Eastbourne Road, Halland, BN8

£525,000 to £550,000. A CHAIN FREE three double bedroom semi-detached character cottage occupying a stunning 70ft south facing rear garden with an impressive detached barn partly used as a home office and store.

2 Ivy Cottage is a charming period property having been partly improved by the current owners to provide a fine family home with largely open plan living accommodation on the ground floor. The rear garden is a particular feature of the property, having been beautifully landscaped, enjoying an aspect of the adjoining paddock and with a substantial detached barn with serves as a home office/studio and store.

The property is entered via a covered porch, a spacious entrance hall with a double faced fireplace with wood burning stove, a staircase rising to the first floor and a cloakroom. The dining/family room continues through to the kitchen, which is fitted with a matching range of units and a personal door provides access to the rear garden. The sitting is a generous size and enjoys a triple aspect and French doors leading out to the rear garden.

The first floor provides a landing, three double bedrooms all having built-in wardrobes and large family bathroom comprising a white suite and enclosed bath.

Outside, the front of the property is approached via a five bar gate and gravel driveway which provides parking for a number of vehicles. The rear garden has been beautifully landscaped, there is a decked seating terrace which adjoins the rear of the property, a level lawn flanked by a lavender border to one side and a gravelled area. The barn has a useful canopy, a clayed tiled pitch roof and traditional cladding.

The village offers a public house as well as the popular Halland Forge Hotel. A nearby bus route offers convenient access to nearby Uckfield Town centre which offers a more comprehensive range of shopping and leisure facilities including a public cinema and library, a leisure centre, numerous bars/restaurants, supermarkets as well as a railway station offering services to London (London Bridge approximately 1hr 06mins). The nearby A272 provides swift vehicular access to Haywards Heath where there is an excellent commuter service to London (London/Victoria 47 minutes) and the motorway network of the M23/M25. The historic country town of Lewes is also accessible as is the stunning 6,000 acre Ashdown Forest with its lovely open areas for riding and walking.