5 bed country house for sale

Whitebread Lane, Beckley, Rye, East Sussex TN31

Little Knelle Farm is a delightful unlisted property believed to date from the late 18th Century when it was originally two cottages and having later additions. Situated at the top of a long drive and in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, this charming home with wisteria clad elevations sits amongst well established gardens and enjoys views over fields which lie mainly to the East and Southeast.

The accommodation is set out across two floors offering over 3,200 sq ft of living space of good proportions and ceiling heights. To the ground floor is an entrance porch, sitting room, study/snug, kitchen breakfast room, dining room currently being used as a playroom, utility room and adjacent cloakroom. A wide staircase leads to a generous first floor landing, a master bedroom with built in wardrobes and en-suite bathroom, four further double sized bedrooms and family shower room. Two bedrooms have attractive period fireplaces and all of the bedrooms enjoy the lovely views over the garden and fields. There is also a wet cellar which offers additional storage and is an ideal temperature for wine storage.

Outside, the property enjoys a well-established garden with areas of lawn, mature flowering shrubs and specimen trees. There is a terrace for outside dining, a pretty shaded pergola area, a kitchen garden and a variety of apple and pear trees. The property has a fully fenced field currently used for sheep grazing. Outbuildings comprise a timber log store, open garage, brick outhouse with lean to greenhouse. The garden and grounds in total are circa 4.8 acres.

Properties like Little Knelle Farm rarely come to the market. It is a well-presented family home which has been lovingly refurbished by the current owners.
Features

- Sitting room with dual aspect views, built in window seating with under storage to bay window, fireplace with wood burning stove, painted original floorboards, built in shelving

- Kitchen/breakfast room. Traditional style painted units, built in pantry cupboard, central island with quartz countertop,

single oven and induction hob, double ceramic butler’s sink, oil fired Aga for cooking, space for dishwasher, tiled flooring and stable door onto garden terrace

- Utility room with storage units, space for washing machine and tumble dryer and rear door with access to the garden

- Cloakroom with WC and vanity unit

- Study/family snug with wood burning stove, built in cupboards and shelving, window with views to the field

- Dining room/playroom originally a formal dining room but has been used as a playroom by the current owners. Pretty period fireplace and views to the rear garden and drive/ field

- First floor master bedroom with bay window and dual aspect views across garden and fields, two built in wardrobes, en suite bathroom with ceramic bath, shower, WC, vanity basin, heated towel rail and underfloor heating

- Four further generous sized bedrooms

- Family shower room with shower, WC, vanity basin and heated towel rail

- Gardens and grounds totaling circa 4.8 acres

Little Knelle Farm is situated in a delightful rural position between the villages of Beckley and Northiam in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The village of Northiam offers a highly regarded doctor and dentist, two small supermarkets, bakery and hardware store. The nearby village of Peasmarsh offers a large Jempsons superstore with Post Office and petrol station. More comprehensive shopping and facilities can be found in Rye (6.3 miles), Tenterden, Hastings, Tunbridge Wells and Ashford.

Mainline rail services to London Charing Cross, Canon Street, London Bridge and Waterloo can be found at Robertsbridge and Headcorn stations. There is a high speed train service from Ashford to London St Pancras with a journey time of 37 minutes.

Education; there are a good selection of highly regarded schools in the area in both the state and private sector at all levels.

There are several golf courses nearby including Rye (links) Littlestone (championship) and Dale Hill. Sailing and fishing at Rye and Bewl Water. Leisure facilities can be found at Rye and Tenterden including the popular Rye Lawn Tennis Club with grass, all weather, padel and squash courts. Watersports and a number of beaches including Camber Sands are a short drive.

Motorway links; the M25 via the A21 can be accessed at J5 and the M20 J8 both providing links to Gatwick and Heathrow airports and other motorway networks.

Tenterden 8.3 miles
Rye 6.3 miles and the Coast 10 miles
Headcorn Station 16 miles
A21 9.5 miles
Ashford 21 miles
(All distances approximate)