VINE HOUSELindfield, West Sussex

A wonderfully unusual Victorian house with great potential, set in glorious walled gardens on the edge of this sought-after village

Ground FloorEntrance Hall • Sitting Room • Study • Playroom • Kitchen & Dining Room • Wet Room & Sauna • Vinery

First FloorMaster Bedroom with Dressing Area and Bathroom • 4 Further Bedrooms • Family Bathroom

Cellar Laundry Room • Store Room • Boiler Room

EPC rating F

OutsideGarage • Cart Shed • Stable • Part-Walled Tennis Court with Garden Store

Walled Kitchen Garden with Brick Potting Shed • Mushroom Cellar Landscaped Gardens & Grounds, Woodland

About 2.7 Acres In All

VINE HOUSEPAXHILL PARK • PARK LANE • LINDFIELD

WEST SUSSEX • RH16 2QS

Savills Haywards Heath 37 - 39 Perrymount Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex RH16 3BN

Sophie Wysock-Wright +44 (0)1444 446 000haywardsheath@savills.comsavills.com

Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text.

DESCRIPTION

Believed to date from 1860, Vine House and its grounds formed the vinery and market garden for the neighbouring Paxhill Park. The property has been in the same family since the mid 1970s, when it was acquired as a derelict building and converted into a large family home. Although now in need of further modernisation, the property offers excellent potential, with the benefit of being set in an elevated rural location, within glorious established part-walled gardens and grounds.

The generous accommodation in the house extends to nearly 4,400 square feet, the linear nature of the layout meaning that the majority of the ground floor rooms enjoy a duel-aspect over the gardens to both the north and south. There are three large reception rooms, currently arranged as a study, sitting room and playroom. The sitting room is of particular note, panelled in sycamore felled in the grounds and featuring a corner fireplace with cast iron stove and raised metal hearth.

A bay window with fitted window seat overlooks the south-facing garden and a door opens to the vinery: a vaulted largely glazed room, partially open to the terrace and planted with a number of eponymous vines believed to be original to the Victorian market garden.

The part-panelled kitchen and dining room is fitted with a range of floor mounted pine units and worktops with a two-oven Aga and two large larder/crockery cupboards; double doors open to the south-facing terrace. Lying off the kitchen is an under stair storage cupboard, from which a staircase descends to a suite of cellar store rooms, one with plumbing for laundry appliances.

There are five bedrooms on the first floor, including a master bedroom with full height windows overlooking the garden, a dressing area, en suite bathroom and separate WC. All of the remaining four bedrooms have far reaching views to either the north or south, and are served by a family bathroom and additional ground floor bathroom with sauna.

GARDENS, GROUNDS & OUTBUILDINGS

Vine House is approached from the private estate driveway via an impressive driveway, lined by two avenues of lime trees, which leads to a parking area and the integral garage.

Adjoining the eastern side of the house is an open cart shed housing the oil tank and a stable with the original Victorian stalls. To the north is a brick terrace and an area of level lawn, under which is a mushroom cellar. A wrought iron gate opens to a productive walled kitchen garden with brick potting shed (the former piggery), and from which there are lovely views over the fields to the east.

The principal part of the garden lies to the south of the house, part walled, interspersed with several mature trees and well stocked with a number of established shrub and flower borders. A part-covered raised brick terrace adjoins the house, from which steps descend to the well-tended lawn and a small orchard. Beyond the lawn is the tennis court (in need of some repair) and a former hot house, now used as a garden store.

The beautiful bluebell woodland, known as Brede Woods, lies to the west of the house and comprises a mix of silver birch, ash and pine.

In all, about 2.67 acres.

AGENT’S NOTE

An application has been made to the Land Registry to include an unregistered strip of land within the title, shown on the site plan hatched in blue. Please refer to the agents for further details.

SITUATION

Vine House is ideally situated, set in a delightful rural location with far-reaching countryside views, yet on the northern edge of the sought-after village of Lindfield, only a short distance from the High Street and within easy reach of the mainline railway station in the neighbouring town of Haywards Heath.

The historic village of Lindfield is known for its period houses, picturesque tree-lined High Street, parish church, village pond and variety of local shops, boutiques and public houses. Haywards Heath provides a wider range of amenities, including high street shops, restaurants, supermarkets and a leisure centre.

Fast and frequent mainline rail services operate from Haywards Heath (London Bridge/Victoria from 45 minutes).

There is a good selection of highly regarded preparatory, public and state schools in the area including Great Walstead, Cumnor House, Brambletye, Worth Abbey, Ardingly College, Burgess Hill School for Girls and Hurstpierpoint College.

Sporting and recreational activities are extensive: with golf at Haywards Heath, Lindfield and Piltdown; racing at Plumpton and Brighton; sailing at Weir Wood and Ardingly reservoirs and along the South Coast; and walking and riding locally, including the South Downs National Park and on the Ashdown Forest. The renowned Glyndebourne Opera House is just east of Lewes and the vibrant city of Brighton and Hove (15 miles distant) has a thriving theatre culture, festivals and events.

DIRECTIONS

From Lindfield High Street head north out of the village and pass over the bridge. The driveway to Paxhill Park can be found on the right hand side, immediately before Park Lane. Continue up the private driveway, bear right at the fork and Vine House can be found at the end of its tree-lined driveway, clearly signposted.

