The Homestead, Eastbourne Road, Jevington, East Sussex, BN26 5QL The Homestead, Eastbourne Road, Jevington, East Sussex, BN26 5QL

DESCRIPTION: beamed ceiling and parquet wooden The Homestead is situated in the pretty flooring. There is also a wine servery Sussex village of Jevington which is room which via a hatchway has access within the South Downs National Park to the extensive cellar. The kitchen/ and on the South Downs Way. A breakfast room features Bulthaup units property with parts dating back to the and leads through to the scullery and 17th Century, restored in 1910 in an Arts garage. There is also a large double and Craft style and subsequently aspect conservatory which provides a extensively modernised by the present bright and peaceful relaxation area owners since 2000. A beautiful property and links the gardens nicely with the steeped in local history from ‘Swankys’ house. The bedrooms are arranged on Beer House; Coffee Chamber in 1730 two floors with three bedrooms on each and later in 1830 associated to and a family bathroom on each floor. smugglers including Cream-pot Tom The master bedroom features an en- and Jevington Jig. In the mid 1920’s the suite bathroom, a double aspect and property was owned by Rosa Lewis walk in wardrobe. (Queen of Cooks) a celebrity chef of her time who catered for royalty including Gardens and Grounds: Located on the King Edward VII. At the end of the 20th corner of Eastbourne Lane, there is a Century the Ryder Smith family lived at private garage to the side and a gated the Homestead famous for presenting entrance and graveled driveway to the The Ryder Cup (Golf) to the PGA. This is front. A meandering and thoughtfully an elegant yet very practical family planned garden offers a charming knot home which features two large garden, rose garden with Indian reception rooms, a study and 6 sandstone seating area, a walled bedrooms the master having en suite, garden with a wide variety of shrubs and a 2 further bathrooms. The true and bushes which surrounds a lawn character is summed up in the two area. There is a productive grapevine principal reception rooms, the dining and an established vegetable garden room features a double aspect with an with soft fruit cage. Tree samples include attractive fireplace and hearth housing small orchard of Apple, Quince and a gas fire. The room also features a Greengage. There is a further open newly laid oak floor. The sitting room has garden which was once a tennis court a lovely inglenook complete with and croquet lawn and is now bordered original bread oven and Jotul log by mature Yew trees. There is a burning stove, this room also has a greenhouse and a summerhouse within double aspect with exposed timber the grounds.

SITUATION: distant, providing services to The picturesque village of London Victoria, Gatwick, Brighton Jevington, lies within the recently and Ashford, together with a good formed South Downs National Park. range of local shops for every day Once the home of the famous needs. Eastbourne and Brighton & Hungry Monk Restaurant and Hove are approximately 5.5 miles Banoffi Pie, the village has a church and 19 miles respectively. The A27 is and a popular public house. The about 3 miles, and gives access to surrounding South Downs provides the A23/M23 and Gatwick Airport. wonderful opportunities for walking The famous Glyndebourne Opera and recreation, along with the House is approximately 12 miles nearby Seven Sisters Country Park away, situated on the outskirts of and Friston Forest. The coast at Ringmer. Birling Gap lies 4 miles to the south. There is a mainline station at Polegate, which is about 3 miles

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