Set in an elevated position among a stunning sub-tropical garden is this unique, detached chalet bungalow. It was originally built in 1922 and has enormous potential to be developed further. The property has wonderful views across Ventnor to the English Channel and is surrounded by woodland, farmland and the Ventnor golf course in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. There is a long drive with a parking bay that leads up to the house bordered by a large front garden with a lawn, gorgeous shrubs and hedging, leading past the house to the workshop and a paved parking area. The front of the property is delightful, with its full width glass sunroom, charming single storey hexagonal turret with multi-pane windows, high chimneystacks, and a tall pointed pitched roof. The property includes some delightful internal period features such as picture rails, high skirtings and solid wood panelled doors as well as fireplaces in the reception rooms. There is a spacious entrance hall with stairs to the first floor and plenty of flexible accommodation currently configured as three reception rooms on the ground floor as well as a large kitchen/breakfast room and two bedrooms on the first floor.

The ground floor includes a shower room that is opposite the attractive sitting room/study that could become a double bedroom. It has fitted bookshelves to one side as well as a period fireplace with an arched inset and fireplace with a gas fire, while the formal dining room has a box bay window and an original tiled fireplace with an arched inset. There is a truly delightful dual aspect sitting room that includes the hexagonal turret and a beautiful stone fireplace with an open fire that you can cosy up to on a cold winter’s evening, as well as French doors to the sunroom, with its wall of sliding patio doors to the decked terrace and stunning panoramic views. The good sized light and bright kitchen/breakfast room has a Rayburn range cooker that also provides hot water and central heating plus fitted units and stand-alone appliances and leads to a rear lobby with storage cupboards, one of which is a larder with the original stone shelves, and a door to the garden.

On the first floor you will find a large airing cupboard, a single bedroom and a family bathroom adjacent to the very large main bedroom that has a plethora of fitted wardrobes and bedroom furniture and where you can enjoy a panoramic vista across the garden to the sea. There is also access to the eaves that provides a vast amount of storage space.

As the property is set so far back from the road in comparison to the neighbouring properties it is extremely quiet, private and very secluded, and offers a variety of places to enjoy the sun. There are a number of different areas in the garden to enjoy including the main front terrace overlooking the garden, as well as the rear terrace, a charming gravelled ‘nook’ colloquially known as ‘the beach’ to sit and relax in the peace and tranquillity. The beautiful gardens include various mature trees, shrubs and bushes to include seven apple trees, raspberries, redcurrant, blackcurrant and gooseberry bushes at the bottom of the garden. The separate brick-built workshop and garden/potting shed and laundry was originally a stable and tack room but could always be converted into separate accommodation as an annex for family members, an office complex for anyone working from home or as a holiday let, subject to the appropriate planning permissions.

There is an additional garage with an up and over door, at the roadside and there is additional space to extend the parking bay set back from the road.