If you are looking for a fabulous home from home in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty less than 2 hours from London then look no further! This spacious and luxuriously appointed family home located in the the picturesque village of Itchenor on the shores of Chichester Harbour, West Sussex, sleeps 8 in four large bedrooms each with its own bathroom.
Its large kitchen/dining room and main sitting room each provide the space you need for the times spent together. The second sitting room, with two comfortable sofas, coffee table, desk and open fire place, provides a refuge in which some members of your party might chose to enjoy some quieter moments.
The house is surrounded on three sides by a secluded and well stocked garden and has a large south facing terrace overlooking a 32 ft x 16 ft private heated swimming pool.
The pool is open with heating and servicing included in the rental from June to August inclusive. It is also available in April, May, September and October by prior arrangement for a fee to cover costs. Please enquire at the time of booking.
Adjacent to the terrace, with its comfortable rattan sofa set and four sun loungers, is an attractive wisteria covered pergola providing a Mediterranean style al fresco dining area complete with teak table and chairs, lighting and barbecue.
Upstairs the house provides four large bedrooms comprising three double bedrooms each with en suite facilities and one twin bedroom with its own dedicated bathroom. Two of the double bedrooms have super king size (6 ft x 6 ft 6 ins) beds, one of which can be made up as twin beds, and one has a king size bed (5 ft x 6 ft 6 ins).
Downstairs the house comprises two light and airy dual aspect sitting rooms (each with two comfortable sofas), a large kitchen/dining room with two pairs of French windows opening on to a sunny south facing terrace and pool, spacious hall, downstairs wc, utility and cloak room and an additional shower room with wc. See below for further details of facilities in each room.
The large fully equipped kitchen/dining room (24ft x 16ft) includes a 7 burner double oven range cooker, Miele dishwasher, American style fridge freezer, microwave, Nespresso coffee machine, granite work tops and island unit with two bar stools, oak dining table with 10 contemporary dining chairs and an extensive range of kitchen utensils, cutlery, crockery and glassware.
The larger sitting room (22ft X 13ft) has extensive and comfortable soft furnishings including two large sofas, 55 inch Samsung TV (all terrestrial channels and pre-loaded with apps including Netflix, iPlayer, Amazon Prime, etc), surround sound, Humax Freeview TV Player and Recorder, CD/DVD player, Apple TV and Spotify connection for your own smartphone music collection.
The snug (16ft X 13 ft) has an open fire place, 2 sofas, desk and chair, 30 inch Sony Smart TV and DVD player.
Also on the ground floor are two WCs (one with shower) and a utility room with Miele washing machine, drier, classic wooden clothes airer, coat cupboard and shoe cupboard.
The house is 100 yards from The Ship, Itchenor's local pub/restaurant, 200 yards from Itchenor Sailing Club and 400 yards from the harbour front and wonderful harbourside walks. The popular West Wittering beach and East Head (National Trust) are just three miles away by car or a scenic one hour walk along a path running beside the harbour. There are many beautiful walks and cycle rides nearby and the historic City of Chichester is approximately 7 miles away with its famous theatre and cathedral. Chichester is great for kids with attractions including a multiplex cinema, bowling alley and many eating favourites including Pizza Express, Wagamama, Wahaca, Strada and Frankie and Bennys.
Just north of Chichester lie the South Downs and Goodwood with its famous race course, golf course and various cultural festivals. The nearest golf club is Chichester Golf Club in Hunston 5 miles away with two 18 hole courses, a par 3 course, driving range and indoor and outdoor adventure golf.
West of Chichester is Portsmouth with its historic dockyard, home of the Mary Rose and HMS Victory.