MARTYR WORTHY PLACE

Martyr Worthy Place is a magnificent and expansive home that has been meticulously restored through an extensive renovation. This historic property, with its Queen Anne, Georgian, and Edwardian influences, is featured in the Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England. A perfect blend of original and contemporary comforts, it offers a truly exceptional living space. The house is set within beautifully landscaped gardens, and many rooms boast uninterrupted, south-facing views across the rolling hills of the South Downs National Park.

Approached via a tree-lined gravel drive, the stately entrance leads into a grand reception hall, complete with original parquet flooring and a sweeping staircase. The generous, double-aspect drawing room opens out to the terrace and garden, featuring a cosy wood burner. Next to it, the morning room offers a bay window and an open fireplace, making it an inviting, informal space. The dining room is a striking space, fully wood-panelled with a dramatic stone open fireplace. The kitchen, designed by the current owners has a central island, bar seating, a range cooker, and integrated appliances, making it a wonderful family room. The open-plan living space is spacious and versatile, offering room for a large informal dining table and a cosy seating area, with French doors leading to the south-facing terrace and garden. Adjacent to this area is the utility room, equipped with an American-style fridge-freezer, as well as a boot room, hallway, and back staircase that leads to a large cellar, which includes both a wine cellar and a gym. This part of the house also provides access to an annex, featuring a living room, kitchen, bedroom and shower room.

Upstairs, the generous sized principal bedroom has breath-taking south-facing views. The en suite bathroom is elegantly appointed with a roll-top bath and a spacious walk-in shower, and it connects to a separate dressing room. A library with exposed beams, a wood burner, and shelves of books is situated next to the main bedroom, offering an ideal space for a home office. There are two more bedroom suites with well-designed bath rooms, as well as a laundry room and a separate cloakroom. There is a staff flat which includes a sitting room with a kitchen area, a bedroom, and a shower room. The second floor, accessible by a sweeping staircase, features four additional bedrooms (one with an en suite bathroom), a separate shower room, and attic storage.

OUTSIDE
The stunning gardens, which have been redesigned by landscape designer John Brookes, blend formal and informal planting to create a variety of distinct spaces. The south garden, bordered by a brick wall and espaliered hornbeam trees, features a sunken garden with a globe water feature. There is an original croquet lawn, formal terrace, and tranquil pond with a fountain flowing through yew hedges into wildflower meadows. Additional lawns, woodlands, a walled kitchen garden, and terraces offer plenty of space for outdoor entertainment. In a secluded corner, shielded by a clipped yew hedge and brick wall, lies a newly built heated swimming pool with a wide stone terrace and pool house.