Stream Farm, Dern Lane, Chiddingly, East Sussex

Stream Farm, Dern Lane, Chiddingly, East Sussex

Stream Farm Dern Lane, Chiddingly, East Sussex, BN8 6HG An historic and beautifully presented Grade II Sussex farmhouse lying in a tranquil rural setting with superb equestrian facilities. East Hoathly 3.5 miles, Lewes 11.5 miles, Tunbridge Wells 17 miles, Brighton & Hove 20 miles, Gatwick 30 miles, London 53 miles Entrance hall Drawing room Dining/sitting room Kitchen/breakfast room Large utility/ boot room Cloakroom Inner hall Principal suite comprising bedroom and dressing room/nursery with adjacent shower room 3 Further double bedrooms Further bathroom Further cloakroom Garaging for 2/3 cars Alitex greenhouse Brick and tile garden store/workshop with gardener s w.c. Brick and thatched summer house Well Beautiful garden Kitchen garden Woodland Stream Six post and rail enclosed paddocks Superb stable complex with five Loddon boxes Feed store Hay store/single garage Tack store Martin Collins all-weather sand school About 11.2 acres Location Stream Farm is situated in a peaceful rural location, well away from main roads, about 1.7 miles to the north east of the pretty village of Chiddingly. The village is mentioned in the Domesday book and has many period houses and cottages. Chiddingly provides a primary school, a popular public house and a farm shop, whilst the larger village of East Hoathly lies 3.5 miles to the north west and provides a store/ Post Office, church, primary school, a public house and a café. The old market town of Heathfield is some 5 miles away, and has an excellent range of shops and amenities for everyday needs, including two supermarkets. The historic county town of Lewes is some 11 miles, whilst the coastal town of Eastbourne is about 15 miles and the regional centre of Tunbridge Wells is approximately 17 miles to the north. Uckfield mainline train station is about 7 miles, (London Bridge in about 1 hour 20 minutes) alternatively there is a mainline train service to London from Lewes (London Victoria in about 64 minutes). There are numerous well-regarded schools in the surrounding area including St Bedes the Dicker, Eastbourne College, St Leonard s Mayfield School and Skipper s Hill. The Ashdown Forest, together with the South Downs National Park and the beautiful surrounding countryside, provide wonderful opportunities for walking, riding and recreation. The property Stream Farm is a fine Grade II Sussex farmhouse believed to date from circa 1520 with later additions. The property is understood to have been an Iron Master s house and it is thought that a dwelling has stood on the site since the Bronze Age. The property has external elevations of brick, part tile hung with some exposed timbers and plaster infill, all under a mainly pitched tile roof. In recent years, the property has been subject to a sympathetic restoration programme and now provides beautifully presented accommodation over two floors with many original period features. Features of note include wood panelling, exposed ceiling and wall timbers and oak flooring. During the course of the restoration work, what is believed to be medieval paintings on some of the beams were uncovered. There are good ceiling heights for a property of this age and the accommodation is well proportioned with good natural light.

Features of note include a well proportioned and part panelled drawing room which has a large inglenook fireplace with a carved bressumer beam. From the drawing room a period gothic arched door with a carved lintel, leads to the inner hall. The spacious dining/sitting room is very atmospheric with some magnificent wood panelling, and an inglenook fireplace which is inset with a wood burning stove. The large farmhouse kitchen/breakfast room features an inglenook fireplace which is inset with an electric programmable 4 oven Aga and includes a moveable central island unit and is fitted with a range of cream fronted units with polished granite worktops. From the kitchen/breakfast room an oak stable door gives access to the garden and a brick paved sitting area. The generous utility/boot room is equipped with a range of cupboards and completes the ground floor accommodation. Adjacent to the principal bedroom is a newly refurbished shower room. In addition, there are three further double bedrooms, a further bathroom and a further cloakroom. Stream Farm is approached from the country lane via a wooden five-bar gate, from which the gravel drive leads to a parking area adjacent to the northern side of the house. From the parking area the drive continues through to a larger turning and parking area, adjacent to the garaging and stabling. From the driveway a brick path leads to the front door. The principal gardens and grounds lie to the south west and south east of the house. To the rear of the house is a sheltered southerly facing part walled courtyard garden which is bordered by well stocked beds and includes a magnificent magnolia tree. On the first floor the spacious principal suite has a double aspect, a further inglenook fireplace and a dressing room/nursery.

