Location

Situated in Piltdown, a small rural hamlet offering a garage, a golf course, and two public houses. Piltdown lies within the parish of Fletching, a pretty village with a primary school, cricket club, florist/café, farm shop and home to the award-winning Griffin Inn public house which can be reached via the public and voluntary footpath which leads past the house. Newick (three miles) offers further village amenities, and comprehensive shopping is available at Uckfield (five miles), Haywards Heath (nine miles) and Lewes (nine miles).

Leisure: golf at Piltdown, East Sussex National, Mid Sussex, and Lindfield, tennis clubs including Wickwoods Country Club, Haywards Heath and Lindfield, sailing at Brighton Marina, and a variety of local and county athletics, cricket, rugby and football clubs to suit all ages and abilities.
Racing is available at Plumpton, Lingfield and Goodwood, with show jumping at Hickstead. There are miles of footpaths and bridleways across the surrounding countryside, and the South Downs National Park and Ashdown Forest are accessible by car or public transport.
Spa and country house hotels include South Lodge, Ockenden Manor, and Alexander House.
Sussex offers a vibrant cultural scene, with world-class opera at Glyndebourne, and the annual Brighton Festival presenting a huge programme of theatre, dance, classical music and literary events.   

Transport: Rail services from Haywards Heath to London Bridge/Victoria from 45 minutes. The A272 links to the A23/M23 and A22, giving access to Gatwick airport (21 miles), the south coast and the M25.      
Schools: Fletching Primary School, Chailey Secondary, Great Walstead School, Burgess Hill Girls, Cumnor House, and Ardingly, Hurst and Brighton Colleges.

All distances and journey times are approximate.

Description

Valley Farmhouse is a single-storey contemporary barn conversion, situated in semi-rural position at the end of a private lane; its design draws inspiration from its previous use, with white block and timber walls under a zinc roof. It was completed in 2019 and offers light and bright accommodation with clean lines and generous proportions, white walls, wood flooring to the reception areas and carpet to the bedrooms.

There is a spacious entrance hall, and a superb open plan kitchen/living room with a wood burning stove, and there are two sets of sliding doors o the terrace, creating an excellent flow between inside and out. The kitchen is fitted with a good range of gloss pale grey units, with pale grey worktops and a central island; there is a separate utility room with space for the usual appliances and an adjoining cloakroom.

Lying at the far end of the inner hall, the principal suite includes a bedroom, a dressing room and an en suite bathroom; the guest suite has a wet room. There are two further bedrooms, two with cupboards, and a further bedroom which could be used as a study/family room. A family shower room competes the accommodation.

Garden & Paddock
There is an excellent flow between the inside and outside space; the sliding doors open up to the large elevated terrace, which has a glass balustrade and faces west – a wonderful spot to enjoy the superb vista over the surrounding countryside. Beyond is a lawn, enclosed by a post and rail fence.

From the private lane, a five bar gates opens to an expanse of gravelled driveway, providing parking space for several vehicles. The paddock, which extends to approximately five acres, lies to the west of the house.

Private airfield
The private airfield comprises an airstrip and hangars for two aircraft, and lies to the north of the house at the end of the private lane. The runway has lights running along about two-thirds of its length, allowing for night time landing. The two hangars have a footprint of approximately 2,108 sq ft was previously used to house both a single propeller and twin propeller airplanes. There is a further hanger, which is dilapidated but offers potential to be reinstated.

The grounds, paddock and airfield are expected to extend to about 20 about acres in all; the final acreage is subject to professional survey.

Directions

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From Newick, take the A272 east over the River Ouse, and take the second left turn after the bridge. Immediately keep left and then follow the track up to the end.