House For Sale £1,750,000
The property is an elegant Grade II listed country residence offering well-proportioned and flexible accommodation arranged over three floors with the added benefit of a substantial detached three bedroom cottage.
Main house:
The property has been extensively refurbished, including the creation of a wonderful kitchen/breakfast room, yet retains many character features including a wealth of exposed timbers and beams, brick and timber floors and inglenook fireplaces.
The front door opens into an entrance hallway giving access to the principal reception rooms and the kitchen/breakfast/family room as well as a staircase to the first floor.
On the ground floor, the characterful drawing room has a window to the front, exposed beams and a fabulous inglenook fireplace with bressumer beam above. The double aspect sitting/dining room also has exposed beams and a fireplace and wood burner. A door leads through to a useful utility room with a door to the rear and a cloakroom. At the rear of the house there is a lovely sun room with views and double doors opening out to the beautiful gardens and grounds.
The fabulous open plan kitchen/breakfast/family room is triple aspect and has exposed floorboards, brick firecplace with oak bressumer beam above, attractive sash windows with shutters and double doors opening to the side garden. The bespoke fitted kitchen includes a range of fitted units with Italian engineered quartz work surfaces and integrated appliances, built-in larder cupboard, twin butler sink, Everhot range cooker (with three ovens, hotplates and halogen hob), eye level cupboard with fitted concealed TV, and a central island with breakfast bar and wine cooler.
From the rear hall, stairs lead down to a lower ground floor boot room with travertine flooring, cupboards and double doors opening to the rear garden. There is also a second utility room and a w.c.
The house is approached via an electronically operated gated entrance over a shared driveway leading to a gravelled parking/turning area with a central circular rose bed. The current owners have undertaken an extensive upgrading and replanting of the garden, which forms an attractive backdrop to the property and includes terraces, expanses of lawn, herbaceous borders and a pond.
The rear garden is beautifully maintained with a multitude of mature trees and shrubs as well as a lovely circular terrace, ideal for al fresco dining. The gardens lead on to an attractive heated swimming pool with tiled pool surround and a floodlit hard tennis court. Attached to the house is a boiler room and further store room. Nearby is a detached brick and tile workshop with bench and electricity connected. There is also a tile outbuilding with ample space for garden tools. At the rear is a large open-fronted two-bay pole barn with log store to the side and a tree house.
The Cottage
Adjacent to the main house there is a detached cottage which has been run as a successful Airbnb by the current owners. The current accommodation provides, on the ground floor, an entrance hall, kitchen/breakfast room, sitting room, bathroom and bedroom.
On the second floor there are two further bedrooms and a shower room. The cottage also benefits from its own hedge-enclosed private garden with paved terrace.
Planning Permission exists for the creation of a new garden room of circa 240 sq ft and reconfiguring the accommodation on the first floor. Further details can be found at: quoting reference WD/2021/2944/LB.
Main house:
The property has been extensively refurbished, including the creation of a wonderful kitchen/breakfast room, yet retains many character features including a wealth of exposed timbers and beams, brick and timber floors and inglenook fireplaces.
The front door opens into an entrance hallway giving access to the principal reception rooms and the kitchen/breakfast/family room as well as a staircase to the first floor.
On the ground floor, the characterful drawing room has a window to the front, exposed beams and a fabulous inglenook fireplace with bressumer beam above. The double aspect sitting/dining room also has exposed beams and a fireplace and wood burner. A door leads through to a useful utility room with a door to the rear and a cloakroom. At the rear of the house there is a lovely sun room with views and double doors opening out to the beautiful gardens and grounds.
The fabulous open plan kitchen/breakfast/family room is triple aspect and has exposed floorboards, brick firecplace with oak bressumer beam above, attractive sash windows with shutters and double doors opening to the side garden. The bespoke fitted kitchen includes a range of fitted units with Italian engineered quartz work surfaces and integrated appliances, built-in larder cupboard, twin butler sink, Everhot range cooker (with three ovens, hotplates and halogen hob), eye level cupboard with fitted concealed TV, and a central island with breakfast bar and wine cooler.
From the rear hall, stairs lead down to a lower ground floor boot room with travertine flooring, cupboards and double doors opening to the rear garden. There is also a second utility room and a w.c.
The house is approached via an electronically operated gated entrance over a shared driveway leading to a gravelled parking/turning area with a central circular rose bed. The current owners have undertaken an extensive upgrading and replanting of the garden, which forms an attractive backdrop to the property and includes terraces, expanses of lawn, herbaceous borders and a pond.
The rear garden is beautifully maintained with a multitude of mature trees and shrubs as well as a lovely circular terrace, ideal for al fresco dining. The gardens lead on to an attractive heated swimming pool with tiled pool surround and a floodlit hard tennis court. Attached to the house is a boiler room and further store room. Nearby is a detached brick and tile workshop with bench and electricity connected. There is also a tile outbuilding with ample space for garden tools. At the rear is a large open-fronted two-bay pole barn with log store to the side and a tree house.
The Cottage
Adjacent to the main house there is a detached cottage which has been run as a successful Airbnb by the current owners. The current accommodation provides, on the ground floor, an entrance hall, kitchen/breakfast room, sitting room, bathroom and bedroom.
On the second floor there are two further bedrooms and a shower room. The cottage also benefits from its own hedge-enclosed private garden with paved terrace.
Planning Permission exists for the creation of a new garden room of circa 240 sq ft and reconfiguring the accommodation on the first floor. Further details can be found at: quoting reference WD/2021/2944/LB.
Hooe 0.7 miles. Ninfield 2 miles. Catsfield 3.8 miles. Battle 6.3 miles (London Bridge from 76 minutes). A21 - 8.2 miles. Eastbourne 9 miles. Hastings 10 miles. Robertsbridge station 11.7 miles (London Bridge from 69 minutes). Etchingham station 15.4 miles (London Bridge from 65 minutes). Rye 21 miles. Tunbridge Wells 27 miles. London 65 miles. (All times and distances approximate)
The property is situated in a rural, yet not isolated, location on the outskirts of the village of Hooe which has amenities serving everyday needs including a car repair garage, the popular Red Lion public house, church, farm shop and recreation ground. Nearby Ninfield and Catsfield also have public houses, Post Office/village stores, petrol stations and farm shops/cafes. The historic town of Battle, famous for its connection to 1066, is just over 6 miles away with its beautiful Abbey and enchanting High Street with shops and amenities serving all the usual daily needs. Hastings, Eastbourne and Tunbridge Wells are all easily accessible and provide a further comprehensive range of shopping, social and cultural amenities. Battle, Robertsbridge and Etchingham have railway stations with a regular service to London.
There is a good choice of schooling in the area, in both the private and state sectors, including Battle Abbey, Vinehall at Robertsbridge, St Bede's at Upper Dicker, St Andrew's at Eastbourne, Eastbourne College, St Leonards's at Mayfield, Dulwich Preparatory at Cranbrook, Marlborough House and St Ronan's at Hawkhurst.
