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White Beams Oast Bodle Street Green, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 4QY • Entrance Hall • Utility Room • Garaging for 3 cars, one open WHITE BEAMS OAST • Cloakroom • Rear Lobby/Boot Room fronted • Wonderful Drawing Room • First Floor approached by two • Park-like Grounds and 32’4 x 19’ staircases: Paddock - in all about 3.8 An exceptionally well appointed and presented country house of mixed ages, • Sitting Room • Principal Bedroom with en acres originally an oast and barn, situated in this favoured stretch of countryside and • Dining Room suite Roundel Bathroom with the benefit of a detached annexe/office, stabling, paddock and park-like • Roundel Study • 4 further Bedrooms and 2 • Kitchen/ Breakfast Room with further Bathrooms grounds - in all about 3.8 acres Aga and adjoining the Family • Detached Annexe/Office Room • 3 Loose Boxes AMENITIES Situated in a beautiful rural location in this unspoilt stretch of East Sussex countryside in a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The village of Bodle Street Green is about 1 mile with a public house, church and village hall. There is a thriving community with an amateur dramatic group, film club, farm shop, nursery school, horticultural society and annual flower show. Rushlake Green village is some 2 miles. Herstmonceux is about 3.5 miles and has a Post Office, three restaurants and other local shops. There is a Waitrose supermarket in the larger town of Hailsham which is some 6 miles. The market town of Heathfield is also about 6 miles and here there are supermarkets, shops and restaurants. Battle with its broad range of shops is about 9 miles while the large towns of Eastbourne and Tunbridge Wells are about 13 and 19 miles respectively. Polegate station (London Victoria) is about 9.7 miles while Stonegate station (Charing Cross/London Bridge) is some 10.3 miles. State and private schools in the area include Attwood Farm Nursery School, Herstmonceux Primary School, Heathfield Community College, St Bede’s at Upper Dicker and Battle Abbey at Battle. DESCRIPTION White Beams Oast is an exceptionally well appointed and presented country house (unlisted) of mixed ages, originally an oast and barn, to which in 2012 a substantial two-storey wing was added, thus creating a wonderful family home of 3,937 square feet. The elevations are of brick beneath a tiled roof and there is an oil fired central heating system. The main features include: • the wonderful drawing room 32’4 x 19’ has a brick fireplace with wood burner, oak floor with underfloor heating, bi-folding doors along the south west elevation overlooking the garden and spiral staircase to the first floor. • The dining room has a wood burner and there is a roundel study. • The well fitted kitchen/breakfast room has an oil fired Aga and is linked to an excellent sitting/family room. There is also a utility room and rear lobby/boot room. • The first floor is approached by two staircases with the principal bedroom having a fabulous luxury en suite bathroom in the roundel. • There are four further bedrooms and two further bathrooms. OUTBUILDING This is a detached building, currently used as an annexe, the elevations being brick, and comprises living room/bedroom with wood burner; kitchen/dining room; shower room and electric storage heating. OUTSIDE Detached triple garage, one section being open fronted, the elevations clad with weatherboarding beneath a tiled roof. Three timber loose boxes and ample concreted yard/parking area. The gardens and grounds are a particular feature with gravel drive approach and parking space in front of the house, extensive lawns, established trees and shrubs. To the rear south-west facing elevation there is a wide stone sitting out area, selection of trees and shrubs and extensive level park-like lawn studded with specimen trees. To one side is an area of pond and a pasture field. In all about 3.8 acres. DIRECTIONS From The White Horse Inn in the centre of Bodle Street Green proceed towards Rushlake Green for about 1.1 miles and just after a sharp left hand bend White Beams Oast will be found as the second property on the left. Additional Information: Local Authority: Wealden District Council, Vicarage Lane, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 2AX Telephone: 01892 602010 www.wealden.gov.uk Services (not checked or tested): Mains electricity and water. Private drainage. No mains gas or connection to mains drainage Links: www.environment-agency.gov.uk, www.highways.gov.uk, www.caa.co.uk, www.landregistry.gov.uk Tenure: Freehold. Land Registry Title Number ESX 302029 REGION £1.2 - £1.3 MILLION VIEWINGS For an appointment to view please contact our Battle Office, telephone 01424 775577 Battle Haywards Heath Pulborough Tunbridge Wells London 01424 775577 01444 453181 01798 872081 01892 512020 Mayfair Office [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] White Beams Oast, Bodle Street Green, Hailsham, BN27 4QY APPROX. GROSS INTERNAL FLOOR AREA 3937 SQ FT 365.7 SQ METRES (EXCLUDES RESTRICTED HEAD HEIGHT, ANNEXE, GARAGE & OUTBUILDING) ANNEXE APPROX. GROSS INTERNAL FLOOR AREA 390 SQ FT 36.2 SQ METRES Bedroom 2 19' (5.79) max x 13'7 (4.14) max NOTE: Batcheller Monkhouse gives notice that: Bedroom 5 1. These particulars including text, 14'9 (4.350) max x 10'3 (3.12) max photographs and any plans are for the Down Bedroom 4 Bedroom 1 guidance of prospective purchasers only Bedroom 3 19'7 (5.97) max 23'5 (7.14) max 12'3 (3.73) x 16' (4.88) max x 13'4 (4.06) max and should not be relied upon as statements x 10'11 (3.33) Down of fact; 2. The particulars do not constitute any part of a Contract; 3. Any description provided herein represents a subjective opinion and should not be construed as statements of fact; 4. A detailed survey has FIRST FLOOR not been carried out, nor have any services, appliances or specific fittings been tested; 5. All measurements and distances are approximate; 6. We strongly advise that Drawing Room Kitchen / 32'4 (9.86) a prospective purchaser should contact Dining Room x 19' (5.79) Utility Kitchen 19'8 (5.99) max the agent to check any information which 8'9 (2.67) 14'10 (4.52) x 10' (3.05) max is of particular importance, particularly x 6'8 (2.03) x 19' (5.79) for anyone who will be travelling some Up distance to view the property; 7. Where Sitting Room there is reference to planning permission Dining Room 19'6 (5.94) Study 23' (7.01) or potential, such information is given in x 19' (5.79) max 12'6 (3.81) Breakfast Room x 13' (3.96) Up 14'9 (4.50) x 12'6 (3.81) good faith. Purchasers should make their x 10' (3.05) own enquiries of the relevant authority; 8. Any fixtures & fittings not mentioned in the Living Room / Bedroom sales particulars are excluded from the 19'10 (6.05) x 9'5 (2.87) sale, but various items may be available, GROUND FLOOR subject to separate negotiation. ANNEXE Whilst every attempt has been made to ensure the accuracy of the floor plan contained here, measurements of doors, windows and rooms are approximate and no responsibility is taken for any error, omission or misstatement. These plans are for representation purposes only as defined by RICS Code of Measuring Practice and should be used as such by any prospective purchaser. Specifically no guarantee is given on the total square footage of the property if quoted on this plan. Any figure given is for initial guidance only and should not be relied on as a basis of valuation. Copyright nichecom.co.uk 2014 Produced for Batcheller Monkhouse REF : 640675 MAYFAIR office. co. uk MAYFAIR officeoffice.. coco.. ukuk www.batchellermonkhouse.com.