Pickforde Lane, Ticehurst, Wadhurst, East Sussex, TN5

An elegant country home, benefiting from ancillary accommodation, all set within beautiful gardens and grounds

Description

Draped in wisteria, Pickforde is situated at the end of a long driveway culminating in a large turning and parking circle, surrounded by its own gardens and grounds.

The house, understood to date from 1820, offers extensive accommodation of over 7,700 sq ft arranged over three floors, offering light and airy rooms with impressive ceiling heights and allowing plenty of space for entertaining.

The reception rooms are accessed off the impressive reception hall and comprise a grand wood-panelled family room complete with parquet flooring, drawing room with bay windows and a dining room with double doors that lead out to the formal lawn area.

The expansive kitchen/breakfast room is well-equipped with a central work island, pantry, fitted Neff appliances, and AGA. The breakfast room is filled with light from the double doors that lead out to the rear terrace and garden. Accessed off the kitchen is the utility and boot room. Also on the ground floor are the sitting room, study, larder and downstairs WC. Stairs from the ground floor lead down to the cellar, providing extremely versatile space and storage.

The first floor has excellent accommodation comprising a generous principal bedroom suite with a lovely bay window overlooking the glorious mature gardens, with an en suite bathroom and dressing room/bedroom. There are three further bedroom suites with en suite bathrooms and two further bedrooms that are served by two family bathrooms. There is also an office, laundry room and multiple storage areas on the first floor. All of the rooms are light with excellent ceiling heights and benefit from views over the surrounding gardens and grounds.

The Annexe
Attached to the main house, with access both externally and via the breakfast room, the annexe has a kitchen/sitting room to the ground floor with bedroom and bathroom over. The annexe would lend itself well to staff or guest accommodation.

The Cottage
Sitting to the south of the grounds is Pickforde Cottage. Arranged over one floor, the property comprises two bedrooms, a bathroom, a kitchen and a living room, surrounded by its own garden.

Gardens and grounds
Pickforde is approached via impressive gates, flanked by hedges and trees, and a gravel drive that leads to the large turning and parking area by the main house.

Sitting within the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the gardens and grounds are an important feature of Pickforde and form the most delightful and tranquil setting, complementing the house extremely well. The stunning and well-maintained garden has many established specimen trees, shrub flower beds, and an orchard. The gardens encircle the property and include multiple ponds, a boules pitch, a tennis court, a vegetable garden, a swimming pool within the delightful walled garden, and a charming Dovecote. To the rear of the property is a paved terrace area, which provides an excellent setting for al fresco dining.

Beyond the immediate gardens is a paddock, stable block and an area of woodland. There is an abundance of useful outbuildings within the grounds of Pickforde, mainly made up of stores and garaging and totalling over 2,500 sq ft.

In all, the gardens and grounds extend to approximately 14.16 acres.

Location

Pickforde is located within the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, on the outskirts of Ticehurst with its Post Office, local shop, doctors’ surgery, chemist, church and public house. Approximately 5 miles to the west is the popular village of Hawkhurst, which offers good local shopping and amenities including the Kino Digital Cinema, Waitrose and Tesco supermarkets, independent shops and several pubs and restaurants. More extensive shopping and leisure facilities can be found in Cranbrook (8.5 miles), Heathfield (10.1 miles), Tunbridge Wells (11 miles) and Tenterden (15.4 miles).
Tunbridge Wells, the only spa town in the South East of England, with elegant architecture and a variety of cultural, entertainment and shopping attractions, including the historic Pantiles, known for its charming Georgian colonnade, summer live music festivals, regular food and craft markets and Chalybeate Spring. The town offers excellent cultural, leisure and shopping attractions including two theatres at The Assembly Halls and Trinity Theatre.
Nearby Bewl Water Reservoir at Lamberhurst (5.2 miles) offers a wide range of activities including fishing, sailing, rowing and wonderful walks. Bedgebury Pinetum (3.6 miles) also has excellent local walks, cycling, riding and outdoor music concerts. Scotney Castle (5.4 miles) offers picturesque gardens against the backdrop of a moated medieval castle and Victorian country mansion, with beautiful parkland, woodland and traditional hop gardens to enjoy. Further afield South Coast centres such as Brighton Marina, Eastbourne and Hastings offer opportunities for sailing; opera at Glyndebourne, horse racing at Goodwood, Lingfield and Brighton. Motor racing can also be found at Goodwood.
Local schools include Wadhurst CofE Primary and Uplands Academy. Other schools of note include St. Ronan’s in Hawkhurst, Dulwich Preparatory School in Cranbrook, Holmewood House Preparatory School in Langton Green, Benenden School, Kent College in Pembury and Mayfield for Girls.
Road and Mainline Rail Services: Etchingham Station 4 miles (London Bridge 56 minutes) Wadhurst Station 5.1 miles (London Bridge 52 minutes), Tunbridge Wells 10 miles (London Bridge 44 minutes)
The area has excellent road links from the A21 at Hurst Green, which providing access to the south coast and, via the M25, London and Heathrow and Gatwick international airports as well as links to the Channel Tunnel.

Square Footage: 7,759 sq ft


Acreage: 14.16 Acres

Additional Info

Services: Mains water, electricity and gas. Gas fired central heating. Private septic tank drainage. Solar panels (the current owners participate in a feed-in tariff scheme)

Local Authority: Rother District Council
Council Tax:
H (main house)
D (Pickforde Cottage)


EPC=D (main house)
EPC=D (Pickforde Cottage)
Directions

Postcode: TN5 7BN
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Agent’s Note: The owners of Pickforde contribute towards the maintenance of Pickforde Lane.