Beautiful S.Downs Cottage w/pool,tennis and a private gate onto the Downs.

The Cottage at Ripsley has a private gate that opens directly onto the South Downs with plenty of S Downs trust walks on your doorstep as well the coast and London close by ( 45 mins to the beach, 1 hour to Waterloo) . The cottage has exclusive access to a large area of the four acre gardens, with football posts, badmington and a firepit. We're situated in a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Dark Skies area yet there are lovely market towns and popular season events within easy reach such as The Goodwood Revival, Cowdray polo and Cowes sailing. Lovely market towns such as Petworth and Midhurst are close by as well as National trust and Heritage sites such the Weald and Down museum where The Repair Shop is filmed, Petworth and Uppark House and Portsmouth Historic Dockyard . The Cottage at Ripsley is a great place to get away from it all yet well placed for beach and city day trips - there's a huge choice of places to visit nearby, on the coast. We send guests prior to their arrival a PDF that covers recommended walks/cycle routes,cycle rental, places to visit, local recommended pubs/restaurants and a wide variety of outdoor sports and activities that can be prebooked before your stay. The pool and tennis court are open from the end of May to end of September and availalbe to guests, Monday - Saturday, 9am to 2pm (the shade appears later on the pool). If the weather is inclement these times can be flexible to help fit in with sunshine!

We are close to Chichester, Portsmouth, Southhampton, Winchester, Goodwood, Witterings beaches and the Surrey hills and well placed for cyclists, walkers, couples and families.

The cottage has a sunny patio area with BBQ and furniture for sitting outside, this leads onto the large lawn with badminton and a football net. Garden games such as giant chess and cricket are stored in the cottage for your use . The azalea grove is next to the cottage, this has a fire pit and is a peaceful, lovely area to relax in in the evening.

BTW we have a 11 yr old chocolate labrador called Maddie who you may see, she has no access to the cottage, but if you'd like, is open to playing ball games!

We can let you know of local food delivery services and if you require extra help with housekeeping, washing and ironing we can arrange this with prior notice.


THE COTTAGE SPACE : There are two sitting areas, one in the kitchen/sitting room area upstairs and downstairs in the sitting room/games room where the smart TV/DVD is situated as well as the double sofa bed and downstairs w/c, pool table and table tennis. Apart from central heating there are two woodburning stoves - one in the sitting room/games room, the other in the master bedroom. A basket of logs and kindling is supplied and the log shed for top ups and the fire pit is situated in the azalea grove.

The downstairs sitting room has a table tennis table, DVDs, board games and a pool table. There is smart 52” TV, great for cosy nights in and there is a library of DVD's in the bookcase . In the sitting area there is a woodburning stove and a double sofa bed.

Upstairs there is a shower room with power shower with w/c , an ensuite bath to the master bedroom and a w/c downstairs. The second bedroom has a double bed and a sleigh day bed that can also be used as a cot bed for children up the age of 9yrs. There is room in both bedrooms for a truckle mattress.

Guest access :

The entire cottage is available to guests and there is a separate entrance to the cottage. Parking is available for up to three cars.

Outdoor and indoor toys/boardgames are available as well as a football net, fire pit and tree swing in the garden.



Extra info:
If 2 guests are using both bedrooms, there is an added one off cleaning charge of £30.
If 3 guests are using both bedrooms and the sofa bed or truckle mattress there is an added one off cleaning charge of £40.
Please let us know prior to your arrival If you would like to use our housekeeping service. Your clothes can be washed for £15 per load, otherwise there is a laundry service in Liphook and Petersfield and a pick up service for larger amounts and if there is a small amount of washing, we are happy for you to use the washingh machine in the main house.

If guests are staying for longer than a week there is a £50 cleaning fee per week paid directly to housekeeping to clean the cottage and change linens and towels.
If guests have friends who would like ot park their motorhome or campervan, they are welcome to do so in the courtyard, for £20 per guest. per night.

House rules:
The cottage is a shoe and smoke free zone, thank you!
Due to family life, the cottage is not appropriate for guests wanting to invite friends and guests over to the cottage.
Please do not remove throws from the furniture or move the furnture as this can scratch the flooring. Thank you!