• Hall, Dining room/bedroom 3, Kitchen/breakfast room, Conservatory, Utility area, Study/bedroom 4, Shower room, Living room. +
• 2 bedrooms, Bathroom. +
• Parking, Attractive garden, Terrace, Lawn, Summer house, Outbuilding, Greenhouse. +
• Just under 1½ acres. +

A charming detached foresters’ cottage which has been extended to create a wonderful family home situated within Ashdown Forest.
Hall, Dining room/bedroom 3, Kitchen/breakfast room, Conservatory, Utility area, Study/bedroom 4, Shower room, Living room.
2 bedrooms, Bathroom.
Parking, Attractive garden, Terrace, Lawn, Summer house, Outbuilding, Greenhouse.
Just under 1½ acres.
Property
The former home of the late Peter Adolph who invented Subbuteo in 1946. He moved to the cottage in 1969 when he sold Subbuteo to toy manufacturer’s Waddingtons.

A veranda along the front of the cottage has a front door opening into the hall with a wooden block floor The dining room/bedroom 3 has a fireplace. The kitchen/breakfast room has fitted wall and floor units, tiled worktops, larder cupboard and a Stanley range for cooking which also does the hot water and heating. The conservatory has a door to the terrace. Beyond the kitchen is a utility area and a side lobby. Off the lobby is a study/bedroom 4 with an en-suite shower room. The sitting room has a brick fireplace housing a wood burning stove, a kitchenette and French doors to the terrace.

On the first floor is a landing, 2 further bedrooms with fitted cupboards and a bathroom.

Outside
The wooden gates open to a gravelled drive for parking in front of the cottage. The garden surrounds the cottage with a paved terrace which leads out onto the lawn. Within the lawn is a well, a water feature, summer house and trees and shrubs including rhododendron, azaleas, magnolia, cherry and apple. To one side of the cottage is a log store and an access to the substantial outbuilding with attached greenhouse.

Tenure, Local Authorities and Services
Freehold. Wealden District Council: . East Sussex County Council . Council Tax band F. Mains electricity and water. Private drainage. Oil Heating. EPC

Directions
From Forest Row head south-east on the A22 to Nutley and just before entering the village turn left onto the Crowborough Road. Proceed to the end of the road and at the crossroads turn left and the drive to the cottage is the second on the right.
Local Amenities & Communications
The property is located between Nutley, Forest Row and Crowborough. There are excellent private and state schools and some fine country pubs in the surrounding area. Forest Row (about 5½ miles) provides a good range of shops and facilities, including two supermarkets and a number of cafes and restaurants. More extensive facilities are available in Uckfield (7 miles), Crowborough (5½ miles), Haywards Heath (11 miles) and East Grinstead (9½ miles) with each providing train services to London Bridge/Victoria. Gatwick Airport is about 19 miles away, with the Gatwick Express providing an additional train service to London Victoria. The M23 gives access to Gatwick Airport, London, the coast, M25 and the national motorway network. Ashdown Forest is the largest free public access space in the South East and is a great place for walking and enjoying spectacular views over the Sussex countryside.