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THE BELLS COTTAGE High Street, Buxted, East Sussex, TN22 4JZ An attractive Grade II listed detached village house set in just over half an acre of cottage gardens, 0.5 miles from Buxted mainline station entrance porch entrance hall drawing room sitting/dining room kitchen/breakfast room study/bedroom 4 utility closet shower room master bedroom with en suite bathroom 2 further first floor double bedrooms family shower room extensive eaves storage attached outbuilding with car port, wine store and music room delightful cottage garden with pond greenhouse and garden shed about 0.57 acres Description The Bells Cottage is a delightful character cottage, believed to date back to the sixteenth century, which has been painstakingly restored and updated by the current owners with stylish contemporary kitchen and bathrooms complementing a wealth of retained period features including extensive aged beams, parquet flooring and inglenook fireplaces to the principal reception rooms. Additional accommodation, suited to a variety of uses and currently arranged as a music room, is available in the outbuilding. Further points of note include: • kitchen/breakfast room fitted with sleek white units under quartz worktops and a 2-oven oil-fired Aga. Walk-in utility closet; • drawing room with oak panelled walls, a square bay window to the front with a built-in window seat offering a delightful outlook over the garden and a woodburning stove within the inglenook; • sitting room, divided from the dining room by open studwork and a step down, giving it a dual aspect with views to the garden to the front and side; • study with a vaulted ceiling and potential for use as a fourth bedroom; • first floor landing with built-in cupboard and access to two large eaves storage areas; • master bedroom with fitted cupboards and an en suite bathroom; • two further double bedrooms and a shower room complete the accommodation within the house. Outside The well-stocked cottage garden of about 0.57 acres, which envelops the house on all sides, is a particular feature of The Bells Cottage, providing a wonderful setting for this pretty character property. A flagstone terrace wraps around from the driveway to the back of the house, opening out to a seating area, which forms an ideal space for outdoor living and dining. A colourful wide border bed is retained above the terrace by a stepped stone wall, with gentle brick steps leading up to a path across a level area of lawn, overarched by an oriental-inspired pergola clad with climbing rose and wisteria. A South-facing seating area at the end of the path, with an ornamental pond to the side, gives a view back to the house and a further lawn to the West provides a shady spot on a summer’s afternoon with additional colourful borders. The property is approached from the road by an in-and-out gravel driveway, with ample parking and turning space in front of a car port. The house is well set back from the road, with mature evergreen screening to the boundary and a rectangular lawn incorporating a specimen magnolia forming an attractive buffer between the house and drive. Situation The Bells Cottage is located on the upper reaches of the High Street in Buxted, a charming small village on the A272 Heathfield to Uckfield road. Local amenities include a general store, barber, the Buxted Inn, White Hart Inn, Buxted Park Hotel, a doctors’ surgery, three churches and a primary school. The mainline station, with services to London Bridge from 1hr 8 minutes, is just 0.5 miles from the property. Private and state schools: There are many well-regarded schools in the area, including Buxted Primary and Skippers Hill, Cumnor House and Ashdown House preparatories. Uckfield Community College, Mayfield School, Bedes and Brighton and Eastbourne colleges at secondary level. Communications: The A22 links to the M25 to the North, and thereby to the national motorway network, Heathrow Airport and the Channel Tunnel terminus. Gatwick Airport lies about 24 miles to the Northwest, via the A22. Directions: From Tunbridge Wells, head South on the A26, passing through Crowborough towards Uckfield. About 5.7 miles after Crowborough Cross, you will reach the hamlet of Five Ash Down. Turn left here, carrying on past the 5 Ashdown Garage. At the traffic lights, turn left onto the A272 and stay on this road for about 1.8 miles, passing Buxted Station and the village shop on your left. The wooden entrance gates to The Bells Cottage will be found on the left-hand side, shortly after Littlewood Lane on the left. Services: Oil-fired central heating. Mains water, electricity and drainage. Outgoings: Wealden District Council 01323 443322. Tax band G. Viewing: Strictly by appointment with Savills on 01892 507000. If there is any point which is of particular importance to you, we invite you to discuss this with us, especially before you travel to view the property. Agents’ Note: Photography was taken in 2016. FLoor pLans Gross Internal Area (approx) House = 180.1 sq m / 1938 sq ft Outbuilding = 21.4 sq m / 230 sq ft Music Room 5.63 x 3.15 18'6 x 10'4 Bedroom Drawing Room Bedroom 3.45 x 3.18 3.72 x 2.68 6.31 x 4.95 Master Bedroom 11'4 x 10'5 12'2 x 8'10 20'8 x 16'3 Sitting / Dining Room 5.28 x 3.34 5.76 x 5.01 17'4 x 10'11 18'11 x 16'5 Carport 5.18 x 3.00 17'0 x 9'10 IN Dn Dn Study / Up Bedroom 4 Eaves Kitchen / Breakfast Room Eaves 3.32 x 2.21 Storage 4.65 x 3.54 10'11 x 7'3 Storage 15'3 x 11'7 Wine Store Ground Floor Utility First Floor Outbuilding 3.35 x 1.03 11'0 x 3'5 (Not Shown In Actual Location / Orientation) SaViLLs TunBridGe WeLLs 53 High Street, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN1 1XU IMportant Notice [email protected] Savills, their clients and any joint agents give notice that: 1. They are not authorised to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property either here or elsewhere, either on their own behalf or on behalf of their client or otherwise. They assume no responsibility for any statement that may be made in these particulars. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and 01892 507000 must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. 2. Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, images and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents and Savills have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers savills.co.uk must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise. 20168024/AH Brochure by fl oorplanz.co.uk.