Claphatch Lane, Wadhurst

An opportunity to acquire an attractive unlisted cottage in a sensational rural location between the villages of Wadhurst and Ticehurst, with fantastic views over Bewl Water and with planning permission to extend.

Description
Wishdown Cottage is located in a fantastic rural setting with uninterrupted views over Bewl Water, adjoining farmland and yet within five miles of Wadhurst station. It is an unlisted character cottage and has the benefit of planning permission to extend to create five bedrooms, RR/2022/2674/P.

The accommodation is arranged as follows:

• Entrance porch with pine stable door opening to sitting room with attractive exposed brick fireplace, shelving to chimney recesses, exposed timbers to the staircase and window to the front affording views to Bewl Water.
• Dining room has exposed ceiling timbers and attractive outlook over Bewl from the window to the front.
• Kitchen has a range of wood finish wall and base units, Everhot range cooker, integrated Neff four ring electric hob and Neff eye level oven, provision for dishwasher, window to side and rear and door to the rear. The tiled flooring continues into the rear lobby.
• Rear lobby with a utility/shower room and separate cloakroom which has the boiler. There is an inner lobby between the kitchen and dining room with understairs cupboard.
• On the first floor is the main bedroom with broad Oak floorboards, wardrobes to chimney recesses and to one side, and window to the front again with the delightful aspect and extensive views to Bewl Water.
• Bedroom 2 also has broad Oak floorboards, exposed ceiling timbers, window to front with stunning views.
• Bedroom 3 has a velux window to the rear, exposed wall timbers.
• Family bathroom with panel bath, handwash basin, airing cupboard and velux window to rear.

Outside
Wishdown Cottage is situated in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty off a shared driveway serving one other residential property. A footpath also follows part of the driveway.
To one side of the driveway is an excellent block and tile garage/workshop which is attached to a neighbouring farm building at one end with power, light and storage within the roof. In front of the garage is a gravel parking area and front garden laid to lawn with mature shrubs and trees.
To the rear of the property is a brick paved terrace with raised wall with shrub planting, lawn, mature hedging and spring planting including snowdrops and camellia. To the front and side of the property are flower beds with climbing roses.

There is a gateway through to a paddock area enclosed by post and rail fencing gently sloping to the top where delightful views are enjoyed back across the property to Bewl Water. From the driveway there is a gate to the front and a five bar gate to the front area of paddock. The gardens and grounds extend to approximately one acre.