Furnace Farm Road, Furnace Wood, Felbridge, East Grinstead, RH19

A Grade II listed 15th century farmhouse situated on the edge of the village with delightful views over the surrounding countryside. Entrance porch, Kitchen/breakfast room, Sitting room, Dining room, Rear porch and store room. 3 Bedrooms, Bathroom, Separate WC. Garden, Parking Area, Paddock. Just under 1 acre A planning application has been submitted to Mid Sussex District Council for erection of a new barn style car port. Ref: DM/23/2322 An information pack containing the principle documents is available for download on request. Property A charming, historic family house with an immense amount of character and a wealth of period features. An oak front door opens into the hallway, which has exposed timber framing and tiled flooring that continues across the whole of the ground floor. The kitchen/breakfast room is open plan, with fitted kitchen units, woodblock worktop, butler’s sink, range cooker with 5 burner gas hob, gas boiler, space for fridge freezer, washing machine and dishwasher. A back door leads to a porch and store room. The delightful, well-proportioned drawing room has views over the garden, an oak door, exposed timbers and an impressive inglenook fireplace with oak bressumer and brick hearth. The dining room is an excellent size and also has an oak door and beams. Upstairs, most of the floors still have wide oak floorboards. The principal bedroom is a lovely, spacious room with a delightful view and a vaulted, beamed ceiling. There are 2 further bedrooms with eaves cupboards, one of which has the exposed brick chimney breast. The bathroom has a boarded and painted floor, panelled bath with mixer taps, shower attachment and screen above and a pedestal wash hand basin. Next to the bathroom is a separate WC. Outside A path leads to the front porch as well as around to a stone terrace at the back of the house. The garden surrounds the property and is mostly laid to lawn with an apple tree. There are delightful views from the garden. Beyond the garden is a paddock. Local Amenities & Communications The property is located approximately 2 miles to the North West of East Grinstead on the boundary between Sussex and Surrey. Nearby villages include Crawley Down and Copthorne, whilst the towns of East Grinstead and Crawley have a first class range of shopping, educational, sporting and transport facilities. There is excellent schooling in the area including Worth, Copthorne, Ardingly, Cottesmore and Handcross Park. Sporting and recreational facilities include golf at Copthorne and Lingfield Park, Horse racing at Lingfield Park and Plumpton. There are mainline railway stations at Three Bridges and Gatwick providing services to London Bridge/Victoria, the latter in about 35 minutes. The M23 provides good access to London, Brighton, Gatwick and the motorway network. Directions From East Grinstead head north on the A22 to Felbridge. At Felbridge at the traffic lights turn left onto the A264 towards Crawley. After about 100 metres turn left towards Crawley Down. Proceed down this road for about a mile and just before the bend turn right onto Furnace Wood and the drive is the second on the right. Tenure, Local Authorities and Services Freehold. Council tax Band F. West Sussex CC 01243 777100. Mid Sussex DC 01444 458166. Mains water and electricity. Gas hot water. No central heating. New private drainage.