Wadhurst Road, Mark Cross, Crowborough, East Sussex, TN6

The property comprises a wonderful country house set within fabulous grounds of circa 24 acres and enjoying stunning views over the surrounding countryside. This unlisted property offers substantial and flexible family accommodation, with influences from the popular Arts and Crafts period, and many features including leaded light windows, oak flooring to principal rooms, intricate decorative ceiling cornicing, impressive fireplaces and oak panelling.

On the ground floor, the spacious hall gives access to the principal reception rooms, cloakroom and wine store. The fabulous triple aspect sitting room has an impressive fireplace, an attractive broad bay window and two sets of French doors leading out to the gardens. The elegant dining room has parquet flooring, a fireplace and wide window with a charming window seat enjoying views over the garden.

The spacious kitchen/breakfast room also has parquet flooring and an inglenook fireplace as well as a range of wall and base units with breakfast bar and integrated appliances and French doors to the garden. There is also a double aspect study and a large utility/boot room with direct access to the pool complex as well as a door to the side.

On the first floor, there are five/six double bedrooms, a family bathroom and a shower room. The spacious principal bedroom has an attractive barrelled ceiling, a lovely broad bay window overlooking the gardens and a beautifully appointed en suite bathroom. The main guest bedroom has an attached private sitting room for guests which can easily be converted to a further bedroom.

On the second floor there is an attic room and loft access.

On the lower ground floor there is a fantastic leisure complex, accessed from within the house, providing an indoor swimming pool with sliding doors opening out to a paved terrace and gardens creating the perfect entertaining space. To one end of the room, there is a jacuzzi, shower, changing room and w.c.

NB: An attached three bedroom cottage is available by separate negotiation.

The house is approached over a long private lane (two thirds of a mile long) leading to the house through an archway into a large circular private driveway with parking for numerous cars.

The beautiful gardens and grounds surrounding the property are a particular feature and include a formal garden with boxed hedging to the immediate rear of the house. This leads on to the expansive lawned areas interspersed with a multitude of mature trees, shrubs and plants and lead on to the orchard and ancient woodland.

There are various outbuildings which include hoppers' huts with separate vehicular access offering potential to convert into office/studio space (subject to obtaining the necessary planning consents). There is also a disused tennis court as well as pastureland with wild flowers, a waterfall and a stream. In all about 23.86 acres.

Wadhurst station 2.9 miles (London Bridge from 54 minutes). Frant station 5.3 miles (London Bridge from 51 minutes). Crowborough station 5.5 miles (London Bridge from 69 minutes/London Victoria from 75 minutes). Tunbridge Wells 7.5 miles (London Bridge from 44 minutes). M25 (J5) 24 miles. Gatwick airport 28 miles. London 47 miles. (All times and distances approximate)

The property is located in a wonderfully peaceful rural setting, convenient for local amenities. Nearby Wadhurst has recently been named by the Sunday Times as the 'Best Place to Live in the UK 2023' and is well served with shops, pubs, cafes and other amenities for everyday needs as well as a mainline station (within an 8 minute drive) providing an excellent commuter service to London. Rotherfield and Crowborough offer a very good selection of facilities including local shops, supermarkets, banks and a post office. A more extensive range of shopping, commercial and recreational facilities can be found at the larger centre of Tunbridge Wells. Communications in the area are very good with access to major road and rail routes (stations at Crowborough, Wadhurst, Frant and Tunbridge Wells) offer services to London Bridge, Cannon Street, Waterloo, Charing Cross and Victoria.

There is an excellent choice of schooling in the area, in both the state and private sectors, with grammar schools in Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge.

Leisure facilities in the area include golf at Crowborough, Tunbridge Wells and at the East Sussex National Course at Little Horsted near Uckfield. There is a dry ski slope at Bowles Outdoor Centre (Eridge) and rock climbing close by. There is also sailing at Bewl Water and on the south coast, and riding and walking in the surrounding countryside and on the nearby Ashdown Forest.