- Situated in an Outstanding Rural Setting +
- Detached Period Country Home +
- Grade II listed +
- Offering Potential to Renovate +
- Detached Garage/Outbuilding +
- Gardens and Grounds Totalling 1.2 Acres +
A picturesque Grade II listed country property displaying the timber frame and plaster infills and is situated in a wonderful rural setting with grounds totalling 1.2 acres.
Inside, the property currently offers an exciting renovation project with the opportunity to create a spacious family home, which retains period features including exposed beams and posts, an impressive Inglenook fireplace with beautifully forged, cast-iron fireback.
The ground floor presently is arranged with a reception room beyond the vestibule entrance, with a link inner hall into a sitting room where a door leads through to the kitchen/dining room. This generous setting has an external door which opens to a garden terrace and one which gives access into a flexible-use conservatory where walls of windows ensure the garden can be enjoyed throughout the seasons. Two stairways rise to the first-floor rooms which comprise three bedrooms, two with direct access into a bathroom. An additional bedroom is situated on the second level, along with
roomy attic and loft spaces, which may offer the potential to be further developed.
A length of driveway, edged by clipped evergreen hedging and a low-brick wall, provides parking for several vehicles and leads to the detached garage/barn, which has a pedestrian gate opens to a paved pathway which offers a route to the entrance porch and around the front garden which is laid to lawn and features a pond bordered by shrubbery and aquatic planting. The path also links to a picket fence side gate which opens onto a rear garden which is a grassed area with natural hedging at the boundary and post-and-rail fencing at the side margin enjoying an open outlook to the
field beyond.
A decorative stone terrace has direct access from the kitchen/dining room offering opportunities for al fresco dining and relaxation whilst enjoying the sunny, southeast facing aspect and garden. Majestic mature trees are interspersed throughout the garden, along with colourful specimen trees, creating an outdoor haven in this peaceful, secluded setting of 1.2 acres.
In the picturesque High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the property lies on the northern fringes of the delightful village of Ashurst Wood. Local amenities include a village shop with a post office, village hall, a pub and several independent shops and businesses. More extensive shopping and leisure facilities can be found in the nearby towns of East Grinstead and Tunbridge Wells. Road and rail links are well provided with easy access to the M25 and A22 which offer access to London, the south coast and Gatwick, whilst rail users are served by services from East Grinstead to London Bridge and Victoria.
Ashurst Wood primary school is rated Good by Ofsted and further well-regarded
schooling in the vicinity includes Brambletye, Michael Hall Steiner Waldorf School, Cumnor House, Holmewood House, Lingfield Prep, Copthorne and Handcross.
Agents Note: We understand that it was the previous owners wish to be buried within the grounds of property.