A converted water tower with awe-inspiring 360-degree views from an observatory room and private beach has gone on sale for £1.25m.
The property, at Kingston Gorse on the West Sussex coast, is on a private, gated estate and served as the estate’s own water tower before it was converted into a family home.
Its new owner will enjoy stunning views across the fields to Highdown and Cissbury Ring, the most historic hill on the South Downs National Park, and Goodwood to the east.
This converted water tower with 360-degree views from an observatory room and private beach has gone on sale for £1.25m
The property, at Kingston Gorse on the West Sussex coast, is on a private, gated estate and served as the estate’s own water tower before it was converted into a family home
In addition to its tower, the property also has a balcony, with sweeping views across the nearby fields and countryside
The original structure was believed to have been built in the middle of the last century and it has been completely refurbished
In addition to its tower, the property also has a balcony, with views across the fields and countryside.
The original structure was believed to have been built in the middle of the last century and it has been completely refurbished by the current owner.
The house is arranged on four levels with an entrance hall, sitting room and kitchen and family room on the ground floor, along with a study.
The kitchen has white quartz worktops and quality integrated appliances including a Tesla downdraught induction hob in the island.
The kitchen has white quartz worktops and integrated appliances, including a Tesla downdraught induction hob in the island
The modern kitchen inside the home is light, airy and spacious and provides a comfortable and open dining area for the family
The original structure was believed to have been built in the middle of the last century and it has been completely refurbished
Upstairs there is a master bedroom with its own bathroom and dressing room and two further bedrooms, each with their own en-suite and the shared balcony area.
The second floor, in the tower, has a bedroom which can be used as a study, and stairs leading to the third-floor observatory.
In the upstairs of the £1.25m home there is a spacious master bedroom which boasts its own bathroom and dressing room
The new owner of this property will enjoy stunning views across the fields to Highdown and Cissbury Ring in South Downs
Aside from the master bedroom, the property, spread over four floors, boasts three further bedrooms with en-suite
Aside from stunning views, the property has private access to a beach and a 360-degree observatory room
There are four luxury bathrooms for each of the bedrooms situated in the £.125m property at Kingston Gorse in West Sussex
The businessman owner, who has lived at the property for 20 years, said: ‘I bought it for the breathtaking and secluded location and the stunning views over the fields.
‘It feels like having your own private beach in the summer, because the estate has gated security.’
He created the observatory room so that he could: ‘Sit and read, meditate or simply look out over the sea and countryside with a glass of wine.’
The converted water tower boasts an obersrvatory room with 360-degree views of the surrounding landscape
The house is arranged on four levels with an entrance hall, sitting room, kitchen and family room on the ground floor
The seller promises that the new owners ‘really won’t have to do anything except move in, unpack and walk to the beach’
Idyllic: A sweeping view of the South Downs is literally on the doorstep of the property, which has gone on sale for £1.25m
Jo Parker, of estate agents Fine & Country South West Sussex, said the property would suit second homers or a family with older children.
‘The new owners really won’t have to do anything except move in, unpack and walk straight down to the beach.’
She described the observation room as: ‘Out of this world; peaceful and quirky.’
Kingston Gorse is near to the coastal village of Ferring between Chichester and Brighton.
The original village and parish church were lost to the sea in 1630 and remains of the properties have been found below the high-water line.
The next-door village of Ferring is the burial place of one of the veterans of the Great Escape, Major John Bigelow Dodge.