Upperfold House Fernhurst • West Sussex
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Upperfold HoUse Fernhurst • West sussex Upperfold HoUse Fernhurst, West sussex Period country estate Fernhurst: 2 miles, Haslemere: 5 miles, Midhurst: 5.6 miles, Hindhead: 7 miles Petworth: 7 miles, Milford: 12 miles, Chichester: 18 miles = Upperfold HoUse porch, entrance hall, drawing room and dining room, Kitchen/breakfast room, pantry, utility room, boot room and dog room, 5 bedrooms, bedroom 5/office and 3 en suite bathrooms THe CoTTage entrance hall, sitting room and study, kitchen/dining room and utility room, 2 bedrooms and 2 en suite bath/shower rooms annexe sitting room, kitchen/breakfast room, bedroom and bathroom Outside Garage, plant room and workshop/store stable block with 4 stables, tack room, store and tractor barn Manège refurbished Victorian greenhouse, workshop and further outbuildings formal gardens, enclosed kitchen garden, orchard, fenced paddocks, woodland and pond In all about 21.7 acres savills Guildford savills london 244-246 High street, Guildford, 33 Margaret square, surrey GU1 3Jf london W1G 0Jd [email protected] [email protected] 01483 796820 020 7016 3780 direCTions from london, follow the A3 south to the Milford exit and then take the A286 to Haslemere. The area is well served by road and rail connections. The A286 connects fernhurst to Chichester Continue through Haslemere, on the A286, for 2.9 miles to fernhurst and, on entering the village, and, at Hindhead, the A3 tunnel provides a fast and direct route to london or the south, whilst also take the first turning left into Hogs Hill, signed to lickfold and lurgashall. proceed to the village connecting with the M27 in the south and the M25 for the main airports and the national motorway green, with the red lion on the left, and then continue to follow this country lane towards lickfold network. At Haslemere station there is a fast and frequent service between portsmouth and london/ for 1.4 miles when the gated driveway to Upperfold will be found on the right. Waterloo, with journey times to london of around 55 minutes. siTUaTion There is a good choice of schools in the area, including Haslemere Heights, The royal, st Margaret’s, st Ives, Churcher’s College and seaford College. recreational opportunities within reach include surrounded by its own extensive grounds and enjoying distant southerly views, Upperfold House golf at a number of local clubs, including Cowdray park, which is also a polo venue. The Goodwood occupies an attractive, elevated location, just a couple of miles from the village of fernhurst. The estate offers horse and motor racing, as well as flying from the airfield there, plus a golf and leisure surrounding area comprises an attractive mixture of mature woodland and farmland and has the club. sport and leisure centres are available at Haslemere and Chichester, whilst country sports may benefit of being within the boundary of the south downs National park, with the protection that be practiced at a number of local venues. In addition, the surrounding magnificent countryside offer this implies. fernhurst is a thriving community with its own website. There is a good range of local excellent walking, cycling and riding directly from the house. amenities, including convenience shopping for daily needs, hairdresser, post office, church, and primary school, whilst a more extensive range of shopping may be found at petworth, Midhurst and Haslemere. A little further afield, at Chichester and Guildford, there is a comprehensive range of shopping, leisure and cultural amenities. desCripTion The key element of Upperfold House is the enormous flexibility of use facing garden. The kitchen also benefits from a pantry, adjoining utility offered by the property. Currently comprising a principal house, with an room, boot room and access to the rear courtyard parking area. attached two bedroom cottage and a one bedroom annexe ideally suited for staff accommodation, the property could be utilised as at present for the first floor accommodation comprises an elegant, double aspect, master independent accommodation of extended family. Alternatively, the entire suite, with luxuriously appointed bathroom and french doors to a balcony property could be very easily incorporated into a single substantial family with distant southerly views. There are two further bedroom suites and a home. fourth bedroom. A fifth bedroom on the first floor is currently arranged as a study. Understood to date, in part, from Tudor times, Upperfold House is a classic Wealden house of the period, substantially timber-framed, with The Cottage herringbone brick and tile hanging to the elevations. The property has Totally self-contained with independent access, this comprises a comfortable recently