Pond Cottage is a 450-year-old country property in Elsted in West Sussex built of built of stone and timber. The house comes extremely well presented - the kitchen and bathrooms are all newly fitted.
The drawing room is light, with an open fireplace for winter, and a garden room with French doors opens out to the terrace and gardens. There is a brick fireplace in the sitting room and the breakfast room is adjacent to the kitchen.
Upstairs are the master bedroom suite and two further bedrooms - there are superb views from all bedrooms out across the Downs.
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The gardens run along a high ridge to the north and the south of the house, and are laid to lawn with a covering of mature fruit trees and hedging.
Pond Cottage is situated on the outskirts of the popular Downland village of Elsted near Midhurst, which has a village hall, Saxon church and a pub. South Harting (two miles) has a further shop and a post office and Midhurst is six miles distant.
The guide price is £649,000. For further information please contact Jackson Stops & Staff on 01730 812357 or visit www.jackston-stops.co.uk.
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