3 bed cottage for sale

Selsey Road, Donnington, Chichester, West Sussex PO20

Donnington Cottage is a most attractive detached period property, Listed Grade II, with origins we believe dating back to the 16th Century. The older part of the house offers well proportioned rooms of great character retaining exposed timbers, flagstone floors in many rooms with two impressive inglenook fireplaces.

The current owners have added a superb modern extension comprising of a glazed reception hall linking the old cottage with the new magnificent vaulted kitchen/breakfast/living room.

On the first floor there is a good size principal bedroom with wide exposed floorboards and wall timbers. Adjoining this room is a dressing room that could be used as an occasional bedroom. There are two further bedrooms and a family bathroom with lovely views over the gardens towards open farmland.

The surrounding gardens predominantly back onto open farmland to southern and western boundaries. There is ample parking and a detached English Heritage oak framed double car port with attached large workshop. In the gardens there is also a home office with cloak and shower room.

The location of Donnington Cottage has many attractions being within easy reach of Chichester, close to the footpaths and cycle paths along the banks of the canal and within a couple of miles of Chichester Marina with the sandy beaches and National Trust Reserve at East Head in West Wittering approximately 7 miles to the south.

Donnington village itself has a local church and small parade of shops. Chichester city centre is barely a mile and half to the north and has an excellent range of shops, restaurants and bistros, and local activities including the Pallant House Gallery, Chichester Festival and Minerva Theatres. To the north the rich countryside of the South Downs National Park and the South Downs Way with the Goodwood Estate hosting a number of events throughout the year including the Festival of Speed, Revival and Members Meeting at its historic motor circuit.

-

Fully glazed door to

Glazed Atrium/Entrance Hall (2.8m x 1.88m)

Tiled flooring throughout with uplighting.

Inner Hall

Tiled flooring continues. Range of fitted cupboards, two of which are full height. Downlighting.

Utility Room (2.92m x 2.16m)

Tiled floor continues, range of built in wall and floor units comprising of cupboards and drawers, worksurfaces incorporating single sink with mixer tap, plumbing for washing machine, downlighting.

Kitchen/Breakfast/Living Room (6.99m x 4.42m)

A superb vaulted room with double glazed casement doors providing access out onto a large entertaining terrace and rear garden. Tiled flooring throughout with underfloor heating.

The kitchen is fitted with a superb bespoke kitchen by Chamber Furniture and comprises of a contemporary kitchen with an excellent range of handleless kitchen cabinetry comprising of cupboards and drawers.

Two Velux windows, large central island unit with single sink and boiler tap. Extensive worksurfaces incorporate second sink with mixer tap, Miele oven, separate Miele steam oven and warming drawer below, Liebherr fridge with freezer drawers below. Further range of floor units with worksurfaces over incorporating Miele wine fridge and Liebherr drinks fridge.

Inner Hall (3.4m x 1.55m)

Flagstone flooring throughout.

Cloakroom

Flagstone flooring continues. Hand basin with storage cupboards below, low level WC, built in storage cupboard.

Family Room/Bedroom 4 (4.17m x 3.25m)

Radiator, part exposed brick and timber wall.

Store Room Of Irregular Shape

2.87m max x 1.42m

Dining Room (5.92m x 3.4m)

Flagstone flooring continues, large inglenook fireplace with brick hearth and fitted with wood burning stove, radiator, stairs rise to first floor.

Rear Porch (1.96m x 1.24m)

Door to front.

Sitting Room (5.77m x 5.54m)

Superb dual aspect room with a large inglenook fireplace with wood burning stove, exposed ceiling timbers, radiator.

Garden Room (4.83m x 3.02m)

Casement door providing access to the rear garden, lovely views, tiled floor.

-

From dining room stairs to

First Floor Landing

With some exposed brick and wall timbers. The first floor landing itself has some large exposed beams.

Bedroom 1 (4.24m x 3.43m)

Wide exposed wooden floorboards as well as wall timbers and brick fireplace. Eaves storage cupboard, radiator.

Dressing Room (4.27m x 3.05m)

Wood flooring throughout, radiator, access to loft.

Bedroom 3 (3.1m x 2.9m)

Part exposed chimney breast, built in wardrobe cupboard, radiator.

Bedroom 2 (4.06m x 2.8m)

Eaves storage cupboard, exposed wall timber, radiator.

Bathroom

Part tiled walls and equipped with standalone bath with mixer tap, two hand basins on plinth with lighting below and cupboards with two drawers, low level WC, walk in shower area, fully tiled with glass shower screen, overhead shower and hand shower attachment. Downlighting, underfloor heating, views over the rear gardens.

Outside

The property is approached by way of a gravelled driveway leading to a substantial area of parking.

Detached English Heritage Oak Framed Double Car Port (5.49m x 5.66m)

Adjoining Workshop (6.7m x 3.66m)

Light and power with Ecoforest ground source heat pump.

-

The gardens of Donnington Cottage extend to approximately 1 acre and are predominantly laid to lawn with a number of mature trees throughout. There is a productive vegetable area with greenhouse adjacent to which lies a pond and a number of fruit trees. With the garden there is a

Detached Home Office (4.57m x 2.41m)

Double glazed door, range of fitted cupboards and bookshelves, radiator, cloak/shower room equipped with low level WC, walk-in shower cubicle with fitted shower unit, radiator.