Property description
THE PROPERTY This beautiful home is approached via Church Lane, to a private driveway and part walled front gardens, allowing parking for several cars.
The accommodation is arranged over three floors, with the ground floor comprising of a welcoming entrance hall with stairs rising to the first floor and doors to the reception rooms. Overlooking the rear gardens is the formal dining room and recently modernised kitchen breakfast room. Adjoining the kitchen breakfast room is a large walk in larder and connecting the integral garage is a utility room and cloakroom. Of particular note is the spacious sitting room, with wood burner.
There are three generous bedrooms and two bathrooms located on the first floor, one of the bathrooms serving as the ensuite to the master bedroom. Occupying the second floor is a bonus room serving as an office.
The gardens are a particular feature enjoying a westerly facing aspect and a high degree of privacy. Mostly made up of well kept lawns with a spacious patio area, all enclosed with a variety of mature trees and herbaceous borders, with hard standing for a timber built summerhouse.
THE LOCATION Eastergate is surrounded by open farmland within sight of the South Downs National Park, local shopping facilities can be found in the nearby town of Barnham, some 1.5 miles to the southeast. Here there is also a mainline station providing a regular service to London Victoria in about 1 hour 30 minutes.
Comprehensive facilities may be found in Chichester with a wide selection of shops, superstores, restaurants and bars. The surrounding area offers a variety of recreational facilities including a number of golf courses, the nearest being at Goodwood itself, which also provides a country club with gym, indoor swimming pool and tennis courts. Famous for its horse racing, Goodwood also plays host to the Annual Festival of Speed and the Revival of this historic motor circuit, both of which have become prominent events on the social calendar.
To the south the waters of Chichester Harbour and the Solent provide some of the most popular sailing facilities within easy reach of London. Most notably there are sailing clubs at Itchenor, Bosham and Chichester Marina. The beaches at East Head and West or East Wittering provide many opportunities for bathing, windsurfing, kiteboarding and more recently landboarding. .
The South Downs National Park to the north is home to a variety of pretty rural villages with good country pubs and provides many opportunities for walking, riding and mountain biking.