Stunning Country Home

This beautiful large family home is located in one of East Sussex's most exclusive and sought after locations. Has attractive, secluded, tranquil environment with woodlands, meadowland, and well-manicured gardens. NO PARTY reservations will be accepted. Ashdown forest is within 5 mins drive, The Ivy in Tunbridge Wells only 20 mins and The Royal Pavilion in Brighton only 30 mins away, lots more attractions and family day out locations close by, this makes it most suitable for family gatherings. Entry to the property is via a private driveway leading to Automated gates, the drive leads to a large gravelled turning area with two lawned islands and offers parking for several cars. Entry into the house is via an open Porch leading into hallway with a boot room and cloak room (downstairs toilet) to the left. Ground Floor: The Kitchen offers a high spec, light and airy, open plan space with comfortable seating in the orangery area. It is very well equipped with everything you should need to make your stay as comfortable as possible, including all cooking utensils, plates, cups, glasses, cutlery, spices, coffee beans, etc. There is a: - - Large 3 metre Island with a breakfast bar with 5 bar stools and two built in Gaggenau wine fridges. - Large wolf dual fuel range cooker with a chargrill and a teppanyaki plate and dual convection double oven, giving the kitchen a classic professional look. - Miele microwave oven and plumbed in steam oven as well as 2 Miele plate warmers - Miele plumbed in coffee machine. - Miele dishwasher - Large built in Gaggenau fridge freezer - Dual Gaggenau wine fridges - Qooker boiling water tap Utility room has washing machine and tumble dryer as well as a double butler sink unit. The Formal Dining Room sits 12 people and has sliding doors offering access to the large terrace outside. There is an additional dining table that seats 6 people in the kitchen for a more relaxed dining. The Lounge has a 16ft high ceiling, tall windows, and minstrel gallery. It is open plan to the dining room, creating an excellent large entertaining space with three large 4 seater sofas and foot stools. Over Christmas, this room is often decorated with a 15ft large Christmas tree. The Annex has access from the kitchen and with it comes bedroom 2 and bedroom 3 with a shared bathroom and sitting area with comfortable sofas and television. Bedroom 2 has a king size bed with two bedside cabinets. Bedroom 3 has two single beds that can be pushed together to create a super king size bed should you wish to. There is Wooden staircase in the lounge to the first floor where you can find the other 5 bedrooms and 3 of the 4.5 bathrooms. Only the master bedroomand the ensuite will be used by guests and the other 4 bedrooms and family bathroom will not be in use. Master bedroom has a super king size bed with two bedside cabinets and chest of drawers as well as a master ensuite. The property benefits from automation through Control4 with numerous speakers both in and outside the property and all TVs are linked into the system, offering Sky, BT Vision, Amazon Fire and Netflix. Superfast WiFi is accessible throughout the property with numerous access points ensuring continued connection. Outside Space. There is a large terrace at the back of the house with access from both the formal dining room and the kitchen. There is a children's play area with a climbing frame, 2 slides, playhouse, swings, and a walkway. There are 4-acres of woodland and a further 6 acres of meadow land and formal gardens (including a vegetable patch and enclosed chicken run) and with so much outdoor adventure opportunities to suit any imagination. There is also a large pond with an island in the middle and wooden benches on the banks. The property has some interesting historical connections. It is understood that an old summerhouse in the grounds, evidence of which can still be seen, was the site of a meeting in 1914 between Prince Munster, the then owner of Maresfield Park, and two of the sisters of the Kaiser of Germany who were holidaying in England at the time. The meeting was to advise them that war was about to be declared and to return to Germany as soon as possible. During World War II, the area was used as an Army Camp and our property as a base for the Royal Engineers. On the southern side is a sunken road that was the 17th century route of the London to Lewes coach road; the public house in Maresfield village being a former coaching inn. The route of a Roman road also crosses the land but is not evident. While this is a large 7 bedroom house, we have made available 3 bedrooms for use by guests in order to compile with the current restrictions in place. all the other bedrooms will be shut off and guests wont have access to those, however all living spaces will be accessible to guests. The village of Maresfield centres around a conservation area and the church. There is a general store, Post Office, primary school and public house, together with a cricket field and tennis club. Just to the north lies the 6500 acres of the Ashdown Forest, the largest free access public open space in the south-east. It is a great place for walking and enjoying spectacular views over the Sussex countryside and is known the world over as the 'home' of Winnie-the-Pooh. The Forest is at the heart of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and has national and international protection because of its wildlife. Nearly two thirds of its 6500 acres (2500 hectares) are heathland, amounting to 2.5% of the UK's extent of this rare habitat. The town of Uckfield is about 2 miles to the south and offers a wide range of shopping and leisure facilities, two supermarkets, several banks, Post Office, numerous restaurants and public houses, library, cinema, leisure centre/swimming pool, Community College. There is plenty of parking and we recommend travelling to us by car however there are train stations close by but taxi's have to be prebooked. If travelling back on a sunday, check the train times and if there are any planned rail works. No pets are permitted