ChimneysBrookgate Farm | Etchingham | East Sussex | TN19 7QY

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ChimneysThis charming Grade II Listed four bedroom farmhouse, which has an attached one bedroom annexe, is set in 6 acres of grounds in a rural but not isolated location in the parish of Etchingham. A private driveway of some 3/4 of a mile leads to the property, which includes a number of outbuildings and garages, as well as an outdoor swimming pool.

“We bought Chimneys in 1982,” recalls Roger. “As soon as it came into view, we knew we wanted it before we even got out of the car and couldn’t wait to get back to the agent. We had been living in a similar rural location but in a cottage – this was a farmhouse. However, it required total refurbishment. The roof needed felting, the chimneys rebuilding. It was unlisted at that time but we were concerned to keep its character and features and didn’t make any major alterations to its structure.”

“Internally we just opened up a walk-in larder and another tiny room to create a dining room next to the kitchen,” explains Tricia. “There was no bathroom, so we converted a bedroom, while providing both the master bedroom and the guest bedroom with en suites. We updated the main bathroom and the master en suite two years ago and the kitchen four years ago. The extension, which can be accessed from the main house or independently, comprises a kitchen, a dining room, a lounge and an en suite bedroom. It was completed by the Millennium and my mother lived there for some years.” “The house used to be approached from Delmonden Lane – there’s still a right of way,” continues Roger. “The current driveway was added in 1947 and leads to the original back of the house; there were old tin farmyard buildings on the other side when we came, which we demolished. We gradually re-landscaped the grounds creating the lawns, the ponds and the rockery, the vegetable garden and the swimming pool. We’ve developed the orchard and the woodland too. Other improvements have included re-roofing the barns and, two years ago, adding the carter’s barn. I’ve done a lot of the work myself, including building the stone walls and laying the 22,000 brick paviours that make up the driveway!”

“We’ve had a lot of fun here,” adds Tricia. “For our 25th wedding anniversary we put up gazebos around the pool, which created a wonderful setting with the pool lighting. The children and their friends also used to camp in the fields and made a lot of use of the pool. It’s been a great place to bring up a family as we’re right in the middle of the countryside with wildlife all around, yet have easy access to the A21, to the village with its Post Office, shop and primary school, to Etchingham station, and to shops and amenities at Tunbridge Wells, Tenterden and Battle.” “It will be a wrench to leave after more than 30 years of transforming and caring for Chimneys, but it’s time to retire and down size now,” conclude Roger and Tricia.*

* 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.

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Chimneys is an imposing detached Grade II Listed farmhouse with many period features and attached one double bedroom annexe. The property has a rural yet not isolated position down a long private driveway and is set within 6 acres including gardens, paddock, orchard and woodland. The property benefits from numerous outbuildings, garaging and a swimming pool. There are four double bedrooms, three reception rooms, kitchen/breakfast room and three bath/shower rooms, plus a one bedroom annexe.

Chimneys is set approximately 1 mile down a private lane and offers much seclusion and privacy but yet the convenience of being close to the A21.

The property offers generous accommodation to include drawing room with Inglenook fireplace, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room with inglenook, utility room, ground floor cloakroom, master bedroom with en suite bathroom, a guest suite with en suite shower room, two further double bedrooms and a family bathroom.

There is an integral annexe within the house with sitting room, kitchen/breakfast room, one bedroom and a shower room. This accommodation can be integrated into the main house with ease if an annexe is not required.

Accessed over a sweeping private driveway which leads through fields the property offers a block paved driveway giving access to numerous outbuildings including a triple oak frame cart lodge offering parking, a timber barn and former dairy. The buildings offer scope for various uses including home office, storage or business premises if required. (There is further potential for conversion to holiday lets or ancillary accommodation subject to the usual consents). The fabulous mature gardens are a superb feature of the property and benefit from a sun terrace enjoying fabulous views over the surrounding countryside, swimming pool with pool house, vegetable garden, orchard, paddock and woodland.

Chimneys is set down a long private driveway and although rural is well placed for ease of access to the A21/M25 road and motorway network with its link to Gatwick and Heathrow, the M20 and the Channel ports. There are local shops at Ticehurst and Hawkhurst which cater for those day to day needs with the nearby historic towns of Royal Tunbridge Wells, Tenterden and Battle offering comparison shopping and leisure facilities in attractive settings. The area is renowned for its quality of schooling including C of E primary schools at Salehurst, Sedlescombe and Staplecross, Mountfield, Hurst Green and Whatlington. Private schools include Vinehall at Robertsbridge, St Ronans, Marlborough House at Hawkhurst, Battle Abbey and Eastbourne College. Hills at Biddenden and Rye; fishing and sailing at

Darwell Reservoir, Bewl Water. Leisure activities include riding and walking in the surrounding countryside; numerous and interesting golf courses in the vicinity including Dale Hill at Ticehurst, Battle, Chart and on the coast.

ServicesOil Fired Central Heating, mains water and private drainage

Local Authority Rother District Council - 01424 787000

Council Tax Band F

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Agents notes: All measurements are approximate and quoted in metric with imperial equivalents and for general guidance only and whilst every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy, they must not be relied on. The fixtures, fittings and appliances referred to have not been tested and therefore no guarantee can be given that they are in working order. Internal photographs are reproduced for general information and it must not be inferred that any item shown is included with the property. For a free valuation, contact the numbers listed on the brochure. Printed 16.06.2015

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Fine & Country Tenterden 37 High Street, Tenterden, Kent TN30 6BJ

Tel 01580 766 388

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