Tickerage Mill Understood to date from the 17th century with later additions, the property is originally understood to have been an iron mill, and is surrounded by stunning gardens and grounds with many of the principal rooms enjoying a lovely outlook over the picturesque mill pond.

The current owners have sympathetically and stylishly restored the property during their ownership, and this beautiful historic country house provides light, well arranged and interesting accommodation with good ceiling heights for a property of its age.

Features of note include oak floors on the ground floor with underfloor heating, an open fireplace in the dining hall & wood burning stoves in both the drawing room and sitting room.

There is a superb split level vaulted kitchen/breakfast room and family room with a large oriel window overlooking the mill pond.

Immediately to the north west of Lot 2 is an Annexe Cottage which forms part of Lot 1 and is of timber construction which was formerly stabling and provides a sitting/bedroom, kitchen and shower room.

Tickerage Mill Cottage

Tickerage Mill Cottage lies some distance to the north west of Tickerage Mill, and is approached over the main estate drive.

This picturesque period cottage provides well-arranged accommodation over two floors.

Internal features include a wood burning stove in the sitting room and a vaulted principal bedroom with a balcony.

Lying a short distance from the cottage is a substantial former mill building/studio on two levels with storage below immediately adjoining the old mill race.

The upper mill is currently used as an artist’s studio.

Surrounding the cottage is an attractive garden bordered in part by the mill stream, beyond which is a water meadow, and to the western side of the garden is the paddock.

Tickerage Wood

Tickerage Wood is an attractive block of mixed woodland which has a mass of bluebells in spring, and is intersected by various rides.

Planning: Tickerage Mill is Grade II listed, as being of architectural or historic interest.

Tickerage Mill Cottage and the former Mill building are understood to lie within the curtilage. Some of the land is within an ancient woodland area.

Historical note: The estate has attracted many illustrious owners.

The artist Richard Wyndham is understood to have purchased the property in the 1920's.

Sir Ronald Armstrong Jones (Lord Snowdon’s father) also owned the property.

In 1961 Vivien Leigh sought refuge at Tickerage Mill after her divorce with Laurence Olivier and entertained lavishly with many famous guests including Princess Margaret, Gielgud and Churchill.

This property has 70.6 acres of land.

Outside

Tickerage Mill is a approached from the main estate drive though impressive wrought iron entrance gates.

The gardens and grounds are a particular feature of the property having been beautifully landscaped and planted over the years.

There is a part-walled garden to one side of the house with a central water feature, numerous clipped hedges, mature specimen trees and well stocked beds.

Immediately to the rear of the house is a wide sandstone terrace, from which there is a lovely outlook over the mill pond.

Bordering the gardens and grounds are 3 paddocks, and situated opposite the entrance gates is the garaging.

Situation

The Tickerage Mill Estate is approached via a long entrance drive, and lies in a very special, secluded and tranquil rural setting.

The village of Blackboys is about 0.7 mile with its’ popular public house The Blackboys Inn and Primary School.

Buxted Station is about 3 miles, providing a service to London Bridge and Victoria (each about 70 minutes).

The regional centres in the area, Lewes and Tunbridge Wells are approximately 10.5 and 15.5 miles respectively, both with mainline train services to London.