Description
The Property
An attractive double fronted Grade II listed 15th century farmhouse, believed to date back to the Tudor period, built of red brick and tile hung upper elevations with later additions. The property offers flexible family accommodation with a wealth of character features including exposed timbers and an inglenook fireplace.
The house also offers the potential to create a two bedroom self-contained ground floor annexe, ideal for multi-generational living, if required.
Gardens and Grounds
The house is approached via a tree-lined driveway leading to the parking area at the front of the house and a double garage with attached workshop. The front garden is laid to lawn and divided into various sections, divided by formal hedging. To the rear of the house there is a paved terrace as well as a vegetable garden. To one end of the terrace a gate leads through to the swimming pool with paved surround, enclosed on all sides by hedge/wall borders, and a further paved terrace.
Land and Outbuildings
The property has been a working, productive farm during the current owners’ tenure for the last 35 years. The land totals about 90.3 acres and boasts water to all fields, extensive fencing and hedging. It has been farmed under organic farming principles since 1989 and under Soil Association Certification 1999-2023 (inclusive). The current owners have also restored traditional hedgerows across the entire 90 acres and there is an abundance of wildlife including wild fowl, roe deer and trout in the two streams traversing the property.
At the rear of the garage, there are numerous attached agricultural buildings comprising a large traditional Sussex barn (believed to date back to the 18th century), stables, wood store, tack room, cattle barn, various store rooms and greenhouse. To one side of the house, with separate vehicular access, there is a further extensive range of agricultural buildings.
NB: The property is available with only approximately 50 acres (ie excluding circa 40 acres to the west with access from Chilsham Lane) if a buyer preferred, subject to negotiation.
Planning
The barns offer huge potential with lapsed planning permission to convert into ancillary accommodation and a link walkway to the main house. Further details are available at: www.wealden.gov.uk/planning quoting reference: WD/2003/0119/JF.
Lapsed planning permission also exists for the barns for change of use to as ancillary holiday accommodation. Further details are available at: www.wealden.gov.uk/planning quoting reference: WD/1987/1474/F.
Herstmonceux 2.2 miles. Rushlake Green 3.4 miles. Heathfield 7.4 miles. South coast 7.8 miles. Battle 9.5 miles (London Bridge from 76 minutes). A21 (Johns Cross) 9.7 miles. Stonegate 12 miles (London Bridge about 1 hour). Etchingham 14.3 miles (London Bridge from 65 minutes). Tunbridge Wells 20 miles. (All times and distances approximate)
The property is located in the Wealden village of Bodle Street Green which has a pub, church and village hall. The property is within close proximity to the larger villages of Rushlake Green (2 miles) and Herstmonceux (3 miles) both of which offer amenities for local shopping. The south coast is within easy driving distance and the major towns of Tunbridge Wells and the county town of Lewes are both about 20 miles distant. Eastbourne and the market town of Heathfield also offer a variety of shopping, commercial and recreational facilities, as does the historic town of Battle. Stonegate, Etchingham and Battle stations (all around 10 miles away) offe