Property description

A rare business & lifestyle opportunity in the heart of the East Sussex countryside, incorporating a Grade II listed farmhouse, detached oast conversion and a thriving holiday let business in beautifully converted farm buildings and eco-lodge tree houses.

The Farmhouse
This Grade II listed farmhouse forms the largest building on the estate. There are 2257 sq ft of accommodation, which incorporates 3 reception rooms, 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms (2 en-suites). There is a further 203 sq ft in an adjacent barn, which is currently used as an office. Beautifully presented throughout having been lovingly refurbished by the current owners, there are an abundance of period features including the Kent peg tile hung exterior, oak beams throughout, inglenook fireplaces and flagstone floors. The house is surrounded by 12 acres of land, including 3 acres of well maintained gardens with orchard, a west-facing patio, established pond with pergola, two 3 acre paddocks, dog pen and chicken run.

The Oast House
This beautifully presented separate oast house could provide ancillary accommodation to the main house or form part of the holiday let business. The property consists of an entrance hall, kitchen leading to large sitting room/diner, library/study, separate WC, bedroom with dressing area and bathroom. It has its own private entrance with electric gate and private parking, courtyard and garden with lovely views across open farmland. There is also a separate detached office/workshop incorporating two rooms and with light, power, heating and a dehumidified secure vault.

Converted Barn Buildings and Eco-Lodge Treehouses
The converted barns, farm buildings and two eco-lodge tree houses are currently used for holiday let accommodation, sleeping up to 18 guests and providing extremely flexible accommodation, with 5 kitchens, 5 living spaces, 7 bedrooms and 7 bathrooms, all beautifully decorated throughout. Other outbuildings include a timber building with decked veranda currently used as a games room and gym, a potting shed and outside WC, separate workshop, stable and field shelter with electricity and water. The eco-lodges have stunning views across open farmland and countryside.

Income Opportunities
The existing holiday let accommodation provides the opportunity to earn approximately £160,000 per annum, whilst retaining the Farmhouse and Oast House as private living accommodation. The addition of a third, larger eco-lodge tree house and rental of the Oast House provides the opportunity to increase the income potential to approximately £235,000 per annum, whilst retaining the Farmhouse as living accommodation. If the whole estate was to operate as a full commercial entity, we understand that there is potential to increase this income to approximately £500,000 per annum. Planning permission has been granted for the new larger eco-lodge tree house and a three bay oak framed garage and laundry. Planners have also indicated that they would be receptive to a glazed extension to the rear of the main farmhouse and a separate glazed corridor link to the existing laundry and barn.

Location
The medieval village of Mayfield is 2 miles from the property and has a good range of amenities including a small supermarket, butcher, baker, chemist, greengrocer, café, florist, clothes shops and post office. The villages of Wadhurst, Heathfield and Ticehurst, offering additional every day facilities, are all within 15 minutes' drive and the vibrant spa town of Tunbridge Wells with its excellent commercial and leisure facilities can be reached in 25 minutes. The impressive, award-winning Bluewater Shopping Centre is just over an hour's drive and if you want to escape to the lovely south coast beaches, they can be reached via a pretty 45 minute drive. There are also plenty of excellent recreational facilities close at hand, including several excellent golf courses, water sports at the renowned Bewl Water and beautiful countryside and woodland walks. Bedgebury Park, Batemans, Hever and Scotney Castles, Battle Abbey and the Bluebell Steam Railway are all close by. Education in the area is also excellent with a range of state or independent options close at hand.

Transport Links
Stonegate (2.4 miles) and Wadhurst (7.4 miles) both provide fast and frequent commuter services to central London, with connecting trains to Gatwick Airport from London Bridge. Ashford International can be reached in just over an hour, offering high speed services to London and the Continent and the Channel Tunnel is approximately 45 miles away. The A21, offering quick and easy access to the M25 and the UK's extensive motorway network, is just under 12 miles distant.

General Remarks
- An oil-fired boiler provides heating and hot water to the Farmhouse, Office, Barn & Cow Shed and Stable Cottage.- A separate oil tank services the Oast House for heating and hot water. - Electric heating and hot water systems serve the Grain Store, both eco-lodge tree houses and various outbuildings.- Mains water serves all of the residential buildings and various outside taps around the estate, including the field shelter and stable. A historic water well can be used to pump water though existing buried water pipes for use in the gardens and the pond. - Two single phase supplies provide electricity to the property, served by a recently installed sub main.- Private drainage leads to a large, buried and private sewage treatment system and the property also benefits from a bio-digester.

Property Features :

• Grade II listed farmhouse incorporating 3 reception rooms, 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms (2 en-suites)
• Oast House which could provide ancillary accommodation or form part of the holiday let business.
• Further flexible accommodation in the converted barn buildings, providing 5 kitchens, 5 living spac
• Two eco-lodge tree houses with stunning views across open countryside.
• Planning permission granted to create additional accommodation.