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Gildridge House

Heathfield, Sussex Countryside

  • 5 Star
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  • Special Offer10% offer on stays until 31st May 2024
  • Special Offer10% offer on June holidays

You can book this property from:

  • £2,249 per week
  • £321 per night
  • 5 Star
  • 12 Guests
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 5 Bathrooms
  • 2 Pets

Features

Beds & bedrooms

  • Bed linen provided
  • 3 king/super-king beds
  • 7 single beds

Appliances

  • Washing machine
  • Tumble dryer
  • Dishwasher
  • Range/Aga
  • Freezer

Bathrooms

  • 5 WCs
  • Towels provided
  • En-suite bathroom

Accessibility

  • Ground floor bath/shower room
  • Ground floor bedroom

Families

  • Family friendly
  • Travel cot
  • Highchair
  • Stairgate

Special Features

  • WiFi
  • Open fire or woodburner
  • Games room
  • Sauna
  • Swimming pool
  • Welcome pack
  • Countryside views

Nearby activities

  • Walking
  • Cycling

Outdoors

  • Garden or courtyard
  • Outdoor storage
  • Barbecue
  • Private parking
  • Rural location

How far to ...?

  • Beach 10 miles
  • Pub 2 miles
  • Shop 2 miles

Important - please note

House Rules

  • Check in: 16:00
  • Check out: 10:00

Description

Gildridge House is a unique property, in the stunning Sussex countryside, set on a 300 acre working sheep and cattle farm. Located at the end of a long, private driveway, the detached house dates back in part to the 17th century with later extensions offering a more modern living space. Gildridge House offers a long Hall Room with vaulted ceiling flowing into the dining room with a tall south facing window and is beautifully styled and is in keeping with the character of the property. It is ideal for families or groups of friends with 3 large family bedrooms plus 1 double bedroom and has been cleverly designed with lots of additional spaces for entertaining children and young adults. Shop: 2 miles  Pub: 2 miles  Coast: 10 miles

The house boasts a covered swimming pool.The pool is governed by an air source heat pump and it is available from May to the end of October and with graduated entry for children. The water temperature depends on the ambient air temperature so cooler in cool weather. The pool is adjacent to the large, bright conservatory along with a sauna, full sized table tennis and a small football table. From both floors of the house, there are lovely views of the garden and extensive views across the farm to the South Downs. 

Entrance Porch: 2 chaise longue and a quiet spot away from it all
Hall Room: A large 8m (25') room; set up as a tv room and sitting area and suitable as a dining/celebration room
Sitting Room: is dual aspect with large inglenook fireplace. 3 sofas with soft cushions and fur throw on the leather sofa; 6 armchairs and footstools, side tables and lamps. There is a TV hidden behind oak panelling. Perfect space for comfortable evenings for large or small groups. Connecting through to...
Bar Area: with sink, dishwasher and a collection of crystal glassware. Connecting with...
Dining Room: with mahogany table for 8/10. Additional table for 6 close by. Sideboard, TV and bookshelves. Flexible area, can be arranged so that the furniture in the Hall Room and the dining room are switched over depending on requirements
Kitchen: equipped for large groups with fitted cupboards and tiled worktops. There is a central island with 3 high stools, a larder, 2 large fridges, dishwasher, 2 kettles, coffee machine, microwave, oil fired 4 oven Aga and Belling triple oven Range. The Aga is turned off in summer months unless requested to be in use. Stable doors to...
Conservatory: tiled with fitted window seating and cushions, large table with seating for 8, indoor child's football table and easy access to covered swimming pool 
Utility: with twin butler sink, large freezer with complimentary ice bags; two washing machines and 2 dryers. Space for coats and boots and door to driveway and garage
Sauna: One hour timer; please bring your own towels for pool and sauna use 
Shower Room: fully tiled with heated floor/towel rail washbasin and w.c.

