7 bed detached house for sale

The Elms, Ringmer, Lewes, East Sussex BN8

This Arts and Crafts inspired home which has been modernised and extended over the years and which offers bright, spacious accommodation typical of the style. A home that offers very versatile accommodation with the benefit of a self-contained annexe, which is perfect for extended family or even Air B&B. The house itself offers 5 bedrooms, each with its very own unique view of Ringmer and surrounding area. There is a large reception hallway is the centre piece to the home with all rooms stretching off from it. With Oak flooring and architrave/skirtings throughout. The dining room features lots of light streaming in through leaded light windows and enjoys the views across the gardens. The Sitting room features an inglenook fireplace and a double aspect. There are 3 bathrooms throughout the home, 2 downstairs and en suite and one in the annexe. The kitchen has been replaced with eye level oven and granite work surfaces and plenty of space for appliances. One steps down into the utility/boiler room and also into the integral double garage. There is a further bedroom to the side with WC and then the annexe with its separate access which is interlinked to the house. This house has also been made energy efficient with the addition of solar panels with battery storage. Not only making this large 3,111sq ft home a great house, it is cost effective as well for a large family. There are beautiful gardens with double workshop and shed a post and rail fence which runs along beside the neighbouring South Downs National Park fields. There are an array of fruit trees and lawn, raised vegetable beds and greenhouse. The perfect forever home.

Ringmer Village is a sought-after place to live for many reasons. It is just outside the County Town of Lewes and offers far more space for families to live and work without the cramped feel sometimes experienced in Town. It is the perfect balance between work and home life. The cricket club play on The Green most weekends in the summer months and the newly developed County League Football Club are now at their new home during the Winter. There is a great bowls club, Library, Surgery and a vibrant parade of shops with a Bakers, Butchers, General Store, Cafe, Fish and Chip shop whom serve the local community. Lewes has a wider range of shops, bars and cafes as well as Waitrose and Tesco and a small retail industrial estate. There is a mainline railway station with regular services to London Victoria in about 1 hour away, with Brighton being about 20 minutes away.