Detached house for sale in Old Forge Lane, Horney Common TN22

£1,200,000 to £1,300,000 Open house 20th July - by appointment only. An exceptional 4 bedroom 3 bathroom detached country home occupying a stunning plot of an acre with a detached double garage, outdoor kitchen and a range of outbuildings. Situated off a rarely used country lane on the edge of the Ashdown Forest.

Waterside House lies well within its plot behind tall timber electric gates enjoying complete seclusion. The property was constructed in 2011 and offers many modern luxuries as well as underfloor heating throughout the ground floor. Over the years the current owners have significantly improved the property, remodifying the layout in part to the ground floor accommodation and in addition installed air conditioning units within the sitting room and principal bedroom. Externally, the rear garden has been fully landscaped, there is a an impressive outdoor kitchen with pizza oven to one side, solar panels and a substantial workshop with power and light connected, a chicken run and vegetable garden.

The property is entered via a central reception hall with a cloakroom found nearby and a study to the front. The sitting room enjoys a triple aspect with a fireplace and wood burning stove. Continuing from the reception hall double doors flow through to a dining room. The kitchen/breakfast room enjoys a double aspect with bi-fold doors. The kitchen is made up to one side by a range of matching oak units, there is a central island with stone worksurface and a separate utility room.

The first floor provides a landing, a principal bedroom with dressing room and en-suite bathroom with his and hers sink, an enclosed shower and a corner bath. The guest room has a dressing area and en-suite shower room. There are 2 further double bedrooms and family bathroom comprising a white suite with a separate shower cubicle.

Outside, the front to the property is approached via tall timber electric gates with a long brick paved driveway which leads to a parking area with electric charging point and in turn leads to the detached double garage. The rear garden is a particular feature of the property having been beautifully landscaped with a generous terrace for entertaining and a well equipped outdoor kitchen with bar and pizza oven. Shallow steps rise to a level lawn, to one side is the workshop, chicken run and vegetable garden, the whole flanked by stunning well stocked flower and shrub beds.

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Location

Waterside is beautifully situated in a rural position close to open countryside on the edge of the Ashdown Forest, yet within striking
distance of Fairwarp village which offers a public inn, an historic church and a village green. Additional facilities can be found at
nearby Maresfield offering a general store, a post office, an additional public inn and a popular primary school. The area itself is
considered one of the most desirable locations within the Sussex area and offers exceptional riding, walking and country pursuits
across the Ashdown Forest, the inspiration behind A.A Milne’s Winnie The Pooh books. Uckfield is approx 3 1/2 miles distant and offer
an extensive range of shopping and leisure facilities including numerous bars/restaurants, a public library and cinema, supermarkets
as well as comprehensive schooling for all age groups. The town offers a railway service to London in just over an hour and the nearby
A272 provides swift vehicular access to Haywards Heath which boasts commuting times to London Victoria (47mins approx). The royal
spa town of Tunbridge Wells is also within driving distance and also offers railway links to London Bridge/Charing cross 49 mins.