Nettlesworth Place. Nr Old Heathfield East Sussex

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1 Nettlesworth Place Nr Old Heathfield East Sussex

2 Nettlesworth Place Vines Cross Heathfield East Sussex TN21 9AR A HANDSOME PERIOD HOUSE OFFERING HUGE POTENTIAL, TOGETHER WITH A DETACHED ANNEXE AND FURTHER OUTBUILDINGS, NESTLED IN A DELIGHTFUL SETTING NEAR TO OLD HEATHFIELD Heathfield 2.7 miles, Tunbridge Wells 15.3 miles, Eastbourne 16.7 miles, Brighton 26 miles, Gatwick Airport 34 miles (all mileages are approximate) Current accommodation of about 3,139 sq ft: Ground floor: entrance porch, entrance hall, double drawing room, study, kitchen, breakfast room, boot room, utility room, bedroom, 2 bathrooms First floor: 4 bedrooms, bathroom Second floor: attic bedroom Lower ground floor cellar rooms Barn Annexe 463 sq ft: kitchen/sitting room, bedroom, shower room Outbuildings: stone barn with walled yard, timber barn comprising garage and log stores, 2 bay timber garage, brick greenhouse, all weather tennis court, gardens and grounds, fields, woodland Savills Tunbridge Wells 53 High Street, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN1 1XU tunbridgewells@savills.com Approach to Nettlesworth Place savills.co.uk in total about 7.63 acres EPC = E Stone Barn EPC = C

3 DESCRIPTION Believed to be Victorian in origin, with earlier outbuildings, Nettlesworth Place is a striking family house which has been in the same ownership for approaching 33 years. The property now offers purchasers an opportunity to fulfil individual requirements and create a substantial family home with excellent ancillary accommodation in a superb setting. later extension on the west side, comprising a generouslyproportioned kitchen with an Aga, an adjacent breakfast room, utility room, boot room, a ground floor bedroom and two bathrooms; four good-sized bedrooms on the first floor, all with a lovely outlook over the grounds. A family bathroom and an attic room complete the accommodation in the main house; a substantial cellar with several store rooms. Nettlesworth Place enjoys a tucked-away position within parklike grounds off a rural lane linking the charming hamlets of Old Stone Barn Annexe: Heathfield and Vines Cross and is approached via a long shared Lying to the south-west side of the house is an impressive stone barn, converted at one end in 2007 to provide excellent selfdriveway giving access to just one other property. contained ancillary accommodation comprising a kitchen/living There is a wide choice of schools in the area and excellent room, a bedroom and a shower room. local amenities can be found in near-by Heathfield, with a more comprehensive range in Eastbourne or Tunbridge Wells. For Further outbuildings: commuters, Stonegate station (7.5 miles) offers regular services The remainder of the stone barn adjoining the annexe provides to London Charing Cross, London Bridge and London Cannon substantial storage space, with a high-vaulted ceiling, aged beams Street. Further points of note include: and double doors opening out to a large walled yard. convenient rural setting with a southerly aspect and a lovely outlook to all sides; Further period outbuildings include a small timber framed barn with study and a principal double reception room in the older part of store rooms alongside the wall and an open two bay timber framed the house, the latter featuring a fireplace and French doors out garage. to the garden on the south side;

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5 Annexe / Barn Gardens and Grounds: The property is set within about 7.63 acres in total which surrounds the house to all sides. The driveway approach to the front of the house is most impressive and meanders through park-like grounds with many stately specimen trees. Pretty walled gardens lie to the front and rear, with good areas of lawn, shrub and herbaceous borders and mature trees. A ha ha to the east side of the house overlooks a delightful meadow, with wild flowers and bordering a stream below. A further fenced field amounting to about 1.85 acres lies over the other side of the driveway to the north. A well-maintained all weather tennis court is situated beyond the stone barn yard on the western boundary. Annexe SITUATION Nettlesworth Place is located in a tucked away rural position within the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, 2.8 miles south of Heathfield which offers several supermarkets, individual shops and cafes. The popular Star Inn at Old Heathfield and The Brewers Arms at Vines Cross are both within a mile of the property. Private and State Schools: Primary schools in Heathfield and Maynards Green, Heathfield and Wadhurst Community Colleges, Bricklehurst Manor (Stonegate) and Skippers Hill (Five Ashes) preparatory schools. Bedes (Upper Dicker), Mayfield School for Girls and Eastbourne and Brighton Colleges at senior level. Directions: From Tunbridge Wells, head south on the A267 passing through Frant, Mark Cross and Argos Hill. At the Mayfield roundabout take the first exit towards the village. Follow the road and turn right onto Knowle Hill/Newick Lane and continue to the end for about 2.5 miles. Turn left onto the A265 towards Broad Oak and then turn immediately right onto the B2096. Bear right at the fork into School Lane, passing Heathfield Community College and then right again at the junction at Old Heathfileld. Proceed down the hill, bearing left into Nettlesworth Lane and the driveway to Nettlesworth Place and Nettlesworth Farm will be found on the right-hand side after about 1.4 miles, opposite the red letter box on the corner of Furnace Lane. Nettlesworth Place is the first property on the left. Services: Oil-fired central heating, mains water, electricity and drainage. Outgoings: Wealden District Council: Tax Band H. Agents Note: A public footpath runs from Nettlesworth Lane over the shared driveway to Nettlesworth Place and Nettlesworth Farm as noted on the boundary plan. Viewing Strictly by appointment with Savills on If there is any point which is of particular importance to you, we invite you to discuss this with us, especially before you travel to view the property.

6 Nettlesworth Place Gross internal area (approx.) House sq m (3139 sq ft) Cellar sq m (514 sq ft) Garage Annexe sq m (463 sq ft) Barn sq m (1131 sq ft) Open Garage sq m (453 sq ft) Garage / Store sq m (489 sq ft) 4.53 x '10'' x 13'2'' 3.36 x '0'' x 10'2'' 4.47 x '8'' x 9'11'' 6.88 x '7'' x 21'7'' Coal store Trueplan (UK) Limited Nettlesworth Place 4.15 x '7'' x 13'2'' Eaves Access 4.03 x '2'' x 12'10'' Garage Log store 0m 25m 50m 75m First floor Second floor 7.54 x '9'' x 11'3'' Log store Ordnance Survey Crown Copyright All rights reserved. Licence number Getmapping plc Plotted Scale - 1:1669 Store room 4.47 x '7'' x 13'1'' Drawing room 9.83 x '3'' x 14'8'' Kitchen 4.57 x '0'' x 14'11'' Breakfast room 4.56 x '11'' x 13'10'' Stone Barn Store room 4.47 x '8'' x 13'2'' Cellar Study 4.55 x '11'' x 13'3'' 3.64 x '11'' x 10'6'' Boot room Utility room Ground floor Annexe / Barn Barn x '10'' x 13'2'' 3.56 x '8'' x 9'3'' Important Notice: Savills and their clients give notice that: 1. They have no authority to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. 2. Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents and Savills have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise. Brochure Prepared April 2018 Photographs Taken April 2018 SK: Savills Tunbridge Wells 53 High Street, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN1 1XU tunbridgewells@savills.com savills.co.uk Kitchen / Sitting room 9.01 x '6'' x 11'7''

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