant sea views” Distances Chichester centre 6.1 miles (9.8 km); Arundel 7 miles (11 km); Petworth 9.3 miles (14.9 km); Goodwood estate 3.7 miles (5.9 km); Guildford 31 miles (49 km); Central London 62 miles (99 km). All distances and times are approximate. Ground Floor Entrance hall, sitting room, conservatory, dining room, library, cloaks/WC, Kitchen/breakfast/play room, larder, boot room and utility room, pantry, spacious wine/storage cellar. First Floor Master suite with en suite bathroom, spacious guest suite with en suite bathroom and wonderful southerly views, 2 further double bedrooms, family bathroom, separate WC, large laundry cupboard, upstairs study. Second Floor Bedroom 5 with adjoining shower room, bedroom 6/sitting room with fitted kitchenette (currently arranged as self contained staff/guest flat). Outside Two double garages, two boxes in field stables, two further garden stores, formal lawned gardens, garden terrace, walled garden including vegetable plots, Victorian style green house, fruit cage and orchard, rill, wild flower meadow, herb garden, fenced paddock, ample parking for 6 cars. Amounting in all to about 2.7 acres. Savills Country Department Savills inc Smiths Gore, Petworth Lottie Geaves Daniel Clay 33 Margaret Street, London, W1G 0JD Exchange House, Petworth, GU28 0BE [email protected] [email protected] 020 7409 8869 01798 345994 Situation Sherburne House occupies a highly sought after position on the edge of Eartham village in the heart of the South Downs, surrounded in the most part by open farmland, with outstanding southerly views, reaching to the South Coast. The idyllic village of Eartham is home to a thriving local public house, The George; St Margaret’s parish church, and Great Ballard School. The nearby cathedral city of Chichester, some 6 miles to the south, provides a more comprehensive range of facilities, arranged partly within its pedestrianised centre. It is home to the renowned Chichester Festival Theatre and award-winning Pallant House Gallery. While sailing in the waters of Chichester Harbour and the nearby Solent is arguably the premier pastime, the surrounding area provides a wide range of sporting and recreational amenities. In particular, nearby Goodwood is home to some of the best facilities in the country, such as golf, horse racing and its country club, which includes gym, tennis court and swimming pool. In recent years Goodwood has become increasingly well known for its annual Festival of Speed and the Revival of its historic motor circuit. The opening of The Kennels at Goodwood, its new members club, provides an elegant restaurant and clubhouse serving food from its own organic farm. The South Downs National Park, within which the property is nestled, provides a network of footpaths and bridleways with dramatic views over the surrounding countryside. The sandy beaches of East Head and West Wittering are popular with bathers and windsurfers and have recently become a centre for land boarding and kite surfing. This area as a whole is internationally recognised for its wildlife, birds and unique beauty. There is an excellent selection of both state and private schools in the area, namely the neighbouring Great Ballard School, Lavant House and Westbourne House in Chichester, and slightly further afield Portsmouth Grammar School, Seaford College and Bedales. There are several choices of vehicle access to London including either the M27/A3 or via the A285 north bound via Petworth, continuing on to the A283 through Northchapel and Chiddingfold to the A3 at Milford. Description Originally named Eartham Cottage, Sherburne House ago, when the current owners bought the house from the sash windows. The dining room has delightful views out over is an attractive grade II listed Sussex house of immense Eartham Estate. Inside the house there is a wealth of period the gardens and rill, whilst the drawing room leads to the charm and a rich tapestry of architecture, tucked into the detail pertaining to the property’s evolution over the years. conservatory, built for the current owners in 1990, enjoying peaceful countryside of the South Downs National Park. The front door leads into the central reception hall, with a the panoramic view to the south. Of particular interest is the impressive Georgian style front welcoming open fire place, from which the dining room, facade. Sherburne House was described as ‘An Attractive drawing room and staircase are accessed. These rooms are Period Residence’ in the historic sales particulars 44 years well proportioned and virtually square, both with original An elegant hallway leads from the reception hall to the pantry A short staircase leads down into the wonderful kitchen/ believe that the playroom was once the coach house to the and downstairs cloak room, before reaching the hugely breakfast room, becoming the heart