Caldbec Hill, Battle

An opportunity to acquire a uniquely located single storey property with an excellent large brick and tile outbuilding, situated down a driveway yet about 700 yards from the High Street, with paddock and arboretum – in all about 6 acres.

Dodo House is a single storey dwelling of brick construction beneath a tiled roof, built in 1982 and remaining in the same ownership since that date.
There is light and spacious accommodation with good ceiling heights throughout and double glazed picture windows and doors making the most of the views. It is considered that some updating is now required and the accommodation comprises:
• Front door to reception hall with cloaks cupboard and full height window giving an outlook to the front.
• Excellent sitting room 30’6 x 17’9 with two brick fireplaces and glazed doors opening onto the terrace and garden.
• Kitchen/breakfast room with stainless steel sink unit with drainer to the side inset into work surfaces with cupboards and drawers beneath, space and plumbing for dishwasher. Gas-fired two-oven Aga with space for an electric cooker to the side and additional separate sink unit. Full height corner larder cupboard and additional slide-out storage to the side; shelving and recess for gas-fired boiler. There are exceptional views over the paddock back towards Battle Abbey, and sliding glazed doors onto the decking and terrace.
• The utility room has a stainless steel sink unit, space and plumbing for washing machine and tumble drier, eye-level storage cupboards, additional storage over the sink. Walk-in utility cupboard housing the hot water cylinder with immersion heater.
• Inner hallway with one triple and two double wardrobes with cupboards above.
• The master bedroom has sliding glazed doors opening onto the garden with attractive views, and an en suite bathroom with walk-in bath with mixer taps and shower attachment, wash basin inset into vanity unit, WC, heated towel rail.
• There are two further bedrooms, both of which have built-in wardrobes with cupboards above and sliding glazed doors to the garden. Study/bedroom 4 also has an outlook over the paddock and sliding glazed doors.
• Bathroom with panel-enclosed bath with mixer taps and shower above, wash basin inset into vanity unit, WC, heated towel rail.

“The Museum”
A superb detached building 40’2 x 18’1 located within the grounds of brick construction beneath a pitch tiled roof. This has an attractive vaulted ceiling with sash windows and lends itself to a wide variety of uses. Attached to one side is a former boiler room/garden store.

The Gardens and Grounds
Dodo House is approached off Caldbec Hill onto a shared driveway and then onto its own private driveway which culminates in front of the house with a parking area for a good number of vehicles. At the head of the drive is a large open-fronted barn 26’3 x 20’4 of timber construction beneath a corrugated roof with concrete flooring.
The gardens enjoy a good deal of privacy and are relatively low maintenance with beech hedging, areas of lawn, mature trees and shrubs including Scots Pine, wisteria, buddleia, hydrangea, gingko, roses, cherry tree, etc.
To the rear of the house is a good sized terrace with a raised area of decking from where unspoilt southerly views are enjoyed over the paddock back towards Battle and the Abbey itself.
The paddock adjoins the rear garden and extends to about 1.3 acres.
In addition, there is a magnificent 4-acre arboretum providing a haven for wildlife and with an impressive and plentiful selection of specimen trees.
In all about 6 acres.