With an attractive flint and red brick façade, Little Wellsworth is believed to date back to the 1820s. Offering endearing charm and character and having been enhanced in recent years, the cottage now provides a comfortable home perfectly suited to modern lifestyles. On the ground floor a dining room with feature fireplace and brick flooring provides the ideal setting for hosting family and friends, whilst the adjoining sitting room has a wood-burning stove and direct access out to the rear garden via a latched-door with circular window feature. An inner hallway leads to the impressive kitchen/breakfast room with a Rayburn stove at its heart, with timber-framed vaulted ceiling, and filled with natural light courtesy of its triple aspect. Home-workers are accommodated in a tucked-away study/3rd bedroom, and along with a utility and cloakroom, this completes the lower level rooms.

Hidden behind a door in the dining room, a staircase rises to the first floor rooms which is comprised of two bedrooms, with the principal room benefiting from the elevated outlook over the garden and countryside beyond. The spacious family bathroom is situated on the upper level and features a free-standing roll-top tub with claw-feet and a separate shower cubicle.

Outside

The cottage is approached via a gravelled driveway leading to the detached garage. Timber gates, within the front boundary fence, open onto the pretty front garden. A gravelled pathway through planted beds containing mature shrubs and colourful spring bulbs leads to the entrance porch and continues around the side of the cottage to the rear garden where there are glorious views over the surrounding landscape. This delightful south-east facing setting has a wonderful selection of flowering shrubs, perennial plants and specimen trees, along with a ponds featuring rockery and marginal planting and an impressive 40' water feature. Grassed pathways and wrought-iron archways provide a leisurely journey through the garden and lead to the summer house and gravelled terraces, ideal for placing garden furniture to sit and enjoy this outdoor haven.

Situation

The property is situated in the sought-after village of Rowlands Castle, on the southern fringes of the South Downs National Park. Day-to-day amenities include a village shop, medical surgery, public houses, railway station and primary school. With the Stansted Park Estate on the doorstep, there are ample opportunities for outdoor activities for walkers and cycling enthusiasts. Chichester is easily accessible to the east, and Petersfield to the north also offers a good range of amenities.

Directions

Leave Chichester on the B2146, signposted East Ashling and Funtington. After approx 7.7 miles, turn right onto Woodberry Lane. On reaching Rowlands Castle pass under the railway line, take 1st right onto Bowes Hill, then turn right to join Wellsworth Lane. The property will be found after a short distance on the right-hand side.