Quaint, rustic self-contained studio in Amberley

Enjoy autonomy at this unique and tranquil getaway. The Shed is a self-contained annex with its own pathway and entrance. Outside is a secluded seating/breakfast area. On entering you'll find a shower room with heated towel rail and electric shower, dining space for two and a kitchenette. Through a sliding door is a kingsize bed, love-seat, TV with google chrome, books, drawers, somewhere to hang clothes. (To access streaming services, please bring your own account information.) The space The Shed is a unique, rustic self-contained annex (formerly outside loo, coal shed and painting studio). It's approached by its own path and door with an outside table and chairs for the warmer weather, or the hardy. Just a few minutes from the South Downs Way and a mile from Amberley Station, The Shed is perfect for walkers. There’s space to hang wet gear and keep muddy boots. Two wall heaters and plenty of hot water bottles. Sheets and towels are line-dried when possible, and nothing is ironed! The shower is electric, so not a huge power/rain effect one. Hot water is from a small immersion tank. I plan to make the space sustainable by running entirely from solar power but am not there yet. The kitchenette has a microwave and single portable induction hob, an egg boiler, cafetière, compact fridge/freezer and a small sink for the kettle and rinsing mugs. Larger washing up can be put in a trug on the outside table and will magically be replaced with clean items. There’s tea, coffee and sugar, pepper, salt and some other spices. Two minutes walk is a village shop that sells locally made fresh bread and pastries as well as preserves, cheese, biscuits, fresh produce, ice-cream and contains a sub post office. The village also has a tea-room l, castle with bar, and two pubs catering to different tastes, and there’s a pottery with great practical and decorative pieces. Towards the station, there’s a riverside café and more pubs and a new (currently pop-up) restaurant. Further still (under ten minutes drive) the whole of Arundel is available for pretty much everything else and a river and proper castle. Back in The Shed, the window that overlooks the garden where domestic and wild life often come into conflict has obscured glass for privacy. At night hedgehogs come for food and scuffle around in leaves and undergrowth, then munch dry food for quite a while. They’re often visible from the bedroom window or the main door and the record for most hogs seen at one time is currently six. Through the winter the large ones hibernate but smaller ones might still get up to eat because they haven’t got enough reserves to see them through. Sightings are less common in winter. Most wildlife is welcome here (though foxes have not covered themselves in glory), there are resident cats, flowers to feed bees, and neighbouring animals wander through so this is not a hermetically sealed space for the wildlife phobic but will welcome everyone.