Great Surries ASHURST WOOD NR EAST GRINSTEAD WEST SUSSEX

Great Surries ASHURST WOOD NR EAST GRINSTEAD WEST SUSSEX

Great Surries Farmhouse Tythe Barn

Great Surries ASHURST WOOD NR EAST GRINSTEAD WEST SUSSEX RH19 3SH East Grinstead 3.8 miles (London Bridge/London Victoria by train 47 minutes) Royal Tunbridge Wells 14 miles Gatwick Airport 11 miles Central London 36 miles (Distances and times approximate). A wonderfully secluded country house and converted tythe barn within 36 miles of central London Accommodation and amenities Main House: Drawing room Kitchen/breakfast room Dining room Sitting room Wine cellar 5 bedroom 4 bathrooms Tythe Barn: Kitchen Vaulted reception room 4 bedrooms 3 bathrooms Swimming pool Outside: Grass tennis court Walled kitchen garden Formal gardens and lakes In all about 78 acres Further land may be available by separate negotiation. These particulars are intended only as a guide and must not be relied upon as statements of fact. Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the brochure.

West Sussex Great Surries is situated in a secluded valley on the edge of the popular village of Ashurst Wood. Ashurst Wood itself has local services including The Three Crowns public house, the church of St Dunstan and a post office. Under 4 miles away is East Grinstead. East Grinstead has a wide range of services including a Waitrose and a Sainsbury s supermarket as well as excellent communications including a direct rail service to London from 47 minutes, and Junction 10 of the M23 is only 9 miles distance. Gatwick Airport is 11 miles away. The area is exceptionally well served for schooling including Cumnor House School, Brambletye, Ashdown House, St Leonard s School, Tonbridge School, Benenden and Holmewood House.

Great Surries Great Surries is a magnificent Grade II listed family home dating from 1570 on a beam which has been extended and refurbished to the highest standard. Approached down a very long driveway, which branches off at the end and drops down through sweeping lawns to the house, the original part of the house has brick, part rendered, elevations under a tile and Horsham slab roof, with the extension having brickwork, part herringbone, between timber studding under a tiled roof. Ground Floor Double front doors open to a limestone hallway with doors to two large high beamed reception rooms, both with magnificent fireplaces and views over the large gardens. Steps drop down to a dining room leading through to a vaulted kitchen/breakfast and morning room and a separate reception hall in the new extension. There is a good utility room with cloakroom and a wide range of oakfronted storage cupboards. Stairs lead down to a cellar under the sitting room.

First Floor A single staircase beyond the dining room leads up to a long landing with doors to a double aspect principal bedroom with balcony and spectacular garden and lake views, adjoining bathroom and dressing room/bedroom. Other doors open to a further bedroom, luxury bathroom and wash-room. Second Floor The staircase leads up to two further bedrooms, both with en-suite bathrooms and a hatch through to some roof storage.

Reception Bedroom Bathroom Kitchen/Utility Storage Terrace Great Surries Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area 5,095 sq.ft. / 473.4 sq.m Second Floor Cellar Ground Floor First Floor This plan is for guidance only and must not be relied upon as a statement of fact. Attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the brochure.

Tythe Barn Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area 4,046 sq.ft. / 375.9 sq.m Ground Floor First Floor

Tythe Barn

Tythe Barn Tythe Barn Facing the house is a magnificent weather boarded and tiled Sussex barn with vaulted open plan living area having full height electric glass wall leading out to a swimming pool terrace. It is reputed to be the oldest Tythe Barn in the area. Off one end under a gallery a door opens to the principal bedroom with magnificent views. it also has an ensuite bathroom and a door through to a wet room for the swimming pool. An open loggia area then leads through to a farm office. The wing on the other side is approached under a further gallery through a door leading to a kitchen, three further bedrooms and two bathrooms. At the front of the barn is a useful car port and at the rear an enclosed double garage. Tythe Barn

Outside Flagstone terracing and a raised pond beside the house are surrounded by a beautiful garden with lawns, beds and borders falling down to a chain of fishing lakes fed by numerous springs. Towards the top of the garden, wide steps in a stone wall lead down to an open grass tennis court recently built to LTA standards. Above lies a large kitchen garden with walled façade with separately heated greenhouses off the back and garage and dog kennelling to the side. The gardens and grounds total about 18 acres.

