For Sale4 Bedroom House in Ashurst Cottages, Highbrook Lane, West Hoathly, RH19£695,000

Ashurst Cottage is an immaculately presented four bedroom family home in the stunning village of West Hoathly in West Sussex. The house offers lovely and well appointed accommodation over two floors and is set back from the lane with a delightful brick paved parking area large enough for several vehicles. The front door opens into a bright hallway with oak floorboards with reception rooms leading off it. To one side is a lovely triple aspect sitting room with wood burning stove and large glass doors opening out onto the rear garden. On the other side of the hall is a snug with wood burning stove, a downstairs cloakroom and a utility room. Along the hallway is a fabulous kitchen/breakfast/sitting room with a feature ceiling glass lantern, an oil fired Rayburn (which runs the heating, hot water and kitchen's underfloor heating) and large glass doors which lead onto the rear garden and paved terrace. Upstairs there are four bedrooms, one is currently used as an office. The principal bedroom has an ensuite shower room and there is a well appointed family bathroom. The garden to the rear of the house is mainly laid to lawn with a paved patio and garden shed and offers glorious views across the surrounding Sussex countryside. Situated on the outskirts of West Hoathly, West Sussex in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, on the edge of the Ashdown Forest, the village has a primary school, various village sports clubs, two fantastic pubs (The Cat and The Fox) and Gravetye Manor country house hotel with its Michelin-starred restaurant is nearby. East Grinstead is nearby and offers more extensive shopping while there is good access locally to the motorway network. The mainline stations at East Grinstead and Haywards Heath offer direct services to London, Victoria, Blackfriars and London Bridge. The A23 is nearby and offers direct access to the motorway network, Gatwick, Heathrow and the South Coast. The surrounding countryside provides a vast range of sporting and recreational activities. Glyndebourne, Goodwood, Ardingly Showground and Plumpton Racecourse are all within reach. The local footpaths provide a vast network of stunning walks and there are numerous excellent golf courses nearby. The Ashdown Forest is easily accessible. There are many highly renowned schools in the area both state and private including West Hoathly CEP school, Michael Hall (Rudolph Steiner), Oathall Community College, Warden Park and Haywards Heath College. The local Prep schools Great Walstead, Cumnor House, Ardingly Prep and Brambletye are superb, as are Ardingly College, Worth Abbey, Hurstpierpoint College, Brighton College and Burgess Hill Girls. A number of private schools offer bus services for students which stop in the village. Mid-Sussex District Council EPC Rating E Council Tax Band D