St Giles

**Guide Price £1,800,000 - £2,000,000**
An imposing character house with annexe enjoying an exceptional and unusual location on the edge of the popular village of Burwash yet having the benefit of excellent equestrian facilities with superb panoramic views and 11 acres. EPC B

Description
St Giles is located in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on the western edge and within a few minutes’ walk of the centre of the picturesque village of Burwash. It is unusual to find a country house of this nature with equestrian facilities and acreage within a village location, benefiting from seclusion and the most wonderful 180° view across unspoilt East Sussex countryside.
A handsome house of 3,915 sq ft, originally built in the late 1920’s providing versatile, well presented accommodation, with the accommodation arranged as follows:-
• Front door to entrance hall with cloaks cupboard and storage cupboard to either side. Opening into a wonderful reception hall with wood strip flooring, attractive feature fireplace and staircase to the first floor.
• Double opening doors lead into the garden room with exposed floorboards and a further set of double doors onto the rear terrace from where exceptional panoramic views are enjoyed over the gardens, grounds and countryside beyond.
• The drawing room is an excellent double aspect room with a bow window making the most of the views. Fireplace with wood burning stove and shelving. A part glazed door leads into the conservatory which has an ‘Endless’ swimming pool with power jet, tiled flooring, shower cubicle, and wonderful views.
• The dining room has wood strip flooring and an outlook to the front.
• Wonderful family kitchen/breakfast room with butler sink inset into granite work surfaces with cupboards and drawers beneath. Four-oven gas-fired Thornhill Eco Oven with halogen hob to the side. Built-in Miele four-oven steam/microwave oven with induction hob above. Larder and pan storage cupboards and a recess for an American-style fridge freezer. A central island unit has a granite worktop with cupboards and drawers beneath. A door leads through to the self-contained annexe.
• Cloakroom with WC and pedestal wash basin.
• Staircase to the impressive galleried landing with separate WC and a deep walk-in linen cupboard. Off the landing is access to a generous loft space.
• The master bedroom is a double aspect room with bay window giving exceptional views. Bank of built-in wardrobe cupboards. En-suite bathroom with rolltop bath with claw and ball feet, shower cubicle, WC, wash basin, heated towel rail.
• There are four further bedrooms and a family bathroom with bath having shower attachment over, WC, wash basin.

Annexe
This is located to the north of the house and could easily be incorporated into the accommodation of the main house, if desired. The accommodation comprises:
• Kitchen with four-ring halogen hob inset into work surface with oven below, 1½ bowl sink unit with cupboards beneath, space and plumbing for dishwasher and tumble drier. Cupboard housing the boiler.
• The living room has a door to the outside. The bedroom has an en suite shower room.

Outside
St Giles is approached from the road via double opening wooden gates onto a further electric five bar gate. The driveway leads on to the front of the house with parking and turning area, and on to a single garage of timber construction with an electronically operated up and over door. Behind the garage is a timber log/garden machinery store.

Gardens and Grounds
There is an area of lawn to the front with mature banks of rhododendrons and trees including Scots pines, Indian bean tree and mature hydrangeas which provide screening from the road.
The main gardens are located to the rear of the house with a York stone terrace providing exceptional views over the countryside. Brick steps lead down to a further terrace, ideal as a seating area for outside dining and entertaining.
The gardens are principally laid to lawn with well-stocked herbaceous borders with geraniums, irises, rhododendrons, etc. There is a gate to the rear of the garden which leads onto the pasture land.
In the garden is an exceptional Julian Christian gazebo with seating areas and table with heater and electricity connected, and a recently re-thatched roof. Behind is a timber summer house with an area of decking to the front.
Discreetly tucked behind a mature hedge is a vegetable garden with some raised beds and an excellent Green Bug greenhouse with electricity and water connected.

Equestrian Facilities:
These are approached via a separate access from Spring Lane through reinforced high timber privacy gates onto a parking area for horse boxes and trailers. Within this area is a timber storage barn and a pathway gives access to the stable yard. There are four loose boxes (one of which has currently been sub-divided into two pony boxes) all with water drinkers connected. In addition there is a tack room/feed store with wash basin and plumbing and space for washing machine and fridge.
There is a large concrete apron to the front. To the other side of the yard is a further loose box with a hay barn to the side.
A double opening five bar gate gives access to the four-bay horse walker and additional machinery store and further lockable container providing secure storage for tack. There are three winter turnout areas with sand surface and a hard track leads down to the manège with a sand and rubber surface and dressage training mirrors. The pasture is divided into a number of paddocks, with a combination of post and rail and stock fencing. There is water connected.