Ewhurst Green, Robertsbridge

Stylishly presented and refurbished Grade II Listed period farmhouse set in a popular stretch of countryside, with a detached annexe cottage/holiday let, equestrian facilities and 7.1 acres

Dykes Farm is an attractive Grade II Listed property with elevations of brick, stone and timber-framed beneath a half-hipped tiled roof. The current owners have sensitively refurbished the house and there are numerous character period features including inglenook fireplaces, exposed ceiling timbers and oak latched doors.
The main features of the property include:
• Oak front door to spacious reception hall with herringbone woodblock flooring, cloaks cupboard, and oak staircase to first floor with cupboard beneath. Shower room with underfloor heating, double tiled shower cubicle with drench head and traditional attachment, WC, wash basin, heated towel rail and fitted cupboards.
• The sitting room has an attractive inglenook fireplace with wood burning stove on raised hearth. Exposed ceiling timbers, oak flooring. Glazed door to kitchen/breakfast room.
• Door to study with attractive outlook over the rear garden, a range of shelving with cupboards beneath, and oak flooring. The snug is a good-sized room with a window to the front.
• Superb kitchen/dining room with tumbled limestone flooring and underfloor heating, bespoke Howdens kitchen fitted in 2019, quartz work surfaces with inset 1½ bowl stainless steel sink unit and integrated 4-ring hob with comprehensive range of cupboards and drawers beneath including integrated dishwasher and bin storage. Full height larder cupboard, full height fridge and full height fridge/freezer. Two Neff ovens, both with grills. 2-oven electric Aga inset into fireplace recess with oak beam above. Breakfast bar with cupboards below and wine fridge. Part vaulted ceiling with feature exposed oak beams. Stable door to the front garden. An opening leads into the spacious double aspect dining area with a bow window overlooking the terrace and rear garden. Inglenook fireplace with oak beam, slate hearth and wood burning stove. The dining area opens into the rear hall with oak door to the terrace and garden and a further glazed door to the sitting room.
• Oak staircase to first floor landing with eaves storage cupboards.
• The master bedroom is double aspect with a delightful aspect over its own gardens and grounds, has beautiful light oak timbering and a fireplace with coal-effect electric wood burner. Walk-in dressing room with hanging rails and shelving, and en suite shower room with double shower cubicle with drench head and traditional attachment, wash basin, WC and heated towel rail.
• There are three further double bedrooms on the first floor, one of which has a wardrobe cupboard.
• The family bathroom has a rolltop bath, double shower cubicle with drench head and traditional attachment, wash basin, WC, and two heated towel rails.
• Adjoining the house is a laundry room with space and plumbing for washing machine and tumble dryer, tiled flooring, oil-fired boiler and hot water cylinder with Megaflow water system. Next to the laundry room is an office/gym with light, power and wifi connected.

Annexe Cottage / Holiday Let
• Glazed front door with glazed slips to the side to the excellent kitchen/family/dining room 31’7 x 18’7 with 1½ bowl ceramic sink with drainer to the side, integrated dishwasher below, inset into work surfaces with 4-ring hob, integrated refrigerator, Logik oven with grill and extractor fan, cupboards and drawers above and below. Wood burning stove inset into brick fireplace with oak beam above. Breakfast bar with cupboards and drawers beneath. Oak flooring and ceiling to full height.
• Door to the good-sized utility room having a work surface with cupboards and space for washing machine and tumble dryer beneath, eye-level cupboards, space for fridge freezer. Gas combi-boiler. Door to carport.
• Bedroom 1 is a double room with double opening glazed doors overlooking the south-facing decking. Bedroom 2 has an outlook to the rear. Bathroom with panel-enclosed bath with mixer taps and shower attachment above, wash basin with cupboards below. WC, and heated towel rail.
• Outside is a courtyard area and decking to the south and an enclosed area of lawn. The annexe benefits from a separate driveway.

Outside
The driveway leads past the house to a parking area and continues down to the garage block with large workshop/garden machinery store, light and power connected, and an open-fronted cart lodge garage to the side.
The heated swimming pool is situated in a sheltered position inset into a spacious paved surround with sitting out areas and very useful garden furniture store, together with a plant /changing room housing the electric heat pump.

The Equestrian Facilities
There is separate driveway access to the equestrian facilities with good areas of hardstanding for agricultural and equestrian vehicles. There are three stables, tack room with light and power connected, timber feed store and adjoining pole barn 18’11 x 18’9 for hay storage and additional stabling.
The manège was installed in 2021 with a rubber and sand surface and a portable floodlight.
The land is divided into three paddocks with part post and rail and equine fencing, all with water connected.

The Gardens and Grounds
The gardens lie principally to the south, being laid to lawn, part hedge and post and rail enclosed, with a variety of fruit trees and an enclosed vegetable patch, and a terrace borders the house. There is a seasonal pond with a sitting out area of decking. The gardens enjoy views of Bodiam Castle from the upper area of lawn.
In all about 7.1 acres