Kingston Road, Lewes, East Sussex

2 Spring Barn Farm is a delightful four-bedroom property that displays an attractive façade with its timber cladding, exposed stone and red brick dressing, while inside the accommodation has an open, modern feel.

The main everyday living and entertaining area is located on the first floor, where there is an extremely large open-plan sitting area and kitchen with a wonderfully high ceiling which is ideal for socialising. The room features a southwest-facing Juliet balcony overlooking the rear garden and offering views across the surrounding South Downs National Park, while the vaulted ceiling adds to the sensation of space and light. There is space for a family dining table and a seating area, with the kitchen itself featuring contemporary fitted units in a charcoal colour, as well as a central island with a breakfast bar and wine cooler, including a double oven and an induction hob with a recessed extractor fan.

Additionally, the upper level has the fourth bedroom/study and a comfortable family room in which to relax.

On the ground level, the welcoming entrance hall leads to a utility area with fitted units and space for appliances.

There are also three well-presented double bedrooms on the lower level. One of these is a generous principal bedroom with a door opening to the rear garden, built-in wardrobes and an en suite shower room with a rainfall shower. Additionally there is a family bathroom with stylish fittings and an over-bath shower.

2 Spring Barn Farm is a well-insulated eco house, with air source heat pump and solar panels.

The house is centred around a shared gravel courtyard with several other properties, providing access to a private driveway suitable for multiple cars and access to the garaging block, where the property has access to a single garage for further parking or home storage. The southwest-facing rear garden enjoys plenty of sunlight throughout the day and backs onto open, rolling South Downs countryside. It includes a patio for al fresco dining, with steps leading up to an area of lawn, bordered by various shrubs and established hedgerows. At the end of the garden there is a detached garden office, providing the ideal setting for private home working.

The property is situated in a picturesque South Downs setting just to the south of Lewes and on the edge of the village of Kingston. The village and neighbouring Iford provide several everyday amenities between them, including a well-regarded primary school.

The vibrant and historic county town of Lewes forms part of the South Downs National Park and provides an excellent range of individual shops, supermarkets including Waitrose, cafés, restaurants, pubs and recreational facilities including an independent cinema and the oldest freshwater outdoor swimming pool in the UK. The eclectic town also offers a weekly farmers market with artisan coffee roasters, cheese makers, bakeries, and fresh fish from Newhaven. Local vineyards and breweries are a plenty; Harvey's, Beak and Abyss Breweries, in conjunction with local vineyards and restaurants at Rathfinny, Ridgeview and Artelium.

More comprehensive amenities are available in the coastal business and entertainment city of Brighton. Sporting and recreational facilities in the area include opera at Glyndebourne, numerous golf courses, show jumping at Hickstead, further horseracing at Brighton and Goodwood, and sailing at Brighton.

Communications links are excellent: the A27 gives access to the A23/M23 and motorway network, London Gatwick Airport and central London, and Lewes station (0.3 mile) offers regular services to central London (London Victoria 1 hour 8 minutes).