Listed for £4,000,000
August 15, 2025
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At the property entrance, security gates open onto a long driveway winding through stunning grounds flanked by woodland, leading to the house and parking. The integrated garage accommodates two vehicles, with a detached garage block providing space for up to three more. Surrounding the house are breathtaking gardens featuring patios for al fresco dining, ornamental box hedging, terraced lawns, ponds, water features, and a pergola-shaded seating area. These beautifully maintained gardens offer superb, uninterupted views to the South Downs and are professionally designed as separate themed areas including the Welsh garden, the Japanese garden, the Wild gardens and pond and the Ice garden which incorporates the original ice house from the 1800's.
A further feature of the garden is the long stone wall, remaining from the former mansion house which stood on these grounds. On the west terrace outside the swimming pool, there is an award winning Koi pond surrounded by a beautiful Mediterranean feel rockery. Beyond the garden are the fields and stable area to one side. To the front and side of the property is an attractive area of woodland with mature trees and rhododendrons, interspersed by pathways.
In all the plot extends to 16.6 acres.
The property lies just outside the West Sussex village of Handcross, surrounded by the countryside of the High Weald National Landscape and within easy reach of Hayward’s Heath, Horsham and Crawley. Handcross has several everyday amenities, including a post office and village store, and a local butcher. There are primary schools in Handcross and nearby Staplefield, while the independent Handcross Park Preparatory School is also found in Handcross. The A23 is just a mile away, providing easy access towards Crawley and Gatwick Airport to the north, and Brighton to the south. Horsham, six miles away, provides an excellent choice of shops and supermarkets, plus a mainline station with regular services to London Bridge and Victoria.