SERVICES

Oil fired central heating. Hot water from the oil fired Aga. Mains electricity and water. Private drainage.

OUTGOINGS

Mid Sussex District Council, 01444 458166. Tax band G.

TENURE

Freehold.

ENERGY PERFORMANCE

A copy of the full Energy Performance Certificate is available on request.

VIEWING

Strictly by appointment with Savills on 01444 446000.If there is any point which is of particular importance to you, we invite you to discuss this with us, especially before you travel to view the property.

Important Notice:Savills and their clients give notice that: 1. They have no authority to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. 2. Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents and Savills have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise. Brochure prepared: May 2017. Photographs taken: May 2017. JC/71025091

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Vine House

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Area : 2.674 acres (1.083 ha)(excluding unregistered strip of land)

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Not to scale. For identification purposes only.

Vine HouseLindfield, West Sussex

Ordnance Survey © Crown Copyright 2017. All rights reserved. Licence number 100022432. Plotted Scale - 1:1263

Ordnance Survey Crown Copyright 2017. Licence number 100022432.

Vine House, LindfieldGross internal area (approx.)House - 407.8 sq m (4389 sq ft)Garage - 22.5 sq m (242 sq ft)Cart shed / Stables - 81.3 sq m (875 sq ft)For identification only - Not to scale© Trueplan (UK) Limited

Restricted height

8.97 x 5.2729'5'' x 17'3''

Vinery

Cellar

Ground floor

First floor

8.14 x 4.5026'8'' x 14'9''

Sitting room

7.26 x 4.4923'9'' x 14'8''

Kitchen and Dining room

6.27 x 4.5620'7'' x 14'11''

Playroom

4.89 x 4.7216'0'' x 15'6''

Cart shed4.77 x 7.21

23'7'' x 15'8''

Study

4.89 x 4.6016'0'' x 15'1''

Garage

Entrance hall

Sauna

Oiltankstore

Stable

4.90 x 4.5916'0'' x 15'0''

Store loft4.89 x 4.38

16'0'' x 14'4''

Bedroom4.44 x 3.25

14'7'' x 10'8''

Bedroom4.05 x 3.25

13'3'' x 10'8''

Bedroom

6.33 x 4.3520'9'' x 14'3''

Master bedroom

3.23 x 2.2310'7'' x 7'3''

Bedroom

Boile

r roo

m

Laundryroom

Storeroom

Lofthatch

Lofthatch

Stable

Vine House, LindfieldGross internal area (approx.)House - 407.8 sq m (4389 sq ft)Garage - 22.5 sq m (242 sq ft)Cart shed / Stables - 81.3 sq m (875 sq ft)For identification only - Not to scale© Trueplan (UK) Limited

Restricted height

8.97 x 5.2729'5'' x 17'3''

Vinery

Cellar

Ground floor

First floor

8.14 x 4.5026'8'' x 14'9''

Sitting room

7.26 x 4.4923'9'' x 14'8''

Kitchen and Dining room

6.27 x 4.5620'7'' x 14'11''

Playroom

4.89 x 4.7216'0'' x 15'6''

Cart shed4.77 x 7.21

23'7'' x 15'8''

Study

4.89 x 4.6016'0'' x 15'1''

Garage

Entrance hall

Sauna

Oiltankstore

Stable

4.90 x 4.5916'0'' x 15'0''

Store loft4.89 x 4.38

16'0'' x 14'4''

Bedroom4.44 x 3.25

14'7'' x 10'8''

Bedroom4.05 x 3.25

13'3'' x 10'8''

Bedroom

6.33 x 4.3520'9'' x 14'3''

Master bedroom

3.23 x 2.2310'7'' x 7'3''

Bedroom

Boile

r roo

m

Laundryroom

Storeroom

Lofthatch

Lofthatch

Stable

Vine House, LindfieldGross internal area (approx.)House - 407.8 sq m (4389 sq ft)Garage - 22.5 sq m (242 sq ft)Cart shed / Stables - 81.3 sq m (875 sq ft)For identification only - Not to scale© Trueplan (UK) Limited

Restricted height

8.97 x 5.2729'5'' x 17'3''

Vinery

Cellar

Ground floor

First floor

8.14 x 4.5026'8'' x 14'9''

Sitting room

7.26 x 4.4923'9'' x 14'8''

Kitchen and Dining room

6.27 x 4.5620'7'' x 14'11''

Playroom

4.89 x 4.7216'0'' x 15'6''

Cart shed4.77 x 7.21

23'7'' x 15'8''

Study

4.89 x 4.6016'0'' x 15'1''

Garage

Entrance hall

Sauna

Oiltankstore

Stable

4.90 x 4.5916'0'' x 15'0''

Store loft4.89 x 4.38

16'0'' x 14'4''

Bedroom4.44 x 3.25

14'7'' x 10'8''

Bedroom4.05 x 3.25

13'3'' x 10'8''

Bedroom

6.33 x 4.3520'9'' x 14'3''

Master bedroom

3.23 x 2.2310'7'' x 7'3''

Bedroom

Boile

r roo

m

Laundryroom

Storeroom

Lofthatch

Lofthatch

Stable