3 bedroom semi-detached house

A rare opportunity has arisen to rent a fully refurbished property on the popular West Dean Estate. With views of the River Lavant, Hare Cottage is a period property set within the village and within walking distance to the West Dean Stores and Gardens.

Hare Cottage is situated in the heart of West Dean Village. The cottage comprises a large open plan kitchen/dining area with wood burning stove.

There is one further reception room and bathroom with shower and utility area to the ground floor. On the first floor, there are two bedrooms, one with built-in wardrobe/storage space. There is a private driveway and garden to the front of the property.

The Estate includes West Dean College and West Dean Gardens, is situated a few miles north of Chichester on the western South Downs, covers an area of 6,400 acres and sits entirely within the South Downs National Park.

The majority of the Estate lies to the north and west of West Dean village. Its southerly boundary falls largely between two prominent hills which both overlook Chichester and the coastal plain: Bow Hill (incorporating National Nature Reserve and ancient yew forest, Kingley Vale) and St Roche's Hill (incorporating an Iron Age hill fort, the Trundle). Its northern boundary stretches to Treyford Hill and the South Downs escarpment. The hills on the Estate are rounded with steep slopes and are made up of middle and upper chalk interspersed with patches of clay with flints.

There are almost 150 houses on the West Dean Estate. The majority are located in and around West Dean village, with smaller numbers in the outlying hamlets of Binderton and Chilgrove and some more isolated properties spread throughout the remainder of the Estate.