AN EXCEPTIONAL AND BEAUTIFULLY CONVERTED OAST HOUSE, SET WELL BACK OFF A COUNTRY LANE AND FORMING PART OF A LISTED TRADITIONAL FARM COMPLEX AND ENJOYING CONSIDERABLE PRIVACY AND SECLUSION WITHOUT BEING ISOLATED

Imposing twin roundel oast believed to date back to the late 18th century

Drawing Room with Surrounding Gallery Library, Dining Room, Modern Roundel Kitchen/Breakfast Room, Helical Stair Atrium with Gallery, Principal Bedroom with Balcony and En Suite Bathroom, Roundel Bedroom with Adjoining Shower Room

Detached Studio Wing
4 Bedrooms/Offices, 2 En Suite Shower Rooms and 2 Additional Rooms (plumbed for further en suites).
Double Garage

• Beautifully landscaped gardens
• Pond, terraces and lawns
• In all just under one acre

SITUATION

Nestled peacefully in the valley of the Glottenham Stream and designated as the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, The Oast House forms part of the attractive Grade II Listed traditional Mountfield Park Farm Complex. Being approached off a small country lane over a long private driveway serving Mountfield Park Farm, the property enjoys considerable privacy and seclusion with far reaching views along the valley. However, the property is not isolated and benefits from easy accessibility.

The Oast House was in continuous use until the decline in the hop industry, whereafter it fell into disrepair with one roundel being demolished after the Second World War. In 1999, the derelict oast was discovered by the present owners, looking for a home with very specific features including an outstandingly beautiful landscape, the lack of any traffic noise, local equestrian facilities and good access to nearby places of interest and commuter routes. The property has been converted to the highest standard and specification with passionate and meticulous attention to detail. In addition to retaining as many of the original features as possible including, and unusually for oast house barns, extensive exposed beaming particularly in the dining room, principal bedroom and drawing room with surrounding gallery. The owner sourced matching reclaimed materials including antique bricks from France, teak floors and doors originating from the laboratories and lecture halls of the Chelsea College. In addition, the granite cobble stones used for the outside terracing were rescued from the main entrance of the famous Grade II Listed Lambeth Palace; these stones have been walked over for centuries by senior clergy, Kings and Queens of England as well as prime ministers and presidents. A particularly interesting feature is the helical stair atrium and gallery located in one of the roundels, again with teak flooring and incorporating an embedded centrepiece painted by the internationally renowned artist the Late Louis Dodd.

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