Ground floor:

Family Room 1: (accessed by 1 step) Thick fitted carpet, two singles made as super king with extra single. Fitted hanging rail in alcove. One step back down to large En-suite quadrant shower room with a privacy curtain from the Hall Room

First Floor:
Carpeted oak staircase to mezzanine landing to...

Family Room 2: Large carpeted room with king size bed, a daybed (optional extra child); large built in wardrobe . T.V. Through to En-suite tiled bathroom with overhead shower and screen. Adjacent comfortable area with two single beds and privacy curtain
Family Room 3 has a fabulous view over the garden: Super king bed with built in wardrobes and hanging/shelving. En-suite mosaic tiled semi-circular bathroom with drench head, and unique in-shower seating. Shared with bedroom 4

Bedroom 4: twin beds

Bedroom 5: accessed by original spiral stairs with rope handrail connecting through from the sitting room. Carpeted with super king size bed; built in wardrobe and en-suite shower room.

All the bedrooms have fitted wardrobes or hanging areas, side tables and lamps, mirrors, chest of drawers and chairs, many with over bed reading lights. Curtains or roman blinds in all and daylight blinds in most.
The 5 shower rooms (one bath in Family room 2) are all equipped with heated towel rails; basins and w.c.; shaving points and mirrors; 3 with underfloor heating.

Garden: Sweeping driveway, large lawned grounds with 2 unfenced ponds and ancient oaks. South facing terraced area near the pool with plenty of garden furniture; 10 sun loungers and a charcoal barbeque. Outside table tennis in the open garage.
Heating: Oil fired central heating; inglenook with large container of wood to get you started (further supplies can be easily purchased from the farmer).
Pets: 2 dogs are welcome but must be kept on their leads outside due to the nature of the farm. 
Parking: Ample parking next to the property.
Notes: Plenty of space for storage of own bicycles. There are two stair gates in place.  WiFi with boosters available; 2 bluetooth Hi-Fi systems and a CD player. 4 smart T.V.'s. If Hall Room dining is required for a special occasion, please let the owner know in advance. Enclosed air source heated pool from (May-October), just outside conservatory. Graduated entry for children.

Out and About:
Herstmonceux Science centre and  Knockhatch children's adventure are closeby.
Drucillas; Eastbourne Marina and seafront, Charleston, Michelham Priory, Firle Place, Glyndbourne 
Mount Caburn for paragliding! - less than half an hour
Brighton and Newhaven is 40 minutes depending on time or travel. Rye in the other direction about the same
Batemans; Ashdown Forest and Tunbridge Wells and  Beachy Head - half an hour
Battle Abbey 20 minutes  
The Gun at Chidingly for good food, specialising in pizzas with fantastic outdoor seating (special menu days)
Great Park Farm Nursery, Catsfield; for delicious lunches, coffee and cakes and all you need for extra supplies
Plenty of local pubs and restaurants: The Brewer's Arms in Herstmonceux; Merrie Harriers in Cowbeech; The Ash at Ashburnham; The Lamb at Wartling is 5 miles 
Hailsham 2 miles away: Waitrose, Tesco, Asda. A large Neptune to wander around (with free coffee!) 
Arlington car racing.  Cuckoo trail runs from Polegate through Hailsham to Heathfield 11 miles of family friendly track (old train line)

At the end of the drive:  
A seven mile quiet country lane to cycle along to Pevensey Castle and Normans Bay. (Sustrans Route 2)
Two footpaths cross the farm and interconnect with many miles of beautiful country walks.

Reviews

This house was fantastic for a group of friends and their children. All the rooms were large and the kitchen was really well appointed. So much space for people to chill out separately or all come together in the amazing dining or sun rooms. The owner was lovely and on site if we had any issues. The countryside and farm is beautiful with good walks to good pubs. I can’t wait until next time!

Previous Customer,

Lots of equipment and if with family many places to chill out.

