Chiltington Ferrings

Chiltington Ferrings is a beautiful 10 bedroom Arts and Crafts influenced country house in a magnificent setting on circa 5 acres of gardens and grounds. The house's accommodation spans over 7300 square feet and has recently been refurbished to a very high standard offering an impressive and substantial family home set in the heart of the East Sussex countryside.

The property sits in just over 5 acres of wonderful gardens and grounds with external features including a fully refurbished heated swimming pool and terrace, with adjoining summer house, resurfaced full size tennis court, detached garaging and numerous garden storage areas and a large detached barn.

The accommodation is arranged over three floors with generously proportioned rooms and an abundance of natural light throughout, through largely south facing windows. The ground floor is accessed through an elegant, panelled entrance hall with fireplace set in an impressively carved wood surround with wood burning stove. The double aspect drawing room is a particular highlight of the property with French doors opening out to the gardens and a superb fireplace. The dining room is elegant and beautifully proportioned for formal entertaining with an open fierplace and views out over the grounds.

An exquisite library/study offers an ideal space for working from home with full height newly fitted bookshelves, French doors opening out to the side patio and swimming pool. The kitchen/breakfast room has been fully refurbished offering a central island unit, AGA and a plethora of fitted units and ample space for a breakfast table. Further ground floor accommodation includes a family room/gym, nursery, utility, 2 cloakrooms and a boot room.

On the first floor there is a principal bedrom suite with en-suite bathroom and dressing room, 5 further bedrooms, 4 bathrooms and a study. The second floor provides 4 bedrooms and a bathroom, all beautifully refurbished and appointed. The second floor could be rearranged to provide teenage living or ancillary accommodation for staff.

Externally the property is approached through electric gates with a driveway which passes the tennis court through to the rear of the property with off road parking for several vehicles, access to the garages and further stores and outbuildings. The south facing gardens are a major feature of the property offering southern light and vistas across mature gardens and grounds with a variety of specimen trees, a rose walk and an area of woodland.

Chiltington Ferrings is nestled under the South Downs National Park, close to Plumpton Racecourse and the train station. Plumpton provides a general store, primary school, a church and various well regarded pubs. Ideally situated for the commuter, Plumpton station to London (Victoria/London Bridge in approximately 60 minutes), Haywards Heath main line station is approximately 7 miles away with regular train services to Gatwick Airport, London Bridge and Victoria.

There is an excellent selection of preparatory and public schools, including Brighton College, Hurstpierpoint College, Cumnor House, Great Walstead and Ardingly. There are numerous golf courses in the area, Piltdown, Royal Ashdown and the East Sussex National.



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