Ripe Lane, Ripe, BN8

Charles Wycherley Estate Agents are delighted to offer this magnificent period detached house from the mid 1800`s, in a most attractive rural setting with fields to front and rear. The first floor has 4 double bedrooms with original features, including a superb bedroom with ensuite bathroom to the rear addition, overlooking the garden. There is a further master bedroom with open roll-top bath and cloakroom facility, and a separate family shower room with good quality facilities. The ground floor has an entrance lobby into the open dining room with central fireplace, walking through to the 17` sitting room. In addition to the south side, there is a fitted kitchen/family room, with downstairs cloakroom and utility room. The property has a large pebbled driveway for parking several cars and the garden is some 0.7 acres, with secluded sun terrace, large lawn and overlooking woodland onto fields, all in extraordinarily quiet and natural surroundings. The property has tile and timber elevations with a tiled roof, oil fired central heating and a modern sewage system.

Ripe Lane is a quiet, rural country lane just to the north of the village itself and connecting to Golden Cross and Chiddingly. The village has a superb community village shop and a drop- in pub as well as the Village Hall. The location is known for its attractiveness and community. Eastbourne is some 12 miles distant, Lewes 7 miles, with Berwick and Glynde Railway Stations very close by, with connections to the town and London (London Victoria 70 mins). The location is also very close to immediate country walks, with the South Downs easily reached and the coast at Seaford also around 7 miles via the picturesque town of Alfriston. Lewes, the county town of East Sussex, has it`s historic centre with a vast range of independent shops, 3 superstores, pubs, cafes and restaurants, the excellent Depot cinema, along with the main line Railway Station.

ACCOMMODATION WITH APPROXIMATE MEASUREMENTS COMPRISES:-

FIRST FLOOR

LONG FEATURE LANDING
Casement window with outlook over rear garden to woodland. Hatch to roof space.

MAIN BEDROOM 1
17`8 x 11`3. 2-Door room, overlooking fields over quiet Ripe Lane. Upright timber columns. Wooden flooring. Bracketed door. Open roll-top bath with shower attachment and mixer tap. Glazed section to low level w.c. Recessed spotlights. Contemporary wide wash basin on wood stand. Chromium ladder towel rail. Radiator. Wardrobe cupboard.

BEDROOM 2
13`9 x 12`11. Attractive sloping ceiling. Double aspect to south and west to rear garden and with views over woodland and countryside.

ENSUITE BATHROOM
Pedestal wash basin. Low level w.c. Panelled bath with mixer tap and shower attachment. Glazed screen. Bathroom cabinet. Bracketed door.

BEDROOM 3
11`9 x 11`6. Casement window with shutters, overlooking front garden and countryside. Radiator.

BEDROOM 4
17`3 x 7`7. Casement window overlooking the front garden and countryside view. Radiator. Fitted shelves.

FAMILY SHOWER ROOM
Sloping ceilings with recessed spotlights. Double walk-in shower with independent shower, glazed screen and recessed shelving. Extractor fan. Contemporary wash basin with mixer tap. Chrome ladder towel rail. Illuminated mirror. Tiled walls and floor.

GROUND FLOOR

OPEN ENTRANCE PORCH
Timber columns, tile roof, brick floor and weatherboard elevation. Electric sensor lights.

DINING ROOM
17`4 x 11`2. Window to front garden to east. Exposed ceiling beams. Radiator. Central double-sided chimney breast with exposed brickwork and 2-door cast iron wood-burner. 2 Arches to:-

SITTING ROOM
17`5 x 17`3. Triple aspect room with double glazed double doors to south facing side garden and double glazed window with aspect to front and large rear garden. TV area with fitted shelves. Open central brick fireplace with cast iron wood-burner. Oak wood floor. Exposed wood ceiling beams. Upright radiator.

KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM
21` x 10`6. Modern fitted double aspect kitchen with oak wood tops and modern units. Ceramic 1? sink unit with mixer tap, cupboards, drawers and fitted dishwasher under. Wall cupboards, including wine rack. Larder cupboard. Space for fridge/freezer. Tiled floor. Blue modern oil fired Aga with 2 hot plates and 2 ovens. Blue tiled splashback. Space for dining table. uPVC double doors to south to garden and outside patio.

UTILITY ROOM
11`2 x 5`9. Double aspect with window and door to rear garden. Sink unit with granite worktop and mixer tap. Space and plumbing for washing machine and cupboards over. Cloaks hanging space. Hatch to roof space. Recessed spotlights. Tiled floor.

CLOAKROOM
Low level w.c. and sink unit.

OUTSIDE

GARDENS
Pebbled driveway (to be separated from Cherry Stone Barn) for parking several cars. Modern sewage system and screened oil tank. Gates to front garden, with brick path and laid to lawn with hedge screen to lane. South side garden with large lawned area and tree screen to woodland with brick path to rear garden. Rear enclosed private brick patio for alfresco dining, with sleeper wall. Shrubs and flower surround, and brick steps to large level lawn with rustic pole fence, showing superb views to woodland and large field area. Entrance to driveway and to utility room to north-west corner. Gardens amount to approximately 0.7 acres.


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Please note we have not tested any apparatus, fixtures, fittings, or services. Interested parties must undertake their own investigation into the working order of these items. All measurements are approximate and photographs provided for guidance only.

Council Tax
Lewes District Council, Band G