6 bed detached house for sale

Fitzalan Road, Arundel, West Sussex BN18

A stunning waterfront home in the heart of the historic market town of Arundel. This unique house has over 4,155 sqft of beautifully appointed accommodation including 6 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms and extensive mature gardens and lovely views across the river Arun to Arundel Castle and Cathedral.

This versatile home offers well thought through accommodation arranged over two floors. The entrance lobby gives way to the large reception hall, ground floor wet room and separate cloakroom. Overlooking the gardens and river is the study with sliding doors to the secret gardens, formal sitting room with feature fireplace, family room and well appointed kitchen and adjoining utility room. To the south side is the dining room which gives access to the first floor annex bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms.

The First Floor Landing is accessed via a bespoke staircase from the Entrance Hall and once at the top of the stairs, large glazed double doors open into the Sitting Room which in turn gives way to stunning river, castle and cathedral views through the floor to ceiling window.

There are five large bedrooms on the first floor with two bathrooms and a separate cloakroom. Of note is the master bedroom suite with access to the riverfront balcony and large dressing room. The garage has been converted to a spacious office.

The approach is via brick pillars and a wrought iron electric gate to the large driveway . The mature gardens are arranged on three sides, with mature shrubs and borders with a large patio area and extensive lawns, which was re-landscaped 2022.

The delightful town centre of Arundel has a wealth of artisan shops and bistros and is dominated by the Castle of the Duke of Norfolk. The tidal River Arun flows to the Coast and other attractions nearby include the Wild Fowl and Wetlands Centre, the Lido, the beaches to the south and the South Downs National Park to the north. There is a mainline railway station at Arundel serving London Victoria in around one hour 30 minutes.

The cathedral city of Chichester is only 13.5 miles away and provides comprehensive shopping facilities arranged within a partly pedestrianised centre. The surrounding countryside provides many recreational pursuits with numerous golf courses, the nearest being at the Avisford Park Hilton, mountain biking, walking on the numerous footpaths and bridle paths and gliding from the South Downs near Storrington. The Goodwood Estate near Chichester provides a whole host of activities including a fully equipped country club with modern gym and tennis courts, two prestigious golf courses and of course the internationally known Goodwood Racecourse. Nearby lies Goodwood Airfield and more recently the resurgence of the historic motor circuit, with the Festival of Speed and the Goodwood Revival Meeting has proved increasingly popular. The waters of the Solent are particularly popular with sailors and the coastline provides many opportunities for windsurfing, landboarding and other water sports.