Blackberry Farm Poundfield Road, Chalvington, East Sussex, BN27 3TH • Entrance Hall • Self-contained Annexe comprising • Separate WC BLACKBERRY FARM • Sitting Room Hall, Kitchen/Sitting Room/Bedroom, • 5-bay Claydon Horse Walker • Dining Room Bathroom • Sand School 50 x 25 • Kitchen/Breakfast Room • Barn with Garage and Workshop • The land extends to about 10.5 A beautifully located single storey dwelling with self contained • Utility Room • Excellent Equestrian Facilities with acres annexe, exceptional equestrian facilities, over 11,000 sq ft of • Master Bedroom with en 2 adjoining portal framed Barns modern outbuildings, views and 10.5 acres suite Bathroom extending to over 11,000 sq ft • 2 further Bedrooms • 15 Stables • Family Bathroom • Large Tack Room AMENITIES Blackberry Farm is located in a beautiful rural situation down a country lane adjoining farmland, with views over the countryside to the South Downs. Chalvington is a thriving community with the popular Yew Tree Inn and attractive flint parish church. There is a village shop/post office and public house in nearby Ripe which is about 1.5 miles. Lewes is some 9 miles and has a comprehensive range of shopping and recreational facilities as well as mainline trains to London Bridge and London Victoria. There is a Waitrose at Hailsham (7 miles) and extensive shopping facilities on the coast at Eastbourne which is about 12 miles. Further rail services run from Berwick station, which is about 2 miles, and Polegate, some 7 miles distant. Schools within the area include Bede’s at Upper Dicker, Laughton Primary School, Hailsham Community College and Ringmer Community College; Moira House, St Andrew’s and Eastbourne College in Eastbourne. DESCRIPTION Blackberry Farm is a single storey dwelling of brick construction beneath a pitch tiled roof, located in a beautiful unspoilt stretch of East Sussex countryside, with the accommodation being laid out as follows: • The front door leads to the enclosed entrance porch. Further door to hall with large cloaks cupboard and airing cupboard housing the hot water cylinder. • Sitting room with brick fireplace beneath bressumer beam, square bay window to the front and double opening glazed doors to rear south-facing terrace. • An archway with stable door leads to the dining room with serving hatch to kitchen. The kitchen/breakfast room has stainless steel sink unit with drainer to the side, inset into work surface with cupboards and drawers beneath. Space for cooker with extractor fan above. Range of work surfaces with cupboards and drawers beneath and eye-level units. • Archway to breakfast area with door to rear hall/utility room with stainless steel sink unit and drainer to the side, cupboard beneath and plumbing for washing machine. Door to former shower room with WC (both of which are removed but the plumbing exists) • There is a master bedroom with square bay window to the front and large fitted wardrobe cupboard, en suite bathroom with panel enclosed bath, pedestal wash basin and WC. Two further bedrooms and family bathroom. ANNEXE This has its own entrance and a stable door leads to an entrance hall, kitchen/sitting room/bedroom with square window to the front and window to the side. Stainless steel 1 ½ bowl sink unit with drainer to side, cupboards below, four-ring halogen hob inset into work surfaces with oven and drawers beneath. Extractor fan and cupboards above. Bathroom with pedestal wash basin and WC and bath. The annexe has its own Council Tax and is currently let at £400 pcm. OUTSIDE Blackberry Farm is approached from the lane over a driveway with a parking area for a number of cars to the side and double opening gates lead into a very large area of hard standing for horse boxes and further vehicles. An attractive wrought iron gate leads to an area of paving and onto the terrace adjoining the sitting room. The garden is principally laid to lawn with a number of trees and shrubs including two horse chestnuts and two cherry trees. To the side of the garden is a former chicken run with a number of outbuildings and there is a summer house. To the front of the house is a pea beach area of garden for ease of maintenance with a range of plants including phormiums, hemerocallis and camellias. EQUESTRIAN FACILITIES AND OUTBUILDINGS There are excellent equestrian facilities which have been designed by the current owner for practicality and ease of use. They include: Two adjoining portal framed barns with excellent roof heights, one of which has five bays and the other seven, within which there are concreted floors. The left hand barn is currently used for storage, housing horse lorries, trailers and hay, as well as a wooden sleeper-enclosed muck heap. In the right hand barn there is an excellent tack room with twin bowl stainless steel sink unit with drainer to the side, cupboards and drawers beneath, eye-level cupboards, space for refrigerator. Adjoining the tack room is a cloakroom with WC, wash basin and plumbing for a washing machine. There are 15 excellent Monarch stables (12 of which are 13’ x 13’, the rest 13’ x 16’) with wooden panels, swivel feeder bins and central drainage, a large wash-down area with hot and cold water. Adjoining the wash-down area is a feeding bay and at the rear of the barn is a picture window overlooking the sand school. Sheltered between two barns is a 5-bay Claydon horse exerciser on a circular concrete base and Charles Britten school 25m x 50m. To the north of the yard is an outbuilding of brick, timber and corrugated construction with concrete flooring and work benches along the walls, adjoining which is a single garage. THE LAND The land is divided into three paddocks, being level, hedge and Horse X-Fence enclosed with glorious southerly views to the South Downs. In all about 10.5 acres. NB The property has an occupancy condition which states: The occupation of the main dwelling shall be limited to a person or persons solely or mainly employed in agriculture as defined in Section 336(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 or a person or persons solely or mainly employed in the equestrian business of the site or a dependent of such a person residing with him, but including a widow or widower of such a person. DIRECTIONS From the centre of Chalvington, head in an easterly direction, signposted Selmeston, Berwick, Alfriston, along Poundfield Road, After a short distance there is a right hand bend. Continue along this lane and Blackberry Farm is the second drive on the right. Additional Information: Local Authority: Wealden District Council. Tel: 01892 602010 www.wealden.gov.uk Services: Mains electricity and water (not checked or tested) No mains gas or connection to mains drainage. Propane gas central heating and a Titan septic tank. 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 173414 GUIDE PRICE £850,000 - £950,000 VIEWINGS For an appointment to view please contact our Battle Office, Annexe 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] Blackberry Farm, Poundfield Road, Chalvington, Hailsham, BN27 3TH APPROX. GROSS INTERNAL FLOOR AREA 1789 SQ FT 166.1 SQ METRES (EXCLUDES GARAGE, WORKSHOP & OUTBUILDING / INCLUDES ANNEXE) Garage 16'8 (5.08) x 10'4 (3.15) Workshop 55'9 (17.03) max x 15'3 (4.65) max Stables 139' (42.36) max x 48'6 (14.81) max 10'4 (3.15) Tack Room Utility x 6'5 (1.96) 19' (5.79) x 13' (3.96) Dining Room Kitchen 9'8 (2.95) 13'9 (4.19) x 8'7 (2.62) x 10'4 (3.15) Bedroom 3 9'9 (2.97) Barn 100' (30.48) x 8'8 (2.64) x 51' (15.54) Sitting Room 25'10 (7.87) into bay x 14'5 (4.39) Bedroom 2 Bedroom 2 9'10 (3.00) Kitchen / 16'4 (4.98) into bay x 8'8 (2.64) Sitting Room / x 12'10 (3.91) Bedroom 16' (4.88)into bay x 11' (3.35) OUTBUILDING ANNEXE GROUND FLOOR 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. 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