High Meadows East Grinstead ~ East Sussex H IGH MEADOWS HOLTYE ROAD - HAMMERWOOD EAST SUSSEX - RH19 3QB East Grinstead 4.6 miles, Tunbridge Wells 10.2 miles, Gatwick Airport 15.5 miles, Brighton 32 miles Central London 45 miles, Channel Tunnel 64 miles (all mileages are approximate) Character country house set in private grounds with southerly views, equestrian facilities and excellent ancillary accommodation, about 45 miles from the city of London Main House reception hall • 4 reception rooms • kitchen • breakfast room • larder • wine store • utility room master bedroom suite with dressing room and en suite bathroom • guest suite with dressing room and en suite shower room • 3 further double bedrooms • family bathroom • family shower room • balcony Guest Flat 2 attic bedrooms • shower room • courtyard The Cottage kitchen/dining room • 4 bedrooms • 2 shower rooms • utility room Gardens and Grounds terrace • landscaped gardens • pond • tennis court • swimming pool • fields woodland EPC=D Equestrian Facilities 15 box Scotts of Thrapston stable yard with wash box and tack room • indoor school with viewing gallery • kitchenette and barn • enclosed brick stable yard with 4 boxes, tack room and store • Olympic size all weather manège Outbuildings greenhouse • pool house • dog pen in total about 37 acres Savills - London Country Department Savills - Tunbridge Wells 33 Margaret Street 53 High Street London W1G 0JD Tunbridge Wells TN1 1XW [email protected] [email protected] 0207 016 3789 01892 507 000 These particulars are only as a guide and must not be relied on as a statement of fact. Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of text. HIGH MEADOWS Situation High Meadows is situated in Hammerwood, one of the smallest parishes in the Diocese of Chichester, 4.6 miles East of East Grinstead on the main A264 from Tunbridge Wells. St Stephen's Church enjoys a prominent position in the vicinity, and the historic Hammerwood Park is nearby. Comprehensive shopping facilities can be found in East Grinstead (about 4.6 miles) and Tunbridge Wells (about 10.2 miles). Fast and frequent mainline rail services operate from East Grinstead mainline station to London Victoria in about 60 mins. There is an excellent selection of independent and state schools in the area including Edenbridge, Hever & East Grinstead Primary Schools, Brambletye and Ashdown House Preparatory Schools in Forest Row, Holmewood House Preparatory School in Langton Green, Tonbridge and Worth Public Schools and Kent grammar schools in Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells. Local sporting facilities include Edenbridge Leisure Centre, racing at Lingfield Park, Plumpton and Brighton, and show jumping at Felbridge Show Ground in East Grinstead, Hickstead and Ardingly. Golf courses are available at Holtye in Cowden, the two Royal Ashdown course in Forest Row, Piltdown, Paxhill Park and East Sussex National (Uckfield). The A22 provides access to the M25 and thus London and the suburbs, the south coast, Gatwick and Heathrow Airports and the Channel Tunnel Terminus. Description Enjoying a tucked away position surrounded by its own grounds with a superb outlook South to the Ashdown Forest, High Meadows has the feeling of a delightful small and private country estate. With glorious gardens, mixed woodland and fields, together with adaptable ancillary accommodation and professional standard equestrian facilities, the property offers the chance to relax and enjoy family life, country-style, within reasonable commuting distance of The City, Gatwick Airport and the Channel Tunnel. Built in a traditional Sussex style in the 1930s, High Meadows is a well proportioned property with high ceilings and light and spacious reception and bedroom accommodation enjoying lovely views. Character features include a wealth of quality bespoke light oak joinery throughout, including impressive decoratively carved fireplaces and balustrade staircase, wood panelling to the walls, oak flooring, architraves and ceiling beams. The current owner has undertaken many recent external and internal improvements to the property and further points of note include: • contemporary-style kitchen with gloss finished wall and base units, granite tops and integrated appliances opening through to the breakfast room. A walk-in larder, wine store and utility/drying room complete the domestic area; • 4 substantial reception rooms including drawing room with French doors opening to a sheltered terrace with a retractable awning, creating an excellent space for entertaining and enjoyment of the gardens; dining room and sitting room with magnificent deep bay windows and a billiard/leisure room; • impressive master bedroom suite enjoying panoramic views through a large deep bay window, with dressing room and luxury contemporary-style bathroom; • 4 further double bedrooms, one with an en suite shower room and a dressing room, ideal for use as a guest suite, and one