Swansbrook Lane, Horam, East Sussex, TN21 0LD

Lovely period house (not listed) with good ceiling heights and well proportioned rooms including 4 double bedrooms. Detached Cart Barn providing two parking bays and large two storey storage rooms. Further parking. Pretty good sized cottage gardens with access to public footpaths off the quiet country lane, between Chiddingly and Horam.
The original cottage dates from around 1780 but had a major extension within the last 20 years. The house has many period features, including wall and ceiling timbers and inglenook fireplaces yet there are good ceiling heights throughout, with the exception of a couple of bedroom doorways. The cottage has been sympathetically refurbished and is very well presented: Entry is via an old, double oak door with attractive wrought iron fittings, into a vestibule with oak doors into a reception room with a lovely flag stone floor, exposed beams and inglenook fireplace with a coats cupboard to one side. An inner hall with the oak stairs rising to the first floor also has a cloakroom installed with a vintage style "Crapper" low level w.c and wash basin. The sitting room is a really good sized room, one end of which has long picture windows overlooking the garden and casement doors to an undercover decked area, ideal for entertaining. Central to the sitting room is an antique French stone fireplace housing a wood burning stove. There are oak ceiling beams, solid oak flooring, traditional oak panelling on two walls and an understairs cupboard. The kitchen/breakfast room really suits the house with quarry tiled floor with underfloor heating, hand made wooden cupboards and workshop drawers below a honed granite worksurface. There is a four oven, oil fired Aga and an electric Companion Aga. There are two butler sinks and a smaller sink, all with Lefroy Brooks taps. The room has a double aspect and part of the roof is vaulted with exposed beams. An addition to the kitchen is an area used as a day to day entrance to the cottage with space for coats, boots etc., and also used as a utility room with further storage cupboards. Additionally, there is a central vacuum system.

ON THE FIRST FLOOR: The oak stairs rise to the landing with a vaulted ceiling, exposed beams and window bringing plenty of light in. The main bedroom is double aspect and has a range of built-in oak wardrobes and further under eaves storage cupboards. The second bedroom has oak built-in wardrobes and a pretty window with an apex above. The third bedroom has a vaulted ceiling and is a good sized double. The fourth bedroom, currently used as a study but has plenty of room for a good sized double bed, wardrobe and dressing table.The bathroom has, once again, been fitted with empathy to the period of the house having a copper bath, walk-in marble shower, wash basin with Lefroy Brooks taps and heated period style towel rail. There is a separate toilet with a high rise "Crapper" system. There are heritage, cast iron radiators throughout the house.

OUTSIDE: To the side of the cottage is a brick pathway through an ornate wrought iron gate, leading to a large patio at the back of the house. Abutting the back of the house with doors into the sitting room is a covered decked area. Shallow steps lead to the main part of the garden which has been carefully designed with box hedges, abundant flower and herb beds and a mixture of mature flowering trees and shrubs. A newly laid decked patio is at the rear of the garden, behind which is a hidden storage and compost area along with a garden shed. To one side is a gate leading out through a high mature hornbeam hedge, onto a public footpath. There is a further small storage shed. The garden is completely enclosed and private. At the front of the cottage are two areas of lawn with Topiary box hedge and mature wisteria, controlled along the lower side of the house.

DETACHED CART BARN - Opposite the cottage is a shingle driveway providing parking and giving access to a double bay, open garage with two storage cupboards, water and electric. A large log store and canopy shelter the door into the storage rooms, one ground level and stairs up to a long room with restricted ceiling heights. The rooms are plastered, decorated and dry with electric heaters and double glazed windows.
Services - Mains water, Titan sewage treatment plant, electricity and oil fired central heating. Copper Guttering. Tax Band F.
Agents Note: Please note that these details have been prepared as a general guide and do not form part of a contract. We have not carried out a detailed survey, nor tested the services, appliances and specific fittings. Room sizes are approximate and should not be relied upon. Any verbal statements or information given about this property, again, should not be relied on and should not form part of a contract or agreement to purchase.

Swansbrook Lane is a small country lane between the villages of Horam and Chiddingly. Chiddingly (1 mile) is a very pretty village with two local pubs and a tap room, village shop, primary school and friendly community. Horam has more amenities (1.5 miles) with a Co-Op, local shops, vets, doctors etc. There are also local clubs including tennis and golf, riding school, pre school and playing field.

Directions: Proceed out of Horam on the A272 towards Eastbourne. Look out for a white finger post directing to Gun Hill and Chiddingly. Turn right and follow the lane until reaching the cart barn on the left. Park here and the cottage is opposite.