5 bedroom detached house

A most attractive Grade II listed family house offering flexible and well-proportioned accommodation with the added benefit of a fabulous indoor swimming pool complex and two cottages as well as stunning gardens and grounds. The property is believed to date back to the 17th century, with later additions, and retains many period features such as exposed wall and ceiling timbers.

Internally, the main house has a spacious reception hall with a tiled floor and staircase to the first floor. The formal reception rooms include a characterful double aspect drawing room with an inglenook fireplace and wood burner. The beautiful sitting/dining room is also double aspect and has an attractive fireplace with wood burner and double doors opening out to the rear gardens. The kitchen/breakfast room has a range of recently fitted wall and base units and double doors leading out to the gardens. A useful utility room, cloakroom and a snug complete the ground floor accommodation.

On the first floor, the principal bedroom has a walk in wardrobe and a shower room with twin sinks. There are four further bedrooms, one of which has an en suite bathroom, as well as a family bathroom.

In addition to the main house there are two cottages. Cottage 1 has a sitting/dining room with sliding doors opening to the swimming pool complex. It also has a kitchen, cloakroom and two first floor bedrooms (one with en suite bathroom). Cottage 2 is attached to the garage and offers an open plan sitting/dining room with kitchen area, a bathroom and a first floor bedroom accessed via a feature spiral staircase.

Outside, the property is approached via an electronically operated gated entrance over a long sweeping driveway leading past the cottages and swimming pool complex to the garage and parking area. The fantastic swimming pool complex has an environmentally controlled system to maintain temperature and humidity. The heated pool is set into a wide tiled surround with space for several seating areas, pool table and gym equipment. Also included within the pool area is an indoor barbeque and a part raised spa.

The beautiful mature landscaped gardens surround the house and include paved terraces, formal gardens, lawned areas, an all weather floodlit tennis court and attractive ponds. Beyond the formal gardens there are paddocks and in all the property extends to about 6.35 acres (to be verified).

NB: A public footpath crosses part of the land, for further details please contact Knight Frank.

Uckfield 6.3 miles (London Bridge direct in about 80 minutes). Lewes 9.2 miles (London Victoria direct from 69 minutes / London Bridge from 72 minutes). Heathfield 8.5 miles. Eastbourne 13.6 miles. Brighton 18.3 miles. Tunbridge Wells 21 miles. London 51 miles. (All times and distances approximate)

The property is located in a wonderful rural position, yet within close proximity to local amenities. Chiddingly village offers good facilities for everyday needs including a public house, primary school and church, with further shopping and recreational facilities available at the towns of Uckfield and Heathfield. The historic county town of Lewes is some 9 miles to the south west and provides a comprehensive range of individual shops, monthly farmers' market and a good selection of pubs and restaurants as well as a mainline train station to London. Uckfield also provides a further mainline train service to London. The larger coastal centres of Eastbourne and Brighton are also easily accessible offering extensive shopping, recreational and business facilities. Road communications in the area are very good with the A22 providing access to the M23 via the A23, the national motorway network, London Gatwick and Heathrow airports. This part of Sussex benefits from a number of established preparatory and public schools. These include Bede's at Upper Dicker, St Andrews at Eastbourne, Eastbourne College, Brighton College, Lewes Old Grammar, Hurstpierpoint College, Ardingly