Guide Price £1,100,000 4 bedroom cottage for sale Southview Road, Crowborough, TN6

Tenure: Freehold

A stunning highly versatile and seldom found thatched cottage beautifully situated in a peaceful tucked away position at the end of this no through lane adjacent to the famous Beacon golf course and enjoying a breathtaking southerly outlook across the Ashdown Forest towards the South Downs. The property is believed to date from the late 19th century and offers light and spacious accommodation with good ceiling height throughout extending to 5,575 sq ft. The gardens and grounds are a particular feature offering total seclusion with a wide variety of mature shrubs and trees, a heated swimming pool, all weather Astroturf tennis court and manicured lawns the whole approaching 1 acre providing a stunning secluded setting. The living accommodation has been beautifully modernised and is deceptively proportioned offering a high degree of flexibility comprising in brief: a wide reception hall, cloak/shower room, stunning 24’ x 19’2 drawing room with open fireplace, a separate dining room with roofed tented silk ceiling, sitting room/bedroom 5, an impressive contemporary re-fitted kitchen/breakfast room with walk-in larder, granite work surfaces and integrated twin stainless steel side by side ovens, microwave and dishwasher, utility room, rear lobby, a master bedroom with built-in wardrobes, dressing room, en-suite bath/shower room and cast iron spiral staircase leading to a 13’10 x 10’8 Jacuzzi room, guest bedroom with built-in wardrobes and en-suite bath/shower room, 2 further double bedrooms and a shower room. To one side of the property there is a substantial flag stone seating terrace bound by banks of azaleas and mature shrubs adjacent to which is a vaulted bar/garden room with a 19’7 x 18’3 games room/home office beyond providing an ideal room for entertaining. Accessed via a garden equipment room and beneath the property there is a vast secure storage area with a boiler room to the far corner (this space could provide an ideal wine room/storage space if required). Outside the property is approached via a gravel driveway leading to a large parking area and a detached double garage. The mature and beautifully maintained gardens and grounds flank the southern elevation and provide a peaceful setting extending to approx 0.904 acres.

LOCATION
The Thatched Cottage occupies a stunning secluded position at the end of this rarely used no through lane adjacent to the famous Crowborough Beacon golf course and countryside enjoying fine southerly views across the Ashdown Forest. Although situated in a quiet semi rural position the property offers the ‘best of both worlds’ being within approx 1 mile of Crowborough town centre offering a comprehensive range of shopping facilities and supermarkets including a Waitrose as well as Jarvis Brook railway station providing swift rail services to London (approx 63 mins). The Spa town of Royal Tunbridge Wells with its theatres, shopping and leisure complex is within a short driving distance as are Brighton city and Eastbourne. The area is renowned for its quality schooling in both the private and state sectors, nearby public schools include Tonbridge and Sevenoaks, Holmwood house preparatory school at Langton Green, Beechwood, The Mead and St Leonards girls school at Mayfield. The breathtaking Ashdown Forest is within close proximity, the inspiration behind A.A Milne’s Winnie The Pooh books, offering vast scenic walks and exceptional riding with its 6,000 acres of rolling countryside and woodland providing a stunning backdrop for The Thatched Cottage.

Crowborough 1 Mile * Uckfield 7.7 Miles * Tunbridge Wells 8.3 Miles

WIDE COVERED ENTRANCE: Courtesy lighting, timber front door with leaded light insert into the RECEPTION HALL: Oak flooring, spot lighting, hatch to loft space and door into: CLOAK/SHOWER ROOM: fitted with a white suite including fully tiled enclosed shower cubicle with wall mounted chrome shower unit, pedestal wash basin, low level WC, ceramic flooring, door to parking area. DRAWING ROOM: 24’ x 19’2 with wide York stone open fireplace and tall picture window overlooking the gardens, recessed spot lighting. SITTING ROOM/BEDROOM 5: 20’ x 13’4 Double aspect room with double doors opening to the garden, spot lighting. DINING ROOM: 16’1 x 12’5 Wall light points and roofed tented ceiling. STUNNING KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM: 21’2 x 11’7 Beautifully re-fitted with a range of gloss white units with integrated appliances and granite work surfaces and comprising a range of matching units to eye and base level including two glazed display units, recessed stainless steel sink unit with ornate free standing mixer tap, integrated dishwasher, twin side by side stainless steel NEFF ovens with contemporary extractor canopy, halogen hob, individual “star like” spot lighting, door into WALK-IN LARDER: and further door into REAR LOBBY. UTILITY ROOM: Built-in units and inset sink unit and adjoining work surface. MASTER BEDROOM SUITE: 17’2 x 15’6 with built-in wardrobes, door into: DRESSING ROOM: with extensive built-in storage space, door into: EN-SUITE BATH/SHOWER ROOM: recessed bath with central taps, fully tiled enclosed shower cubicle with wall mounted shower unit, low level WC, wash basin with adjoining surface, heated chrome towel rail, spot lighting. There is a spiral staircase from this room which descends to a stunning 13’10 x 10’8 JACUZZI ROOM. GUEST BEDROOM with re-fitted EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM: fully tiled walk-in shower with wall mounted shower unit, low level WC, heated chrome ladder style towel rail, fully tiled walls, recessed spot lighting. BEDROOM 3: 12’10 x 12’5. BEDROOM 4: 12’4 x 11’. SHOWER ROOM: Fully tiled shower cubicle with wall mounted chrome shower unit, pedestal wash basin, low level WC, fully tiled walls, ceramic tiled flooring, heated chrome towel rail. The 19’7 x 18’3 GAMES ROOM/HOME OFFICE is a particular feature providing a highly versatile space with a doorway leading to an impressive vaulted 25’ x 8’11 GARDEN ROOM/BAR, ideal for entertaining.

OUTSIDE

The property is approached via twin timber gates giving access to a PRIVATE GRAVEL DRIVEWAY: leading to a parking area and a DETACHED DOUBLE GARAGE: with up and over door. A York stone pathway adjoins the southern elevation of the property beyond which are areas of level lawns enclosed by natural hedging and mature shrubs. To the south eastern side of the property there is a substantial flag stone terrace with adjoining flower and shrub beds, beyond which is a sheltered OUTDOOR HEATED SWIMMING POOL with paved surround and pool house located nearby. Adjacent to the swimming pool there is an ALL WEATHER TENNIS COURT with Astroturf surface. A pathway continues around the tennis court with further areas of lawns beyond, the whole interspersed with a wide variety of mature shrubs and trees including Acers, Azaleas and rhododendrons and offering total seclusion. To one side of the terrace there is a useful GARDEN EQUIPMENT ROOM: with a doorway proceeding to a LOWER GROUND FLOOR secure storage area and in-turn a boiler room. Predominately the gardens lye to the south of the property and enjoy a stunning outlook across the nearby Ashdown Forest towards the South Downs extending to approx 0.904 acres.