Lane End Common, North Chailey, BN8

Dating back to 1902, Damerel has been a much-loved family home for several decades. While thoughtfully extended and improved over the years, this home retains much of its original Edwardian charm and character.
With a plethora of rooms this is a wonderful family home for all with a generous offering of reception rooms and bedrooms. The property enjoys a wonderfully private and secluded position yet remains conveniently connected to local amenities with Fletching and Newick villages just a short distance away and Haywards Heath for commuting to London and Waitrose. The house is rich in period features, including a traditional Edwardian entrance with Arts and Crafts detailing, picture rails and original fireplaces, all of which contribute to the home’s warm sense of heritage and welcome. Over time, the vendors have sensitively enhanced the accommodation, notably including the conversion of a party room designed for entertaining, and more recently a beautifully redecorated kitchen/dining room that forms the heart of the home. Externally, Damerel offers exceptional lifestyle appeal, with outstanding leisure facilities including a tennis court and outdoor swimming pool.

Interior
The main house is wonderfully spacious and arranged over three floors. The ground floor is entered via a reception hall featuring an attractive balustraded staircase, leading to a series of well-proportioned reception rooms. These include a light-filled drawing room with a characterful open fireplace, and a dining room/snug with a log-burning stove and French doors opening onto a terrace, together offering excellent versatility for both everyday living and entertaining. The dining room/snug flows through to the kitchen, which is generously sized and fitted with traditional cabinetry, a classic Aga range cooker and modern integrated Bosch ovens. A separate pantry provides additional storage. A further family room, also with a log-burning stove, offers a cosy and inviting space, ideal for relaxed evenings and informal entertaining. Additional ground floor accommodation includes a cloakroom, shower room, laundry room, boot room, and boiler room, providing superb practicality.
On the first floor, bedrooms are arranged around a large central landing. The principal bedroom benefits from built-in storage and an en suite bathroom. There are a further five bedrooms on this floor, four of which are doubles and include built-in storage. One bedroom also enjoys an en suite shower room and its own external staircase, offering excellent annexe potential or private guest accommodation. A family bathroom completes this floor. Two additional eaves bedrooms are provided on the second floor, one of which is served by an en suite bathroom, offering flexible space for guests, hobbies, or
home working.

Outside

Damerel lies on a quiet lane north of North Chailey, set behind an electronically operated gated driveway. Directly opposite the entrance to the property there is a kissing gate leading onto Lane End Common, with its unspoilt woodland and grassland trails, which connect up to a wider network of local public rights of way. In front of the property, a sizeable carriageway driveway accommodates a number of cars and provides discreet access to a detached outbuilding comprising a party barn, storage rooms and a wood store. Further outbuildings include a detached office,
summerhouse and pool room. Beautiful mature park like
grounds envelop the house, the wooded boundary to the front opening up to reveal a stunning, lawned space to the rear, best enjoyed from the elevated terrace that spans the back of the house. Long, uninterrupted southerly views take in mature native trees, rolling grassland and a duo of tranquil ponds.
There is also a tennis court, and behind the outbuilding, there is an enclosed terrace and an outdoor swimming pool.

Situation

Situation
The property is situated on the rural northern outskirts of
North Chailey, which has a number of useful day-to-day
amenities including a convenience store. Neighbouring Newick has more extensive amenities such as a selection of popular pubs, a coffee shop, butchers and Post Office. The local nature reserve, common, Plumpton Racecourse, Glyndebourne, Goodwood and Ardingly Showground are all within reach. The historic town of Lewes (8.8 miles) and the market town of Haywards Heath (6.1 miles) are easily accessible by road offering more comprehensive facilities. The A23 offers a direct route to the motorway network, the coast and Gatwick and Heathrow airports. Haywards Heath has a mainline railway station with a fast and frequent commuter service to London (Victoria and Thameslink to London Bridge from 42 minutes), Brighton and Gatwick. There is an excellent range of schools in the area, both state and private, including Brambletye, Fonthill Lodge, Handcross Park, Worth Abbey and Ardingly College.

Property Ref Number:

HAM-63729

Additional Information

Local Authority
Lewes District Council. Council Tax Band H
Services
Mains water and electricity. Private drainage. Wood
pellet boiler.
Tenure
Freehold