Large cottage to rent in Goodwood, near Chichester - Sleeps 14 + 1 Baby.

The Rubbing House6 bedrooms, Sleeps 14 + 1 Baby.

What a setting! This exclusive location in the South Downs National Park really is as good as it looks.

Accommodation details

Ground Floor:
Entrance hall: With wood burner and bar.
Living room: With open fire and piano.
Dining room.
Kitchen: With breakfast area, double electric oven, 4-ring electric hob, microwave, American style fridge/freezer, dishwasher and Nespresso coffee machine.
First Floor:
Bedroom 1: With zip and link super kingsize bed (can be twin beds on request), Smart TV, DVD player and en-suite with bath, shower cubicle and toilet.
Bedroom 2: With double bed and en-suite with shower over bath, and toilet.
Bedroom 3: With kingsize bed.
Bedroom 4: With super kingsize bed leading to.

Bedroom 5: With twin bed.
Bathroom: With bath and toilet.
Annexe
Living/dining room: With electric coal-effect gas fire, Freeview TV, pull out bed and day bed.
Kitchen: with electric oven, 4-ring gas hob, microwave, fridge, dishwasher, washing machine and tumble dryer.
Bedroom 6: With zip and link super kingsize bed (can be twin on request) and en-suite with shower cubicle and toilet.

Gas central heating, gas, electricity, bed linen, towels and Wi-Fi included. Initial logs for wood burner/open fire included. Travel cot and high chair available on request. Large lawed garden. External games room with table tennis and darts. Private parking for 10 cars. No smoking. Please note: This property has a security deposit of £500. Sorry, no hen or stag parties. Couple and family bookings only.

In a secluded woodland clearing atop Saint Roche’s Hill, The Rubbing House is a majestic country house retreat in Goodwood, near Chichester. With breathtaking elevated views stretching over West Sussex, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, it is a fine luxury holiday home. It can be used as a venue for private functions, corporate events, weddings, music/band rehearsal space or as a media location (all by negotiation with the owner). The owner can also arrange formal and informal catering, a house band, DJ, marquee, catering van, music lessons, forest school and wine tasting.
On entering the property you are welcomed by a reception hall where high ceilings, a grand staircase and roaring wood burner add to your stately entrance. Double doors open into the huge drawing room, where an intimate ambiance can be conjured with low level lighting and big sofas gathered around the large fireplace. Another double door leads into the kitchen, equipped with all modern conveniences and flowing into the adjacent dining room. A breakfast table to the side is perfect for a relaxed snack or feeding children, before enjoying a grown-up evening around the large extendable dining table. A big screen Smart TV with DVD player rises imperiously from a wallcabinet, allowing for kids to enjoy a film or two while the adult members of your party can relax in the deep sofas next door.

Upstairs in this large holiday home, the first floor offers a master bedroom with stunning views south. It also features a large en-suite bathroom with panelled double end bath, separate shower and the same amazing vista. Bedroom two with a double bed offers further southerly views, and an en-suite bathroom with shower over bath. Bedroom four is another super king and leads into Bedroom five, a huge semi-circular room with twin beds – a perfect set-up for families with ample space for little ones to play. Bedroom three is a king size; sage green walls and a dark wood bed frame gives a cosy hunting lodge feel. There is also a shared family bathroom between bedroom four and five. The main house sleeps a total of ten guests.
Next to the main house, Yew Cottage is a detached one-bed annexe with its own kitchen, living room and en-suite walk-in shower leading from the super king size zip and link bedroom. If required there is a day bed with additional pull-out in the living room creating a king size bed when pushed together, increasing capacity to four in the cottage.
Outside, a superb games room in one of the outbuildings offers table tennis and darts.

There are extensive grounds to discover, including a woodland nature trail around the estate. The front lawn looks out over the panoramic views to Chichester and the coast, the perfect setting for a relaxed BBQ or more formal al-fresco entertaining at this celebration house. A truly unique home stay location near Chichester, offering luxury self-catering group accommodation for families and groups.
Classic British pursuits abound in this stunning area of Old England. To stretch your legs, head out of the gate and straight onto the many footpaths that criss-cross the South Downs. The Rubbing House sits right next to the Trundle, an Iron Age fort. This area is famous for the Goodwood Estate; head to Goodwood Racecourse less than a mile away for a rip-roaring weekend of horse racing and fine festivities at the ‘Glorious Goodwood’ Qatar Festival. For motorsport enthusiasts and sponsors, the world renowned Festival of Speed in July and Revival in September also await just up the road at Goodwood House and the Motor Circuit. Golfers too are in heaven with two 18-hole championship golf courses. Shop 2½ miles, pub 1½ miles and restaurant 3½ mile