East Street, Mayfield, East Sussex, TN20

Three character dwellings in Mayfield, with delightful gardens and fields, totalling approximately 5.9 acres, arranged as one property, which cannot be split.

Description

Luckhurst Place:

The main residence, which is the largest, equally characterful as the others, although a little less up-to-date. Glass porch, opening into a long living room, with open plan kitchen to one end, fitted with an Aga. Wood burning stove to the other end, where there are full height windows and doors to decked terracing onto the garden. Garden room, utility room and cloakroom. Stairs to four bedrooms, with the principal bedroom enjoying stunning views and an en suite shower room. Family bathroom.

The Lodge:

Again, well planned, designed and appointed, with an open plan living room/kitchen, fitted with wood burning stove and an Aga. Pitched ceiling with exposed beams and double doors to the rear decked terrace. Utility room and wc. Bedroom with en suite shower room. Stairs to a galleried mezzanine, with restrictive height. The decked terrace leads onto the further landscaped gardens, with extensive planting, a seating area and a landscaped raised pond.

The Courtyard:

A well planned, designed and fitted, detached single story barn conversion, offering much character throughout. Features of note include a large, open plan living room and kitchen/diner, with wood burning stove and Aga, having French doors outside to two terraces, one with a brick block finish and the other with decking, with both accessing the generous lawn gardens. Three bedrooms, one with en-suite shower rooms, the other two served by a family bathroom. Utility/boot room. Extensive natural oak beams and joinery, and a combination of oak and tiled flooring with double car port. Secluded landscaped and planted garden with extensive lawns, mature trees, fenced pond and mature boundaries.

Outside:

Access via an automatic gated drive, serving all three properties and the fields and outbuildings, with good parking.

Each building enjoys generous landscaped garden areas with seating areas, extensive planting and trees, originally designed by an award winning Chelsea Flower Show Gold winner. Beyond these gardens, lawn areas lead up to the two gated paddocks, with a track between.

Bridle path access nearby.

We draw your attention to the covenant restrictions and planning permission restriction relating to Luckhurst Place listed below:

1. Luckhurst Place to be used for residential purposes but allowing all forms of letting
2. Not to erect any further houses
3. Not to use the fields other than for horticultural/agricultural purposes
4. Not to separately sell any part of Luckhurst Place
5. Not to use the garage as anything other than a garage
6. Courtyard has planning permission for a holiday let rather than for residential use, so cannot be occupied permanently

Location

Luckhurst Place is found on the semi-rural fringes of the historic and pretty hilltop village of Mayfield, in the heart of East Sussex and the High Weald National Landscape. This thriving village, just 1 mile, enjoys a good selection of amenities, with convenience store, Post Office, chemist, wine store, interiors shop, florist, dentist, doctors’ surgery, hairdresser, delicatessen, bakery, butcher, pubs, cafés and boutiques, The Middle House, gastro pub and cosy hotel and Rose and Crown public house.

Mayfield is also well placed for the nearby villages of both Mark Cross and Wadhurst and the smaller towns of Crowborough (approximately 7.5 miles) and Heathfield (approximately 4.8 miles) have a choice of amenities, sports facilities, national retailers, independent stores and supermarkets, including Waitrose, Sainsburys and The Cooperative in both towns.

Royal Tunbridge Wells just 9.7 miles is a historic spa town located about thirty miles south of London, surrounded by countryside and offering a popular base for commuters. The town offers excellent cultural, leisure and shopping attractions including cafés, restaurants and two theatres. The High Street offers many restaurants including The Ivy and The Warren and so many choices for delicious cakes, fresh bread and coffee, Juliet's, Fine Grind, Gail's and the Italian delicatessen Arte Bianca with fresh fish and seafood at Sankey's fishmongers and so much more with numerous shops and independent boutiques.

The surrounding countryside boasts several places of historic interest and attractive walks, including the famous Ashdown Forest, and sailing, walking and fishing at Bewl Water. Luckhurst Place borders the historic, and protected from development, Wadhurst Park, falling within the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The award winning Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest is also nearby and is now recognised as the most complete collection of conifers on one site anywhere in the world and offers further woodland walks, cycling, riding, and outdoor music concerts.

State and private schools: Mayfield has its own well-regarded Primary & Nursery School as well as the independent Mayfield School for girls at secondary level. Preparatory schools in the area include Skippers Hill in Five Ashes, Bricklehurst Manor in Stonegate and Vinehall in Robertsbridge. Wadhurst, Crowborough and Heathfield have community colleges. There are independent secondary schools in Tonbridge, Sevenoaks and Eastbourne and grammar schools in Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge.

Mainline rail: Wadhurst (5.8 miles) and Tunbridge Wells (9.8 miles), services to London Charing Cross (via London Bridge and Waterloo East) and Cannon Street. Crowborough (Jarvis Brook), (6.2 miles), services to London Bridge.

Square Footage: 3,957 sq ft


Acreage: 5.88 Acres

Additional Info

Local Authority: Wealden District Council

Services: Mains water and electricity. Oil-fired central heating.

Agents Note: The property currently has a number of covenant restrictions on title, some of which will be lifted under an agreement between the current seller and the beneficiaries of the said covenants, as part of the sale arrangements.

Further details available from Savills.

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The Courtyard and The Lodge - Council Tax Band A.