4 bed detached house for sale

Greyfriars Lane, Storrington, Pulborough, West Sussex RH20

Greyfriars is a fine family home, forming the central part of an imposing country manor, that offers over 3,500 sq. Ft. Of characterful and versatile accommodation. The property offers a wealth of charming traditional features, including stone-mullioned and leaded windows, original flooring, lofty ceiling heights, cornice and mouldings and solid wooden doors.
The grand pillared entrance opens into a hallway with a row of fitted store cupboards, from which double doors open out into the impressive and bright 25 ft. Drawing room. There is a striking wide carved wooden turned stairway, a stone feature fireplace, monochrome checkerboard tiled flooring and wide double doors flowing out onto the covered south-facing terrace. Double doors also open into the adjacent sitting room, with its beautiful garden views, fitted shelving and storage and ornate fireplace and stove. An additional hallway has doors to a cloakroom, and to the cellar. The hall also leads onto the dual-aspect front-facing kitchen/breakfast room, a sociable space with a good selection of country-style wall and base cabinetry, terracotta tiled flooring, and a four-oven aga.
The first-floor landing gives access to an attractive shower room and four versatile bedrooms with superb views over the South Downs and surrounding countryside. The principal bedroom has its own en suite bathroom facilities, with one further bedroom also benefitting from an en suite shower room.

The property has a striking entrance with a large private gravelled driveway flanked by wildflower borders and shrubs leading up to the home, offering ample parking. The large garden to the front of the property has an extensive wooded area and far reaching views over the Weald to the north. The elegant covered rear terrace provides a wonderful dining and lounging spot shaded from the southerly sun. This leads to a paved pathway, level lawn and hedging flowing though the stepped, mature garden. A wealth of tall evergreens and trees provide excellent privacy, with several sections of lawn, herbaceous borders throughout and a variety of peaceful seating areas.<br /><br />Scenic Storrington village has a wide range of everyday amenities, including numerous shops, a Waitrose supermarket, restaurants, public houses, a medical centre and more. The larger centres of Worthing, Chichester and the bustling market town of Horsham are within easy reach and offer an even more extensive range of recreational, cultural and educational facilities, including the Swan Walk shopping centre and The Capitol Theatre in Horsham. The A24 and M23 provide convenient road links to Gatwick Airport and further afield, whilst the mainline station at Pulborough is just over 5 miles distant, offering connections to London Victoria.
The area offers a wide range of noted independent schools including Windlesham House, Dorset House, Seaford College, Slindon College, Lancing College Prep and Sompting Abbotts.