For Sale4 Bedroom Detached House in Highbrook Lane, West Hoathly, East Grinstead, RH19£1,650,000

Whitestone is a much-loved family home coming to the market for the first time in over 40 years. <br/><br/>The property offers a wonderful opportunity to purchase a substantial property with the added flexibility of a large, detached barn conversion providing additional accommodation. <br/><br/>The barn conversion provides great flexibility and would be ideal for ancillary accommodation or multi-generational living.<br/>The main house, Whitestone, presents attractive brick lower elevations with tile hung upper walls under a tiled roof. <br/><br/>The front door opens into a welcoming dining hall with staircase to one side leading to the first floor. Beyond the dining hall is the lovely triple aspect sitting room with large wood burning stove and bay window overlooking the stunning views. Also located on the ground floor is the kitchen / breakfast room, utility room and a cloakroom.<br/><br/>The well-arranged ground floor accommodation is complemented on the first floor by a principal suite comprising bedroom and bathroom, three further bedrooms and a family shower room.<br/><br/>Whitestone offers period features typical of the age with high ceilings and wonderful large feature bay windows, flooding the house with natural light.<br/><br/>Whitestone Barn boasts features typical of a barn conversion with oak beams, large windows and an upper mezzanine.<br/>Whitestone and Whitestone Barn sit on a glorious plot of circa 8 acres combined. The views over the Sussex countryside are breath taking and there is ample parking for several vehicles.<br/><br/>To one side of the property, is a large garage (used as a garden store) and another large double carport, office and storage room. The gardens and grounds are a particular feature of the property having been beautifully landscaped and planted over the years with numerous herbaceous borders, clipped hedges, mature specimen trees and a large, stone, west facing terrace, ideal for entertaining and enjoying the wonderful views and countryside.<br/><br/>The gardens and grounds provide a very special setting for this wonderful country house and offer beautiful sweeping views across its own fields and land.<br/><br/>Whitestone and Whitestone Barn are situated on Highbrook Lane just south of the highly sought after village 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 pubs including the award-winning Cat Inn and Gravetye Manor country house hotel with its Michelin-starred restaurant. Wakehurst Place is a ten-minute drive away too.<br/><br/>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.<br/><br/>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.<br/><br/>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, Hurstpierpoint College, Brighton College and Burgess Hill Girls. A number of private schools offer bus services for students which stop in the village.<br/><br/>Mid-Sussex District Council<br/>Whitestone House EPC Rating F<br/>Whitestone House Council Tax Band F<br/>Whitestsone Barn EPC Rating D<br/>Whitestone Barn Council Tax Band D