4 bed detached house for sale

London Road, Forest Row RH18

Guide Price £875,000 - £900,000.

Charming 16th-century 4-bed rural home with 3 acres, adjacent to the Forest Way and overlooking farmland, yet within half a mile of the village centre. The original part of the property dates from the 16th Century and has a charming cottage interior with exposed beams and timbers, whilst being presented in exceptionally good decorative order throughout. The property has been enlarged, and now provides a period home arranged over three floors

On the ground floor there is a beamed Sitting Room (26'3 max x 11'4), Dining Room (13'4 x 11'2) Kitchen (11' x 10'), adjacent Breakfast Room (12'4 x 8'), Utility Room (11'4 x 8') and Cloakroom. To the rear of the house is a south facing Conservatory (20'10 x 9'9 widening to 13') in the Victorian style, overlooking the gardens, with underfloor heating and air conditioning.

On the first floor are 3 Bedrooms (13'3 x 11'9,11'5 x 10'2 max and 12' x 10'4 max), Bathroom with Shower and Separate w.c.

Above, on the Second Floor, is an Attic Bedroom 4 (10'8 x 9'7) and Study Area (10'7 x 9'7) with lovely views to the west.

Outside there is an attached Double Garage(24' x 17'9) and forecourt parking.

The attractive park-like grounds and area of woodland extend in all to about 3 acres and are down to lawn with a wide variety of mature shrubs and trees providing a good deal of seclusion for the property. To the west the garden is bordered by an open meadow, whilst the rear boundary adjoins the Forest Way Country Park.

The property benefits from oil fired central heating, sealed unit double glazed windows, and mains drainage

Council Tax Band: G EPC: F(29)

Location

This delightful period family home is set on the edge of Forest Row, a lively village on the northern outskirts of Ashdown Forest with its 6,400 acres of heath/woodland. The property is well located for access to the Forest Way Country Park for dog walking, cycling and horse riding to East Grinstead and a number of villages towards Tunbridge Wells. The lively village centre with its unusually wide variety of local stores, specialist shops, cafes/restaurants and galleries is within one quarter of a mile, whilst the local primary school is approximately half a mile. There are a number of churches of various denominations within Forest Row. East Grinstead, the nearest town, is approximately three miles with its more extensive range of shops, supermarkets, sports/leisure amenities, and rail services to London. Bus services run through the village, with a bus stop closeby at Wall Hill, to Tunbridge Wells, East Grinstead and Crawley. Further bus services from the centre of the village operate to Uckfield, Haywards Heath, Burgess Hill and Brighton. The area has a good representation of both state and private schools for all ages, in particular in Forest Row Ashdown House, Michael Hall Rudolf Steiner School and Greenfields, with Sackville School in East Grinstead. Further afield is Cumnor House at Danehill. Sports/leisure pursuits within the general area feature a number of golf courses including the East Sussex National, reservoirs at Weir Wood and Ardingly for sailing and angling, and horse racing at Lingfield and Brighton. Places of historic interest within twenty miles include Hever Castle, Penshurst Place and Chartwell, home of former Prime Minister Winston Churchill.

Garden

Large gardens and light wooded area extending in total to approximately 3 acres