The Birches, Hartfield, TN7 4HL

Must be seen - On the market for the first time in 20 years a highly individual detached residence located on Ashdown Forest and accessed by its own long woodland track in the sought after Colemans Hatch area.

Originally a foresters cottage dating from the late Victorian period the house has since been completely overhauled, extended and the internal layout altered to emphasise the stunning location and open outlooks from the mature plot.

The house overlooks the tenth tee of the Golf Course including being favoured with a west aspect providing fabulous evening sunsets.

The extensive use of glass throughtout the transformation adds to the natural light and highlights the benefit of the countryside setting.

The property has a large welcoming reception/dining hall with steps down to the large kitchen/living room with doors opening to the gardens, an Aga for cooking, central breakfast bar, and an adjacent utility room.

There is a snug/study area suitable for various purposes. The west facing living room has a log burner and spiral staircase to the second bedroom with its en suite bathroom.

There are three furher bedrooms on the ground floor all with mezzanine floors and a door to the garden.

The west wing has the master bedroom and en suite bathroom with stairs to a galleried first floor study/library area.

Outside there is a detached garage block within which sre two spacious stable boxes and a large workshop area. This building has light, power and water connected.

The grounds are a feature of the house mainly laid to lawn with terraces to the formal gardens and a productive part walled kitchen garden with an exceptionally large greenhouse having light, power and water.

There are in addition two paddock areas. The grounds in total etend to 2.5 acres (tbv) and are bordered by the golf course and woodland..

Location The village of Colemans Hatch comprises a widespread cluster of mainly period Forest dwellings on the northern fringe of the 6,400 acres of beautiful heath/woodland which makes up the Ashdown Forest with its rich diversity of bird life, including the protected Dartford Warbler & Nightjar, animals and fauna.

This particular dwelling stands in the midst of the Forest in a picture postcard setting approached over a private track, set approximatley one quarter of a mile from the nearest road.

For those who are able to the walk across the the nearby Royal Ashdown Golf Course will take you into Forest Row a lively and friendly village with regular festivals, markets, concerts and creative event.

The village of Colemans Hatch itself is well known for its 15th Century Inn, The Hatch and the church of Holy Trinity.

Although rural, the larger village of Forest Row with its extensive range of local shops, specialist stores, Health Centre and buses to a number of large towns is within three miles.

The towns of East Grinstead, Tunbridge Wells and Haywards Heath are all within eleven miles and provide a much wider range of shopping/leisure facilities and mainline rail services to various London stations.

Gatwick Airport/Station and the M23 motorway are seventeen miles.

There a good range of both state and private schools in the area including village primary schools, as well the upper schools of Sackville, Crowborough Beacon, Cumnor House, Brambletye, Michael Hall, Worth, Ardingly College, Homewood House and Greenfields.

Leisure pursuits in the area include a number of golf courses, cricket and bowls within the village, horse racing at Lingfield, Plumpton and Brighton, fishing and sailing at Weirwood Reservoir.

The City of Brighton and the South Coast is within twenty five miles. Garden Large gardens adj Ashdown Forest & Royal Ashdown Golf Course with lawns, kitchen garden large greenhouse.

Total area 2.5 acres inc two small potential paddocks