The Village, Alciston, East Sussex, BN26

Sweethaws Cottage is a beautiful thatched, fifteenth century cottage, full of period features and character, set on the southern side of the South Downs.

This detached property features exposed timbers, brick and wooden flooring and a large inglenook fireplace with its original timber lintel. The ground floor has three delightful reception rooms, currently used as a sitting room and study and a gorgeous triple aspect family room with double doors leading out to the rear garden. The kitchen has a variety of traditional fitted units and an Everhot range oven.

There are two staircases leading to the first floor, which has three pretty bedrooms, good storage and a well appointed bathroom with shower unit.

The cottage is set in a beautiful garden, which surrounds the property and affords stunning views of the Sussex countryside and South Downs. There is a gravel driveway with double gates, parking for several vehicles and a garage with storage. The west-facing gardens are a real feature of the property, with a paved terrace for outdoor dining and entertaining, lawns bordered by established shrubs, herbaceous borders and a wealth of mature specimen trees.

The property is located in the small hamlet of Alciston, 7 miles from the highly sought after market town of Lewes and on the southern edge of the South Downs National Park. Local facilities and ameneties can be found in Polgate just 3 miles away or Lewes, which offers an extensive range of restaurants, shops and recreational facilities including the Depot Cinema. In addition Lewes mainline station offers direct services to Central London, Gatwick and Brighton and Berwick Station is just under 2 miles away.

The surrounding countryside provides great walking, cycling and riding routes. There are several very good schools within the area, including Cuckmere House School and Seaford Head School.