Five Ashes Road, Castle Hill, Crowborough

Some houses are better discovered in person than on a screen, and this is one of them.

In the High Weald between the villages of Rotherfield and Mayfield, a handsome Victorian farmhouse has stood since around 1870. Electric gates open onto a sweeping drive edged with established planting, with generous parking and a Sussex barn style double carport. Over more than two decades the present owners have extended, reworked and replanted with real care, and it shows in every room.

A glazed porch leads into the hall, with the dining room to one side, warmed by a woodburner, and the sitting room to the other, with a working open fire and windows to two aspects. Everything leads, sooner or later, to the kitchen. Harvey Jones cabinetry, black granite and a curved island sit around an oil fired Aga that keeps the room warm all winter, with underfloor heating beneath your feet. The garden room opens from here, its French doors leading straight out to the lawn, and a cosy family room sits close by.

Upstairs there are four double bedrooms and three bathrooms. The principal suite has a slipper roll top bath, twin basins and a walk in wet room shower, a room that makes the morning feel unhurried.

Then there is the second house. Standing apart within the grounds, a detached annexe built in 2017 has 1,116 sq ft of its own, with a superb open plan kitchen, dining and sitting room opening to the garden, two bedrooms, an en suite shower room and its own utility room. It would suit a parent, grown up children, guests or anyone working from home equally well.

The gardens extend to more than an acre and were landscaped to give a great deal of pleasure without asking for every weekend in return. There are broad lawns, deep planted borders and mature hedging, and the sun stays from mid morning through the afternoon. On the terrace, a sunken hot tub and a fire pit are the natural place to end a summer evening.

Royal Tunbridge Wells and its mainline station to London are about nine miles away, and some of the most respected independent schools in the South East are within easy reach.

There is more here than the photographs can show. Call Bees Homes or email for the full story.

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Bees Homes use all reasonable endeavours to supply accurate property information in line with the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008. These property details do not constitute any part of the offer or contract and all measurements are approximate. It should not be assumed that this property has all the necessary Planning, Building Regulation or other consents. Any services, appliances and heating system(s) listed have not been checked or tested.

Floor plan measurements: These approximate room sizes are only intended as general guidance. You must verify the dimensions carefully before ordering carpets or any built in furniture.

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Council Tax Band: G
Tenure: Freehold