To one side of the courtyard is a magnificent Alitex greenhouse and a brick and tile garden store/workshop with an adjacent gardener s w.c. Beyond the courtyard is a kitchen garden with a number of raised beds. From the courtyard steps lead down to a sweeping expanse of lawn, which gently slopes down to a stream. Located a short distance to the south east of the house is a superb brick and tile stable complex which incorporates five Loddon boxes, a feed store/ tack room, hot and cold running water and a fire alarm system. Beyond the stabling there is a double garage and a hay store/single garage. The woodland is under planted with bluebells and wild garlic. The grounds are surrounded by some magnificent mature trees which include alder, oak, sweet chestnut, ash, lime and holly. The garden, grounds and land at Stream Farm provide a beautiful setting for this historic country house. About 11.2 acres The remainder of the land is divided into six post and rail enclosed paddocks. Towards the far end of the land, there is a Martin Collins sand school (60m x 20m) with an Eco Track all-weather surface. Beyond the sand school, there is further open land surrounded by woodland and streams lying to the far south east of the property.

4.51 x 4.45 14'9" x 14'6" 15'9" x 10'9" N W Floorplans Gross Internal Floor Area House (Including Cellar): 385sq.m. or 4144sq.ft. Outbuilding (Including Glass House): 216sq.m. or 2325sq.ft. Dn 4.80 x 3.28 15'9" x 10'9" Principal 6.19 x 4.86 20'3" x 16'0" 4.51 x 4.45 14'9" x 14'6" N E W S 4.80 x 3.28 15'9" x 10'9" 5.74 x 4.75 18'9" x 15'6" N E W S Utility/ Boot Room 4.44 x 4.07 14'6" x 13'3" Kitchen/ Breakfast Room 5.68 x 5.10 18'9" x 16'9" First Floor Dressing Room 4.02 x 2.71 13'3" x 9'0" 5.74 x 4.75 18'9" x 15'6" Drawing Room 5.88 x 4.68 19'3" x 15'3" Ground Floor Principal 6.19 x 4.86 20'3" x 16'0" First Floor General Circulation Areas Domestic (Kitchen/Utility etc) Reception Rooms /Dressing Rooms Bathrooms Storage General Circulation Areas Dn Domestic (Kitchen/Utility etc) Reception Rooms Utility/ /Dressing Rooms Boot Room Bathrooms 4.44 x 4.07 14'6" x 13'3" Storage Equestrian EquestrianEntrance Hall Approximate3.72 x 2.56 12'3" x 8'6" Gross Internal Floor Area House: 385sq.m. or 4144sq.ft. (Including Cellar) Outbuilding: 216sq.m. or 2325sq.ft. (Including Glass House) 2018 HOMEPLAN www.homeplanuk.co.uk Constructed in accordance with the RICS code of measuring practice, this plan is for layout guidance only. It is not to scale, unless specified. Please check all dimensions & shapes before making any decisions reliant upon them. Kitchen/ Breakfast Room 5.68 x 5.10 18'9" x 16'9" Approximate Dressing Room Gross 4.02 Internal x 2.71 Floor Area House: 13'3" 385sq.m. x 9'0" or 4144sq.ft. (Including Cellar) Outbuilding: 216sq.m. or 2325sq.ft. 5.09 (Including Glass House) 16'9" 2018 HOMEPLAN www.homeplanuk.co.uk Constructed in accordance Dining/ with the RICS code of measuring practice, this Sitting plan is for Room layout guidance only. It is not to scale, unless specified. Please check all dimensions & shapes before 7.84 x 3.82 making any decisions reliant upon them. 25'9" x 12'6" Cellar 5.74 x 4.75 18'9" x 15'6" Principal 6.19 x 4.86 20'3" x 16'0" First Ground Floor Floor Coal Store 3.50 x 2.41 11'6" x 8'0" General Circulation Areas Reception Rooms /Dressing Rooms Bathrooms Store Room 4.65 x 3.20 15'3" x 10'6" Domestic (Kitchen/Utility etc) Drawing Room 5.88 x 4.68 19'3" x 15'3" Utility/ Boot Room 4.51 x 4.45 4.44 x 4.07 14'9" x 14'6" 14'6" x 13'3" Ground Floor Dn Wine Store 4.80 x 3.74 15'9" x 12'3" Dressing Entrance RoomHall 4.02 x 3.72 2.71x 2.56 13'3" 12'3" x 9'0" x 8'6" Entrance Hall 3.72 x 2.56 12'3" x 8'6" Dining/ 5.74 x 4.75 Sitting Room 18'9" x 15'6" 7.84 x 3.82 25'9" x 12'6" Dining/ Sitting Room 7.84 x 3.82 25'9" x 12'6" 4.80 x 3.28 15'9" x 10'9" Hay Store/ Single Garage 4.05 x 3.25 13'3" x 10'9" Store/ Workshop 3.25 x 3.20 10'9" x 10'6" 5.09 16'9" Coal Store 3.50 x 2.41 11'6" x 8'0" Drawing Room 5.88 x 4.68 19'3" x 15'3" Cellar Double Garage 5.48 x 5.40 18'0" x 17'9" Stable 3.65 x 2.85 12'0" x 9'3" Stable 3.65 x 2.75 12'0" x 9'0" Feed Store 4.30 x 1.60 14'0" Utility/ x 5'3" Cellar Boot Room 4.44 x 4.07 14'6" x 13'3" Store Room 4.65 x 3.20 15'3" x 10'6" 5.09 16'9" Coal Store 3.50 x 2.41 11'6" x 8'0" Stable 3.65 x 2.85 12'0" x 9'3" Greenhouse 4.70 x 2.85 15'6" x 9'3" N Wine Store 4.80 x 3.74 15'9" x 12'3" E Stable 3.65 x 2.85 12'0" x 9'3" Store Room 4.65 x 3.20 15'3" x 10'6" N E W W Tack Room 5.15 x 1.60 17'0" x 5'3" Dining/ Sitting Room 7.84 x 3.82 25'9" x 12'6" S Stable 3.65 x 3.20 12'0" x 10'6" S Wine Store 4.80 x 3.74 15'9" x 12'3" Kitchen/ Breakfast Room 5.68 x 5.10 18'9" x 16'9" 5.09 16'9" Storage Store Room Equestrian Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area House: 385sq.m. or 4144sq.ft. (Including Cellar) Outbuilding: 216sq.m. or 2325sq.ft. (Including Glass House) 2018 HOMEPLAN www.homeplanuk.co.uk Constructed in accordance with the RICS code of measuring Ground Floor Entrance Hall 3.72 x 2.56 12'3" x 8'6" Coal Store 3.50 x 2.41 11'6" x 8'0" 4.65 x 3.20 15'3" x 10'6"

