5 bedroom detached house

Dating from the 18th century, Curls Farm is a stunning red and grey brick family home offering more than 3,500 sq. ft. of light-filled flexible accommodation arranged in an L-shaped configuration over three floors. The property has been sensitively modernised yet retains a wealth of character features including some exposed beams and floorboards and impressive inglenook fireplaces. The ground floor accommodation flows from a welcoming reception hall and briefly comprises a large 24 ft. drawing room with parquet flooring and feature inglenook fireplace with woodburning stove, a generous Georgian-style sitting room with exposed wooden flooring, feature fireplace with woodburning stove and a door to the garden and a spacious fitted utility room with Belfast sink. There is also an extensive L-shaped triple aspect kitchen/dining room with a bay window, inglenook fireplace with woodburning stove and a bespoke range of wall and base units including a large central island with breakfast bar. There is a double aspect family room with wood burner and door to garden. Separate staircases rise from the sitting room and kitchen/breakfast room to the first floor which provides four generous double bedrooms, two with feature fireplaces, a modern part-panelled family bathroom with freestanding bath and a separate neighbouring family shower room. Separate staircases from the landing lead up to the second floor, which houses a generous 16 ft. study, suitable for use as an additional bedroom if required, together with a large suite with double bedroom, fitted dressing room and contemporary fully-tiled en suite shower room.

This very desirable property is approached through a five-bar gate over a gravelled driveway providing parking for multiple vehicles and giving access to a part-walled courtyard with a well-stocked garden area. Bordering this is an L-shaped outbuilding comprising a vaulted gym, two open barns/garages and two store rooms and a stunning adjacent modern barn conversion housing an open plan vaulted kitchen/sitting/dining room, vaulted double bedroom and contemporary en suite shower room. The well-maintained garden is laid mainly to level lawn bordered by mature flower and shrub beds and features raised vegetable beds with a useful greenhouse, numerous seating areas and large paved and gravelled terraces, ideal for entertaining and al fresco dining.

Curls Farm lies at the heart of the popular and picturesque village of Ripe, which has a community-owned village store, Post Office, nursery school and a church. The historic county town of Lewes provides an excellent range of shops, restaurants and recreational facilities, together with a mainline train service to London (London Victoria from 64 minutes). Communications links are excellent: the A27 Eastbourne to Lewes road (2.4 miles) gives access to the A26, A23, major regional centres, London airports and the national motorway network.