8 bedroom detached house for sale

SALE AGREED: A wonderful opportunity to acquire substantial detached family house, having three storey accommodation of around 5000 sqft, set in 5 acres of gardens and grounds, ideally positioned in a rural setting on the fringes of the Ashdown Forest.

| OFFERING VACANT POSSESSION | SUBSTANTIAL DETACHED HOUSE | ACCOMMODATION ARRANGED OVER THREE FLOORS EXTENDING TO APPROXIMATELY ...... SQFT | LARGE OUTBUILDING | GARDENS AND GROUNDS OF AROUND 5 ACRES (tbv) INCLUDING A FIELD ENCLOSURE (2.43 ACRES tbv) AND WOODLAND (2.28 ACRES tbv) | DRIVEWAY |

| ELECTRIC HEATING | DOUBLE GLAZING | PRIVATE DRAINAGE (CESSPOOL) | MAINS WATER AND ELECTRICITY |

SITUATION: On the outskirts of Farirwarp village and close to the villages of Buxted, Maresfield and Nutley.

Uckfield offers an excellent range of shopping facilities, banks, post office, supermarkets, restaurants and cinema. There is also a mainline rail station with links to London and a bus depot. The area provides highly rated schooling for all age groups including Uckfield College. There is also a leisure centre together with the scenic walks over the Ashdown Forest and the East Sussex National Golf Course/Spa. The A22 gives access to surrounding towns. Gatwick Airport and the M23/M25 motorways are all within a convenient driving distance.

DESCRIPTION: A wonderful and seldom found opportunity to acquire a substantial detached house set in approximately 5 acres of gardens and grounds.

Woodlands View forms part of a small cluster of properties, which are nested in the rural surrounds of the picturesque Ashdown Forest. Understood to date back to the early 19th century with subsequent extensions during the Victorian era and soon after the Second World War. It was run as a school for just over 20 years, hence the layout of the accommodation to the first floor. The property is now in need of updating, but offers the discerning buyer a fabulous opportunity to create a family home of distinction. It is considered, due to the configuration of the accommodation being served by two stairwells, that the house could be ideal for multi-generational living. In addition, there is a large expanse of sectioned off rooms to the loft space with velux windows providing natural light.

In brief, the accommodation has three reception rooms, a kitchen/breakfast room, lobby, wc and store to the ground floor. The first floor is a 'blank canvas' but could provide a good number of bedrooms with defined dressing areas and the potential to create en-suite bath/shower rooms. There is also the former kitchen.

The property enjoys a delightful aspect to the east and west with lovely views over farmland to the front and an undulating aspect to the rear over its own garden, pasture land and woodland beyond. Approached via a five-bar gate, a driveway leads to the side of the property. Immediately to the front of the house is a large outbuilding and coal bunker, divided into sections as workshops and storage.

The gardens of around half an acre are a delight with a number of established trees and shrubs, large expanse of lawn. Field enclosure of around 2.43 acres, sloping gently down to an area of woodland of around 2.28 acres bordering a stream. It is considered that the field enclosure would be ideal for those with an equestrian interest.

Note: A right of way exists in front of a garage owned by 'St Christophers".

COUNCIL TAX: BAND G