Legsheath Lane, Forest Row, RH19

Coldharbour Manor is an Arts and Crafts country house, set in the middle of its own stunning gardens and grounds on the edge of Ashdown Forest. The house was originally built around the 1900s with later additions with elegant proportions throughout, offering seclusion and privacy in the Sussex countryside. The house is constructed of part brick, part tile elevations under a tiled roof and is characterised by well-proportioned accommodation arranged around a central reception hall with wood burning stove and doors off to the principal reception rooms. The windows have been completely replaced with hard wood windows in keeping with the Arts and Crafts style and new wooden floors have been fitted throughout. There is a family room, formal dining room and beautiful drawing room all with stunning views through large south facing windows looking across the garden. There are 8 working fireplaces, some with wood burners throughout the house. The main rooms are complemented by a beautiful kitchen/breakfast room with island and a four-oven oil fired AGA and AGA companion. There is a study and ground floor snug and a plethora of domestic offices, storage rooms, larder and utility room. A staircase from the reception hall provides access to a wonderful first floor landing with doors off to all the bedroom accommodation. The principal bedroom suite has a dressing room and ensuite bathroom, there is a guest suite, three additional double bedrooms, one with ensuite and a family bathroom, steam room and sauna. On the first floor there is also a one-bedroom flat, with its own separate entrance which would be ideal as ancillary or staff accommodation. All the bedrooms have wonderful large windows offering spectacular views of the magnificent gardens and surrounding countryside. Sitting centrally within its own exquisite park-like grounds, Coldharbour Manor is approached through double wrought iron electric gates to a large parking area in front of the house. A spur leads to a further parking area to the side with a recently newly built triple bay oak garage with stunning games room / studio or office on the first floor. The gardens surround the house on all sides with the formal gardens immediately to the east, south and west of the property. A terrace runs around the entire property with a larger portion to the south making it ideal for entertaining. Beyond this to the south, formal lawns lead to a Floodlight Synthetic grass tennis court and pavilion. The area is interspersed with mature specimen trees and plants and enclosed by a large bank of rhododendrons which screen the swimming pool complex. To the south of the house beyond the formal gardens is the large swimming pool complex constructed of part stone, part timber elevations under a tile roof with a large, raised decking area with hot tub to one side. The complex also incorporates a changing room, shower and plant room. To the north of the house the driveway is bordered by lawns and mature herbaceous borders and to one side is a delightful walled rose garden with rose beds and mature box hedging. To the south and east of the property, beyond the formal gardens are two beautiful ponds, large garden storage sheds and to the other side is a kitchen garden, with two greenhouses and polytunnels. To the north of the house is a five-acre paddock with stable block. The gardens and grounds provide a very special, well positioned private location within a quiet and secluded setting for this beautiful family home in the heart of the Sussex countryside and on the edge of the Ashdown Forest. Coldharbour Manor is situated to the southwest of Forest Row (2 miles), adjacent to Ashdown Forest, and east of Sharpthorne (2 miles) in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. There is a wide selection of local amenities including independent shops, convenience store, a medical centre, dentist, excellent pubs, restaurants and cafes. Nearby East Grinstead (4 miles) has an even greater range of shops and leisure facilities along with superb rail connections into central London (London Victoria and London Bridge circa 55 mins). Haywards Heath (7 miles) and Tunbridge Wells (10 miles) as well as Brighton and Gatwick. The surrounding countryside provides a vast range of sporting and recreational activities including superb golf courses, Weir Wood and, Ardingly reservoir, The Royal Botanical Gardens at Wakehurst, Glyndebourne, Goodwood and Plumpton, all within easy reach. The local footpaths provide a vast network of stunning walks, many leading towards the South Downs and Ashdown Forest National Parks. An excellent choice of local Prep schools such as Ardingly, Copthorne, Great Walstead, Cumnor House, and Brambletye as are Ardingly College, Worth School, Hurstpierpoint College, Burgess Hill School for Girls and Brighton College all within the area. Local Authority: Wealden District Council Council Tax Band: H EPC Rating: D