18 Barrack Lane Aldwick, West , PO21 4DA humberts.com

18 Barrack Lane Aldwick, , PO21 4DA

A unique and spacious detached house of great character with delightful landscaped gardens, set in the desirable residential area of Aldwick, just over half a mile from the beach.

Aldwick Beach 0.6 miles, 2 miles, Chichester 5.5 miles, 12.5 miles. (All distances are approximate)

ACCOMMODATION • Principal Bedroom with Dressing Room and En Suite • Porch Bathroom • Sitting Room • Further Bedroom with Dressing Room and En Suite Shower Room • Sun Room • 3 Further Bedrooms • Kitchen/Dining Room • Family Bathroom • Utility Room OUTSIDE • Study • Double Garage with store room above • Studio/gym • Paviour Driveway • Dark Room • Summer House • Office • Beautifully landscaped grounds of just over a third of an acre THE PROPERTY 18 Barrack Lane is a property of great character and space, all set in beautifully landscaped grounds of just over a third of an acre. The current owners have made use of reclaimed architectural features to create features unique to the house.

On entering, a porch leads through to a spacious sitting room featuring triple bi-fold doors looking out to the rear garden, a feature fireplace and arches leading to the sun room. The sun room is a particular feature of the ground floor, with reclaimed ironwork and windows creating great character. The open-plan kitchen and dining room extends to a length of over 30 feet and includes a range of bespoke country style kitchen units with exposed brick walls, space for a range style cooker and access to a useful utility room. The extensive ground floor accommodation also includes a study area that leads to an art studio, a dark room and an office, with the potential for this suite of rooms to be adapted to create private annexe accommodation. There is also a further reception room that could easily suit being used as a home gym.

To the first floor, the principal bedroom has a vaulted ceiling and doors opening to a balcony. It also offers a dressing room and a good sized en suite shower room featuring a glass brick enclosed shower. There is a second bedroom that also offers both a dressing room and en suite shower room, as well as there being 3 further bedrooms and a large, stylish family bathroom with a free- standing bath, separate shower cubicle and double sink.

GARDENS AND GROUNDS 18 Barrack Lane is approached via an attractive paviour driveway, flanked by areas of attractively landscaped humberts.com gardens featuring an ornamental pond. This driveway leads to a double garage, half of which is currently used as a workshop/storage space with stairs leading up to a large store above. Gated access leads to the gardens at the rear of the property, which have also been very pleasantly landscaped and include various mature specimens of tree, shrubs and flower borders. There is a brick-paved patio adjacent to the rear of the house with a central path running away from the house with lawn either side. This path leads through a garden arch to hexagonal pergola, an attractive rock garden and purpose built summerhouse with an interior mezzanine level.

SITUATION 18 Barrack Lane is located in a sought after part of the parish of Aldwick, which lies just to the west of the popular seaside resort of Bognor Regis. It is conveniently located for routes to the City of Chichester, situated about 6 miles to the northwest, for access to the A27 South Coast trunk road and for local primary, junior and secondary schools. The small Coastguard parade of shops can be found close to the main entrance to the Estate and the parish of Aldwick also has three churches and several miles of beach. The parish further includes Rose Green, offering a good number of shops, banks, post office, and health centre and pharmacy, library and large recreation field.

CHICHESTER AND BOGNOR REGIS Bognor Regis was originally a fishing and smuggling village. In the late 1700's Sir Richard Hotham set about creating an up market resort, primarily for the titled members of the landowning upper classes. King George V came here to convalesce in 1929 and as a consequence bestowed the 'Regis' suffix on the town's name. As well as a very amiable climate, Bognor Regis has consistently won awards for itsunpolluted sea and clean sand and shingle

beaches. Throughout the summer Bognor is host to many popular annual events such as the Birdman Rally, the Sands of Time seaside festival, the Rox music festival and for motoring enthusiasts, the Regis Classic Tour, with classic cars visiting the town.

The beautiful cathedral City of Chichester offers a comprehensive range of shopping facilities and an excellent choice of amenities including; a multi-screen cinema, sports centres with swimming pools, and a good selection of restaurants, wine bars and bistros. Cultural interests include the award winning Pallant House Gallery and the internationally renowned Festival Theatre.

SPORTS, COUNTRY AND COASTAL Interests and sporting activities in the area include golf at Bognor Regis, and Goodwood, polo at Cowdray park, fixtures at the Arundel Castle Cricket Club, horseracing at Fontwell and Goodwood and flying and events for motor enthusiasts at Goodwood. Popular pursuits include river trips on the Arun, sailing off the coast and at Chichester Harbour, swimming at the recently renovated Arundel Lido and off the beach from East Head to , kite surfing at West Wittering, horse riding and walking on the South Downs. Further places of interest in the local area are: Amberley Museum, the Arundel Wetlands Centre, the Weald and Downland Open Air Museum, West Dean Gardens, Tangmere Military Aviation Museum, Fishbourne Roman Palace and the historic houses of Goodwood House, Stansted Park and Petworth House.

The magnificent Arundel Castle, seat of the Duke of Norfolk, is situated in beautifully landscaped gardens and grounds of 40 acres and is open to the public. humberts.com Contemporary sculpture is exhibited in the grounds of the Cass Sculpture Foundation near Goodwood.

COMMUNICATIONS Bognor Regis has a train station providing access to the South Coast, to Victoria via Gatwick Airport and to London Waterloo via Havant. The A3(M) is easily accessed via the A27 to the west and connects the South Coast at Portsmouth to London. From the A3 at junction 10 of the M25, access is provided to the major international airports at Heathrow and Gatwick. Southampton International Airport is about 38 miles to the west. The port of Portsmouth, about 23 miles, provides access to the Isle of Wight, the Channel Islands and to Continental Europe.

LOCAL AUTHORITIES Council 01903 737500 West Sussex County Council 01243 777100

SERVICES Gas central heating All main services connected (we have not tested the services)

DIRECTIONS From Chichester's Bognor roundabout on the A27 take the turning signposted . After about 1 miles take the 1st exit (B2166) off the roundabout and drive for about 1.5 miles, turning left at the Royal Oak Inn and into Aldwick. At the 1st roundabout continue straight onto a 2nd roundabout and turn right. At a 3rd roundabout continue straight on, in to Barrack Lane. After about 250 meters, turn right, also Barrack Lane. 18 Barrack Lane will be found on the right-hand side.

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