Location

Situated on the rural outskirts Scaynes Hill, a village to the east of Haywards Heath, adjoining glorious open countryside and farmland. Scaynes Hill has a primary school, a petrol station with shop attached, a church and two public houses, including the popular Sloop Inn; comprehensive shopping is available at Haywards Heath (3.5 miles), Lewes (10 miles), Crawley (14 miles) or Brighton (17 miles).

There are many leisure activities available in the area including many bridlepaths and footpaths across the surrounding countryside and the nearby South Downs National Park and Ashdown Forest. There is sailing at Ardingly, and golf across the county, including at Mid Sussex, Lindfield and Piltdown. There is a vibrant cultural and arts scene in Sussex, with world-class opera at Glyndebourne and the annual Brighton Festival presenting a huge programme of theatre, dance, classical music and literary events.

Transport links: there are frequent rail services to London from Haywards Heath, London Bridge/Victoria from 42 minutes. The A23/ M23 lies to the west, giving access to Gatwick airport (16 miles), the south coast and the M25.

Schools: There are many highly regarded schools in the area, both state and private, including St Augustine's CEP School, Lindfield Primary Academy, Cumnor House, Great Walstead, Oathall Community College, Chailey Secondary, Ardingly College and Hurstpierpoint College.

All times and distances are approximate.

Description

Orchard Farm is a sensational property.

Our clients have thoughtfully and thoroughly modernised this property with a high level of attention to detail, it is now offered to the market having not been occupied since completion of works.

As shown on the attached floorplan the accommodation on offer is expansive and ideally suited to modern family living. This accommodation includes a superb lower ground floor cinema room/games room a beautifully appointed triple aspect kitchen dining/family room, a bay fronted dual-aspect sitting room and a study on the ground floor.

There are six double bedrooms set over the first and second floors. The principal bedroom is extremely generous with a spacious fitted dressing room and a lovely en suite, There are three further bathrooms, one of which is en suite.

Outside the house offers an excellent garage complex with two open 'barn-style' bays and two over-sized enclosed bays, above this is very useful ancillary accommodation. The driveway has been refinished with a gleaming resin bond system.

There are gardens surrounding the house set to lawns with views across your own paddocks, which total about 8.53 acres in all.

Additionally, a planning application is approved for converting the site of the barn and stables to a separate residential property with plans for a three bedroom single storey property set in about an acre. Mid Sussex District Council planning portal ref DM/24/2830.