With a grand portico at its entrance, Rats
Castle is a stately three-storey property, offering
exceptional living spaces which showcase stylish
design, with generous, versatile accommodation
ideally suited to both entertaining and modern
family life. The splendid, light-filled reception
hall with its majestic staircase affording glimpses
of the galleried landings above, gives a flavour
of the striking presentation on offer within this
exquisite home. On the ground floor, the layout
offers a sitting room with French doors opening
to garden terracing and, on the opposite side
of the hallway, a formal dining room perfectly
suited to hosting dining guests. The family room
is adjacent to the impressive kitchen/breakfast
room which has a large black Aga at its heart
and features sleek, bespoke cabinetry, a drinks
bar, and large wine cooler. The bright informal
dining space with glazed doors providing a
seamless link to the outside. Additional reception
areas offer an office and cinema room, along
with a sun room which provides a route through
to the indoor pool complex.

On the first floor, the spacious landing gives
access to four smart en suite bedrooms, with
a stairway to the second floor rising to the
principal bedroom suite with dressing room
and spectacular bathroom. A gym is currently
presented on this upper level, whilst two
additional bedrooms are situated on the floor
above the leisure complex. Supplemental
dwelling spaces are provided by a two-bedroom
annexe with adjoining games room, and a
detached, one-bedroom cottage.

Details:
Smallbone bespoke kitchen in the main house with Siemens appliances, Caplewine coolers, Qooker tap, AGA 4-oven LPG gas range cooker, AGA American-style fridge/freezer with filtered/ chilled water.
Ubiquiti Unifi system, own security gateway for BT superfast broadband around the house and music, media and camera security system.
Wired speakers with volume controller in each room, hallway, gymnasium etc, to the main house plus the orangery, AV and swimming pool rooms. Wired directly from 10 mini amplifiers, controlled by Google/mobile phone/iPad.
From Kensa twin compressor underground heat pump supplying the underfloor heating, controlled from each room thermostats/controller touchpad.
Pressurised circulating hot water system from 2 x 300litre hot water pressurised stainless steel tanks and 150 litre matching buffer tank. Can be heated from ground source heat pump and topped up by 3kW heating elements, using any spare unused PV electricity generated. Heat pump can also be switched over to heat either of the swimming pools through the pool heat exchangers and part heat-recovery system from a Heatstar Andromeda FX 2000 Super Plus pool dehumidifier system. Spa heating from Certikin spa heating control system.
Approximately 3.56KW of PV electric panels which have produced about £1800 - £2000 feed-in per year depending on the amount of sunshine.
Additional free electricity from the amount generated.
Premier Guarantee - approximately 6 years remaining.

Curved brick walls with finial toppings mark the
entrance to the property, with wrought-iron gates
opening onto a length of driveway edged by a
line of trees and at the frontage, a gravelled drive
provides parking and gives access to the garaging.
The gardens and grounds at Rats Castle of
approximately 7 acres, are particularly noteworthy
being aesthetically designed and beautifully
maintained to provide a stunning outdoor setting
with swathes of lawn, lines of conifers, topiary
bushes and clipped hedging, architectural plants
and specimen trees, along with a more naturalistic
area with wildflowers. Paved terracing adjoining
the house has decorative walled edging and steps
to accommodate the slight undulations which
provides a series of elevated spots to relax and
enjoy various aspects and outlooks over the
gardens. The outdoor pool has a terraced surround
ideal for lazing on loungers and a fully enclosed
tennis court awaits the energetic.

Situated in a tranquil rural setting, with downland
landscape as a backdrop, nearby amenities are
available at the village of Fittleworth which offers
a local community village shop with café and
post office. The town of Petworth provides an
array of independent shops including the Hungry
Guest group including a bakery, delicatessen and
butchers, whilst more extensive shopping facilities
can be found in Pulborough which offers two
supermarkets, a range of shops, medical, dental
and veterinary services, as well as a mainline
station. Well-regarded schooling in the vicinity
includes Seaford College, Dorset House School,
Great Ballard School, Pennthorpe Preparatory
School and Windlesham House School. In addition
to the numerous opportunities for water sports
and sailing on the south coast, there are several
local golf courses, horse-racing and motorsports at
Goodwood and polo at Cowdray Park. In all, the
property sits on appoximately 7 acres.