Rickards Farm Boreham Street, East , BN27 4SD Ground Floor First Floor: Outside: RICKARDS FARM • Entrance Vestibule • Landing with Study/Sitting • Traditional Barn/Garaging • Spacious Hall Area • Brick Kennel/Workshop An attractive detached period farmhouse (not Listed) with far-reaching rural • Sitting Room • 3 Bedrooms Building views, approached down a private drive and set amidst a beautiful garden, with • Dining Room • Bathroom • Glasshouse a traditional barn. In addition, there is a large range of portal-framed agricultural • Breakfast Room/Study/ Second Floor: • Delightful Garden Bedroom 4 with en suite • Range of Agricultural Barns barns and pasture - in all about 20 acres. • Spacious Attic with potential Shower Room • In all about 20 acres to convert, accessed via Available as a Whole or in 2 Lots. • Kitchen existing staircase

AMENITIES Rickards Farm is situated in a rural but not isolated location between the villages of Boreham Street and Windmill Hill, approached off the road down a private drive, thus well removed from traffic. Boreham Street itself is about 0.5 of a mile and has a thriving public house, Scolfes Tea Rooms and a village hall which plays host to many local community clubs and events. Windmill Hill village shop is about 0.6 of a mile, whilst , with a selection of local shops, is about 1.5 miles. The town of is some 7 miles where there are two supermarkets, including a Waitrose, and a good range of local amenities. The coast at Eastbourne is about 10 miles, while Battle and its mainline railway station (London Bridge/ Charing Cross) is about 6.5 miles. State and private schools in the area include Herstmonceux primary school; Claverham Community College and Battle Abbey at Battle; Bede’s at Upper Dicker; Vinehall at Robertsbridge; Bexhill High School and Bexhill College; Claremont on the outskirts of Hastings and Senior School at Bodiam.

DESCRIPTION Rickards Farm is an attractive detached period farmhouse (not Listed), the elevations being brick, tile hung beneath a tiled roof. There is oil-fired central heating and sealed unit double glazed windows, together with exposed timbering and inglenook fireplaces. The main features include: • Front door to entrance vestibule with brick floor and inner door to a spacious hall, cupboard beneath the stairs and door to the garden. • The attractive sitting room has an inglenook fireplace with wood burner, hidden bar/wine room to one side and a timbered ceiling. The dining room is double aspect and has an inglenook fireplace with steel canopy and a timbered ceiling. • The breakfast room/study/bedroom 4 has a vaulted timbered ceiling, is double aspect and has a door to an en suite shower room with basin, WC and shower cubicle. • The kitchen has a stainless steel sink, work surfaces with cupboards beneath and wall cupboards above, Hotpoint electric double oven, Calor gas hob, inglenook with space for a fridge and freezer, together with oil-fired central heating boiler, plumbing for a washing machine. • The spacious landing has room for a desk, and stairs leading up to the second floor attic, which has potential to convert, subject to the necessary consents. • The principal bedroom is double aspect and has two sets of mirror fronted cupboards, and a fitted dressing table/chest of drawers. • There are two further bedrooms and a family bathroom with bath, basin and WC. OUTSIDE Traditional Barn outbuilding with brick base, timber framed, weatherboard clad beneath a tiled roof, providing garaging for two cars and a workshop, with power and light. Brick kennel/workshop 35’6 x 8’ with power and light and a glasshouse. The gardens form a delightful setting to Rickards Farm, with gravelled drive approach through wrought iron entrance gates on brick pillars, areas of lawn, brick retaining walls, flower beds, specimen trees, roses and shrubs. OUTBUILDINGS AND LAND The farm buildings are approached from a spur off Rickards Farm driveway approximately 100 yards from the farmhouse. There is an area of hard standing to the front and the buildings comprise three interlinked portal-framed barns with the following measurements: Barn 1: 60’ x 40’, which has an enclosed lockable store; Barn 2: 60’ x 44’; Barn 4: 60’ x 39’. There is water and electricity connected and access from the barns in to one of the fields. Adjoining is a pole barn measuring 47’ x 15’.

The land extends to about 20 acres. DIRECTIONS From Herstmonceux proceed on the A271 in an easterly direction passing through Windmill Hill and shortly after a turning signposted to the drive approach to Rickards Farm will be found on the left.

Additional Information: Local Authority: Council. Tel: 01892 602010 www.wealden.gov.uk Services: Mains electricity and water (not checked or tested) 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 Numbers ESX88063 and ESX323022 EPC: EPC rating F

GUIDE PRICE £1,025,000 - £1,075,000

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]

NOTE: Rickards Farm, Boreham Street, Hailsham, BN27 4SD Batcheller Monkhouse gives notice APPROX. GROSS INTERNAL FLOOR AREA 2122 SQ FT 197.1 SQ METRES (EXCLUDES RESTRICTED HEAD HEIGHT, GARAGES & OUTBUILDINGS) that: 1. These particulars including text, photographs and any plans are for the guidance of prospective purchasers only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact; 2. The particulars do not constitute Kennels / Workshop any part of a Contract; 35'6 (10.82) 3. Any description provided herein x 8' (2.44) represents a subjective opinion and should not be construed as OUTBUILDING statements of fact; 4. A detailed survey has not been carried out, nor have any services, appliances or specific fittings been Bedroom 3 11'9 (3.58) max tested; Kitchen x 9'1 (2.77) Dining Room 13' (3.96) max Bedroom 2 5. All measurements and distances 14'7 (4.45) max x 9' (2.74) 12'7 (3.84) x 13'11 (4.24) into bay are approximate; x 10'9 (3.28) Attic 6. We strongly advise that a 19'4 (5.89) Denotes restricted x 13'1 (3.99) head height prospective purchaser should contact the agent to check any information which is of particular importance, particularly for anyone who will be travelling some distance to view the Up Down property; 7. Where there is reference to planning permission or potential, such

Sitting Room Attic information is given in good faith. 16'5 (5.00) max Breakfast Room / Bedroom 1 x 15'11 (4.85) max Study / Bedroom 4 Access Purchasers should make their own 16'4 (4.98) max to 17'3 (5.26) max x 11'5 (3.48) max Eaves enquiries of the relevant authority; x 10' (3.05) Down Garage Garage 13'7 (4.14) 13'7 (4.14) 8. Any fixtures & fittings not x 10'6 (3.20) x 9'8 (2.95) Shower mentioned in the sales particulars are Room excluded from the sale, but various items may be available, subject to Up separate negotiation.

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