Detached house for sale in Mayfield Lane, Wadhurst, East Sussex TN5

A substantial family home with large and established gardens and an outdoor heated swimming pool in the popular village of Wadhurst

Description
Found in the High Weald National Landscape on the edge of Wadhurst Village, Little Durgates is a generous family home tucked back from the road with a gated driveway, glorious gardens and flexible accommodation that can be arranged to suit.

The ground floor offers four reception rooms in total together with a wide spanning kitchen/breakfast/dining room enjoying an outlook to the garden. The kitchen is fitted with shaker style cabinetry topped with wooden work surfaces to one side and granite to the other, providing plentiful storage and preparation space. The dining area provides substantial space for a dining table and has the added benefit of a stylish wood-burning stove. There is an adjoining utility room with space for both a washing machine and dryer, continuing onto the garage area which is generous in size and offers a range of uses currently arranged as a gym but may offer potential for an annexe subject to relevant permissions and consent.

The sitting room has herringbone style panelling and solid wooden floor together with a large bay window and an open fireplace. There is an additional reception room used as a snug/TV room ideal for teenagers or perhaps a play room. There are two further flexible spaces, one being the garden room which has an abundance of windows providing wonderful views over the grounds as well as a conservatory currently arranged as a hobby room.

Upstairs, the principal bedroom benefits from fitted wardrobes and an en suite shower room with twin sink units. There are four further bedrooms, three of which are doubles and also benefit from fitted wardrobes served by two family bathrooms. Two of the bedrooms have an added benefit of adjoining eaves rooms, creating ideal study/desk spaces.

Outside, the mature gardens extend to approximately 1.24 acres and provide a great sense of seclusion and privacy with an abundance of mature trees and shrubbery whilst still providing a wealth of sunlight. The garden is arranged in sections that all offer slightly different purpose; steps lower from the kitchen past the herb and olive courtyard towards the fruit garden with strawberries and raspberries, together with a range of fruit trees including pear, apple and plum and also offering an ideal space for keeping poultry.

The steps also lead to a pathway veering left towards the wide-spanning terrace housing the heated swimming pool and providing an ideal area to entertain friends. There is also firepit overlooking the lower levelled lawn which offers an area for child’s play and sport, together with a tree-deck and cutting garden on the upper level.

To the front, the gated driveway provides parking for several vehicles with access to the remaining area of the garage used as a store.

Location
Little Durgates is situated on a sizable plot totalling approximately 1.24 acres on the western fringes of the pretty village of Wadhurst, within the High Weald National Landscape and with Sacred Heart Independent School conveniently close by.

Wadhurst train station is reached within approximately 1.2 miles and offers a car park with train services to London Charing Cross from 65 minutes (via London Bridge from 52 minutes) and Cannon Street.

Wadhurst High Street (approximately 0.8 miles) offers a good choice of amenities with local shops, including a butcher, delicatessen, hairdressers and florist, together with two supermarkets, including a Jempsons with a post office, a fine church, doctors’ surgery, a garage, plus pubs, cafes, restaurants and a sports centre which is shared with the local secondary school.

Further amenities can be found in Tunbridge Wells (approximately 6.9 miles). Tunbridge Wells is the only spa town in the Southeast of England, known for its elegant architecture, cultural, entertainment and shopping attractions in the High Street, and the historic Pantiles, a charming Georgian colonnade with summer Jazz festivals, regular food and craft markets and the Chalybeate Spring.

There are two theatres in the town and an abundance of cafés and restaurants, national retailers and interesting independent shops. The High Street offers many restaurants including The Ivy and The Warren, and so many choices for delicious cakes, fresh bread and coffee including Juliet's, Fine Grind, Gails and the Italian delicatessen; Arte Bianca. Fresh fish and seafood can be found at Sankey's fishmongers, with numerous shops and independent boutiques offering so much more. State and private schools: Many well-regarded schools in the area include Wadhurst Primary, Sacred Heart and Uplands Community College in the village.

Preparatories include Marlborough House and St. Ronan’s (Hawkhurst), Holmewood House (Langton Green) with Mayfield School, Tonbridge, Eastbourne, Bedes in Upper Dicker and Sevenoaks independents at senior level.

Communications: The A21, accessible to the east at Lamberhurst, links to the M25 (junction 5) and thereby the national motorway network, Gatwick and Heathrow airports and the Eurotunnel terminal at Folkestone.

Square Footage: 3,563 sq ft

Acreage:
1.24 Acres



Additional Info
Services: Mains water, electricity and gas. Private drainage via septic tank.

Outgoings: Wealden District Council

Note: The septic tank is shared with two neighbouring properties