Semi-detached house for sale in Parrock Lane, Colemans Hatch TN7

Set back from Parrock Lane in a countryside setting a refurbished and extended period home belived to have origins from the 17th Century. The property retains the charm and character of its era and has been sympathetically extended a number of times, now providing an immaculately presented three bedroomed home with views over its own beautifully laid out gardens and grounds. Internally the property is light, with well arranged character accommodation including beams, oak doors, fireplaces with woodburners and flagstone flooring. A spacious entrance hall, with cloakroom, leads to the well fitted kitchen/breakfast room with has granite worktops and extensive range of cupboards, drawers and deep twin butlers sink, integrated dishwasher and log burning stove in the breakfast area. Adjacent is the large Living Room with brick fireplace, beamed ceiling, feature fitted oak dresser and doors to the garden Opening to the double aspect dining room with doors to the broad south facing terrace and garden. On the first floor there are three double bedrooms and modern bathroom with panelled bath, overhead shower and screen, hand basin, W.C. The house has double glazed windows throughout and an lpg heating system. Outside there is a single garage and ample driveway parking. In addition the house has a large attached barn measuring approximately 1220 square feet. The gardens are a feature of the property and include an orchard area with apple and pear trees, formal lawn with well stocked colourful borders. There is an extensive paved terrace and beautifully laid out kitchen garden with raised beds, pathways, greenhouse and potting shed. The orchad has deer proof fencing and a gate to an adjacent paddock. The gardens predomiantly face south and west with countryside outlooks. In all the grounds extend to just over 1 acre.

Location

The property is pleasantly situated surrounded by open fields between the popular villages of Forest Row and Colemans hatch close to the Ashdown Forest with its 6,400 acres of heath and woodland for riding, (by permit) and walking, and with direct access to the Forest Way, similarly for cycling, riding and walking. Hartfield was the home of A A Milne writer of the Winnie the Pooh stories based in Five Hundred Acre Wood in Ashdown Forest.
Hartfield Village has a local store, Pooh shop, modern Health Centre, and primary school with links to the Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin. The larger village of Forest Row is one mile to the west of the house and provides a more extensive range of shops, mini supermarkets, specialist stores, cafes/restaurants and galleries. Regular bus services pass through Forest Row providing access to the towns of East Grinstead, Tunbridge Wells, Haywards Heath, and Crawley all of which have more extensive supermarkets, shops, leisure pursuits and rail services to various London stations.
Schools are well represented in the area with a good mix of both state and private schools including Michael Hall Steiner School, Sackville, Cumnor House and Holmewood House. There are a number of primary schools locally.
Historical places of interest nearby include Groombridge Place, Hever Castle, Penshurst Place, Sheffield Park & Wakehurst Place Gardens. For steam rail enthusiasts the Bluebell Railway runs between East Grinstead and Sheffield Park, whilst in addition The Spa Railway operates between Groombridge & Tunbridge Wells.

Garden

Total garden over 1 acre with kitchen garden, formal lawn area, orchard and field