StonehouseBeauport Park | Battle | TN33 0SQ

STONEHOUSEBeautifully located in the glorious East Sussex countryside and surrounded by woodland is Stonehouse, an exceptional unlisted family home that is believed to date back to circa 1600.

This wonderful detached period country home sits in a unique and private location, with spacious and beautifully presented accommodation, substantial detached garage complex and a variety of outbuildings, all set within landscaped gardens and parkland style grounds. The property benefits from circa 15 acres of garden, wild flower meadow and woodland.

Planning permission has been granted and construction started on a 3,200 sq.ft 2 storey oak and tile garden building with a balcony. Which could provide ancillary accommodation should the correct permissions be granted. There is also agreement for another 4,820sq.ft agricultural barn.

The property itself enjoys a high degree of privacy and seclusion yet is within a short drive of local amenities, and importantly the road network and main-line rail station which provides access to London on the Charing Cross/Cannon Street line. The property offers well-proportioned and beautifully maintained accommodation with a host of character features including exposed beams, leaded light windows and fireplaces.

A welcoming entrance hall greets visitors and leads into the drawing room with open fire, which offers a formal setting in which to entertain and then into the dining room. There is a cosy sitting room with fireplace, inset wood burning stove and exposed beams and a study/ library area. A boot / gun room lies off the sitting room which has an en suite shower room and could be utilised as guest accommodation / bedroom six if required. The kitchen/breakfast room was recently refitted with a bespoke kitchen of handmade solid wood units and granite work surfaces and is complemented by a pastel grey coloured traditional Aga range cooker and built-in appliances. There is also a door out to the rear garden. Steps with feature lighting lead down from the kitchen to the large wine cellar and there is a well-equipped utility room off the kitchen.

Stairs rise to the first floor, where the master bedroom suite has an en suite shower room. There are four further bedrooms along with a family bathroom and shower room. The landscaped gardens are very private and established with a York Stone terrace, sweeping lawns, a pond, herbaceous borders, mature trees, rose beds, a well, a water harvesting system and greenhouse .

A feature walkway with cast iron arbours lead down to ample parking area and detached garage complex. Opposite is the wild flower meadow. There are numerous outbuildings including barns and garden stores. The property is accessed off a long private driveway which leads through woodland to the large gravelled parking and turning area in front of the house. A secondary drive gives access to further parking and to the detached garage complex.

Situated on the edge of Battle and Hastings, the property is accessible to both seaside and historic towns and both mainline stations with regular services to London on the Charing Cross/Cannon Street line. Recreational facilities are catered for in the general area including golf at Rye, Sedlescombe, Cooden and Hastings, sailing at Bewl Water, Rye Harbour and Eastbourne Marina and a rich cultural calendar with local coastal attractions at Bexhill and Hastings Old Town. The area promotes a good choice of schools including Claverham Community College, Vinehall Preparatory School, Bodiam Manor School, Marlborough House at Hawkhurst, Claremont at Hastings, Battle Abbey, St Bedes, St Andrews and Eastbourne College. The A21 provides connections with the M25, London Heathrow and Gatwick airports, the Channel Tunnel and ferry ports and the International Eurostar station at Ashford.

ENTRANCE PORCH Hardwood door to the front. Leaded light window to the side. Traditional brick flooring. Door to inner hall.

INNER HALL Traditional brick flooring. Doors to both drawing room and dining room.

DRAWING ROOM Formal room with leaded light casement window to the front. Feature fireplace with sandstone surround, brick interior and slate hearth. Wall lighting. Oak flooring.

DINING HALL Leaded casement light windows to the front and rear with deep windows sills. Feature beamed ceiling. Traditional open inglenook fireplace with brick sides and hearth. Fitted cast iron wood burning stove. Wall lights. Tiled flooring. Door to rear hall and sitting room.

SITTING ROOM Leaded light casement window to the rear. Feature open fireplace with brick interior and hearth. Fitted wood burning stove. Beamed ceiling. Carpeted. Open to the library/ study area. Door with stairs leading to the first floor and door leading to the rear hall.

