5 bedroom detached house for sale

Mulberry Place is a magnificent country property with beautiful accommodation that extends to more than 5,000 square feet and far reaching views over the surrounding countryside. The house features five bedrooms, generous reception rooms and a luxury indoor swimming pool, while the detached barn offers a further two bedrooms. The main house has a large and welcoming reception hall with double doors leading to the well-presented, dual aspect drawing room with its woodburning stove. There is also a comfortable sitting room or study and an open-plan, split level family room and dining room, with a stunning vaulted ceiling, exposed timber beams, double-height arched window, log burner and French doors opening onto the garden. The kitchen and breakfast room has plenty of storage in fitted units, a large central island and a range cooker. Double doors from the kitchen lead to the indoor swimming pool, which has southwest-facing sliding doors opening onto the garden.
Upstairs there are five beautifully appointed double bedrooms, including the luxury principal bedroom with its bespoke built-in wardrobes, dressing room and en suite bathroom. The first floor also has two shower rooms. The detached barn provides a further 2,300 square feet of accommodation and could be used for guests, family members or entertaining. It has an impressive open-plan ground-floor living space with timber beams and exposed brickwork. There is a fully equipped kitchen, a grand fireplace and space for a dining table and seating area. Upstairs there is a spacious galleried landing, which could be used as a further reception room, as well as two double bedrooms, one of which is en suite.

The house and barn are set in extensive gardens and grounds, which include rolling lawns, meadows and wooded areas. A long, tree lined driveway provides access and leads to a gravel parking area at the front of the house, as well as the detached double garage and tractor shed. There is also a stables block, providing the opportunity to keep horses on the premises. There are paved pathways and terracing surrounding the house, with a further large patio in front of the barn, providing space for al fresco dining, while the gardens include well-maintained lawns, a peaceful pond, wooded areas, a timber deck and far-reaching views across the surrounding countryside. To the north of the house there is a large grassy field, which is ideal for horses or grazing livestock. In all the grounds extend to 13 acres.

The property occupies a rural position, a mile outside the sought-after West Sussex village of Slinfold, with its popular village shop, church, public house and primary and pre-schools. The historic market town of Horsham is close by and offers a more comprehensive range of facilities, including Swan Walk shopping centre. The Carfax, with its cobbled streets and varied restaurant quarter; as well as a theatre, cinema, leisure centre and mainline railway service to London Victoria (approximately 48 minutes) and London Bridge (approximately 60 minutes). There are also excellent road connections to Guildford, Brighton, Gatwick Airport and the M25 Motorway Network. The area also boasts a number of highly regarded schools for all ages, such as Cottesmore, Pennthorpe, Farlington, Christ’s Hospital, Cranleigh and Millais.