Highwood Lane, Rookley

An Exemplar of Georgian architecture situated within around 15 acres of its own beautiful grounds, gardens, woods and parkland with bridge and stream.

Key Features
- Heated outdoor swimming pool & jacuzzi
- A beautiful Grade II listed Georgian House with original features
- Set in a peaceful rural position with far-reaching views
- Rural tranquility and convenient access to the island’s main towns and coast
- Set within its own parkland, in all extending to 15.25 acres
- In the rural heart of the Isle of Wight
- Extensive outbuildings and offices
- Approximately 3,889 sq ft of accommodation

HISTORY
The main house at Champion Farm is a stunning, Grade II listed, property with origins dating back as far as the 17th century. The original part of the house at the rear boasts centuries old thick, solid stone walls, an inglenook fireplace and what are thought to be original oak beams. It is thought that around the early part of the 19th Century the magnificent Georgian Manor House was added to the front. This Georgian section is an architectural masterpiece. It includes a red brick facade, wooden sash windows, portico style porch and a hipped styled roof. Inside there are, amongst other things, a splendid staircase, high ceilings and feature chimney breasts and fireplaces in the ground floor front rooms together with wood panelling to dado height in the main rooms, hall and staircase. Later additions were added to the house in the mid 20th Century to complement the wonderful house that we see today. This house genuinely enables history and modern living to meet in harmony.

SITUATION
Set in a peaceful rural position on the outskirts of Rookley, Champion Farm enjoys far-reaching views over open countryside. Rookley is a well-positioned village in the heart of the Isle of Wight, offering a blend of rural tranquillity and convenient access to the Island’s main towns and coast. Champion Farm is set within its own parkland, in all extending to about 15 acres, with direct access from the closest bridleway (IW41) leading east to Blackwater, or west to Gatcombe, the Bowcombe valley and even all the way to The Needles. Pleasantly protected to the West by mature woodland with arable fields to the East, Champion Farm is in an idyllic position for those seeking privacy with good, accessible links across the Island.

The Isle of Wight is celebrated as an international yachting and sailing venue, with the annual Cowes Week Regatta in August attracting competitors from all over the world. The Island also hosts both a Music and a Literary Festival and has a lively cultural scene. Newport provides a variety of restaurants and boutique shopping and, of course, household brand name stores. Ryde School with Upper Chine is the main independent (HMC) School on the Island. It offers co-education from pre-school to sixth form on a daily, weekly and full boarding basis. Many Island children commute to mainland schools such as Portsmouth Grammar, St Edward’s and Hordle Walhampton Prep. There are good feeder links to conveniently located public schools such as Winchester College and St Swithun’s in Winchester, Bryanston, Canford, and the Sherborne schools in Dorset, and Marlborough College in Wiltshire. The property is located in the rural heart of the Isle of Wight, yet only around 30 minutes’ drive to Cowes or to Ryde, with frequent crossings to Southampton & Portsmouth and easily accessible onward routes by train to London Waterloo. Travel time from Southampton Central to London Waterloo is around 90 minutes and from Ryde Pier around 120 minutes.

CHAMPION HOUSE
A beautiful Grade II listed Georgian House with original features, remodelled and superbly renovated by the current vendor during their near 30-year tenure. As well as respecting its heritage, new improvements have recently been made to its energy efficiency, making Champion House an attractive choice for modern day living.