8 Bedroom Detached House for sale in Lewes
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Gildridge is a most attractive Grade II listed property offering flexible and well-proportioned accommodation with the added benefit of two cottages, as well as stunning gardens and grounds and a large indoor swimming pool complex. Totalling over 8000 sq ft. the property is believed to date back to the 17th century, with later additions, and retains many period features such as exposed wall and ceiling timbers.
Internally, the main house, offered in perfect condition, has a spacious reception hall with a tiled floor and staircase to the first floor. The formal reception rooms include a characterful double aspect drawing room with an inglenook fireplace and wood burner. The beautiful sitting/dining room is also double aspect and has an attractive fireplace with wood burner and double doors opening out to the rear gardens. The kitchen/breakfast room has a range of recently fitted wall and base units and double doors leading out to the gardens. A useful utility room, cloakroom and a snug complete the ground floor accommodation. On the first floor, the principal bedroom has a walk-in wardrobe and a modern shower room with twin sinks. There are four further bedrooms, one of which has an en suite bathroom, as well as a family bathroom.
In addition to the main house there are two cottages.
Gardens and Grounds:
Gildridge is approached via an electronically operated gated entrance over a long sweeping driveway leading past the cottages and swimming pool complex to the garage and parking area.
The beautiful mature Victorian landscaped gardens surround the house and include paved terraces, formal gardens, lawned areas, an all-weather floodlit tennis court and attractive ponds with babbling brook running between. Beyond the formal gardens there are paddocks and in all the property extends to about 6.35 acres.
Entrance Hall -
Sitting / Dining Room - 8.10 x 4.4 (26'6" x 14'5") -
Drawing Room - 5.87 x 4.65 (19'3" x 15'3") -
Kitchen - 6.48 x 3.67 (21'3" x 12'0") -
Breakfast Room - 4.06 x 2.85 (13'3" x 9'4") -
Snug - 4.06 x 2.62 (13'3" x 8'7") -
Principal Bedroom W. En Suite & Walk In Wardrobe - 6.81 x 3.89 (22'4" x 12'9") -
Bedroom 2 W. En Suite - 5.56 x 4.40 (18'2" x 14'5") -
Bedroom 3 - 5.09 x 2.20 (16'8" x 7'2") -
Bedroom 4 - 3.73 x 3.38 (12'2" x 11'1") -
Bedroom 5 - 4.62 x 2.52 (15'1" x 8'3") -
Entrance Hall (Cottage 1) -
Bedroom 1 (Cottage 1) - 5.15 x 3.19 (16'10" x 10'5") -
Bedroom 2 (Cottage 1) - 4 x 2.62 (13'1" x 8'7") -
Bathroom (Cottage 1) -
Sitting / Dining Room (Cottage 2) - 4.59 x 4.57 (15'0" x 14'11") -
Kitchen (Cottage 2) - 3.03 x 2.28 (9'11" x 7'5") -
Garage (Cottage 2) - 4.6 x 4.3 (15'1" x 14'1") -
Bathroom (Cottage 2) -
Bedroom (Cottage 2) - 8.55 x 2.4 (28'0" x 7'10") -
Bathroom (Cottage 1) -
Sitting / Dining Room (Cottage 1) - 5.25 x 4.50 (17'2" x 14'9") -
Kitchen (Cottage 1) - 4.5 x 1.98 (14'9" x 6'5") -
Pool Complex - 20.5 x 16.13 (67'3" x 52'11") -
Important information
Property Ref: 14300_33010932
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