Directions Travelling south on the A22 from Halland, take the exit signposted East Hoathly, and upon reaching the village, on the sharp right hand bend in the centre of the village, turn left signposted Waldron. Continue down this road for approximately 0.3 mile, before taking the turning on the right signposted to Horam, Waldron, Cross in Hand and Graywood (Graywood Road). Proceed along Graywood Road for about 0.5 mile, passing a turning on the left (Holdcroft Lane,) and at the T-junction turn left into Graywood Lane, signposted to Waldron. Take the next turning on the right into Stalkers Lane, signposted Hale Green. Proceed along Stalkers Lane for just over a mile to a T junction. Turn left at the T junction into Dern Lane and Stream Farm is the first house on the right shortly after passing over the steam at the bottom of a hill. General Local Authorities: Wealden District Council Tel: 01892 653 311. East Sussex County Council Tel: 03456 080 190 Services: Mains water and electricity, Private drainage, Oil fired boiler, Electric aims programmable Aga. Council Tax: Stream Farm is council tax band G. Planning: Stream Farm is Grade II listed as being of architectural or historical interest. Lewes 201 High Street, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 2NR 01273 475411 lewes@struttandparker.com struttandparker.com @struttandparker /struttandparker 60 offices across England and Scotland, including Prime Central London IMPORTANT NOTICE Strutt & Parker gives notice that: 1. These particulars do not constitute an offer or contract or part thereof. 2. All descriptions, photographs and plans are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. All measurements are approximate and not necessarily to scale. Any prospective purchaser must satisfy themselves of the correctness of the information within the particulars by inspection or otherwise. 3. Strutt & Parker does not have any authority to give any representations or warranties whatsoever in relation to this property (including but not limited to planning/building regulations), nor can it enter into any contract on behalf of the Vendor. 4. Strutt & Parker does not accept responsibility for any expenses incurred by prospective purchasers in inspecting properties which have been sold, let or withdrawn. 5. If there is anything of particular importance to you, please contact this office and Strutt & Parker will try to have the information checked for you. Photographs taken May 2018. Particulars prepared May 2018. Strutt & Parker is a trading style of BNP Paribas Real Estate Advisory & Property Management UK Limited.