Forest Gate Hartfield • East Sussex

Forest Gate Colemans Hatch • Hartfield • East Sussex • TN7 4EP

Hartfield ~ 2.0 miles, Forest Row ~ 2.3 miles, Crowborough ~ 7.5 miles, East Grinstead ~ 5.3 miles, Tunbridge Wells ~ 12 miles, Gatwick Airport ~ 16 miles, Central London ~ 45 miles (All mileages are approximate) AN IMPRESSIVE FAMILY HOME IN A SOUGHT-AFTER POSITION ON THE ASHDOWN FOREST, TOGETHER WITH ANCILLARY ACCOMMODATION, STABLES AND PADDOCKS

Accommodation of approximately 5,527 sq ft comprising:

Ground floor: entrance porch, reception hall, 3 reception rooms, study area, kitchen/breakfast room, utility room, shower room, cloakroom, boot room

First floor: landing/study area, principal bedroom with en-suite bathroom, guest bedroom with en-suite shower room, three further bedrooms and family shower room

Second floor: bedroom 6, bathroom, attic studio room, eaves storage

Detached annexe: 922 sq ft entrance hall, office, open plan kitchen/living room, shower room, bedroom

established gardens, covered decked seating area, heated swimming pool, all weather tennis court, pond

Equestrian facilities: American barn-style stable block with 6 boxes, tack room and wash area, 3 fenced paddocks of about 7.62 acres, all weather manège, direct Forest access (permit required)

kennel, store rooms, detached garage

in total about 12.14 acres

House: EPC = D; Annexe: EPC=E

Savills Tunbridge Wells Savills Country Department 53 High Street, Tunbridge Wells, 33 Margaret Street, Kent TN1 1XU London W1G 0JD [email protected] [email protected] 01892 507000 02074 095945

savills.co.uk savills.co.uk DESCRIPTION Bordered by the open spaces of the historic Ashdown Forest in The light and spacious principal reception rooms enjoy a lovely outlook • characterful reception hall with oak flooring and a wide brick and the delightful hamlet of Colemans Hatch, Forest Gate is a most over the grounds and “flow” around a well appointed, spacious stone inglenook fireplace fitted with a wood burning stove; attractive unlisted six bedroom character home. kitchen fitted with painted units, light stone flooring and speckled • a snug study area with doors out to the garden; black granite worktops with a 5-door Aga as a focal point. The • practical domestic space comprising a fitted utility/boot room Known to most as the home of Winnie the Pooh, the Forest covers accommodation is further enhanced by a substantial detached annexe opening out to the garden, and with a shower room off; some 6,500 acres of rare and protected heathland habitat, and with accommodation and office space and, for those with equestrian • first floor accommodation accessed from a large oak-framed Forest Gate enjoys direct access to the many trails available to interests, excellent facilities lie within easy reach of the house. landing offering useful study/sitting space and comprising five walkers and riders. individual bedrooms with a lovely outlook over the grounds (all The new incumbents of Forest Gate will be entitled to the inherent with fitted wardrobes and two with en suite facilities) and a well- Set within superb established grounds with a south-westerley Commoners’ Rights to keep livestock and to ‘estovers’, (the appointed family bathroom; aspect, the property has many character features and has been cutting of birch, willow and alder) on the Forest. Further points of • delightful second floor suite allowing for a good level of privacy, thoughtfully extended over the years to create an ideal “package” note include: ideal for teenagers or guests, and comprising a well-proportioned for those aspiring to a rural life-style, but requiring the practicality of • character oak joinery including window frames, wall and ceiling bedroom with a view to the South East, and a bathroom; a daily commute to schools and stations. beams, balustrade staircases with carved newel posts, and • further useful second floor attic/studio room. drop-latch internal doors; Agent's Note Planning permission for an extension to the house, increasing the size of the Drawing Room and upstairs, creating a new large principal bedroom - see the Wealden District Council Planning website and application - WD/2019/0496/F

Outside The park-like grounds are a major feature of the property, lying mostly to the rear and bordered by mature trees and high mixed hedging to all sides.

