Hamsey, Lewes, East Sussex, BN8

Pellbrook House was originally built as the rectory for Hamsey Church. The property is a substantial detached family home which dates back to 1922, with later additions and occupies a wonderful rural position, adjoining open fields and is just two miles from the centre of the historic market town of Lewes, East Sussex.

The property offers extensive accommodation over two floors, with a striking reception room at its heart, currently used as a formal dining room and entertaining space with a large central roof lantern flooding the space with natural light. The room has beautiful solid wood flooring and a Sonos sound system, ideal for entertaining on a grand scale, reminiscent of a bygone era.

In addition, there is a beautiful formal drawing room with a garden room leading off it. There is a well-appointed kitchen/breakfast room with a built-in larder and utility room. The property also boasts a large games room designed for family life and relaxation, currently housing a pool table, table tennis, seating areas and entertainment screens. The ground floor also features a study/sitting room used as a snug and a formal study, perfect for working from home.

Leading up the stairs are six bedrooms, including a principal bedroom suite with a plethora of fitted storage, a generous ensuite bathroom and views across the gardens and grounds beyond. There is a guest suite with ensuite shower room, four additional bedrooms all with built-in storage and a well-appointed family bathroom. Accessed off the rear of the house is an upstairs kitchen, shower room and living/bedroom space, perfect for multi-generational living or ancillary accommodation for staff and family.

Pellbrook House is approached via a country lane from the main road, over which Pellbrook House has rights of access. Leading up a wide tarmac driveway there is parking for several vehicles and a Sussex Barn style double bay garage. The former stables are used as machinery storage and workshop, incorporating a borehole access and pump controls. A further outbuilding was granted planning permission in 2022 to convert it to a single storey holiday let or as additional accommodation, please ask the agent for details.

The borehole provides irrigation for the beautiful, mature and formally landscaped gardens, which include a very productive kitchen garden, fruit trees, mature specimen trees and herbaceous and perennial borders.

The property sits within its own land, surrounded primarily by lawns and faces south. There is a summer house, a greenhouse, a potting shed and two further sheds. Adjoining the house is a paved terrace ideal for entertaining and alfresco dining which is private and secluded. The house is surrounded by Sussex farmland and is set in circa 1.44 acres of glorious gardens and grounds.

Pellbrook House is situated in the rural hamlet of Hamsey, in the South Downs National Park and just two miles from the famous market town of Lewes. The popular village of Offham which is just half a mile away has a farm shop, and garage and Cooksbridge railway station is just 1.2 miles to the north, ideal for commuters.

The historic county town of Lewes provides an extensive range of restaurants, shops and recreational facilities including the Depot Cinema. In addition, there are three supermarkets including Waitrose. Lewes mainline station is just 2.5 of a mile from the house with direct services to Central London, Gatwick and Brighton. Lewes is the largest town within the South Downs National Park which provides wonderful scenic walks.

There is an excellent selection of both state and public schools within easy reach. State schools include Western Road and Southover Primary Schools, East Sussex College and BHASVIC. Public schools in the area include Lewes Old Grammar School, The Annan School, Brighton College and Eastbourne College.

The surrounding countryside and the South Coast provide a vast range of sporting and recreational activities, including golfing, cricket and local football clubs, country walks and riding schools. The South Downs National Park is right on your doorstep, and the renowned Glyndebourne Opera House is just to the north. The vibrant city of Brighton and Hove is just 10 miles away and has a thriving cultural arts scene and an abundance of shopping and entertainment facilities.

Council Tax Band H
EPC Rating E
Lewes District Council and The South Downs National Parks Authority