of the house. The focal original house. A door from the kitchen leads to the north impressive library. The library is clad with stunning wooden point of this country kitchen is the central oil fired aga. The facing larder, boot/utility room and back door. There is a panelling believed to have been fitted pre WW2. There is a kitchen also houses some original Conran units, fitted when wooden spiral stair case to the first floor study, enjoying one large open fireplace, resembling a Lutyens design, providing the current owners bought the property. The kitchen adjoins of the best views in the house. a focal point to the room, which is remarkably light, with the large playroom with French windows out onto the garden double aspect windows that look out over the adjoining terrace, a log burning stove and is fitted with double glazing; farmland. the whole space is perfectly laid out for family living. It is On the first floor there is a large master bedroom suite with an en suite bathroom and dressing room. This elegant room has tall ceilings and is dual aspect, with views in both directions. Along the landing is a second suite, ideal for guests, also with an en suite bathroom, and two further double bedrooms. These rooms have access to a family bathroom and separate loo. From the first floor landing there is also a small room down a short staircase. This is where the original back staircase was but this has been taken out and the extra room has been used as storage space or an occasional extra bedroom. The second floor is currently set out as an integral flat, occupied by the housekeeper, however the accommodation is flexible. The space encompasses a double bedroom with attached shower room and dressing area and a living room with kitchenette. These rooms could easily be used as extra bedrooms. The accommodation of Sherburne House is well laid out and is illustrated on the floor plans included in this brochure. SHERBURNE HOUSE Approximate Gross Internal Area Main House = 6,294 Sq Ft / 584 Sq M Garages/Store = 916 Sq Ft / 86 Sq M Oil Storage = 203 Sq Ft / 19 Sq M Green House = 201 Sq Ft / 19 Sq M Garden Store = 179 Sq Ft / 17 Sq M Total = 7,793 Sq Ft / 725 Sq M Second Floor Outbuilding First Floor Cellar Ground Floor First Floor Outside A range of outbuildings includes two separate double garages, John Brookes, surround the house entirely. There are distinct east of the property and can be seen from the dining room one of which is used as a large outside store room; the field and interesting areas including the formal terraced and windows. There is a paddock amounting to roughly 1 acre. shelter with two stables; a brick store room, housing the lawned area to the south, enjoying the far reaching panoramic In all about 2.7 acres. oil tank, and a garden work shop, doubling up well as a log view over the South Downs to the South Coast. Beyond the store. There is ample parking on the gravelled forecourt for 6 formal gardens is a wild flower meadow, including a large flat cars. area, believed to have been a grass tennis court at one stage. Important Notice The charming partially walled kitchen garden is bountiful, There is an existing covenant on the paddock to the north with an orchard of productive fruit trees, a large fruit cage Gardens and Grounds of the property, imposed by the previous owners, preventing and vegetable plots; complimented by the Victorian style residential development. A copy of this document is available Sherburne House is approached via a sweeping gravelled greenhouse. In addition to this is a herb garden, conveniently upon request. drive flanked by the paddock and walled garden, leading to located near to the kitchen. A feature of particular a spacious gravelled forecourt beside the house. The formal enchantment within the gardens is the picturesque rill, fitted gardens, which were designed in parts by influential designer with curved water fountains which is found to the north Ordnance Survey © Crown Copyright 2015. All rights reserved. Licence number 100022432. Plotted Scale - 1:1250 Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey. Services Not to Scale mapping with permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Mains water and electricity. Private drainage. Oil fired central heating. Office © Crown copyright (100041908) Local Authority Chichester District Council. Fixtures & Fittings Certain fixtures & fittings such as the curtains, light fittings and garden statuary are specifically excluded from the sale but may be available by SHERBURNE HOUSE separate negotiation. Directions: From London: Follow the A3 southbound, following signs for Guildford, for roughly 37 miles. Take the exit towards Milford/Petworth/Haslemere onto the A283, Petworth Road. When in Petworth, after approximately 14 miles, continue straight over the roundabout onto North Street/A272.