A large level lawn stretches from a wide flagstone terrace, studded with many mature shrubs and trees including azalea, rhododendron, oaks and a graceful weeping willow alongside a pretty lily-filled pond. The swimming pool lies within easy reach of the house, with a decked covered seating area alongside.

High hedging to the East side shields the house from the drive way, and there is a pretty approach via a flagstone path to the front door, with a good mix of colourful herbaceous borders and shrubs.

Equestrian facilities For those requiring accommodation for horses, the compact and functional facilities are conveniently placed a short distance away from the house and comprise a fenced manège and six dual- aspect stables, a wash area and a tack room, enclosed within a timber American barn-syle block.

Three level and fenced paddocks, amounting to about 7.72 acres, lie beyond with a gate in the far field providing direct access to the Forest and the exceptional off-road riding opportunities.

The Annexe Accessed off the main driveway entrance is a detached two-storey annexe comprising an open plan kitchenette/living room, shower room, first floor bedroom and a ground floor gym. Forest Gate, Colemans Hatch reduced headroom below 1.5m / 5'0 Gross internal area (approx) 512.2 sq m/ 5513 sq ft 801.2 sq m/ 8624 sq ft Total Attic room Store room 11.36 x 2.81 37'3 x 9'2

Eaves access

Bedroom 7.72 x 4.09 25'3 x 13'5

SITUATION Forest Gate, Colemans Hatch Second floor Forest Gate is approached via an impressive driveway through Gross internal area (approx) 512.2 sq m / 5513 sq ft wrought iron automatic gates and located in the small hamlet of Stables 109.0 sq m / 1173 sq ft Colemans Hatch, with The Hatch Inn and cricket pitch near-by, and Garage 40.2 sq m / 432 sq ft within the High Weald Area Utilityof Outstanding room Natural Beauty. Barn 42.3 sq m / 455 sq ft Annexe / Gym 85.7 sq m / 922 sq ft The popular village of Hartfield is just over two miles away, offering Store room 12.1 sq m / 130 sq ft Family room Drawing room Bedroom a good range of local amenities, including a general store, church, Bedroom Bedroom Study TotalDining 801.2 room sq m / 8624 sq ft Bedroom 5.40 x 4.50 5.92 x 4.79 Forest Gate, Colemans Hatch 5.28 x 4.70 reduced headroom below 1.5m / 5'0 gift shop, tea rooms, medical centre, tennis club and several publicarea 4.52 x 3.86 4.60 x 3.85 Forest Gate, Colemans Hatch 17'8 x 14'9 5.71 x 4.56 19'5 x 15'8 4.63 x 2.75 17'3 x 15'5 houses. Forest Row (2.3 miles) also has a wide range of small Annexe18'9 x /14'11 Gym Gross internal14'9 x area 12'8 (approx) 512.215'1 xsq 12'7 m/ 5513 sq15'2 ft x 9'0 Stables 109.0 sq m/ 1173 sq ft shops and services. Total 801.2 sq m/ 8624 sq ft Garage 40.2 sq m/ 432 sq ft Eaves access