Description

Church Cottage is an elegant red-brick and tile-hung period home, believed to date in part from the C15th, and bearing a historic 1877 date marker. It has been beautifully decorated and significantly renovated by the current owners, who have created a stylish home blending timeless character with modern comfort. Its interior showcases exposed beams, period fireplaces, red-brick and wood flooring, all enhanced by a refined contemporary finish.

The ground floor reception rooms are ideal for entertaining, with a formal dining hall flowing into a welcoming sitting room with a wood-burning stove and with French doors opening to the terrace. At the rear of the dining hall is a spacious study, a calm space which is ideally suited to home working.

At the rear of the property, the light-filled kitchen/breakfast room forms the heart of day-to-day life at Church Cottage. The kitchen area is well-equipped with painted wood cabinetry, stone worktops, integrated appliances, a Belfast sink and a breakfast bar. The breakfast area offers space for a farmhouse-style table and could fit a sofa if needed. It is enhanced by bi-fold doors which create a seamless connection to the outdoor terrace, giving an excellent flow between inside and out. A boot room with an adjoining cloakroom and a pantry complete the ground floor.

Upstairs, the principal suite includes a luxurious en suite with a claw-foot tub, and a charming bedroom with fitted wardrobes and spectacular views to Ditchling Beacon. Three further bedrooms, a contemporary family bathroom, and a fitted dressing room, which could provide a fifth bedroom if required, complete the layout. Overhead, a spacious boarded loft offers excellent storage or scope for conversion, subject to permission.

Outside
Church Cottage is approached via a shared driveway, which is also a public footpath, leading up to the churchyard.

Ahead of the property is a wide gravelled drive, which offers parking for several vehicles and has a timber framed storage shed with power connected. The gardens are enclosed by a flint wall to the front, and a brick path leads around to the south-facing rear garden. This has been beautifully landscaped, creating a wonderful space with an expanse of lawn, specimen trees and well-stocked borders; spanning the rear of the house is a terrace framed by a picket fence and wrought-iron pergola clad with established climbing shrubs, ideal for al fresco dining and relaxation, whilst enjoying the beautiful views of the South Downs. There is a spacious timber framed workshop with power connected. About a quarter of an acre in all.