Strada Whitwell

An attractive and substantial Georgian Farmhouse with Victorian extension, set within sheltered gardens and grounds including an orchard and stone building, extending to 5.33 acres (2.16ha), enjoying wonderful sea views from most of the house and garden.

Week Farmhouse enjoys high ceilings throughout and is constructed of local Isle of Wight stone with a slate roof. The house benefits from being largely double glazed and is not listed.

HISTORY
There has been a settlement at Week Farm since the Bronze Age. The Doomesday Book records the historic ’Manor of Wica’ and up until the late Eighteen-hundreds the farm was part of the famous Appuldurcombe Estate – the family seat of the Worsleys. Week sold in 1851 as a farm with a ’…good stone house …with splendid sea views’ and has been in the ownership of the vendors for the last half century.

SITUATION
Week Farmhouse sits in a secluded and enviable south facing position. It enjoys distant sea views and is surrounded by countryside. Week Farmhouse is accessed from the highway along a private drive.

Settled within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the area is renowned for riding and walking. Many of the Island’s most beautiful beaches and heritage coastline are within a 10 minute drive from Week Farm. The stylish resort of Ventnor with beaches, shops and restaurants is only a 6 minute drive away.

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. A full range of yacht and sailing clubs provide a social hub. There are nearby golf courses including St Georges, Freshwater & Shanklin and Sandown Golf Club.

Ryde School with Upper Chine is the main independent (HMC) School on the Island, offering co-education classes from pre-school to sixth form on a daily, full or weekly 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 Swithuns’ in Winchester, Bryanston, Canford, and the Sherborne schools in Dorset and Malborough College in Wiltshire.

The Island is blessed with a number of boutique hotels and restaurants, including The George in Yarmouth, The Royal in Ventnor, The Hut in Colwell Bay and The Smoking Lobster in both Ventnor and Cowes.