Attic room Store Barn 42.3 sq m/ 455 sq ft The nearest major shopping centre is East Grinstead (5.3 miles), room 11.36 x 2.81 Bedroom 37'3 x 9'2 85.7 sq m/ 922 sq ft Annexe / Gym which also offers a good service for commuters from its mainline 5.66 x 2.76 Kitchen / Store room 12.1 sq m/ 130 sq ft station, enabling London Bridge to be reached from around 57 18'8 x 9'0 Bedroom Eaves Breakfast room Reception access minutes, or London Victoria from just over an8.01 hour. x 5.41Cowden (6.5 hall 5.90 x 4.62 Eaves access 19'4 x 15'2 miles) provides an alternative convenient mainline26'3 x 17'9station, with Boot journey times to London Bridge from about 51 minutes. First floor room Bedroom State and private schools: Hartfield has its own playschool and 7.72 x 4.09 primary school, Preparatories include BrambletyeGround (East floor Grinstead), 25'3 x 13'5 and Cumnor House (Danehill), Eastbourne College, Mayfield School First floor for Girls, Tonbridge and Sevenoaks public schools. Kitchen / Second floor 5.77 x 4.53 Directions © Trueplan (UK) Limited From our offices in Tunbridge Wells proceed out of town on the 18'11 x 14'10 Living room Langton Road (A264). Continue into Groombridge village and at the Garage roundabout take the second exit (B2110). Stay on this road through 8.13 x 5.10 Utility room Hartfield village and up26'7 the xhill 16'8 through Upper Hartfield. Turn left into Stable Stable Coach Road signposted Wych Cross and West Hoathly, remain on 3.05 x 2.90 3.41 x 2.89 Coach Road as it bends to the left, and the entrance to Forest Gate Family room Drawing room Bedroom 10'0 x 9'6 11'2 x 9'6 Bedroom Bedroom will be found after a few yards on the right-hand side. If you reach Study Dining room Bedroom 5.40 x 4.50 5.92 x 4.79 5.28 x 4.70 area 4.52 x 3.86 4.60 x 3.85 The Hatch Inn, you have gone too far. 17'8 x 14'9 5.71 x 4.56 19'5 x 15'8 4.63 x 2.75 17'3 x 15'5 14'9 x 12'8 15'1 x 12'7 Stable Stable 18'9 x 14'11 15'2 x 9'0 3.05 x 2.94 3.41 x 2.93 Services 10'0 x 9'8 11'2 x 9'7 Oil-fired central heating. Mains water and electricity. Private Gym drainage. Stable Stable 4.68 x 4.65 15'4 x 15'3 Kitchen / Bedroom 3.05 x 2.96 3.41 x 2.91 Outgoings Breakfast room Reception 10'0 x 9'8 11'2 x 9'6 8.01 x 5.41 hall 5.90 x 4.62 WealdenStore District room Council: 01892Store room 653311. Tax Band G. 19'4 x 15'2 26'3 x 17'9 Boot Tack room 4.87 x 3.31 5.08 x 3.37 room Wash area 3.41 x 3.05 Viewing15'11 x 10'10 16'7 x 11'0 3.05 x 2.92 11'2 x 10'0 Strictly by appointment with Savills on (01892) 507000. If there is Store room 10'0 x 9'6 any point which is of particular importance to you, we invite you 4.51 x 2.67 14'9 x 8'9 to discuss this with us, especially before you travel to view the Ground floor First floor property.Barn Ground floor

