Detached house for sale in Catts Hill, Mark Cross, Crowborough, East Sussex TN6

The property is a wonderful detached farmhouse with brick and part tiled upper elevations. It is full of character and offers well balanced and flexible family accommodation set in a beautiful rural location.

On entering the house there is a spacious reception hallway with stairs leading to the first floor. The double aspect farmhouse kitchen has a range of fitted units and a door to the front. Off the reception hall there is also a useful utility room with w.c. And door to the side of the house.

The main reception rooms are located at the rear of the house and include a double aspect sitting room, a dining room with feature fireplace and fitted display cupboard, and a double aspect drawing room with double doors opening out to the side gardens. The reception rooms all have attractive parquet flooring throughout.

On the first floor there are five bedrooms, two of which have en suite shower rooms, as well as a family bathroom and separate w.c.

Outside, the house is approached over a long private driveway leading to the front of the house. The driveway continues with a spur leading off to the garaging.

The beautiful gardens and grounds surrounding the house offer a great deal of privacy and include a multitude of mature trees and shrubs as well as various ponds. There is also include a substantial outbuilding, currently used as an open barn/garage. In all the property extends to about 2.48 acres.

Crowborough station 3.3 miles (London Bridge from 69 minutes). Frant station 4.5 miles (London Bridge from 51 minutes). Wadhurst station 4.4 miles (London Bridge from 54 minutes). Tunbridge Wells 5.5 miles (London Bridge from 44 minutes). M25 (J5) 20 miles. Gatwick airport 26 miles. London 45 miles. (All times and distances approximate)

Mark Cross is ideally situated for access to Tunbridge Wells which offers a comprehensive range of shopping, recreational and cultural amenities. Nearby Rotherfield and Crowborough offer a very good selection of facilities including local shops, supermarkets, banks and a post office. A more extensive range of shopping, commercial and recreational facilities can be found at the larger centre of Tunbridge Wells. Communications in the area are very good with access to major road and rail routes (stations at Crowborough, Wadhurst, Frant and Tunbridge Wells) with services to London Bridge from 44 minutes.

There is an excellent choice of schooling in the area, in both the state and private sectors, with grammar schools in Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge.

Leisure facilities in the area include golf at Crowborough, Tunbridge Wells and at the East Sussex National Course at Little Horsted near Uckfield. There is a dry ski slope at Bowles Outdoor Centre (Eridge) and rock climbing close by. There is also sailing at Bewl Water and on the south coast, as well as riding and walking in the surrounding countryside and on the nearby Ashdown Forest.