Picketts, Ditchling Road, Offham, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 3QW

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1 Picketts, Ditchling Road, Offham, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 3QW

2 Picketts, Ditchling Road, Offham, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 3QW Guide Price 1,225,000 DESCRIPTION Picketts is a detached late 16th Century house, Grade II listed and set within mature gardens and grounds extending to approximately 1 acres tbc. The property features many traditional characteristics which include a wonderful inglenook fireplace within the sitting room and dining room, a fine Elizabethan staircase with flat cut balusters and square newels with turned finials. The north wing preserves a jetty to the south, but has been prolonged eastwards in Georgian brick and flint. The main western block has brick-nogging in wide panels, a roof of Horsham slates and a good early 17th Century chimney stack with diagonal rib. There are five bedrooms and three reception rooms in the main residence with an additional self contained two bedroom annexe to the side. The master bedroom has a triple aspect with en-suite and there is a large kitchen/breakfast room, utility room and downstairs cloakroom. The large reception hallway has exposed timber beams and leads into the tripe aspect sitting room with large inglenook fireplace with inset electric wood burner. The dining room also features a large inglenook and there is a door leading into the kitchen which has a range of floor and wall mounted units on both sides, inset oven and hob with extractor hood above. Patio doors lead to a sun room/conservatory with doors to the garden. The ground floor accommodation also has a cloakroom and lobby with door to garden and a rear outside lobby from the kitchen and utility room. On the first floor via the grand staircase, the bedrooms are split level, with the master bedroom featuring a triple aspect, with built in bedroom suite including cupboards and dresser, built in double wardrobe and en-suite bathroom. There is a further bedroom adjacent with double wardrobe. Along the landing there are two further bedrooms with south facing views, a separate cloakroom and bathroom. At the end of the landing is the largest bedroom/reception room with a delightful double aspect and view, there is an attached dressing room and doorway which leads through to the attached annexe. A five bar entrance gate and graveled driveway which circles around and then down to the double detached garage and outside store. A further five bar gate leads into the adjoining open field which has established hedgerow. The garden is mainly laid to lawn with an orchard in raised garden area, well established hedgerow, patio and at the rear of the garage a wood store and oil storage tank.

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6 SITUATION The property is situated on the outskirts of the village of Offham, and conveniently within close proximity to the mainline railway station of the nearby village of Cooksbridge. The county town of Lewes is approximately 2.5 miles distance and also offers a mainline railway station (London Victoria just over the hour), a comprehensive range o f amenities with schooling for all ages, a variety of individual shops, major supermarkets, leisure centre, restaurants and the famous Glyndebourne Opera House is approximately 6 miles away on the outskirts of Ringmer. There is racing at Plumpton and Goodwood; golf at Lewes and the East Sussex National; sailing at Brighton; and many bridle and footpaths close by. Schools: There are numerous good schools in the area, including Hamsey and Barcombe Primary, Cumnor House, Lewes Old Grammar, Bede s Prep and Senior School, Eastbourne College and Brighton Prep and College.

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8 Lewes 64 High Street, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 1XG Note - These particulars are thought to be materially correct though their accuracy is not guaranteed and they do not form part of any contract. These details have been compiled from a visual inspection only of the property and from information given by the Vendors as being accurate to the best of their knowledge. Applicants wishing to purchase must rely on a survey on the structure and condition of the entire property and its services, and on their own Solicitor for verification of any planning consent, guarantees, and to ensure that there is clear and good legal title to the whole of the property. These details are not intended to form any part of any contract. None of the appliances mentioned in these details have been tested by the Agents nor should any measurements be relied upon and all parties are encouraged to verify these aspects prior to negotiations.