7 bed detached house for sale

Buckham Hill, Isfield TN22

Constantia Manor is a very impressive country house, set in the middle of its own stunning gardens and grounds in the heart of Sussex. The house is beautifully presented throughout with over 6,400 square feet of accommodation, laid out over two floors offering versatile family accommodation for modern living and exceptional grand-scale and well-proportioned rooms for formal entertaining.

The house has been modernised and updated to a very high standard by the current owners. A solid oak door opens into a beautiful limestone reception hall with turned oak staircase and double doors at the rear affording views out to the south facing gardens and terrace. There are two south facing formal reception rooms, one currently used as a formal dining room and a double aspect drawing room with a stunning stone fireplace.

There is a large and beautifully appointed kitchen/breakfast room with two central preparation islands with granite worktops, leading through to a triple aspect orangery offering wide sweeping views across the gardens. In addition, there is a utility room and wine store and two downstairs cloakrooms complete the ground floor accommodation.

Beyond the drawing room is a large office with a lift which rises to the first floor for ease of access. In addition, there is a large ground floor suite with an ensuite shower room with double doors opening to the south which has the potential to create a self-contained annexe with separate access.

On the second floor are seven bedrooms, comprising a principal suite of a triple aspect bedroom, dressing room, shower room and bathroom with a delightful viewing balcony offering glorious views across the grounds to the wetlands and countryside beyond. There is a guest suite with ensuite shower room, five additional bedrooms and two family bathrooms.

Constantia Manor is approached off the lane through impressive, pillared entrance gates, leading up a sweeping driveway, past the lake to a large parking area in front of the house, with views over the gardens and grounds. There are two double garages to each side of the house.

To the south of the house is a large stone terrace ideal for alfresco dining and entertaining. This leads to formal gardens, classically inspired features including a central rill and ornamental ponds, and formal lawns all leading to a beautiful stone pavilion at the end of the garden.

The grounds include a two-bedroom log cabin, converted for short countryside breaks as an AirBnB, which has been a popular destination for walkers and countryside enthusiasts, generating a significant income stream, or this could be adapted for additional ancillary accommodation for family.

A former farm building holds the biomass boiler which heats the house and also generates an income via a Renewable Heat incentive contract.

All set in wonderful grounds of circa 21 acres, with fields, wetlands and a large pond to the west of the house for fishing, recreation or open water swimming. Constantia Manor is a glorious country family house in a wonderful location in the heart of the Sussex countryside.

Constantia Manor is situated in the small unspoilt hamlet of Buckham Hill close to Isfield with a farm shop, popular local pub, village hall, church, recreation ground, cricket club and the heritage Lavender Line Railway.

The nearby town of Uckfield offers a good range of shopping facilities and schools, as well as a mainline station to London. Haywards Heath mainline station serves London Bridge and Victoria whilst the spa town of Royal Tunbridge Wells serves London Charing Cross / Cannon Street. The market town of Lewes to the south provides a good range of local amenities and shops.

The A23 to the west of Haywards Heath provides access to Brighton, Gatwick, the M25 and national motorway network.

There is an excellent selection of established preparatory, primary and public schools in the area including Little Horsted cep school, St Mark’s School, Skippers Hill preparatory school, Cumnor House, Great Walstead, Brambletye, and St Leonards at Mayfield. Worth, Brighton College and Ardingly are all nearby too.

Worldwide renowned Glyndebourne Opera House, Goodwood Estate, Brighton Festival and Ardingly showground are all within easy reach. The local footpaths provide a vast network of stunning walks, many leading towards the beautiful South Downs National Park and the Ashdown Forest. There are numerous excellent golf courses nearby including Royal Ashdown, Piltdown gc and East Sussex National, as well as reservoirs for water sports.

Local Authority: Lewes District Council
EPC Rating: E
Council Tax Band: G