The Street, Selmeston, Polegate, East Sussex

Lower Mays Cottage is a beautifully presented
detached house, which has been recently renovated and modernised to create a thoroughly attractive, comfortable family home with up to seven bedrooms.

The ground floor has two main living and entertaining rooms, one at either end of the reception hall. They include the 26ft sitting room with its triple aspect, which includes bi-fold doors opening onto the rear garden. To the other side of the ground level there is a similarly proportioned kitchen and sitting area, also with windows to the front and side and bi-fold doors opening onto the garden at the rear.

The sitting area has a feature fireplace and provides space both for sofas and for a family dining table. Meanwhile, the kitchen itself has modern fitted units to base and wall level, wooden worktops, a breakfast bar, a butler sink and a range cooker, while the adjoining utility room provides further storage in fitted units, as well as space for household appliances.

Additionally, the ground floor has a family bathroom, a study, and a sixth bedroom that could be used as a playroom. On the first floor there are an additional five generous double bedrooms, with dormer windows welcoming plenty of natural light and affording views across the grounds and towards the rolling countryside beyond. There is also a second family bathroom on the first floor. Both the ground floor and first floor bathrooms have modern suites and fittings, including bathtubs and separate shower units with rainfall shower heads.

At the entrance to the property, gates open onto a
driveway with access to a parking area at the front
of the house, and further access to the stables block. The stables is a detached timber-framed outbuilding providing accommodation and facilities for several horses, while adjacent to the stables block there is a large fenced paddock, which extends more than 150 yards to the south, providing plenty of space for equine training, exercise and grazing. There are attractive gardens both the front and rear of the house, with areas of lawn and borders with established hedgerow and mature trees. There is a chicken coop and a duck house, a raised timber deck for al fresco dining, a garden room a patio across the back of the house and a heated outdoor swimming pool with its own sun terrace. Adjacent to the pool there is a timber-framed games room and bar area, providing space in which to relax or entertain.

The property occupies an idyllic position just outside the small downland village of Selmeston, surrounded by beautiful countryside. The village has a parish church and a local pub, while the town of Polegate, six miles away, provides further amenities, including local shops and the outstanding-rated Polegate Primary School. Hailsham, a similar distance away, provides a range of everyday amenities and supermarkets, as
well as a choice of schools. The coastal, business and entertainment centre of Eastbourne is about 10 miles to the southeast, whilst the historic and county town of Lewes is some 10 miles to the west, and provides a mainline train station (Victoria/London Bridge about 64 minutes). There is also a mainline train service from Berwick Station, which is just over two miles from the
property.