3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Chelwood Beacon, RH17

This Cottage, Chelwood Beacon – unfurnished, but some items of furniture are available. 

• 3 Bedrooms (1 large double, 1 double, 1 single)
  
• Kitchen
• Utility
• Dining Room
• Living Room
• Family Bathroom
• Downstairs Toilet 
• Conservatory
• Detached Summer House / Home Office / Studio with heating and water
• Shed for garden storage/DIY
• Breathtaking views accross Ashdown Forest

A charming west facing part Georgian, part Victorian semi detached cottage in an idyllic location at the heart of the Ashdown Forest in an Area of Outstanding Beauty in Mid Sussex. Ideal for walkers and riders with miles of beautiful forest and heathland with spectacular views across the South Downs right on the doorstep. High ceilings.

Dog friendly for well behaved dogs, please enquire.

Private parking for 2 vehicles.

Living room (16'4” x 13'3”) Bay window floods the room with light. Jet Master multi-fuel burner set within a period wooden mantle, TV point, fitted Berber wool carpet, lined cream striped cotton corded curtains, large wall radiator.

Kitchen / Dining Room (Kitchen 11'1” x 10'5”, Dining Room 13'0 x 11'1”). Duel aspect with same type of bay window as living room with corded curtains. Easy maintenance laminate wood flooring, original fireplace on south wall currently used to store wine, with a wall mounted TV point with an additional TV point at floor level. Facility to open Sky account with discrete satellite dish already installed. Wall radiator.

Fitted shaker style cream kitchen (installed spring 2014), comprising ample floor and wall storage cupboards, slim-line dishwasher, under counter oven, induction hob and extractor and composite kitchen sink with rinser sink and chrome mixer tap. Counter top breakfast bar with lighting above. Kitchen, hallway and utility flooring is dark grey ceramic tiles.

The kitchen window looks out across the back garden towards fields and open countryside, with sheer blinds at the downstairs rear windows.

Both kitchen and dining room have LED downlighting.

Utility Room (8'4 x 7'5”) with adjoining downstairs toilet and wash basin, fitted Hotpoint washer, tall Bosch fridge-freezer and larder storage cupboard.

Conservatory (12'8” x 8'8”) with easy clean tiled floor and a lockable door. Outside the conservatory is a new pergola with clematis in pots.

Hallway downstairs. Shelving by front door, wall hung coat and hat rack, and under stairs cupboard. LED downlighting.

Carpeted staircase to first floor with white spindles and sapele hand rail, with a galleried landing and small central chandelier.

Master Bedroom (16'10” x 11'0” ) Dual aspect with original Georgian/Victorian window to the west, and new double glazed Georgian window to the east with views. Blackout blinds and lined John Lewis curtains at both windows. Original Victorian fireplace (not practical) with wooden mantle. Fitted wool Berber carpet. Loft hatch (with pull down ladder) to loft space for additional storage. 

Double Bedroom (10'2" x 9'6") East facing with new double glazed Georgian window with view. Blackout blinds and lined John Lewis curtains. Recessed wall cupboard with shelving. 

Bathroom. East facing, light and airy in neutral tones. Duravit bath with power shower and glass shower screen, large Duravit hand basin with chrome bevelled hinged mirror above. Duravit toilet with soft close lid, heated towel rail, floor heatmat, wall cupboard. Partially tiled in large rectangular ivory tiles. Original Georgian window with view.

Single Bedroom (10'2” x 7'1") West facing with original Georgian window. Blackout blinds and lined John Lewis curtains.

Summer House (13'7 x 11'8) Wooden cabin with deck and windows to two sides, engineered oak flooring, vanity unit and basin with running water and heating/electricity. Window locks throughout plus padlocks to garden gate, side gate and shed.

Front Garden with summer house/office/studio, mature camellias, rhododendrons, hydrangeas, clematis and rambling rose.

Back Garden with far reaching views across paddocks and the Ashdown Forest beyond.

Haywards Heath Station (with multi story car park), 8 miles away has frequent fast trains to London (45 mins), Gatwick (15 mins), Brighton (20 mins). East Grinstead Station 7 miles away has less frequent trains to London (55 mins) and parking. Gatwick Airport 35 minutes by car.

Camellia Cottage, once part of Lord Donoughmore's Chelwood Beacon Estate, is set in a fairy tale, tranquil setting, yet with plentiful shopping in the nearby villages and towns Forest Row, East Grinstead, Uckfield, Lindfield and Crowborough, with gastro pubs and farm shops selling local organic produce. A peaceful environment but not isolated, with other cottages and converted farm buildings nearby.

The historic towns of Lewes and Tunbridge Wells with excellent shopping and eateries within easy reach by car.

Nominal monthly charge of £25 for use of treatment plant as not on mains drainage. 

Heating with air source heat pump.

No admin fees.

Garden help available. Please enquire.