Waldernheath Amberstone, , East , BN27 1PJ • Hall First Floor: Outside WALDERNHEATH • 2 Cloakrooms • 5 Bedrooms • Selection of timber Outbuildings • Drawing Room • 2 Bathrooms • Lapsed planning consent for An interesting and appealing detached character house of mixed • Dining Room • 2 Shower Rooms (one en Garage with Room above • Sitting Room ages (3,743 sq ft) facing south with views to the Downs and providing suite) • Swimming Pool (in need of • Study • Sitting Room and maintenance) spaciously planned accommodation. Gardens and grounds of about • Kitchen Conservatory with outside • Gardens and Grounds of about 1.5 acres. • Utility Room stairs to Garden 1.5 acres • Outside WC AMENITIES Waldernheath is set back from the A271 road passing through . The popular village of is about 1.8 miles and has a number of local shops, a post office, farm shop, public houses, three restaurants, village hall and church. The town of Hailsham, with its broad range of amenities, is some 2 miles and the coast at Eastbourne is about 10 miles. Battle mainline station (London Bridge/Charing Cross) is some 10.9 miles and station (London Victoria) about 5.6 miles. State/private schools within reach include Herstmonceux Primary School; Hailsham Community College; Battle Abbey at Battle; Bede’s at Upper Dicker; St Andrew’s, Moira House and Eastbourne College at Eastbourne.

DESCRIPTION Waldernheath is an interesting and appealing detached character house of mixed ages (not Listed) of 3,743 square feet and thus providing flexible accommodation ideal for a family. The elevations are brick beneath a principally tiled roof with a flat felted section. There is gas-fired central heating and a few new sealed unit double glazed windows. Prior to 1998 Waldernheath was run as a small restaurant/tea rooms and thus presents an opportunity for those wishing to combine a family home with a bed and breakfast enterprise. The main features are: • Enclosed porch and front door to entrance hall - wood strip floor, timbered ceiling and staircase to first floor. There are two cloakrooms and a study (currently set up as a Bar) with inglenook-style fireplace with brick inset, wood strip floor, fitted bench seats, timbered ceiling and the original built in Bar for the restaurant/tea room. • The inner hall has a door to the gravelled courtyard area of garden. The sitting room has an open stone fireplace flanked by arched bookshelves and a bay window enjoying southerly views. • The drawing room 41’3 x 11’11 has an open brick fireplace with tiled hearth, wood strip floor, substantial built-in bookcase with cupboards beneath, and a bay window to the front. • The dining room has a brick fireplace in a wooden surround and a bay window to one side. • The kitchen/breakfast room has a central island unit with gas hob and cupboards beneath, granite work surfaces with additional cupboard space, ceramic tiled floor, double oven, two glazed sinks, and a cream 4-oven gas-fired Aga in inglenook-style recess. Beyond is a utility room with quarry tiled floor, deep glazed sink, plumbing for washing machine and dishwasher, door to garden and cupboard housing the Worcester gas-fired boiler. • The first floor is approached by two staircases to the landing areas. There are five bedrooms, one of which has an en suite shower room; family bathroom and a separate shower room. • In addition, as noted on the floor plan, there is a dressing room with excellent cupboard space, adjacent bathroom with both bath and shower cubicle. Further sitting room with adjoining conservatory with external staircase to the garden. (Note: it is considered this could all be formed into a principal bedroom suite)

OUTSIDE Attached to the house is an outside WC. Garage 16’8 x 8’8. Tool shed 16’7 x 14’11 with attached storage shed 14’11 x 12’10 and wood shed 14’11 x 4’10. There is a small barn 16’1 x 9’11 of traditional construction, further shed 7’9 x 5’10 and two timber loose boxes, each 11’6 x 11’2. There is lapsed planning consent (reference WD/2014/1870/F) for a garage with room above. The gardens and grounds are screened from the road by an evergreen hedge and include a large former parking area for several cars, paved terrace adjacent to the house, gravelled courtyard area of garden, fence- enclosed raised octagonal swimming pool (in need of maintenance), summer house, areas of lawn and rough grass, selection of established trees and shrubs - in all about 1.5 acres.

DIRECTIONS From the mini-roundabout in the centre of Herstmonceux proceed in a westerly direction on the A271 towards Hailsham for about 2.2 miles, passing through Magham Down, and Waldernheath will be found set back on the right about 300 yards or so before reaching a junction to the right leading to - in one direction , and in the other . Additional Information: Local Authority: Council. Tel: 01892 602010 www.wealden.gov.uk Services: Mains electricity, gas, drainage and water (not checked or tested) Links: www.environment-agency.gov.uk, www.highways.gov.uk, www.caa.co.uk, www.landregistry.gov.uk Tenure: Freehold. Land Registry Title Number ESX235338

GUIDE PRICE £675,000 - £725,000

VIEWINGS For an appointment to view please contact our Battle Office, telephone 01424 775577

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Waldernheath, Amberstone, Hailsham, BN27 1PJ APPROX. GROSS INTERNAL FLOOR AREA 3743 SQ FT 347.7 SQ METRES (EXCLUDES WC)

Drawing Room 41'3 (12.57) max x 11'11 (3.63) into bay WC Utility 11' (3.35) x 8'7 (2.62) Kitchen 15'2 (4.62) max x 14'2 (4.32) max Conservatory Dining Room 19'7 (5.97) 17'5 (5.31) into bay x 11'7 (3.53) into bay x 11'11 (3.63) max Up

Hall Study 14'1 (4.29) 13'11 (4.24) x 8'10 (2.69) x 11'7 (3.53) Up Bedroom 2 Dressing Room Sitting Room 12'4 (3.76) max 14'2 (4.32) max 19'8 (5.99) x 11'4 (3.45) x 10' (3.05) x 11'1 (3.38) into bay

Sitting Room 14'11 (4.55) max x 14'6 (4.42) into bay Bedroom 3 Down 11'10 (3.61) max x 11'5 (3.48)

Bedroom 4 Bedroom 5 13'10 (4.22) x 11'10 (3.61) 10'4 (3.15) min Down GROUND FLOOR x 9'1 (2.77)

Bedroom 1 14'11 (4.55) max x 12'2 (3.71)

FIRST FLOOR

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