General remarks and stipulations Method of Sale The property is offered for sale freehold with the benefit of vacant possession Easements, Wayleaves and Rights of Way The property is offered for sale subject to and with the benefit of all rights of way either public or private, all easements, wayleaves and other rights of way whether they are specifically referred to or not. Plans, Areas and Schedules These are for reference only. They have been checked and completed by the vendor s agents and the purchaser will be deemed to satisfy himself as the description of the property. Any error or misstatement shall not annul the sale nor entitle either party to compensation in respect thereof. Services Mains water, and electricity, private drainage. Local Authorities East Sussex County Council. Tel: 01273 481000. Wealden District Council. Tel: 01892 653311. VAT Any guide price quoted or discussed are exclusive of VAT and in the event that the sale of the property, or part of it, or any rights attached to it becomes chargeable for the purposes of VAT, such tax will be payable by the purchaser. The VAT position relating to the property may change without notice. Fixtures and Fittings All fixtures, fittings and chattels whether referred to or not are specifically excluded from the sale, including carpets, curtains, light fittings, free standing domestic and electric items, garden statuary and garden machinery. Some of these may be available by separate negotiation. Sporting, Timber and Mineral Rights The sporting timber and mineral rights, as far as they are owned, are included in the freehold sale. Energy Performance Certificate The EPC is attached to these particulars. If it has become detached or is lost, please contact us for a further copy. Directions (Postcode RH19 3SH) From East Grinstead take the A22 Lewes Road to the south. After about two miles fork left onto Hammerwood road entering the village of Ashurst Wood. Take the left fork in front of the war memorial continue along the lane into Thornhill Private Road off tarmacked road onto concrete road. When you reach 1 Homefield Cottage, continue to the right with red post box on your left. Halfway down the hill take the left fork and you will enter the ground of Great Surries. Viewings Strictly by appointment with the vendor s joint agents. Main House Tythe Barn Important notice 1. Particulars: These particulars are not an offer or contract, nor part of one. You should not rely on statements by Knight Frank LLP or RH & RW Clutton in the particulars or by word of mouth or in writing ( information ) as being factually accurate about the property, its condition or its value. Neither Knight Frank LLP nor any joint agent has any authority to make any representations about the property, and accordingly any information given is entirely without responsibility on the part of the agents, seller(s) or lessor(s). 2. Photos etc: The photographs show only certain parts of the property as they appeared at the time they were taken. Areas, measurements and distances given are approximate only. 3. Regulations etc: Any reference to alterations to, or use of, any part of the property does not mean that any necessary planning, building regulations or other consent has been obtained. A buyer or lessee must find out by inspection or in other ways that these matters have been properly dealt with and that all information is correct. 4. VAT: The VAT position relating to the property may change without notice. Particulars dated: September 2014. Photographs dated: July 2012 and 2014. Knight Frank LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England with registered number OC305934. Our registered office is 55 Baker Street, London, W1U 8AN, where you may look at a list of members names.

Knight Frank Tunbridge Wells 85 Mount Pleasant Road Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 1PX Tel: +44 (0) 1892 515035 andrew.harwood@knightfrank.com Knight Frank Country Department 55 Baker Street London W1U 8AN great surries Tel: +44 (0) 20 7629 8171 george.bramley@knightfrank.com www.knightfrank.co.uk Note: This plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey map with the sanction of the control of H.M. Stationary office. This plan is for convenience of purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. Licence Number. No. ES100017767. RH & RW Clutton 92 High Street East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 3DF Tel: +44 (0) 1342 410122 jamest@rhrwclutton.co.uk www.rhrwclutton.com Kingfisher Print and Design. 01803 867087.