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Guide price
£3,950,000
6 bed detached house for sale
Rye Hill, Rye, East Sussex TN31Key Information
Local area information
Property location
Nearby amenities
- Rye Community Primary School 0.1 miles
- Rye College 0.1 miles
- Rye (Sussex) 0.3 miles
- Winchelsea 2.1 miles
These distances are calculated in a straight line. The actual route and distance may vary.
Read our area guide for Rye to find out more about the local area.
Features and description
- Freehold
- Impressive Grade II listed country house
- Useful ancillary accommodation
- Set in secluded lawned gardens
- With walled garden and courtyard
- Close to the historic Cinque Port of Rye
- About 2.34 acres
Description
Set in glorious gardens and grounds, Mountsfield House benefits from ancillary accommodation in both the Garden Flat and Stables.
Mountsfield House
Hall, study, drawing room, dining room, kitchen with orangery off, sitting room and wc. Surrounding the courtyard can be found the garden room, laundry, further study and shed. Cellars.
Principal bedroom with ensuite bathroom, 4 further bedrooms (3 with ensuite bath or shower rooms), 2 family bath/shower rooms. Bedroom 6 with box room off.
Garden Flat
Hall, sitting room, dining room, 2 bedrooms (1 with ensuite), family bathroom, kitchen.
The Stables
Kitchen/sitting room, bedroom with ensuite bathroom, family bathroom. Stairs up to bedroom 2 and loft area. The Stables benefits from oil fired central heating.
Gardens & Grounds
Approached over a tree-lined drive to the gravelled sweep at the front of the house providing parking for numerous vehicles. The mature gardens are secluded and laid mainly to lawn, with a walled garden and courtyard.
In all about 2.34 acres
Location
The historic hilltop town of Rye has an excellent selection of
antique shops, restaurants, Kino cinema complex and gift shops, sport and leisure facilities including an excellent golf course, windsurfing, fishing and sailing.
Rail services: Branch line train services run from Rye to
Ashford International station (16.5 miles) with connections for
London and the continent. A high speed link runs from Ashford
to London St Pancras in about 37 minutes.
Schools: There are a number of excellent schools in the area
in both the state and private sectors at primary and secondary
level.
Communications: The M20 can be joined at Ashford with links
to London, the coast and other motorway networks. The A21
at Flimwell with links to the M25 at junction 5 and Gatwick and
Heathrow airports.
Square Footage: 6,472 sq ft
Acreage:
2.34 Acres
Directions
On entering Rye from the north, (A268), proceed down the hill and turn right into the drive opposite the turning to Military Road. Pass Mountsfield Lodge on your left and continue to Mountsfield House.
Additional Info
Tax Bands:
Mountsfield House: G
Garden Flat: C
The Stables: D
Energy Performance Certificates
Garden Flat = D
The Stables = D
There are some planning applications within 0.5 miles of this home
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Listed by
Savills - Cranbrook & East Kent
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