Mrs B,

Excellent location, very comfortably furnished and well equipped. Excellent facilities, ideal for families with young children. Close to Knock Hatch adventure park. We used it for a family celebration and had a wonderful time.

Mr M,

A beautiful, historic and spacious house in gorgeous Sussex countryside. We stayed with several branches of our family and everyone was very comfortable. Well-equipped kitchen and bar with everything you need for a warm and welcoming family celebration (the reason we booked the house). Living room is comfortable with multiple sofas and chairs. Dining room is impressive, double-height, seating ten comfortably with a further large table nearby that could be positioned for extra guests. Plenty of room in the conservatory as well including a table which seats eight. There is even a chess table, which our son and his grandpa enjoyed very much! Games cupboard and plenty of books with local interest. A real country-house feel. Our dog was also very happy here. For the dog-owners: the garden is fenced around the boundary but the driveway entrance is not gated but anyway dogs have to be on the lead outside because of the livestock in the fields.

Mrs H,

The owners were very helpful and the house is wonderful.

Mrs C,

Our group of 9 ladies stayed at Gildridge house for our annual weekend away and the property was perfect. There was plenty of room for everyone to have their own space but also plenty of communal space for us to sit and chat. The owner was incredibly helpful and accommodating, from the beautiful welcome basket through to allowing us to leave the cars at the property prior to our check in time in order for us to walk up to our pre booked wine tour at Henners Vineyard. We made great use of the pool, had a wonderful catered meal provided by Fab food for you, and enjoyed a nice (but long) walk to the local pub, The Brewers Arms in Herstmonceuax (the Sunday roast was amazing). We also visited Herstmonceux Castle, which was an absolute delight. The house itself was very well equipped, comfortable and very clean, it was everything we had hoped for and more.

mrs K,

We booked Gildridge House for my wife’s 70th birthday and took the whole family. What a stunning property, a house that is set amongst the Sussex countryside and fields of animals. Everything was perfect from the en-suite bedrooms, to all the living accommodation (including a magnificent conservatory) and all the other facilities including a lovely swimming pool, table tennis, sauna and a great selection of toys for the children and games for all ages. In the kitchen, everything was catered for and the welcome basket on arrival was a lovely gesture. We genuinely could not find fault with Gildridge House - it exceeded our expectations and we had the most memorable of times and hope to return again at some point.

Mr W,

Gildridge House was ideal for our family get together, so much so that we are considering booking it again. There was plenty of space for twelve of us and we liked the fact that most bedrooms have en-suite facilities. The kitchen is very well-equipped and the barbecue we had one evening was great fun. Also, it was so good to have an indoor pool, which was a big hit with everyone, especially the children.

Mrs C,

A perfect spacious and well equipped property for our family of 6 adults and 4 children. The swimming pool was a daily delight too.

Mrs R,

Clean and comfortable, all creature comforts provided for a relaxing and enjoyable stay

Mrs H,

House was as described. Everything and more was provided at the house. Very comfortable, fantastic swimming pool. Great communication from Original cottages, would use again! Thank you.

Ms Jane E,

Excellent property very well equipped. A good rural location and extremely suitable for three generations of family ranging from 3 years to 67 years dog friendly to thoroughly recommend

Mr Roland S,

We found the bedroom arrangements much better than the website description- perhaps a floor plan would help. We had a lovely stay with our daughters and families -10 people - and it worked very well. The pool was very popular

Mr Keith S,

Accomodation was very good, spacious, comfortable and well equipped. The rental was a lot of money and £70 booking fee,plus £50 breakage waver on top quite high I thought, but i have not been on a self catering holiday for some time so not familiar with the sort of prices charged.

Mrs Carolyn F,

A beautiful place to spend a family Xmas !! Perfect.

Ms Beryl C,

Location

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  • Mon - Fri: 9am - 9pm
  • Sat: 9am - 8pm
  • Sun: 10am - 8pm
  • Bank Holidays: 10am - 6pm
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