Maison Crowborough

A handsome and beautifully positioned weatherboarded country house affording spectacular far reaching views towards the South Downs occupying gardens and grounds extending to about 2 acres. This fine, listed home, requires some updating and modernisation and is offered for sale with no on-going chain and retains a wealth of period features including inglenook fireplaces and exposed Oak timber and beams. The characterful accommodation comprises in brief on the ground floor a deep covered entrance, a cloakroom, a fine reception hall with inglenook fireplace, built-in coats cupboard and Oak staircase rising to the first floor, a kitchen with brick fireplace, a large bay fronted sitting room with open fireplace, a double aspect breakfast room with spectacular views across the gardens and countryside beyond, a dining room with further inglenook, a family room with wood burner, quarry tiled flooring and secondary staircase rising to the first floor, a utility room, a rear lobby and store room. From the reception hall a staircase rises to a part vaulted first floor landing with a wealth of exposed Oak timbers, 5 large bedrooms, a bathroom and a separate WC. Outside, the house is approached via a sweeping tree lined driveway leading to a large parking area to one side of which are two large double garage buildings. The gardens and grounds surround the house on all sides and are laid to areas of rolling lawn interspersed and flanked by mature shrubs and hedging, the whole affording spectacular far reaching views across the adjoining countryside towards the South Downs. There is a further area of garden/paddock located adjacent to the driveway which is bound by a mature hedge line and trees, the whole extending to about 2 acres.