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A secluded development of just 7 family homes surrounded by green space.
Return to all developmentsWithin the village of Maresfield you will find a well-stocked convenience store and a post office. In the heart of the village is The Chequers Inn, where you can relax in their charming bar or restaurant which serves food all day. The Inn also offers overnight accommodation in the form of 17 elegantly styled rooms, one of which is dog friendly. The wider facilities of Uckfield, 2 miles to the south offer everything one requires for day to day shopping, including Waitrose and Tesco supermarkets, a range of shops, restaurants, banks, a library and a cinema. Alternatively, just under a 30 minute drive away is the cosmopolitan spa town of Royal Tunbridge Wells, with a diverse array of shops, restaurants and bars.
The historic market town of Lewes lies to the south offering a unique shopping experience with a variety of independent specialist shops including a fine collection of antique and book shops.
Maresfield has a wide selection of sports and leisure activities. Maresfield Recreation Ground with its pavilion and bar provides facilities for the local cricket, football and lawn bowls teams. The cricket club called the Mighty Mares was established in 1756 and has two Saturday sides that play in the East Sussex Cricket League.
Maresfield Village Football Club runs two teams in the Mid-Sussex Leagues, as well as a Veterans team and a 50+ team. There is also Maresfield Dynamo Junior Football Club for boys and girls. Maresfield Lawn Tennis Club, Wealden Bowls and Uckfield Gymnastics Club are all located at Batts Bridge Road in Maresfield. Uckfield Leisure Centre, just 2 miles to the south has a swimming pool, gym and an indoor sports hall where you can play badminton, table tennis, basketball, netball and football. It also has an external artificial football pitch.
Golf enthusiasts are catered for as Piltdown Golf Club is just 2 miles away. The first ten holes of the club designed by professional Jack Rowe, were created in 1904 when Count Munster of Maresfield Park House leased an area of Piltdown Common and the club was set up with a room being rented in the Varnums Farmhouse to serve as a clubroom. The Piltdown is a members club with a challenging heather lined 18 hole course which also welcomes visitors and societies. For Anglers, Underhill Fishing Lake in Maresfield is a small but pretty water, stocked with many coarse fish including some good size tench and perch. The lake is run by Crowborough and District Anglers Association and is open to members and guests.
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