LIBRARY/ STUDY AREA Leaded light casement windows to side and rear. Open fireplace with brick hearth and sides. Range of fitted oak bookcases and storage cupboards. Part beamed ceiling. Carpeted.

REAR HALLWAY Tiled flooring. Under-stairs cupboard. Door to the boot room.

BOOT ROOM Leaded light casement window to the front. Hardwood door to the front. Fitted coat cupboard. Inset spotlights. Tiled flooring. Access to loft storage in the catslide. Door to the shower room.

SHOWER ROOM Leaded light window to the front. Re-fitted with shower cubicle, tiled surround and rainfall head. W.C. Wash hand basin in vanity unit with cupboard under. Tiled splashback, fitted mirror and tiled flooring.

INNER HALL Main staircase leads up to the first floor. Under stairs storage area. Tiled flooring. Door to the kitchen/breakfast room.

Seller Insight “It was the wonderful sense of privacy and complete seclusion of the setting that first attracted me to Stonehouse,” says the

owner. “The grounds, which completely envelop the house, consist mainly of ancient woodland, so no matter where you are the view is just stunning in every single direction.”

“When I purchased the property back in 2000 the house was in a very sorry state, in fact it was bordering on being derelict, but I could see that it had an absolute wealth of potential and so I embarked upon a very long and rather ambitious project of renovation. The whole house had to be stripped right back to the bare bones and then I enlisted the help of a number of specialist builders to sympathetically bring it back to life. The oak frame at the back of the house has been fully restored, the sand and cement has been replaced with more traditional lime mortar; I even found an old photograph that showed an original window, so I commissioned the reproduction of an exact copy. However, although I was keen to maintain the integrity of this lovely old building, this is very much a home that needs to fulfil the requirements of modern living, so the bathrooms and kitchen in particular are much more modern. It has top-of-the range appliances, fixtures and fittings, and behind the scenes elements such as the plumbing, wiring and insulation have all been brought right up to modern standards. It’s now a really stunning home and in my opinion one of a kind.”

“The grounds are without doubt the standout feature of this property and consist mainly of the most beautiful ancient woodland,” continues the owner. “When I came here there wasn’t really any garden to speak of so I’ve since had a number of garden designers – one of which has exhibited at Chelsea for over thirty years – to help design what is now a really breathtaking space. We have open lawns that are edged with the most beautiful herbaceous borders, arches that will soon be festooned with gorgeous climbing roses. There’s a pond that is fed by a pump fed stream and I’m currently in the process of developing one of the paddocks into a wildflower meadow. The garden as a whole is quite spectacular, but it really needs to be seen and experienced in order to be fully appreciated.”

“I’ve turned a very rundown old house into the most stunning family home, but what I’ll miss most when I leave is the outstanding natural beauty of these surroundings,” says the owner. “It’s been the most amazing environment to live in and it’s without a doubt, totally unique in every way.”*

* These comments are the personal views of the current owner and are included as an insight into life at the property. They have not been independently verified, should not be relied on without verification and do not necessarily reflect the views of the agent.

KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM Leaded light windows to the sides. Wooden stable door to the rear terrace. Feature designer kitchen with pastel grey coloured units including feature drawer units. Integrated dishwasher, fitted Neff induction hob, Bosch oven and inset Franke sink unit. Stunning pastel grey coloured Aga cooker fitted into the chimney breast with beam and with original bread oven to one side. Open brickwork to one wall. Marble worktops and splashbacks. Inset pop up sockets. Tiled marble style flooring. Painted and illuminated brick staircase leading down to the wine cellar. Door through to the utility room.

UTILITY ROOM Leaded light windows to the side and rear. Part vaulted ceiling. Range of fitted cupboards to complement the kitchen with display shelving and fitted larder cupboards. Boiler cupboards. Slate flooring. Door to the cloakroom.

CLOAKROOM Leaded light window to the side. W.C. Wash hand basin. Access to loft space. Meter cupboard. Slate flooring.

WINE CELLAR Feature brick steps with inset lighting lead down to the cellar. Windows to the rear. Brick walls and flooring with beamed ceiling and feature shelves.

MAIN FIRST FLOOR LANDING Staircase leads down to the ground floor. Leaded light window to the rear. Fitted airing cupboard housing the hot water tank. Carpeted.