mirroring the dimensions of the master bedroom with equally superb views. Separate family bathroom and a shower room; • an oak balcony is accessed from the first floor for enjoyment of the views; • linked to the main house by a courtyard area to the east side of the house, the delightful guest flat is ideal for independent teenagers, or an au pair, with a shower room and two attic bedrooms. Cottage Set adjacent to the main house the cottage offers a good level of privacy and is presented with a contemporary-style interior. With 4 good sized bedrooms, a kitchen/dining room with a big bay window, two shower rooms and a utility room, it would be ideal for use as grooms’ quarters or for extended family members. Gardens and Grounds The landscaped gardens are a superb feature of the property with terraced lawns sweeping down from the back, merging to either side into mature woodland and grassland areas. A sheltered terrace behind the house is converted into an “outdoor room” with electric heaters and a retractable awning over. Accessed by French doors opening out from the drawing room, this is a truly relaxing place to sit and enjoy the view and for al fresco entertaining. The superb natural space provides an enviable playground for children and animals alike, and will feed the spirit of imagination and exploration with its picturesque pond complete with a bridge over to a “secret island”, trees to climb and corners for the making of dens. For smaller children, a small picket-fenced area provides a safe enclosure with a paved sun terrace. The heated swimming pool is situated to the East side of the house, together with a small shady loggia and wide paved sun terrace with colourful Azaleas and Rhododendron planted around the perimeter. An all weather tennis court is situated on the opposite side of the house. The peripheral grounds surrounding the house are interspersed with tracks giving access to the woodland areas, awash with bluebells in the spring, and to the lower meadow fields, for horse turn out. The hay field has historically produced over one thousand bails annually The impressive approach drive to the property winds through an avenue of Rhododendron and colourful mature shrubs and trees, and branches off to the right and left to the equestrian facilities. Equestrian Facilities The superb professional standard equestrian facilities are situated a comfortable distance away from the house on the Northern boundary. Main stable yard: A quality traditional wooden yard with 14 standard loose boxes and a foaling box, tack room and washing facilities. Indoor School complex: Fully covered and enclosed arena of substantial proportions, with lighting and including a viewing gallery, kitchenette and storage barn behind. Brick Stable yard: A useful second yard, ideal for visiting horses or as an isolation unit, with 4 stables, tack room and wood store. All weather outdoor manège: Olympic sized arena fitted with a sprinkler system Fields: There are various areas suitable for turn out around the stable area, plus a large open meadow to the South of the Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey Not to Scale mapping with the permission of th house which could be divided into smaller paddocks if Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office © Crown copyright (100041908) required. NOT TO SCALE Technical specifications • Electronic security gate system, connected to the main house; Viewing • Revolving CCTV cameras around the house and the gate area with manual “panic” alarm Strictly by appointment with Savills on 01892 507000. If there is any point which is of facility; particular importance to you, we invite you to discuss this with us, especially before you travel to • External lighting system on the North and South sides of the house; view the property. • Chubb burglar alarm system; High Meadows Important Notice • Bang & Olufsen audio system in main house. Gross internal area (approx.) Savills, their clients and any joint agents give notice that: Bedroom 4 Master bedroom Directions House - 586.8 sq m (6314 sq ft) Bedroom 5 8.99 x 6.09 8.82 x 6.09 29'6'' x 20'0'' 29'0'' x 20'0'' 1 They are not authorised to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the 4.30 x 3.36 Dressing From Tunbridge Wells take the B2100 through Langton Green. Turn right onto the A264 Cottage and Guest Flat - 160.2 sq m (1724 sq ft) room 14'1'' x 11'0'' Linen towards Ashurst and East Grinstead. Keep on the A264 for about 10 miles travelling through property either here or elsewhere, either on their own behalf or on behalf of their client or store For identification only - Not to scale Balcony Holtye, past the golf course. There are several bends in the road and the entrance gates for otherwise. They assume no responsibility for any statement that may be made in these © Trueplan (UK) Limited High Meadows will be found on the left hand side. If you reach Shepherd’s Grove Lane on the particulars.