4 bedroom detached house for sale

West Mill can be found in an idyllic semi-rural setting, private and secluded yet conveniently positioned for access to both Portsmouth and Chichester.

This charming detached period family home, a former mill cottage and lovingly extended by the current owners over the past few years, offers charming period accommodation of great character with numerous period features throughout including exposed ceiling timbers, flagstone flooring and open fireplaces.

The accommodation benefits from three principal reception rooms. The sitting room is some 25ft in length and has a bright double aspect with wonderful views over the gardens. There is also a separate dining room with part wooden and exposed flagstone flooring, and a good size kitchen/breakfast room off which lies a double aspect family room and garden room again with superb views over the gardens towards Southmoor Nature Reserve and beyond.

On the first floor there is a good size master bedroom with en-suite bathroom, three further bedrooms all affording excellent views, and a family bathroom.

Adjoining the property there is an attached studio with cloakroom as well as a useful store room and utility room.

The property is approached via double wooden gates leading to an area of ample parking for several vehicles and a detached double garage.

Of particular note are the exquisite gardens of West Mill extending to approximately 1 acre and comprise of areas of neatly manicured lawn interspersed with clear streams which run around the boundary and through the gardens of the property providing a superb and unique backdrop. Double gates at the rear garden provide access to a slip way which can be used at high tide with direct access into Langstone Harbour.

Langstone is a pretty hamlet clustered around the upper reaches of Emsworth Channel where the high street leads down to the water's edge with far reaching views. There are two public houses and a local sailing club in Langstone. Nearby Hayling Island is well known for its excellent sailing facilities including its Yacht Club and its ready access to the waters to The Solent and the Isle of Wight. There are further sailing clubs at Emsworth and Bosham. Whilst sailing is the predominant past time in the area, there are also golf courses at Hayling Island and Rowlands Castle and the rich countryside of the South Downs National Park to the north provides many opportunities. Goodwood, near Chichester, is internationally known for its horse racing, the Festival of Speed and the September Revival Meeting at its historic motor circuit.

The A3M provides good vehicle access to London whilst the M27 provides access to Southampton and the west.