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Standlands
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Drawing Room
Drawing Room
Dining Room
Sitting Room
Kitchen
Kitchen
Family Room
Principal Bedroom
Bedroom
Bathroom
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Barn
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Swimming Pool
Swimming Pool
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Standlands Cottage
Standlands Cottage
Standlands Cottage
Standlands Cottge
Standlands
Standlands Cottage
Standlands Barn

7 bedroom detached house

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Detached house
7 beds
4 baths
4833
EPC rating: F
Added > 14 days

Key information

TenureFreehold
Council taxBand H
BroadbandSuper-fast 61Mbps *
Mobile signal
EEO2ThreeVodafone

Features and description

  • 7 bedroom house with southerly views
  • Two storey barn with garaging, games room and accommodation above
  • Detached 2 bedroom cottage
  • Outdoor pool
  • Stabling, manege, approx 7 acres
  • EPC Rating = E
A fabulous country house and cottage with spectacular South Downs views, in the sought after hamlet of River.

Description

DESCRIPTION
Standlands is a much loved and beautifully presented grade II listed country house, enjoying a secluded and elevated position over the South Downs. The house has an abundance of charm and offers excellent entertaining options throughout with many of the principal rooms benefiting from a south facing aspect. Highlights include an impressive double height drawing room and separate dining room and at the heart of the house a classic country kitchen with a flagstone floor and centrepiece aga.

Upstairs there are seven bedrooms with five positioned on the first floor that benefit from three bathrooms.

Within the curtilage lies Standlands Cottage, a beautifully presented two-bedroom house with a charming garden that could be used as staff/guest accommodation or as a rental investment.

SITUATION
Standlands is located in the charming hamlet of River, enjoying an elevated vantage point within the picturesque South Downs National Park. Close to the town of Petworth, it conveniently offers an array of amenities, complete with boutique shops and restaurants. For more extensive requirements, the nearby towns of Haslemere and Midhurst are close by. Additionally, the mainline train station in Haslemere connects you to London Waterloo in around 56 minutes. In terms of connectivity, the location boasts excellent links, with London trains into Waterloo and the A3 highway providing access to the south coast, the M25, and major airports like Gatwick, Heathrow, and Southampton.

For sports and leisure, the area offers an abundance of choices with horse racing at Goodwood, polo at Cowdray Park and the south coast activities from Chichester Harbour.

Within the region there are several excellent schools, including Ditcham Park, Churcher’s, and Bedales in Petersfield, Seaford College near Petworth, Highfield and Brookham in Liphook, and Amesbury.

OUTSIDE
There are a variety of exceptional outbuildings. A large extended barn provides excellent use, currently housing a car collection.

Connected to the barn is a double height gym/games room.
The first floor of the barn is laid out as accommodation with kitchen, bathroom, and the potential for two bedrooms.

There are currently two stables with separate tack room, and two further garaging options.

The gardens and grounds are one of the great highlights and provide complete privacy. Totalling seven acres they offer views over the South Downs. There is a secluded swimming pool positioned close to the gym and games room making it ideal for a health complex. Equestrian facilities comprise; stables, a manege and fenced paddocks.

Location

Standlands House is in the charming hamlet of River, enjoying an elevated vantage point within the picturesque South Downs National Park. Close to the town of Petworth, it conveniently offers an array of amenities, complete with boutique shops and restaurants. For more extensive requirements, the nearby towns of Haslemere and Midhurst are close by. Additionally, the mainline train station in Haslemere connects you to London Waterloo in around 56 minutes.

In terms of connectivity, the location boasts excellent links, with London trains into Waterloo and the A3 highway providing access to the south coast, the M25, and major airports like Gatwick, Heathrow, and Southampton.

For sports and leisure, the area offers an abundance of choices with horse racing at Goodwood, polo at Cowdray Park and the south coast activities from Chichester Harbour. Within the region there are several excellent schools, including Ditcham Park, Churcher’s, and Bedales in Petersfield, Seaford College near Petworth, Highfield and Brookham in Liphook, and Amesbury.

Square Footage: 4,833 sq ft


Acreage: 7.13 Acres

Directions

Leaving Petworth take the A272 past Tillington turning right at Brookfield Lane and then right on to River Lane where you will see Standlands house and Standlands Cottage on your right.
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Savills - Petworth
Savills - Petworth
Swan House Market Square Petworth GU28 0AN
01798 217966
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At Savills Petworth, our focus is local, but we are also the only national estate and letting agents in the area, meaning that we can have conversations with the widest possible audience throughout the county, country and beyond. In an area so rich in beautiful estates and farms, we pride ourselves on offering a bespoke service to the rural community, ensuring the very best outcomes, whether it is the purchase of a cottage or the management of an estate. Equally, although we have a strong focus on Petworth and the surrounding area, our knowledge and experience covers all of West Sussex, East Sussex, Surrey and parts of Hampshire. Most visited website Savills.co.uk is the most visited UK national estate agency website, averaging over 2.4 million visits a month in 2020, and recording over 3.1 million visits in January 2021. Global exposure Our site is available in 22 languages including English, Chinese, Spanish and Russian. This guarantees your property will have the global exposure it deserves as well as providing access to more buyers via our website. Put simply, because we get more qualified visits, you get more opportunities to sell.
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