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3 Bedroom Chalet Bungalow, Aureol, The Drive, Maresfield Park
Aureol, The Drive, Maresfield Park
Mansell McTaggart Uckfield
Mansell McTaggart, 204-206 High Street
Description
An interior designed and deceptively spacious 3 bedroom 2 bathroom detached 1920’s chalet style home, with an attached garage and carport to one side. Occupying a generous plot of 0.53 of an acre of beautifully landscaped gardens.
Aureol is a unique chalet style home, originally built in the 1920’s, with a modern addition to the rear which provides a magnificent dining room that which features a wood-moulded and panelled vaulted ceiling, floor to ceiling glass with a set of French doors to one side, a stunning fireplace and bespoke display cabinets. The property has been significantly improved over the years affording generous living accommodation throughout, with oak woodblock flooring and ornate tiling within the bathrooms and kitchen.
The garden is the most distinguishing feature of the property arranged in many sections, from a paved dining terrace surrounded by a wisteria and rose clad pergola, to a formal circular lawn which continues to an amphitheatre, with stage and folly, and beyond a heated fitness pool, a rose garden, vegetable garden, a water garden, a 140ft long pleached lime tree walk and a pétanque pitch.
The property is entered via a central hallway, there are 2 double bedrooms found either side with the principal bedroom having an en-suite bathroom with separate shower cubicle. Continuing through the hallway is a double aspect sitting room with a working Carrara marble fireplace. The kitchen is fitted with lime oak units, integrated appliances and marble tiled walls and flooring. The bathroom is fully tiled and has mirrored panels, a copper and lead-panelled ceiling, a raised freestanding bath and concealed sliding oak shutters. There is an inner hallway which leads to a utility room and finally the dining room, a dramatic room wonderful for entertaining with impeccable moulding and carpentry and a working fireplace with brick insert and wood burning stove.
The first floor provides a landing with eaves storage and a double bedroom with a vaulted ceiling and a concealed walk-in wardrobe, which could provide an en-suite.
Outside, the front of the property is approached via gravel driveway, beautifully planted to the front and in turn leads to the attached garage and a large shed/workshop lies beyond. The carport is found to one side. The rear garden has been landscaped to create outdoor rooms flanked by a variety of trees, in particular palm trees to one side of the pétanque pitch. The whole enjoying complete seclusion extending to 0.53 of an acre.
Key Features
- An interior designed and deceptively spacious 3 bedroom chalet style property
- Occupying a generous plot of 0.53 of an acre of beautifully landscaped gardens
- Stunning vaulted dining room with floor to ceiling glass and ornate moulding
- Marble tiled bathroom and kitchen
- Principal bedroom with en-suite
- Attached garage and separate car port
Property Details
- Property type: Chalet Bungalow
- Plot Sq Feet: 22,981 sqft
- Council Tax Band: F
Floorplans
Location
The Drive forms part of this highly desirable and exclusive development, Maresfield Park, close to the heart of Maresfield village. The village centre is a designated conservation area and nestles midway between the chalk hills of the North and South Downs and on the edge of the stunning 6,500 acre Ashdown Forest offering exceptional walking and riding. The village offers an 18th century pub, as well as a general stores and post office. Mainline railway stations can be found at nearby Uckfield and Buxted offering services to London in just over 1 hour (London Bridge/Victoria 67 mins). Local shopping facilities can be found initially in Uckfield which offers day to day needs with a more comprehensive range of shopping and leisure facilities in Royal Tunbridge Wells: offering a shopping mall, two theatres, numerous bars/restaurants and a multiplex cinema. The A22 provides swift vehicular access to the M25 and the national motorway network, central London and Gatwick airport. Rail services also run from Crowborough (6 miles) and Haywards Heath (13 miles) offering services to London Bridge/Victoria with journey times to London 63 mins and 47 mins respectively. The area is renowned for its excellent schooling for all age groups, St Leonards at Mayfield and Cumnor House at Dane Hill. Recreation and sporting facilities nearby include racing at Plumpton, Lingfield Park and Brighton. Local golf courses include two at Royal Ashdown, Crowborough, Piltdown and the East Sussex National at Uckfield. Please check google maps for exact distances and travel times
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