Lephams Bridge, Buxted, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22

A spacious character house with a comprehensive range of farm buildings, long established and productive fruit farm with farm shop/cafe and stocked fishing lake - in all understood to about 23.6 acres.

SPACIOUS CHARACTER HOUSE | LONG ESTABLISHED AND PRODUCTIVE FRUIT FARM | SUPERB RURAL LOCATION | HALLWAY | BOOT ROOM | SHOWER ROOM | KITCHEN/DINING ROOM | UTILITY ROOM | SITTING ROOM | FAMILY ROOM | STUDY | 2 GROUND FLOOR BEDROOMS | 3 FIRST FLOOR BEDROOMS ONE WITH EN SUITE SHOWER ROOM | BATHROOM | OUTBUILDINGS INCLUDING TWO LARGE APPLE STORES | AGRICULTURAL SHED | OPEN FRONTED TRACTOR SHED | PLENTY OF PARKING | GARDENS AND PRODUCTIVE FRUIT FARM - IN ALL ABOUT 23.6 ACRES (NOT MEASURED) FARM SHOP/CAFE | PRODUCTIVE FISHING LAKE | COUNCIL TAX: BAND F | EPC RATING: BAND G |

SITUATION: The property is situated in a lovely rural location within a cluster of period dwellings. Buxted has a primary school, two inns, local shops and a railway station with services to London Bridge and East Croydon. The nearest main town is Uckfield with comprehensive range of shops, bars and restaurants as well as a secondary school and leisure centre/swimming pool complex. There are regular bus services from the town to Brighton. Lewes and Tunbridge Wells.

DESCRIPTION: A spacious country house of period origins which has been extended and remodelled by the current owners. The property has LPG central heating and double glazed windows. The accommodation is arranged as follows:

ENTRANCE HALL: with stairs to the first floor, tiled floor, built in linen cupboard.

BOOT ROOM:

SHOWER ROOM: with WC, wash basin and shower cubicle.

KITCHEN/DINING ROOM: with range of base and wall units, work surfaces, built in dishwasher, built in fridge, range style cooker, space for table and chairs, wall mounted gas fired boiler (LPG), tiled floor, woodburning stove.

UTILITY ROOM: with Butler sink, space for appliances and door to the garden.

FAMILY ROOM: with range of fitted bookshelves.

SITTING ROOM: a triple aspect room with stone fireplace with woodburning stove, sliding patio doors to the garden and vaulted ceiling.

BEDROOM 4: with sink unit and aspect over the garden.

BEDROOM 5: overlooking the garden.

FIRST FLOOR LANDING:

BEDROOM 1: with walk-in cupboard, further built in wardrobes and store cupboards.

EN SUITE SHOWER ROOM: with shower, WC and wash basin.

BEDROOM 2: with built in wardrobe cupboard.

BEDROOM 3:

BATHROOM: with bath, WC and wash basin.

OUTSIDE: The property is approached through a beautiful brick APPLE STORE with central arch and two large storerooms to each side. Parking area with space for numerous cars. Concrete driveway leading to farmyard.

Gardens surround the house with paved gravelled area and areas of lawn with shrubs and native trees.

Open fronted timber TRACTOR SHED. Steel framed AGRICULTURAL SHED with three roller doors and three phase electricity. Adjoining yard with wood storage area.

There is a paddock area with FIELD SHELTER. The bulk of the remainder of the land is a well run and productive fruit farm established many years ago,

Full details are available on request but in summary there are some 50 varieties of eating apples, 10 varieties of plum, 8 varieties of cherry, 6 varieties of cider apples and 6 varieties of gooseberries. In addition there are areas of blackcurrants, redcurrants and a further large area at present laid to grass.

At the far end of the farm is a productive fishing lake and close by is FARM SHOP and CAFE with adjoining KITCHEN and STORE in a large timber building with plenty of adjoining parking.

NOTE: For sale separately is a large converted OAST HOUSE set in grounds of about three acres.