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" Description    One of a pair of Victorian cottages extended and remodelled and with flexible accommodation which could be utilised to provide an in-law or teenage suite if required. The property has been run very successfully as a cattery, a family home with a proven income and with a gererous car parking area, delightful gardens with small stream, paddocks and outbuilding/mobile home.

Situation    The property is delightfully located being accessible to the small village of Hartfield, or Forest Row, where there are shopping facilities together with social and recreational amenities. The towns of Uckfield and East grinstead are both within easy travelling distance, offering schooling for children of all ages, together with many more social and recreational amenities and East Grinstead offering a mainline station. The coastal towns of Eastbourne and Brighton, together with the Royal Spa town of Tunbridge Wells, Gatwick airport and the M25 motorway are all a convenient drive away. The well-known Ashdown Forest with its some 6,500 acres of riding and walking can be accessed only a short distance away from the property.

Paddocks    Approached from car parking area with one small holding paddock dissected by a small stream and with a hard drive leading to the large paddock, backing directly onto the Ashdown Forest with established natural boundary hedging, mature trees and small stream, a haven for birds and wildlife.

Cattery Car Park    Approached from the road over a twin 5 bar gated entrance with hardstanding for a number of vehicles and with established boundary hedging.

Formal Gardens    Absoloutely delightful and host to a variety of flowering shrubs, plants and specimen trees including flowering cherry, birch, oak and conifer. To the front of the house is a shingle driveway with parking for numerous vehicles and gated access to the rear garden with substanial paved terrace with brick barbeque, dwarf retaining walls and carriage lighting which extends to the rear of the kitchen and with access from the conservatory. There is a washing lawn with brick pathways, two shaped lily ponds and with footbridge leading to the Cattery.

Garage/Workshop 21'4" x 14'2" (6.5m x 4.32m). Double doors to front, power and light available , courtesy door to side.

Stabling    Comprising currently of 2 loose boxes, each measuring 14'7 x 9'5, with overhang, power and water supply and a secure tack store with stainless steel double drainer sink unit.

Office 9'7" x 6'6" (2.92m x 1.98m). Tiled flooring, power and light points, electric heating, Kitchen with twin bowl stainless steel sink unit, range of units, wash hand basin and door to garden, Lobby with cloakroom with WC and wash hand basin, and quarrantine area.

Cattery 58'9" x 13'5" (17.9m x 4.1m). The footbridge leads to the Cattery which is divided into 3 sections, the first 2 of which have 20 pens, arecentrally heated and with power, water and telephone connected, The 3rd section is fully equipped for another 10 pens but is currently utilised as an office.

Office 18'9" x 13'6" (5.72m x 4.11m). equipped for 10 further pens.

.    To the rear of the Cattery is a parking area and oil storage tank, and with mobile home, plumbed and with power and water, and with potential for ancillary accommodation.

.    Front door with carriage light opening to

Sitting/Dining Room 30' x 10'9" (9.14m x 3.28m). Light and triple aspect and with large fireplace with exposed brickwork and windows with views over the rear garden. Steps down to

Kitchen/Breakfast Room 16'9" (5.1m) x 12'7" (3.84m) narrowing to 8' (2.44m). Fitted with a comprehensive range of base and eye level units with wooden work surfaces incorporating Belfast sink plumbing and space for dishwasher, floor mounte Grant oil fired central heating boiler, oil fired twin hotplate Aga with double oven and hood above, ceramic floor tiling, further units with integrated double oven, halogen hob and extractor above, integrated fridge, inset spotlights.

Utility Room 6'9" x 6'3" (2.06m x 1.9m). with matching range of base and eye level units, beech work surfaces, space for fridge, stainless steel sink with mixer tap, tiled floor, radiator and stable door to

Sun Room 15'8" x 8'4" (4.78m x 2.54m). with UPVC double glazed windows, tiled flooring, double doors to garden and multi paned door to

Study/Workroom 10' x 9'2" (3.05m x 2.8m). Windows to front, radiator and stable door to garden.

.    From the Kitchen/Breakfast Room steps lead up to

Second Sitting Room 20' x 13'2" (6.1m x 4.01m). Multi paned windows, open fireplace with exposed brick and stone work, under stairs recess, ceiling timbers, 2 radiator.

.    From the Lobby, stairs continue to the First Floor Landing with radiator and storage/cloaks cupboard.

Master Bedroom 15'3" x 11' (4.65m x 3.35m). Light and double aspect with garden views, radiator, range of fitted wardrobes.

En-Suite Shower Room    with tiled cubicle, wash hand basin, WC.

Additional En-Suite Bathroom    with suite of bath with independant shower system, bidet, wash basin in vanity unit, close coupled WC, part tiled walls, heated towel rail/radiator, tiled flooring.

Bedroom 2 10'2" x 10'9" (3.1m x 3.28m). with full width range of fitted wardrobes, window to front, radiator, TV and telecom points.

Family Bathroom    with suite of pine enclosed bath with tiled surround, WC, pedestal basin, velux window, ceiling timbers, radiator.

Mezzanine Bedroom 11' x 9'3" (3.35m x 2.82m). Dormer window with double radiator beneath, range of fitted wardrobes.

.    From the Landing an open tread staircase leads to

Attic/Storage Area    with velux window and access to eaves.

Basement 20' x 13'2" (6.1m x 4.01m). accessed via a small door to the front of the property, with limited headroom, housing hot water storage tank with immersion heater, power and light.

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