• Exceptional family house of 5,000 sq ft +

• Biomass central heating and solar panels +

• Period features +

• Long drive approach +

• Mature gardens and grounds of 2.2 acres +

• Popular Broad Oak village location +

• Close to Burwash village +

• Stonegate mainline station within 4 miles +

An imposing family house of about 5,000 sq ft with light and spacious accommodation, Biomass central heating and solar panels, and with numerous interesting quality period features, set down a meandering driveway within mature gardens and grounds of 2.2 acres.

Description
An exceptional family house, the elevations being of brick, part tile hung beneath a pitch tiled roof. The accommodation is light, spacious and flexible with numerous period features including high quality upvc sash windows, parquet flooring, an impressive oak staircase, along with fireplaces and cornicing. There is Biomass central heating and solar panels making it very cost effective.
The accommodation is arranged as follows:-
• Impressive storm porch with stone quoins and oak front door to the reception hall with parquet flooring, fireplace with woodburning stove and wonderful oak staircase leading to the first floor.
• The drawing room is a beautifully proportioned room with stone fireplace housing a woodburning stove, parquet flooring, an aspect over the garden and double opening glazed doors leading into the conservatory giving access to the garden.
• The dining room is another atmospheric room with large square bay window, parquet flooring and arranged within easy reach of the kitchen.
• The inner hall has a large cloakroom with WC, and from the hall is access to the family room and billiard room with a door to a shower room (currently not in use. Note: this room has previously been used as a ground floor bedroom and has access to the outside.)
• The kitchen/breakfast room is double aspect and fitted with a range of solid wood units beneath worksurfaces with inset sink unit. There is an oil-fired Aga with companion oven and an additional electric oven, grill and hob. Double doors lead to an enclosed south-facing courtyard, ideal for outside dining and entertaining. Adjoining the kitchen is a useful utility room and good sized walk-in pantry.
• From the kitchen a door leads into the snug/study which has feature exposed stone walls and a vaulted ceiling as well as doors leading into the courtyard. NB: This is a single storey part of the accommodation which is attached to the neighbouring property.
• Approached from the rear of the house is access to the cellar which houses the biomass central heating system.
• There are principal and secondary staircases giving access to the first floor where there is a galleried landing.
• The master bedroom is a light and spacious room with a wide square bay window providing views over the garden and there are two walk-in wardrobes and a door to the en suite bathroom with slipper bath, separate shower cubicle, wash basin and WC.
• The second bedroom is a lovely double aspect room with doors onto the balcony.
• The first floor also provides four further bedrooms as well as a nursery. One of the bedrooms benefits from a balcony.
• There are two further bathrooms and on the landing a range of linen cupboards, also housing the hot water cylinder.

Outside
Rutland Place is approached from the road via an electronically operated gated entrance leading to a driveway which sweeps through the gardens onto a parking/turning area to the front of the house where there is a triple garage with electrically operated oak doors and games room above.
The gardens offer a mature and private backdrop to the property, principally laid to lawn with an impressive number of trees and shrubs.
Gardens and grounds in all about 2.2 acres.