Semi-detached house for sale in Mayfield TN20, 3 Bedroom

Set within large gardens and offering considerable scope to extend and modernise is this deceptively spacious three bedroom cottage, enjoying views to front and rear, two reception rooms, kitchen, utility and cloakroom, first floor bathroom, detached garage and ample parking. No chain. EPC Rating F.

Description

Rushers Cottage is on the market for the first time in almost three decades, and has been lovingly tended to for all that time, with the previous owners landscaping the gardens and indeed purchasing more land, as well as maintaining the house well.

That said, the house is now in need of cosmetic updating throughout, but also offers considerable scope to enlarge, subject to obtaining the necessary planning consents. There are superb views to front and rear, with fields opposite and behind.

The accommodation is arranged over three floors, forming three double bedrooms, a large bathroom, two reception rooms, a kitchen, cloakroom lobby and utility room, plus a detached garage, ample parking, shed and glasshouse.

The front door leads into the sitting room, with fireplace, stairs to the first floor and double glazed window to front, under stairs cupboard and opening to the dining room, with glazed sliding doors looking down the garden, shelves and stone fireplace.

A door leads to a hall leading to the rear lobby, with door and window to the rear garden and parking area. Off this hall is the cloakroom with WC and basin, plus a utility room housing the boiler and space for various appliances.

The kitchen is also accessed off the hall, with a range of cupboards and drawers, a lovely outlook across the garden, parking area and beyond and space for various appliances.

The first floor provides a front double bedroom with fitted wardrobe and window to front with superb views. The rear bedroom is also a double with fitted wardrobe and window to rear.

There is a good sized bathroom to the rear, with bath and shower over, WC, basin and airing cupboard.

Stairs lead up to the second floor bedroom with part vaulted ceiling, eaves storage and a window to side with views out across the garden.

The gardens are split into two distinct areas, with the lawned formal, landscaped gardens immediately to the side of the house, and an open paddock with maturing trees to the rear, beyond the driveway. The detached pre-fabricated concrete garage and log-store is at the end of the drive, by the front gates, whilst offset from the rear of the house, beyond the parking area is a former vegetable patch, shed, shed base and glasshouse.

Location

Rushers Cottage is situated in an elevated spot between the villages of Mayfield and Wadhurst.

The 16th Century beauty of Mayfield High Street is just 2 miles distant, with further facilities including a small supermarket with post office, butcher, baker, pharmacy, florist, greengrocers and deli as well as gp surgery, dentist and hairdressers. There are also a couple of cafes and Period Inns, including the renowned Middle House Hotel. There are pretty churches of various denominations, a flourishing primary school and the well regarded Mayfield School secondary school.

Wadhurst is also approximately two miles away, and forms a very pretty and characterful Village with a predominantly Period High Street in an area of outstanding natural beauty which has much to offer. Wadhurst also offers Churches of various denominations within a good and strong community.

From a social point of view there are many choices to be made from Period Inns, Gastro Pubs, Restaurants, Cafés an Art Gallery and many other Societies and Clubs. From a shopping perspective there can be found a very good and newly opened local supermarket, a family run butchers shop, greengrocer, chemist, delicatessen two banks a high quality gift shop and ladies outfitters an excellent library and very well stocked and traditional Post Office and Book shop. Wadhurst also benefits from a very good local Doctor’s Practice and Dentist.

Nearby leisure facilities include tennis, bowls and numerous golf clubs. There are also beautiful walks on the numerous footpaths and bridleways that criss-cross the area, the ever popular Bedgebury Pinetum and Bewl Water Reservoir which offers sailing and other outdoor pursuits. Also within 40 minutes drive there is the Coast with all that it has to offer.

For more comprehensive facilities Tunbridge Wells in 9 miles to the north, with its fabulous shopping and beautiful regency style paved Pantiles area, theatres and various other leisure facilities. This town also has very high achieving grammar schools.

Railway stations can be found at Wadhurst (around 3.5 miles), Crowborough (8 miles), and Tunbridge Wells. These provide a fast and regular service to London Charing Cross, London Bridge and Canon Street. There is a regular bus service to Tunbridge Wells and Eastbourne.

In terms of places to visit within an easy drive are various National Trust properties, such as Bodium Castle, Sissinghurst with its famous and beautiful gardens, Scotney Castle and Batemans (Rudyard Kipling’s former home).