been the subject of extensive yet sympathetic restoration and sitting room, with woodburning stove, and an adjoining study on the refurbishment, as well as the conversion of former outbuildings to create the ground floor. A generous south-facing kitchen/dining room enjoys lovely present linked cottage and annexe accommodation. Works have included garden views and there are two en-suite bedrooms above. the installation of integrated sound and data networks appropriate for The annexe modern family living, whilst retaining the essential period character of the This is Ideally suited to staff accommodation and comprises a sitting room building. and kitchen/breakfast room, with a first floor bedroom and bathroom. In its current configuration, the principal property offers charming It is worth noting some interesting and beneficial aspects of the property and spacious reception rooms, with attractive views of the grounds and that are most relevant in today’s energy conscious world. The entire countryside beyond. A most generous kitchen/breakfast room, with an property is heated via highly efficient zone-controlled underfloor heating excellent range of bespoke furniture and appliances, is in open plan provided by ground source heat pumps. Also, although mains water is arrangement with a spacious breakfast area, with french doors to the south- connected, the property has its own supply from a bore-hole on site. gardens and groUnds The extensive grounds are a key feature of this property and include formal park-like gardens adjoining the house, extensive vegetable garden, greenhouse and orchard, equestrian facilities, pasture and woodland. Approached from the lane, via electric timber gates with entry-phone, a gravel drive leads to a forecourt in front of the main house with parking and turning space for several cars. A spur leads to the rear courtyard and adjoining outbuildings including a workshop and the heat pump room. The formal gardens surround the house and comprise neatly maintained lawns with a variety of beds and borders containing a selection of flowers and shrubs and a number of mature trees. To the west of the house and beyond the gardens there is a new stable block comprising 4 loose boxes and associated stores. from here a path leads to further storage barns and a recently constructed all-weather manège. There is also a restored Victorian greenhouse and potting shed adjoining a large and well laid-out vegetable garden with a pergola of trained fruit trees and a well-established orchard. permissions Consents have been obtained but not yet implemented for: • swimming pool and pool house • 2-bay garage with storage over • tennis court • Sussex barn (2,500 sq ft) photographs taken July 2012. details prepared January 2014. services Mains water and private bore-hole. Mains electricity. Central heating via ground source heat pumps. private drainage. High speed internet. postal address Upperfold, lickfold road, fernhurst, Haslemere, West sussex GU27 3JH. local authority Chichester district Council. Tel: 01243 785166. fixtures & fittings Certain fixtures & fittings such as the fitted Porch carpets, curtains, light fittings and garden Victorian Greenhouse statuary are specifically excluded from the sale but 3.38 x 2.79m may be available by separate negotiation. 11'1 x 9'2" Bedroom Workshop 5.21 x 4.60m Reception Room 5.18 x 3.76m Master Bedroom 17'1" x 15'1" 12.32 x 10.44m 17' x 12'4" Viewing 7.74 x 4.47m 40'7" x 34'5" strictly by appointment with savills. Reception Room 25'5" x 14'8" 7.24 x 4.29m 23'9" x 14'1" Victorian Store Greenhouse imporTanT noTiCe 5.79 x 3.38m N Barn 3.66 x 1.91m Up savills, their clients and any joint agents give 13.61 x 3.78m 12' x 6'3" 19' x 11'1" Bedroom 44'8" x 12'5" notice that: 4.62 x 4.50m 15'2" x 14'9" 1. They are not authorised to make or give any Utility Store OUTBUILDING 3 Down OUTBUILDING 2 representations or warranties in relation to the property either here or elsewhere, either on Up their own behalf or on behalf of their client or Tack Room Stable Stable This plan is based upon the ordnance survey Map with the sanction of the Controller of H.M. 3.35 x 2.24m 3.48 x 3.35m 3.48 x 3.35m Stable stationery office. Crown Copyright reserved. (100024244). This plan is published for the otherwise. They assume no responsibility for any Down convenience of purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from Office Bedroom 11' x 7'4" 11'5" x 11 11'5" x 11 4.70 x 3.33m any contract. NoT To sCAle. 4.70 x 4.32m Kitchen / 4.65 x 3.91m 15'5" x 10'11" statement that may be made in these particulars. 15'5" x 14'2" Reception Room 15'3" x 12'10" These particulars do not form part of any offer 8.10 x 7.62m Outbuilding 6 or contract and must not be relied upon as 26'7" x 25' statements or representations of fact.