Northfields House

Northfields House is an Edwardian country villa between Chichester and Arundel in West Sussex. The house is ideal for parties of friends and families, special celebrations and weddings, or for business use.

Northfields sleeps up to 28 guests in 14 bedrooms. There are four doubles, (three of which are en-suite), seven twin-bedded rooms (three of which are en-suite), and a large attic room, also en-suite, which works very well for older children or a young family, and four further bathrooms shared between the remaining bedrooms.

Downstairs, there is a large drawing room and a comfortable sitting room. There is also a games room with table football, board games and toys to distract younger children.  Should any of your guests play the piano, there is an 8’ 1 Concert Bechstein in the music room and a Steck baby grand piano in the drawing room, both kept at concert pitch.

For dining, up to 28 guests can be sat together in the pillared hall, or else there’s a more intimate oak-panelled dining room (seating 16). The kitchen’s well-equipped and of a good size for a cook to produce a celebratory feast.

The gardens stretch to around three acres and are overlooked by a large, sunny terrace (with a BBQ and seating for up to 28). 

Northfields is heaven for any guest, but particularly the athletic type. For guests who enjoy the odd game of competitive squash, a squash court is attached to the house, with a viewing gallery off the main landing.  There is also a grass tennis court and an outdoor heated swimming pool (summer-use only) for paddling victory laps, or informal volleyball. For the less athletic, but still competitive, there’s a croquet lawn, with sticks and hoops available.

No stag dos, please.

Edmund’s Choice of Extraordinary Feature

“Northfields is what one’s mother might call ‘the perfect Cazalet house’, after the books by Elizabeth Jane Howard. The sort of house where the Edwardian glamour is still very much in evidence.”

About The Location

 Northfields is on the edge of the South Downs National Park, very close to the South coast (and 15 miles from Bognor Regis). It’s around an hour and forty minutes’ drive from central London. The nearest train station is Barnham.

Things To Do

Should you enjoy a day at the races, Goodwood and Fontwell Park are nearby. There’s sailing in Chichester Harbour, and walking and riding on the South Downs.