MASTER BEDROOM Leaded light windows to the front and rear. Feature wooden fire surround with cast iron ducks nest style grate. Range of fitted wardrobes to either side of the bed space. Fitted bedside tables. Carpeted. Door to en-suite.

EN-SUITE Jack and Jill style en-suite serving the master and guest bedrooms. Leaded light window to the rear. Wash hand basin and concealed W.C. all set in a built in unit with storage. Tiled flooring. Step up to dressing area with large walk in shower, with tiled walls , hair wash cradle and a rainfall head. Fitted with display shelving and cupboards to either side of the shower. Carpeted. Door to the guest bedroom. GUEST BEDROOM Leaded light casement windows to the front and side. Range of fitted wardrobes. Feature fire surround with cast iron ducks nest grate. Access to the loft space. Carpeted.

FAMILY BATHROOM Leaded light window to the side. Feature freestanding claw foot bath with mixer tap. W.C. Bidet. Matching shaped his ‘n’ hers sinks set on a vanity shelf. Part tiled walls and splash-backs. Fitted illuminated mirror. Feature fireplace with cast iron ducks nest style grate. Tiled flooring. Inset led lights.

BEDROOM 5 Leaded light window to the rear. Feature fireplace with wooden surround and cast iron ducks nest grate. Carpeted.

LANDING Second landing with leaded light window to the front. Carpeted. Doors to two further bedrooms and shower room.

BEDROOM 3 Leaded light window to the rear. Feature fireplace with cast iron ducks nest grate. Wall lighting. Fitted cupboard. Carpeted.

BEDROOM 4 Leaded light window to the rear. Feature fireplace with cast iron ducks nest style grate. Wall lights. Carpeted.

SHOWER ROOM Leaded light window to the side. Shaped shower cubicle with rainfall head. Shaped wash hand basin. Fitted mirrored cabinet. Tiled flooring.

The house sits at the end of a private, mile-long track and is completely surrounded by these stunning grounds and therefore you get this wonderful feeling of being miles away from anywhere,” says the owner. “However, I can jump in the car and be in Battle

in just ten minutes, Hastings in around quarter of an hour or I can catch a train and be in central London in around an hour and a half.”

I actually have planning permission in place to put up another building the same size as the main house,” says the owner. “I’ve gone so far as to lay the foundations, but apart form that

it’s a blank canvass, so it could be an exciting project for the new owners.”

GARAGE COMPLEX Large bespoke built oak garage complex laid out with a return of two garages with manual doors to the front, internal oak frame, decorated, concrete floors and fully alarmed. Further return with four bays and opening doors to the front. Staircase leading up to the mezzanine level, ideal for storage or potential for an office/annexe with the relevant permissions.

VICTORIAN GREENHOUSE Victorian style greenhouse with heating, water and power. Newly constructed.

ROSE ARBOUR WALK A lovely feature of a rose arbour walk featuring galvanised steel arbours and sleeper steps leading from the main house to the garage complex.

POLE BARN Large six bay barn with doors to the front. fully alarmed with power and lighting. Plans for a further barn of 25m x 15m in place.

WOODSTORE Large open fronted hay barn or wood store.

2 STOREY GARDEN BUILDING Footings are in place for a 2 storey garden building with a balcony, totalling 3,200sq.ft,set across the rear courtyard. Foundations are in place along with water, septic drainage and power.

FORMAL GARDENS Mainly set to the rear of the property with a walled courtyard with brick paved terraces, mature planting and flowers. There is a pond, water well with Victorian cistern, and an irrigation system for watering all in the rear garden area. The rose arbour walk leads down to the garage and the garden has further seating areas and looks out over the wild flower meadow and beyond.

WOODLAND The plot amounts to approximately 15 acres. The garden and land to the west are deer fenced. With the woodland to the east (some 2 acres) left open to the rest of Beauport Park.

FURTHER GARDEN AREA A lit walkway leads up to this area, with power and lighting available.

AGRICULTURAL BARN Agreement for 4,820sq.ft agricultural timber barn under the 28 day rule. No planning permissions or building regulations are needed.

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