What a perfect house for a get-together in the country! Spring Farm is a charming, six bedroom Sussex country house, set in nine acres of gardens, fields and woodland. The property has an indoor heated swimming pool, a sauna, a snooker room and a professional standard hard tennis court. The kitchen could have been lifted from a Fired Earth catalogue, and has a pleasing amount of floor and work space. The beamed living area with its open fire is conducive to drinks, films, books and chat after a long walk in the fresh air. And the bedrooms – three doubles and three twins – are light, white and sunny. Altogether, this house has an air of quiet organisation, privacy and utter tranquillity.
A large entrance hall leads to the huge, light and spacious triple-aspect kitchen. One part of the kitchen contains a wooden dining table for twelve, overlooking extensive gardens and fields.
Other ground floor rooms include a cloakroom with a shower, a study, a snooker room with a ¾ size table and a large, comfortable sitting room with exposed oak beams and an inglenook fireplace, ideal for roaring open fires. The lockable pool area has a year-round heated pool (7m x 3m) and a sauna.
The bedrooms have neutral colour schemes, soft carpets and quality beds. There is one master bedroom with an en suite bathroom and a king size bed; and one oak-beamed room with a double bed and basin with interlocking doors leading to a further twin room and a shared bathroom. There's also a twin with an en suite shower room; and two further bedrooms, one a double, and one with the option of twin beds or linked king size bed, both with balconies overlooking the gardens and sharing a large shower room.
• Wide screen TV
• DVD player
• Wireless broadband
• Landline for incoming phone callsv
• Pool towels
• Tennis racquets and balls
• Snooker equipment
• High chair and cot
• Z-bed
• All bed linen and towels
• Washing machine
• Tumble dryer
• Dishwasher
• Microwave
• Fridge/freezer
• Wine cooler
• Barbecue
• Parking for at least six cars.
Situated down a country lane, three minutes' drive from the town of Heathfield which has shops, a supermarket, a pub and restaurants.
The stone/shingle beach at Eastbourne is half an hour away, and the nearest sandy beach is at Camber Sands (33 miles, 1 hour).
There are many good walks all over East Sussex. The Vanguard Way and Wealway long distance footpaths pass nearby, as does the Cuckoo Trail, which follows a disused railway through Heathfield.
Nearest airport: Gatwick (30 miles)
Nearest station: Buxted (6 miles)
Conveniently situated between Ashdown Forest and the South Downs, and the coast. On your doorstep are Brighton, Eastbourne, 1066 country (Hastings et al) and Lewes. Nearby attractions include Great Dixter manor house and gardens, Sissinghurst, Batemans, Glyndebourne, Sheffield Park, Bodiam Castle and Battle Abbey.
The scenic village of Waldron, with its 12th century church and pub, is within a 20 minute walk. The pub serves local ales and has a quality restaurant for lunch and dinner. It also has a cosy bar and garden area. There are a number of horse-riding stables nearby.
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