6 bed detached house for sale

Midhurst, West Sussex GU29

North End House
Believed to date from 1904, North End has always been a significant Edwardian property in the area. With previous owners counting one Admiral, a General and an Ambassador, North End is a property with an undoubted pedigree. As one might expect from a property of this era, North End boasts several well-proportioned rooms and offers generous ceiling heights throughout. The principal rooms of the property are on the southern elevation, with the picture windows taking full advantage of the elevated position and making the most of the views, allowing these rooms to be flooded with natural light throughout the day.

A serious entertaining house, North End has been fully refurbished and modernised back to bare-brick specification in 2022 during our client's ownership, incorporating many of the old outbuildings seamlessly into the main house and resulting in the perfect modern country house, fit for the next century and beyond. The kitchen/breakfast room to the western elevation is of particular note and features stunning curved, glazed sliding doors by Sky-Frame, an internationally renowned Swiss glazing company, providing stunning views over the formal gardens and southwest towards the Downs. Leading directly from the kitchen/breakfast room via an ingenious glazed link (also by Sky-Frame) are the family room and cinema rooms. The kitchen as well as these two rooms benefit from wet underfloor heating and together form the social and entertaining hub of the house. To the remainder of the ground floor North End offers flexible accommodation with an abundance of unique reception spaces incorporating the formal drawing and dining rooms as well as a gymnasium, music room, separate study and teenage games room.

Gardens and Grounds
North End is accessed via electric gates, with an impressive gravel driveway winding through the woodland to the front of the house. The gardens and grounds immediately surrounding the house are fully irrigated and mainly laid to lawn with established shrub borders and planted terracing. This terracing, leading directly off the croquet lawn, leads up to the swimming pool; a wonderful space for entertaining during the summer months and with uninterrupted views south over the surrounding countryside. The remainder of the grounds feature well-tended deciduous woodland as well as an astroturf tennis court and guest barn/showroom garage.

Guest Barn
To the first floor, is a one-bedroom flat offering excellent spillover accommodation for family or a perfect staff flat, while to the ground floor is a separate laundry area as well as gardener's WC and a home office/car showroom. This building also benefits from hard wired broadband making for a perfect home office. Further to the barn are an additional garage, a double car-port and a machinery/garden store.

North End is situated near Heyshott village, between the historic market towns of Midhurst and Petworth in the heart of the South Downs National Park. Local amenities are found in the nearby old market town of Midhurst, approximately three miles away, which offers a wide range of shopping facilities, as well as a good number of boutique shops and restaurants. This part of the South Downs is famously known for the annual Polo Gold Cup played at Cowdray Park, just east of Midhurst and two miles from North End. Heyshott as a village is encompassed by the Cowdray Estate, a privately owned estate of some 16,500 acres of prime West Sussex countryside, boasting some of the most outstanding views in England.

For the commuter, the Hindhead tunnel provides fast access to London on the A3, while by rail, London can be reached by fast service into London Waterloo from Haslemere (approximately 11 miles) or to London Victoria at Pulborough (approximately 12 miles). The journey into London from these stations takes 50 and 75 minutes respectively. North End sits in a wonderful position to enjoy the beauty of the South Downs National Park and has no close neighbouring properties.