4 bed detached house for sale

Upper Hartfield, Hartfield, East Sussex TN7

The property comprises a wonderful unlisted detached country house with attractive tile hung upper elevations. It offers well-proportioned and beautifully presented accommodation with stunning views over the gardens and rolling countryside beyond.

The reception rooms include a triple aspect lounge with a fireplace and French doors opening out to the rear terrace and gardens. The well appointed country kitchen has a range of bespoke solid Pippy Oak units with granite work tops over. There is a utility room off the kitchen, leading through to a breakfast/family room with French doors to the gardens. At the front of the house, there is also a useful home office/study.

On the first floor, the principal bedroom has an en suite bathroom. There are three further good sized bedrooms as well as a shower room.

Outside, the house is approached via a gated entrance over a gravel driveway leading to the house and detached garage building which provides two garages, a garden store and wine cellar.

To the rear of the house there is a paved terrace, ideal for al fresco dining. The gardens are laid to lawn, enclosed by mature hedging, with a vegetable garden area and a greenhouse.

Hartfield village 1.3 miles. Forest Row 3.6 miles. Cowden station 5.7 miles (London Bridge from 53 minutes). East Grinstead station 7 miles (London Victoria from 56 minutes; London Bridge from 55 minutes). Tunbridge Wells station 10 miles (London Bridge from 44 minutes). Tonbridge station 13 miles (London Bridge from 32 minutes). Gatwick Airport 16 miles. Central London 36 miles. (All times and distances approximate)

The property is located in an enviable position in the hamlet of Upper Hartfield which sits in the heart of Ashdown Forest and within the High Weald of Sussex Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

The nearby picturesque and historic village of Hartfield offers a good range of local amenities including a store, primary school, nursery school, health centre, church, two public houses and the famous 'Pooh Corner' tea rooms, shop and museum. Ashdown Forest offers many scenic walks and Winnie the Pooh's renowned 'Pooh Sticks Bridge'. A wider range of facilities are available at Forest Row, Tunbridge Wells and East Grinstead.

Cowden and East Grinstead stations serve London Bridge/Victoria with Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge serving Charing Cross/Cannon Street.

There is an excellent choice of schooling in the area including Brambletye and Sackville (East Grinstead), Michael Hall (Forest Row), Lingfield College, Worth School (Turners Hill), Cumnor House and Handcross Park (Haywards Heath), Tonbridge School and The Schools at Somerhill in Tonbridge, Holmewood House Preparatory (Langton Green), and Ardingly College. There are also grammar schools (girls and boys) in Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge.