Detached house for sale in Tinkers Lane, Hadlow Down, Uckfield, East Sussex TN22

Set in a beautiful rural location this handsome Edwardian country home (not listed) sits within private grounds of approximately 12 acres with lakes, woodland and a tennis court.

The well-presented accommodation offers impressively proportioned rooms with high ceilings and is arranged over three floors allowing for a flexible arrangement. There is an abundance and fascinating variety of character features (notably some striking ‘art deco’ details) throughout this charming family home including splendid fireplaces, solid wood flooring and bay windows.

The ground floor comprises of a welcoming and spacious reception hall /music room and access is given to the main reception rooms. The impressive double aspect drawing room enjoys an open fireplace and solid wood floors. Further reception rooms include a study, sitting room with parquet flooring and fitted storage space and a large conservatory enjoying wonderful views over the garden. An inner corridor with extensive fitted storage leads through to a boot room, cloakroom and separate shower room. The kitchen/breakfast room provides a comprehensive range of solid wood fitted units with integrated appliances, aga and French doors opening out the side terrace. Further features include a separate pantry and utility room.

The first floor offers the primary bedroom with fitted wardrobes and an en suite bathroom. There are a further three bedrooms with two en suite bathrooms (one of the bathrooms has a ‘Jack and Jill arrangement and can be also used as the family bathroom. On the second floor is a further three bedrooms and a family bathroom. It is considered that the second floor offers excellent potential to create a self-contained area for a relative or live in nanny.

Further accommodation is available in the basement (accessed externally) and is currently used as an office/meeting room also housing the plant room.

A one bedroom apartment is situated above the detached garage with independent kitchen/bathroom facilities.

Agents Notes: The property has benefitted from some significant improvements by the current owners include renovation of the main house windows. Externally the lakes/rivers have been refurbished and the woodland cleared and the dam restored. Further information is available upon request.

Externally the property is approached through stone pillars onto a tree lined sweeping driveway leading to the front of the property and separately to the extensive garaging and outbuildings. The southerly aspect gardens and grounds total approximately 12 acres. The formal gardens are predominantly laid to lawn with a number of paved terraces around the property enjoying views over the orchard, lakes and woodland. A particular highlight of the garden is the creatively designed cascading water feature that sits alongside the ornate greenhouse.
The large lakes have undergone refurbishment and the extensive woodland has been cleared and is now well managed and arranged with private walking paths around the grounds overlapping natural small rivers and offer an idyllic country setting.