Location

The Lane House enjoys a tucked away position off Bletchinglye Lane, approximately 1.1 miles from the village of Rotherfield and 3.6 miles from Mayfield, both of these pretty villages offer a good range of local amenities, as does Wadhurst, which is approximately 7.5 miles away.

The pretty village of Rotherfield, within approximately 1 mile, offers excellent amenities including a GP surgery, primary school, pharmacy, hairdresser, post office, general store, church and several public houses, such as the highly regarded Kings Arms for its pub and restaurant. Mark Cross, just to the east of Rotherfield and approximately 1.4 miles from The Lane House offers The Lazy Fox gastro pub, Church of England Primary School, the Sussex Country Gardener café and garden centre and a village church.

Tunbridge Wells (approximately 7 miles away) offers a very good selection of supermarkets, independent shops, boutiques and national retailers, hotels, highly regarded restaurants, cafes and leisure facilities and two theatres.

The nearby town of Crowborough (within approximately 4.3 miles) offers a good selection of supermarkets, including a Waitrose, high street shops, and leisure facilities.

State and private schools: Rotherfield has its own well-regarded primary school. Preparatory schools include Skippers Hill Manor (Five Ashes), and Holmewood House (Langton Green). Senior schools include The Beacon Academy (Crowborough) and Heathfield and Uplands (Wadhurst) community colleges, Kent grammar schools in Tunbridge Wells and independent schools in Mayfield, Tonbridge, Eastbourne and Upper Dicker (Bedes).

Mainline rail: Wadhurst (6.1 miles) and Tunbridge Wells (6.6 miles) mainline stations offer frequent services to London Bridge, Cannon Street, Waterloo East and London Charing Cross. There is also a station at Crowborough (Jarvis Brook) with access to London.

Road: The A22 and the A26 to the west and the A21 to the east provide access to the south coast and the M25 and to the national motorway network beyond. Gatwick is 27.5 miles away, Heathrow is 67 miles away and the Channel Tunnel at Folkestone is 47 miles away.

Description

Having undergone an extensive program of updating under our client’s ownership, The Lane House is now a beautifully presented, enchanting family house, filled with colour and character, enjoying a delightful tucked-away position at the end of a long private drive, shared with just one other property.

The period features in the oldest part of the house, believed to date back to the 1800s, include some aged beams, timbers and pretty fireplaces.

On the ground floor, the light and spacious accommodation comprises an impressive open plan kitchen/breakfast/dining room designed to make the very most of the lovely setting and views over the gardens grounds and neighbouring countryside.

The kitchen/breakfast area is centred around a large island with striking worktop and breakfast bar, providing plenty of preparation space and room for more informal dining. The attractive base and wall cabinetry provide good storage with range of integrated appliances, the dining room overlooks the gardens with bi-fold doors opening to the terrace and gardens beyond. There is an adjoining utility room leading to the ground floor cloakroom. A sizeable cellar space is accessed via the dining room.

The more formal sitting/drawing room has access to a further terrace ideal for outdoor entertaining, there is a cosy family room which can be accessed via the reception hall or dining room and a separate study to the front of the house.

On the first floor, the dual aspect, principal bedroom now enjoys a beautifully appointed and striking C.P. Hart bathroom, accessed via remarkable, reclaimed doors, thought to have been salvaged from a French country home. There are up to five further bedrooms, if required as such, but offering a number of uses, subject to individual needs, for a further study, dressing room or nursery, with a sleek shower room and chic family bathroom.

Outside: The gardens and grounds extend to about 1.53 acres to the rear of the house with lawns, with well-stocked herbaceous borders, a beautiful Magnolia tree and swathes of rhododendrons and azaleas.

There is the recent addition of a striking, detached garden studio, which offers a super additional space away from the house for any number of uses, including a home gym, home office or just a super separate retreat and further entertaining space.

A detached double garage lies to the side of the property in addition to the driveway to the side of the house and an area across the front, with space to park up to three further cars.

Directions

Postcode: TN6 3NN. From Tunbridge Wells, proceed south out of the town on Nevill Street/Frant Road (A267). Continue through Frant village and on to Mark Cross. On reaching Mark Cross turn right, sign-posted Crowborough. Proceed down Catts Hill and after approximately 1 mile take the sharp left onto Bletchinglye Lane. The wrought iron gates denoting the private drive to The Lane House and Kiln Cottage will be found after a short distance on the right-hand side.