Church Lane, Plummers Plain, Horsham, West Sussex

With beautifully presented, light, airy and versatile accommodation, Brentleigh offers a classic, comfortable and relaxed living environment ideally suited to modern family lifestyles. On the ground floor a light-filled sitting room enjoys the warming ambience of wood-burning stove and provides a seamless connection with the garden via French doors. An open aperture, with a small step, offers an easy link into the adjoining dining area and kitchen, with this convivial setting featuring terracotta tiling to the floor and bespoke kitchen installed by Clive Christain Interiors, with stone work surfaces. A green Aga, recessed with decorative lintel and surround, takes centre stage, along with American fridge/freezer, and high-end aplliances and there is a large island unit with a timber topping. Three further reception rooms currently present as a family room, a snug and a generous study, but offer various options for their use, whilst a utility and a cloakroom complete the accommodation on the lower level. On the first floor, there are five bedrooms and two family bathrooms, with the generous principal room providing an elegant retreat with access out to a large balcony, which affords easterly views over the grounds. There is also current consent to create a loft conversion with three dormer windows.

The property is approached through electric solid wooden gates on brick pillars connected by the mobile network for voice/remote access. The garden is well-maintained and features swathes of lawns, with lengths of clipped hedging and rustic post-and-rail fencing creating division within the tranquil grounds. A row of neat evergreen spheres marks the edge of a lane which leads to the house, whilst there is also a gravel driveway offering an approach to the garage and home’s frontage. There is a gate at the access point to reach the large barn and tractor store and for equestrian-enthusiasts, a stable block within the grounds has three stalls and a covered yard attached. The garage and barn are served with electricity and independently alarmed giving extra security. Mature trees at the far margins of the plot and specimen trees within the garden create a delightful sense of seclusion and an idyllic green, outdoor sanctuary

Brentleigh is situated in a leafy, rural hamlet just to the south-east of Horsham, the northwest of Plummers Plain and on the western fringes of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Fine dining is available just 2 miles distant from the property at South Lodge Hotel, The Interlude Restaurant at Leonardslee Gardens and The Crabtree, whilst the Forest Farm Riding School is a mere mile away. The market town of Horsham provides a comprehensive range of shopping, including a John Lewis at Home and Waitrose, as well as the Swan Walk shopping centre. The mainline station at Horsham has services to London Victoria, Peterborough, Portsmouth and Southampton and for road users there is easy access to the A23, which links to the M25 for onward journeys via the major road networks. Well-regarded schooling in the vicinity includes Millais Girls and Forest Boys Schools, Tanbridge, Handcross Park, Christ’s Hospital and Farlington School.