Orchard Cottage

Being offered with no onward chain, The opportunity to buy a large, detached 4/5-bedroom family home with 4 stables and post and rail paddocks near the Ashdown Forest and with excellent transport links.

The Property

The property offers flexible accommodation with attractive outdoor space. As you enter the property a spacious entrance hall leads to a large lounge extending round to the dining room and the centrally located kitchen.  This offers a wonderful open plan living space for a family with triple aspect views over gardens to the front and side and the paddocks to the rear. 

The back door between the kitchen and utility room leads to the rear garden, stables, and paddocks. From the hallway to the left there is a cloakroom, three further rooms with built in cupboards, a nursery / study, playroom, and a family shower room. There is plenty of scope for reconfiguration, large families, and ancillary accommodation.

From the entrance hall the stairs lead to the first floor with a large landing overlooking the grounds, four double bedrooms, one with an en-suite, one fitted with a built-in bedroom suite, the others with fitted wardrobes and a family bathroom.  The substantial master bedroom has double patio doors leading to a large terrace overlooking the paddocks and grounds.  Alternatively, this room could be used as a games / home cinema / family room.

Gardens and grounds

The property is set back from the lane and approached via a gravel driveway with parking for several vehicles.  The generous lawned gardens to the front, side and rear have a variety mature shrubs and trees and the property is well screened offering privacy. The patio area to the rear of the property has a raised pond and enjoys the outlook over the paddocks.

Behind the house is a 3/4 stable yard comprising a block of three stables and hay barn on hard standing with a separate shed/workshop adjacent.  There are two paddocks with chestnut fencing and five bar gated access to the paddocks from the entrance driveway as well as from the stable yard to the rear.  In all the property extends to some 2.5 acres.

Situation

Orchard Cottage is situated just outside the village of Nutley with its school, village pub, village shop and social club. The larger town of Uckfield lies 4 ½ miles south and offers a wider range of shops, restaurants and schools and holds monthly farmer’s markets. Royal Tunbridge Wells lies 15 miles west of the property with a wide range of shopping, educational and recreational facilities including the Pantiles, Dunorlan Park and Royal Victoria Place Shopping centre as well as restaurants, cafes, boutiques, theatres and art galleries. The area offers a range of well-respected schools including Nutley Church of England Primary School, Ardingly College, Brambletye School, Cumnor House School and Uckfield Community Technology College.

There are good commuting links from the property with the train station at Uckfield offering a comprehensive commuter service to London Bridge in 1 hour and 20 minutes.  

The property is located on a quiet country lane off the main road, the A22, which provides good access to the M23, M25 and wider motorway network. There is fabulous walking, cycling and riding nearby with country lanes leading to bridleways which link up to the Ashdown Forest. The stunning Ashdown Forest provides extensive and beautiful off-road hacking all year round (subject to permit). There are a number of equestrian centres in close proximity including Chelwood Equestrian.

Further Information

Services: The heating-energy provision is night storage heaters

Mains water, electricity and drainage.

Local authority:  Wealden District Council

Tax Band: Band G

EPC: E

Tenure: Freehold

 Photographs: Taken October2022

 Viewings: All viewings are strictly by appointment only through Churchill Country & Equestrian Estate Agents

Land map: For indicative purposes only, not to scale.