10 bedroom house

Higham House is positioned at the head of a long drive and is surrounded by its extensive gardens and grounds. Its elevated setting commands views over the wonderful Sussex countryside.

It is constructed of rendered brick under a tile roof with accommodation arranged over three floors and extending to over 16,000 sq. ft.

The house has been comprehensively refurbished and remodelled since being purchased in 2000. There is an excellent blend of modern and traditional, as it retains its wonderful elegant reception rooms while combining a more recent extension designed for modern day living. There are five reception rooms arranged around an inner hall, providing the formal space suitable for entertaining. The modern extension is nothing short of spectacular, with a 12m indoor swimming pool complex overlooked by the 55 foot kitchen/breakfast room and library of similar size.

The first floor accommodation is equally well proportioned and accessed via an impressive cantilevered staircase rising from the reception hall to the galleried first floor landing. There is a generous principle bedroom suite comprising bedroom, two dressing rooms and two bathrooms. There are four further bedrooms and three further bathrooms on the first floor, with a further bedroom and bathroom on the second floor. The laundry room is conveniently positioned on the first floor. There is plenty of storage space available including an attic room on the third floor. The arrangement of the accommodation is versatile and the second floor accommodation could easily be arranged as a separate self-contained flat.

The guest house is constructed of rendered brick under a tile roof, in a similar fashion to the main house. This has also been subject to extensive refurbishment and has accommodation arranged over two floors extending to 2,227 sq. ft. The accommodation includes a sitting room, dining room, study, kitchen and utility room on the ground floor and three bedrooms, two bathrooms on the first floor.

Further to the west of the house and accessed via a spur off the main drive, are a series of outbuildings including a garage block constructed of rendered brick under a slate roof with space for three cars. Moving further west creating a courtyard are further substantial outbuildings including garaging for four cars, a workshop and a staff room.

The gardens and grounds are an important feature of the property and compliment the house providing a wonderful setting and creating a high degree of privacy and protection. There are some wonderful features within the gardens and grounds, including the formal lawns, a stunning Italian garden, a water garden and a substantial kitchen garden. Extending beyond the formal gardens, predominately to the east and west are paddocks and woodland, providing the most stunning rural setting. In all the gardens and grounds extend to 70.37 acres.

Salehurst 0.7 miles, Robertsbridge 2 miles (London Charing Cross, London Canon Street) approximately 1hr 15 mins, A21 (trunk road) 2 miles, Hastings 13 miles, Tunbridge Wells 17 miles, London 54 miles, M25 (J5) 29 miles, Battersea

Marketed by: Knight Frank, Country Department