Bashurst Hill, Itchingfield, Horsham, West Sussex

Wheatcroft is an impressive detached home that provides six bedrooms and attractive accommodation, combining elegant modern styling with charming period details, including exposed timber beams and original fireplaces.
The ground floor has well-proportioned, comfortable reception rooms including the study/dining room at the front, and the dual aspect drawing room at the rear, with its brick-built fireplace and French doors opening onto the garden. There is also a family room, which adjoins the open-plan kitchen and breakfast room. This large social space has tiled flooring, a part vaulted ceiling with exposed timber beams and bi-fold doors opening onto the patio area. The kitchen itself has bespoke fitted units, a central island, integrated appliances and an Aga.
On the first floor there are five well-presented double bedrooms, two of which are en suite including the generous principal bedroom. Both en suite bathrooms have bathtubs and separate shower units, with the first floor also providing a family bathroom. On the second floor there is an additional double bedroom, which is ideal for use as a study or guest room.

The property is set in a picturesque and far-reaching garden which extends mostly to the west and welcomes plenty of sunlight throughout the day. At the front of the house, the gravel driveway provides parking and leads to the side of the property where there is further parking and the integral double garage. The driveway continues to a second entrance on to the lane. At the rear there is a paved terrace for al fresco dining, as well as beautiful rolling lawns a meadow, dotted with various shrubs and an area of mature woodland. There is also a tennis court and a swimming pool with its own sun terrace and a pool house.

The property is situated in the sought-after Parish of Itchingfield, within easy reach of Horsham. Itchingfield has a parish church and a farm shop, while nearby Slinfold has a popular village shop, church, public house and primary and pre-schools. Broadbridge Heath provides further local amenities, including supermarkets, a leisure centre and a primary school, with Horsham offering a more comprehensive range of facilities. These include John Lewis and Waitrose, Swan Walk shopping centre, The Carfax with its cobbled streets and a variety of restaurants, as well as a theatre, cinema, leisure centre and mainline railway service to London Victoria and London Bridge. There are also excellent road connections to Guildford, Brighton, Gatwick Airport and the M25. The area offers several highly regarded schools, including Cottesmore, Pennthorpe, Farlington, Forest School, Tanbridge. Christ’s Hospital, Cranleigh and Millais.