Stalkers Lane, East Hoathly, Lewes, East Sussex, BN8

A substantial and attractive detached family house of some 5,132 square feet offering generous and flexible accommodation, with a range of stable buildings and workshops and a very useful one-bedroom self-contained annexe, sitting in a plot of some 1.2 acres in this popular rural lane in sought-after Chiddingly.

Description
Broomfield Farm is a substantial detached family house sitting in a plot of approximately 1.2 acres with a range of stable buildings and workshops and a veryuseful one-bedroom self-contained annexe. The elevations are painted render, part
tile hung beneath a tiled roof. There is oil-fired central heating and double glazing throughout.

The main features of the property include:
• A large covered tiled storm porch with flagstone flooring leads to the reception hall, a spacious and welcoming introduction to the house with wood strip flooring.
• Part glazed double doors to the drawing room 25’2 x 21’4, an extremely generous room with wood effect flooring and a large brick inglenook fireplace with bressummer beam above and stone tiled hearth with fitted log burner (which also serves as part of the central heating system). There are matching timber and part glazed double doors leading through to the annexe and a further set of glazed double doors leading out to the adjacent terrace and gardens beyond.
• The dining room is another very generous room with wooden flooring and a brick hearth with brick fireplace and fitted log burner.
• The kitchen/breakfast room has an extensive range of wooden wall and base units with co-ordinating solid wooden worktops, double porcelain sink with mixer taps and drainer, integrated Smeg dishwasher, and five-ring Stoves range cooker with Stoves overhead extractor. There is an excellent central island serving also
as a breakfast bar with additional storage and a food preparation area. Glazed double doors open to the terrace.
• The utility/boot room has a further range of fitted wall and base units incorporating a porcelain sink with mixer taps, plumbing for washing machine and tumble dryer, door to cloakroom with WC, wash basin set in vanity unit with storage below, and quarry tiled floor.
• On the first floor the spacious landing leads through a panelled timber door to the principal bedroom, a generously proportioned double aspect room with a range of built-in wardrobe cupboards and views over the gardens. The en suite shower room has a tiled and glazed shower cubicle, WC and wash basin, heated towel rail, tiled floor and part tiled walls.
• Bedroom 2 is another very spacious double aspect bedroom with wonderful views over neighbouring countryside. There is a good range of built-in wardrobe cupboards and glazed double doors leading out to a balcony offering the same far-reaching views. The en suite shower room has a tiled and glazed shower cubicle, WC and wash basin, tiled floor and walls.
• Bedroom 3 is another double aspect bedroom with views over the gardens. The en suite shower room has a tiled and glazed shower cubicle, wash basin, WC, heated towel rail, tiled floor and part tiled walls.
• Bedroom 4 has views to the front over neighbouring countryside. Bedroom 5 is currently used as an office and has a good range of fitted wardrobes and cupboards.
• The family bathroom features a panelled bath with separate overhead shower and glazed screen, wash basin, WC, heated towel rail, wood-effect flooring, part tiled walls.

The Annexe
The Annexe benefits from its own entrance at the rear of the house where there is a paved terrace and glazed double doors leading through to an entrance porch with stone flooring.
A further set of double glazed doors lead through to the large open plan kitchen/sitting/dining room, an excellent room with ample space for a dining area in the orangery with a wide opening through to the sitting room where glazed double doors lead through to the main house. The kitchen area has a fitted log burner to one corner with a tiled hearth, and comprises a good range of wooden wall and base units with co-ordinating worktops incorporating a 1½ bowl ceramic sink with mixer taps and drainer, Neff oven and gas hob with overhead extractor, integrated Zenith dishwasher and Neff washing machine, integrated fridge and separate freezer, useful island unit suitable for use as a breakfast bar.
Bedroom 1 is a very pleasant double bedroom overlooking the rear gardens. There is a good range of built-in wardrobes and storage cupboards with dressing table, drawers and two built-in bedside tables with additional storage. The en suite shower room has a glazed and tiled shower cubicle, WC, pedestal wash basin in vanity unit, tiled floor and walls, heated towel rail. Separate cloakroom with WC and wash basin,
wood-effect vinyl flooring and partly tiled walls.

Outside
Broomfield Farm is approached via a gated driveway (shared with one other neighbouring property) and to the front is a large area of hardstanding providing parking for numerous vehicles.
The grounds themselves extend to some 1.2 acres and surround the house to all sides. There is a large paved terrace adjacent to the house, a lawn and a further raised terrace area with access to the summer house, a detached timber building with power connected and suitable for a variety of uses. To the rear of the house is the main section of garden with the terrace, a well and
a raised lawn. Approached via a separate gated pathway are the stables and workshops, currently arranged as four stables with feed store and tack room. There is a small fence enclosed paddock area, a further area which previously housed a
range of kennel buildings, and a vegetable garden with a greenhouse.
In all about 1.2 acres