Stunning country home on sale for £2.85m in Wadhurst, Sussex

The eight-bedroom property in Wadhurst could be yours for £2.85 million.

Built in 1924 byWilliam H Bidlake, a leading figure in the Arts and Crafts movement, Loth Lorien is listed in the Pevsner’s Buildings of England - architectural guides of the country launched in the 1940s by art historian Sir Nikolaus Pevsner.

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The house has plenty of notable features, from its bespoke joinery, oak flooring and period fireplaces to its wall panelling and decorative plasterwork. It has been modernised in keeping with the original style and all the rooms are bright and spacious.

The kitchen and breakfast room, complete with a cosy woodburner, opens out into an adjoining dining room and sunny, south-facing terrace.

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Arranged over four floors, there is plenty of living space. A spacious drawing room links to a large study, with a mezzanine level and doors out to a decked balcony with views across the gardens and woodland.

The lower ground floor has a shower room, summer room and bedroom, both with access to the swimming pool.

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There are four bedrooms on the first floor, including the master suite, and a guest suite on the east side with its own terrace.

As well as the main house, there are two studio bedrooms above barn garages in the main driveway, and a further self-contained detached one bedroom guest cottage.

Outside, steps lead to a lawned area, a pond and woodland which is rich with bluebells and bursting with colour in the spring.

For more information, contact estate agent Savills on 01892 333793.