Old Willingdon Road, Friston, Eastbourne, East Sussex

Field House is a substantial home with flexible accommodation that includes a five-bedroom house, an attached potential annexe and an additional building, providing the potential for further guest accommodation.

The main house has a grand reception hall with a dining area, tiled flooring and the staircase leading to a galleried first-floor landing. Reception rooms include the 29ft, dual aspect sitting room with its fireplace, panoramic bay window and sliding glass doors opening onto the rear garden. There is also a home study with built-in desk and storage space. The 29ft open-plan kitchen and breakfast room is another light, airy, social space with its windows to the front and rear and sliding glass doors opening to the rear garden. There is space for a dining table, while the kitchen itself has modern fitted units, a central island with a breakfast bar and integrated appliances by Miele.

The well-presented bedrooms upstairs, includes a generous principal bedroom with a south-facing balcony, dressing room and luxury en suite bathroom. Two further bedrooms are en suite.

The annexe is attached to the main house via internal doors but provides completely self-contained accommodation. It comprises a well-proportioned sitting room, a fully equipped kitchen, and two first-floor double bedrooms, both of which are en suite.

The property is set in beautiful and extensive grounds, with views across the magnificent surrounding South Downs National Park. At the front, the gated entrance opens onto the paved driveway, which has plenty of parking space and access to the detached outbuilding, with its carport and garage. There is a bathroom, kitchenette and upstairs space. Further outbuildings include a stables block, a summer house and a pool plant room, which serves the stunning outdoor heated swimming pool in the sunny, south-facing rear garden. There is a sun terrace and deck across the back of the house, providing access to the pool and the hot tub, with an area of lawn beyond, lined by mature trees and established hedgerows. The stables block provides facilities for several horses, with access to a large paddock.

The village of Friston lies in a stunning rural position, surrounded by South Downs countryside and moments from the Sussex coastline. Friston and the neighbouring East Dean offer several everyday amenities, including a local shop, a butcher, a pub and a parish church, while further amenities are available in Seaford and Eastbourne, four and five miles away respectively. Schooling is available in the surrounding villages, and in nearby Eastbourne, including the independent Eastbourne College, Bede’s Prep School and St. Andrew’s Prep. Local road connections include the A26 and A27, providing access towards Lewes and Brighton. Mainline rail services are available in Eastbourne (1 hour 37 minutes to London Victoria).