4 bed detached house for sale

Whitegates Lane, Wadhurst, East Sussex TN5

A stunning and immaculate farm house in this exceptional, discreet location in the countryside between Wadhurst and Tunbridge Wells.

Description
Swatlands Farm House makes for a wonderful family home, which is very well maintained and presented, while set in an exceptional discreet location. The whole property comprises an extended period farm house, a separate utility room, along with a converted barn annexe, as well as an additional barn conversion, which is laid-out as a home office and gym. These all enjoy a lovely mature garden and a field behind, while being attractively set within the wider farm and benefitting from stunning semi-rural views. The property also enjoys the advantages of superfast fibre broadband and excellent commuter links, with nearby Wadhurst station making it equally well suited to modern home working and commuting.

The unlisted farmhouse covers approximately 2,405 sq ft, offering immaculate, well designed and practical accommodation, including a sizeable extension. There are three reception rooms and a stylish, open-plan kitchen, plus a fine principal bedroom suite and dressing room upstairs, along with three further bedrooms and a shower room. The whole house has been finished to a high standard, including double glazing, whilst at the same time, much of the fine original character is still evident, including fireplaces, exposed timbers and impressive beamed ceilings. The property also gives good access to the exterior, with French doors from the kitchen/family room onto a landscaped terrace, and with a further terrace opening out from the entrance hall, offering a delightful seating area, which takes advantage of the stunning views across the valley to the rear. Here, there is also a large detached utility room building serving the house, complete with a secure dog kennel.

A supplementary barn conversion nearby provides a further two/three bedrooms, independent annexe accommodation, for either family or guests, complete with a kitchen, bathroom, and an en-suite shower room - all finished to a similar standard to the main house, while offering its own individual character through an abundance of modern oak joinery and quality fitments, complementing the exposed pitched ceiling and beams. Again, this property offers a good link to its private garden area, with French doors opening straight from the kitchen.

There is also a further barn conversion next door to this annexe, completing the accommodation, which is laid out as an office and gym, with a cloakroom and shower. This is an ideal space for today’s working from home needs.

The farmhouse has lpg central heating with radiators, supplemented by underfloor electric heating in the kitchen/family room, the hall and also the principal, en-suite bathroom. The annexe is heated by an air sourced heat pump and the home office/gym has electric wall mounted heaters.
Both the farm house and annexe also have wood burning stoves and the kitchen in the farmhouse benefits from an electric complete control Aga.

The other outbuilding is a four car, open bay barn style structure, one bay currently caged for logs/recycling/bins, with two electric car charging points.

Outside
Delightful gardens to the front and sides of the farmhouse, with a field behind to the rear, forming the private surrounds. This includes an orchard area to one side, with some mature fruit trees (a variety of apples and a pear) plus numerous younger trees (several plums, around 10 different varieties of apple, a medlar and a cherry) as well as a sizeable vegetable garden and soft fruit plot.

The remaining retained farm is subject to the development of the neighbouring modern agricultural buildings, currently used as agricultural storage, the large agricultural building is expected to be converted to an independent detached home, whilst the smaller agricultural building may potentially be subject to similar planning for a smaller dwelling in the future. The agricultural buildings are secluded from each other and are surrounded by about 25 acres of mainly fields and woodland, where the current owners have invested a lot of time and energy into restoring the land for nature, encouraging wildlife and increasing species diversity.

Location
Swatlands Farm enjoys an enviable position, yet is conveniently located on the rural edge of the popular village of Wadhurst, within the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The village (approximately 1.8 miles) is known for its active local community and individual shops for everyday needs, including a butcher, delicatessen, hairdressers and florist, as well as two supermarkets, including a Jempsons with a post office, a church, bookshop, doctors’ surgery, village hall, sports centre, garage, cafes, restaurants, and several local pubs and the popular wine bar, Cellar.

Tunbridge Wells is the nearest large town, approximately seven miles away, with extensive high street shopping, cultural and entertainment amenities including two theatres, cafes, restaurants, health clubs, an out-of-town retail park and the historic Pantiles area. Recreational activities in the area include golf courses at Lamberhurst, Flimwell and Tunbridge Wells. Bewl Water, the largest stretch of open water in the south east is approximately 4 miles, with options including horse riding, walking and cycling trails, rowing, sailing, canoeing and fishing. The award winning Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest is within approximately 8.2 miles and is now recognised as the most complete collection of conifers on one site anywhere in the world, offering further woodland walks, cycling, riding, and outdoor music concerts. National Trust run Scotney Castle (approximately 5.2 miles) offers picturesque gardens against the backdrop of a moated medieval castle and Victorian country mansion with beautiful parkland, woodland and traditional hop gardens to enjoy.

There is a tennis club and football club at Sparrows Green (approximately a mile), as well as a wide network of public footpaths accessed from Bassetts Lane for extensive country walks.

Mainline rail: Wadhurst station is approximately 0.6 miles on foot (via the bridleway), with regular services to Charing Cross (via London Bridge and Waterloo East) and Cannon Street from 60 minutes.

Private and state schools: Wadhurst has a good primary school and Uplands Academy at secondary level. Preparatory schools include Sacred Heart (Wadhurst), Holmewood House (Langton Green), The Mead and Rose Hill (Tunbridge Wells), Skippers Hill (Five Ashes) and St Ronans and Malborough House (Hawkhurst). Public schools include Beechwood (Tunbridge Wells), Tonbridge for boys, Mayfield for girls and co-ed options at Eastbourne and Brighton Colleges, Bedes (Upper Dicker), Kent College (Pembury) and Sevenoaks School.
All distances are approximate.

Square Footage: 2,405 sq ft

Acreage:
2.1 Acres



Additional Info
Services: Mains Water and electricity. Private lpg. Private Septic tank drainage. 2x electric car charging point. Fibre broadband.

All of the land and buildings on the Swatland Farm site are available as a single package at a price of £2.75m. At this selling price of £1,500,000, our clients will retain about 25 acres of farmland and woodland and two modern agricultural buildings. The larger of the two modern agricultural buildings is currently used as agricultural storage, but is subject to a planning application expected to be submitted shortly, to convert it to residential use as a single detached dwelling. This building is well secluded from the Farmhouse. Also potentially, the smaller agricultural building may be subject to a similar planning application in the future.

For purchase of the whole farm, please see the internet entry priced at £2,750,000.

Please note there are two septic tanks on the property, both of which do not meet current regulations, a report has been completed and will be available to prospective buyers.

Please note there is a Public footpath that runs through the paddocks on the farm, but not on the land which goes with the Farmhouse. This is illustrated in yellow on the site plan.

Agents Note: We wish to inform prospective buyers of this property that the sellers relative is an employee of Savills.