£1,200,000

Commanding glorious views over an extensive garden and the scenic Cuckmere Valley.

Spring Cottage is a charming detached and spacious Grade II listed period house retaining a wealth of character and period detail. Believed to have been originally 2 cottages the very generously proportioned accommodation has the benefit of good ceiling heights for a house of its age and is enhanced by a wealth of oak beams with an inglenook fireplace in the large sitting room. The accommodation was substantially improved in relatively recent years and now offers scope for further improvement and potential for an exceptionally fine family home.

Key Features

• 4 Bedrooms
• 2 Bathrooms
• 4 Receptions

Property Description

• Entrance Hall
• Spacious Sitting Room: 6.86m x 4.37m (22'6" x 14'4")into the depth of the wide inglenook style fireplace with oak bressumer beam above, wood block flooring, 2 radiators, door to front garden and door to rear garden terrace.
• Dining Room: 3.84m x 3.58m (12'7" x 11'9")with mellowed brick fire surround, radiator and garden aspect.
• Study: 2.9m 2.18mwith oak flooring.
• Spacious Inner Hall: 3.96m x 3.18m (13' x 10'5")to include the depth of the solid oak staircase, oak flooring.
• Ground Floor Shower Roomwith shower unit with wall mounted shower fittings, wash basin, low level wc, oak flooring, window.
• Kitchen/Breakfast Room: 4.37m x 4.34m (14'4" x 14'3")with double aspect, cottage style kitchen units include a deep butler's china sink with mixer tap and hardwood drainer, Britannia range style electric oven with 5 ring hob with filter hood over flanked by cabinets and wall shelving, part panelled walls, radiator, mellowed brick floor.
• Utility Room: 3.12m x 2.26m (10'3" x 7'5")with worktop with a space and plumbing for dishwasher and for refrigerator, fitted pantry cupboard, deep storage cupboard, mellowed brick floor and door to
• Laundry Roomhousing the Boulter oil fired boiler, plumbing and space for washing machine and drying machine, window.
• Garden Room: 3.96m x 2.74m (13' x 9')with lovely garden aspect, radiator, tiled floor and casement doors give access to the terrace and garden. Two staircases rise to the First Floor Landings from the rear hall and from the Utility Room, one with a range of built in storage cupboards, loft access.
• Bedroom 1: 5.44m x 3.76m (17'10" x 12'4")with double aspect including glorious views over the Cuckmere Valley to the downs beyond, built in cupboards, 2 radiators.
• Bedroom 2: 4.34m x 4.27m (14'3" x 14'0")with fine views over the Cuckmere Valley, radiator, large shelved linen storage cupboard housing the pressurised hot water cylinder, oak flooring.
• Bedroom 3: 3.43m x 2.80m (11'3" x 9'2")with radiator.
• Spacious Bathroom/Shower Room: 3.66m x 2.74m (12'0" x 9')with white suite comprising panelled bath with mixer tap and hand shower attachment with large shower unit with wall mounted shower fittings, wash basin, low level wc, radiator, tiled floor, window.
• Bedroom 4: 4.20m x 3.86m (13'9" x 12'8")into the recesses flanking the mellowed brick fire surround (sealed), radiator.
• Large separate wcwith wash basin, low level wc, heated towel rail and far reaching views.
• OutsideAn important feature of this property is its very attractive garden setting. Arranged to the front and rear and the rear garden secures a fine south westerly aspect over the Cuckmere valley to the scenic downland countryside. The rear garden extends to a depth in excess of 200'. A wide paved terrace flanks the rear elevation and commands glorious views over the garden and the Cuckmere Valley and downland countryside beyond. The garden is extensively lawned with borders containing a wide variety of ornamental trees and shrubs which include a small coppice of hazel at the end of the garden where there is gated access to a footpath which gains access to fine walks along the banks of the River Cuckmere. There is an enclosed area of vegetable garden adjacent to which is a very fine old yew tree. Two timber garden stores.
• Detached Garage: 5.44m x 3.18m (17'10" x 10'5")constructed in relatively recent years with an oak frame with oak double front doors and opening into
• Workshop: 3.18m x 2.90m (10'5" x 9'6")of similar construction with window overlooking the rear garden, power and light points and oak double doors give access to the garden.The entrance drive provides additional off road car parking space.