South Chailey, East Sussex, BN8

Melville Lodge is a delightful, detached four bedroom family home in the sought after village of South Chailey, East Sussex.

The house offers over 2000 square feet of accommodation arranged over two floors with a central hallway and staircase leading to the first floor. On one side of the hallway is a double aspect sitting room with open fireplace and a garden room leading off this with a glass door to the rear garden. Further along the hallway is a TV Room with a large panoramic window looking out over the garden, a well appointed kitchen and utility room. There is also a formal dining room with a gas fire and a downstairs bedroom. A shower room with cloakroom completes the ground floor accommodation.

Upstairs there are three good sized double bedrooms, one with ensuite bathroom and a separate family bathroom.
There is a large fully boarded loft space too.

Outside there is parking for several cars and a large four car garage with storage and inspection pit and a wonderful detached studio with kitchenette. The garden is of particular interest and has been beautifully planted with herbaceous borders and a delightful terrace looking out over the garden.

Melville Lodge lies in a convenient position and a local shop and doctors surgery are just 15 minutes walk away. The village of Newick is also nearby and provides an excellent range of facilities for everyday needs, including a shop, bakery, chemist, primary school, parish church, three public houses and a doctors' surgery.

The pretty village of Fletching is within easy reach with its highly regarded Griffin Inn as is the well-known Sheffield Park. For the commuter Haywards Heath mainline train station is only just over 8 miles to the west providing a regular service to London Victoria and London Bridge (approximately 45 minutes). The historic market town of Lewes to the south provides a good range of local amenities and superb independent shops.

Newick has a well-respected primary school, and the highly rated Chailey Secondary is 6 minutes walk away. In addition, there are many excellent, highly regarded prep and public schools all with-in very easy reach of the property. These include Cumnor House, Brambletye and Great Walstead. Public schools include Brighton College, Ardingly, Hurstpierpoint College, Worth and Burgess Hill Girls.

The surrounding countryside provides a vast range of sporting and recreational activities. Glyndebourne, Goodwood, Ardingly Showground and Plumpton are all nearby and local golf clubs include Piltdown Gold Club and the East Sussex National.