© Trueplan (UK) Limited © Trueplan (UK) Limited Forest Gate, Colemans Hatch Stables 109.0 sq m/ 1173 sq ft Garage 40.2 sq m/ 432 sq ft Eaves access 42.3 sq m/ 455 sq ft Barn Bedroom 85.7 sq m/ 922 sq ft Annexe / Gym 5.66 x 2.76 Store room 12.1 sq m/ 130 sq ft 18'8 x 9'0

Eaves access First floor

Kitchen /

5.77 x 4.53 18'11 x 14'10 Living room Garage 8.13 x 5.10 Forest Gate, Colemans26'7 x 16'8 Hatch Stable Stable 3.05 x 2.90 3.41 x 2.89 Stables 109.0 sq m/ 1173 sq ft 10'0 x 9'6 11'2 x 9'6 Garage 40.2 sq m/ 432 sq ft Eaves access 42.3 sq m/ 455 sq ft Barn Bedroom Stable Stable 85.7 sq m/ 922 sq ft Annexe / Gym 5.66 x 2.76 3.05 x 2.94 3.41 x 2.93 Store room 12.1 sq m/ 130 sq ft 18'8 x 9'0 10'0 x 9'8 11'2 x 9'7 Gym Eaves access Stable Stable Barn 4.68 x 4.65 15'4 x 15'3 First floor 3.05 x 2.96 3.41 x 2.91 10'0 x 9'8 11'2 x 9'6 Store room Store room Forest Gate, Colemans Hatch reduced headroom below 1.5m / 5'0Tack room 4.87 x 3.31 5.08 x 3.37 Wash area Gross internal area (approx) 512.2 sq m/ 5513 sq ft 3.41 x 3.05 15'11 x 10'10 16'7 x 11'0 3.05 x 2.92 11'2 x 10'0 Store room 801.2 sq m/ 8624 sq ft 10'0 x 9'6 Kitchen / Total Attic room 4.51 x 2.67 14'9 x 8'9 Store 5.77 x 4.53 room 11.36 x 2.81 37'3 x 9'2 Barn 18'11 x 14'10 Living room Eaves Stables Ground floor Garage access 8.13 x 5.10 26'7© Trueplanx 16'8 (UK) Limited Stable Stable 3.05 x 2.90 3.41 x 2.89 Bedroom 10'0 x 9'6 11'2 x 9'6 7.72 x 4.09 25'3 x 13'5 Stable Forest Gate, Colemans Hatch Stable 3.05 x 2.94 3.41 x 2.93 Stables 109.0 sq m/ 1173 sq ft 10'0 x 9'8 11'2 x 9'7 Second floor Garage 40.2 sq m/ 432 sq ft Eaves access Gym Barn 42.3 sq m/ 455 sq ft Stable Stable 4.68 x 4.65 Bedroom 15'4 x 15'3 85.7 sq m/ 922 sq ft 3.41 x 2.91 Annexe / Gym 3.05 x 2.96 5.66 x 2.76 11'2 x 9'6 Store room 12.1 sq m/ 130 sq ft 10'0 x 9'8 18'8 x 9'0 Store room Store room Utility room Tack room 4.87 x 3.31 5.08 x 3.37 Wash area Eaves access 3.41 x 3.05 15'11 x 10'10 16'7 x 11'0 3.05 x 2.92 11'2 x 10'0 First floor Store room Family room Drawing room Bedroom 10'0 x 9'6 4.51 x 2.67 ForestBedroom Gate Bedroom The Cottage Study Dining room Bedroom 14'9 x 8'9 5.40 x 4.50 5.92 x 4.79 5.28 x 4.70 area 4.52 x 3.86 4.60 x 3.85 17'8 x 14'9 5.71 x 4.56 19'5 x 15'8 4.63 x 2.75 17'3 x 15'5 18'9 x 14'11 14'9 x 12'8 15'1 x 12'7 15'2 x 9'0 Barn Ground floor Garage Kitchen /

5.77 x 4.53 © Trueplan (UK) Limited Kitchen / 18'11 x 14'10 Bedroom Breakfast room Reception Living room hall 8.01 x 5.41 5.90 x 4.62 Garage 26'3 x 17'9 19'4 x 15'2 Boot 8.13 x 5.10 room 26'7 x 16'8 Stable Stable 3.05 x 2.90 3.41 x 2.89 10'0 x 9'6 11'2 x 9'6 Ground floor First floor Savills Country Department Savills Tunbridge Wells Stable 33 Margaret Street, 53 High Street, TunbridgeStable Wells, London W1G 0JD Kent TN1 1XU 3.05 x 2.94 Important3.41 Notice:x 2.93 [email protected] [email protected]'0 x 9'8 Savills 11'2and their x 9'7 clients give notice that: 1. They have no authority to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property. These 02074 095945 01892 507000© Trueplan (UK) Limitedparticulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. 2. Any areas, measurementsGym or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the Stable Stable 4.68 x 4.65 property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents and Savills have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers15'4 must x 15'3 savills.co.uk savills.co.uk3.05 x 2.96 satisfy3.41 themselves x 2.91 by inspection or otherwise. Brochure Prepared May 2016 Photographs Taken May 2014 and April 2021 SK/615001 10'0 x 9'8 11'2 x 9'6 Store room Store room Tack room 4.87 x 3.31 5.08 x 3.37 Wash area 3.41 x 3.05 15'11 x 10'10 16'7 x 11'0 3.05 x 2.92 11'2 x 10'0 Store room 10'0 x 9'6 4.51 x 2.67 14'9 x 8'9 Barn Ground floor

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