House Forest Row

Offers in the region of £485,000 Four bedroom Grade 2 listed cottage with parking.

Located in a conservation area in one of the oldest parts of Forest Row village centre, this attractive Grade 2 listed cottage is believed to date from the Tudor period (1600’s), and was originally built as a hunting lodge. The cottage forms the end of a small terrace and retains period features including exposed timbers and brick walls, an inglenook fireplace and old timbered flooring.

On entering there is a hallway off which is the sitting room with an impressive working inglenook fireplace. To the rear of the property is the good sized double aspect kitchen/breakfast room and adjacent utility/store and washroom/toilet. The kitchen has white units with wooden worktops, cupboards and drawers under, an inset sink unit, plumbing and recess for a dishwasher, a wall-mounted gas fired boiler and the door to the rear garden.

Stairs lead to the first floor with three bedrooms and a large bathroom. Further staircase leads to the second floor and here you will find a large double bedroom with views towards the Church.

Rear garden is predominately laid to lawn,with colourful borders, shrubs and a brick terrace. Westerly facing with parking at the rear There is a brick built storage shed, a larger timber shed and wide side access, wooden side access gate. Double gates on the rear boundary Providing vehicle access to park at the end of the garden. The gardens have a pleasant north west facing aspect and measure 73 feet in length x 28 in width.

The property stands in the lively village centre in Forest Row with its unusually varied range of local shops, specialist stores, mini supermarkets, cafes and restaurants. Bus services, within one hundred yards provide services to the nearest town of East Grinstead (3 miles), as well as Crawley, Tunbridge Wells, Haywards Heath and the City of Brighton all of which have more extensive shopping/leisure facilities and rail services to various London Stations. Gatwick Airport/Station and the M23 motorway are within twenty miles. The area has a good selection of both state and private schools. Sports amenities locally include a leisure centre in East Grinstead with an indoor pool, horse racing at Lingfield, angling and sailing at Weirwood Reservoir together with a wide range of sports clubs.