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"A charming archetypal detached cottage of 16th century origins but not listed, set in an elevated position within a gorgeous English country garden.

There are feature beams, Inglenook fireplaces, some brick floors downstairs and exposed wood floors upstairs. With two reception rooms, fitted kitchen and cloakroom/shower/utility on the ground floor, two double bedrooms and new bathroom on the first floor plus a loft room/study. The property has central heating and a recently added oak framed garage. Definitely one for an early viewing.

General
The hamlet of Burwash Common is situated on the A265 about 4 miles east of Heathfield and 2.5 miles west of Burwash and sits within the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Batemans, the 17th century Jacobean house that was formerly the home of Rudyard Kipling, is situated on the outskirts of Burwash.

There are local shopping facilities, churches, primary schools and public houses in Broad Oak, Burwash or Etchingham, whilst Heathfield has two supermarkets (soon to be three), a wide range of shops, library, banks, secondary school and leisure centre with swimming pool.

Tunbridge Wells is about 17 miles to the north and the coastal towns of Bexhill, Hastings and Eastbourne are 14, 15 and 22 miles respectively, each offering a wide variety of shopping, leisure and sporting facilities. The A21 can be joined at nearby Hurst Green, giving access to the M20/M25 and the motorway network.

The nearest rail stations are at Etchingham

(4.5 miles) and Stonegate (3.5 miles), both on the Charing Cross/Cannon Street Line.

The Property
According to local historians this pretty detached cottage dates from around 1585 but it is not listed. There may well have been an earlier property on the site, the name has Saxon origins, and it is thought to have once stood at the centre of the area's smallest farmstead, a 22 acre holding that was divided into smaller parcels in the 1930's.

Former occupants of Old Climshurst Farm are said to be mentioned in The Diaries of the Reverend John Coker-Egerton, who was Curate and Rector of Burwash and who chronicled life in the parish during Victorian times.

With its ancient stone walls this quaint home has changed very little outwardly over the years, with extensions probably carried out in the 17th and 18th centuries now blending into the structure. The chimney is believed to be Elizabethan and marks the centre of the original cottage. The front of the cottage has a deep catslide roof and was, until the 1950's, considered the rear. Today a heavy wooden door on that elevation opens into a hall where one of the property's two staircases is situated. That elevation has cast iron casement windows thought to date from the 18th century. There are latch doors throughout, many exposed beams, two feature Inglenook fireplaces, a brick floor to the dining room and exposed timber floors upstairs. A secondary staircase gives direct access to bedroom two and there is a useful loft room currently used as a study/office.

Internally the house has undergone many improvements in recent years, the former downstairs bathroom being converted into a cloakroom/shower/utility room and an attractive new bathroom installed upstairs. Central heating has been added with a new boiler and range cooker in the dining room, installed in the Inglenook fireplace. Outside the oak framed garage has been built.

Old Climshurst is in a tucked away elevated position that few will know about and with views over the Rother Valley. It sits in a lovingly tended mature traditional cottage garden of approaching a quarter of an acre with simply too many features to list. Whether looking for a permanent home, a second home or a holiday letting possibility, this property just has to be viewed.

The Accommodation
Wooden front door leading to

Entrance Hall
Exposed beams, telephone point, thermostat, stairs to first floor.

Cloakroom/Shower/Utility Room
Wide shower cubicle, low level wc, wash basin with cupboard under, airing cupboard with hot tank, radiator, recess with space and plumbing for washing machine and tumble dryer.

Dining Room
13' 11" x 11' 4" (4.24m x 3.45m)
Deep Inglenook fireplace with fitted range cooker (for heating, hot water and cooking), oak cupboards either side, brick floor, latch door, alcove cupboard, stable door to garden, wide opening to

Kitchen
11' 8" x 6' 1" (3.56m x 1.85m)
1.5 bowl white sink set in wooden work surface, mixer tap, space and plumbing for dishwasher, hand made units with porcelain handles, work surface with pine cupboards and drawers and lowered section in front of the window, matching wall cupboards, shelving, tiled splashbacks, recess for fridge.

Living Room
19' 0" x 14' 10" (5.79m x 4.52m) Slightly 'L' shaped
A triple aspect room with a lovely Inglenook fireplace with beam, bread oven, log burning stove on raised plinth, radiator, exposed beams, latch door, door to garden, door to staircase.

First Floor Main Landing
Eaves access, exposed beams, side window, recess with cupboard, wooden floor.

Bathroom
White suite of panel enclosed bath with corner mixer tap, low level wc with push button flush, wash basin on wooden plinth, double aspect, radiator, extractor, downlights.

Bedroom One
12' 4" x 10' 7" (3.76m x 3.23m)
Views over the garden, decorative cast iron fireplace, wooden floor, recess with fitted drawers and loft access via pull down aluminium ladder. Communicating door to bedroom two but there is also a separate access.

Bedroom Two
11' 10" x 11' 10" (3.61m x 3.61m)
Accessed via private stairs from the Living Room, one wall timber panelled, alcove wardrobe cupboard, wall light point, view over the garden.

Secondary Landing
Display niche with glass doors, stairs up to

Loft Room
13' 9" x 11' 10" (4.19m x 3.61m) measured at floor level, 13' 9" x 6' 1" (4.19m x 1.85m) measured at a clear height of 5'. Sloping ceilings, eaves storage, side window, currently used as a study/office.

Outside
The property is set well back from the road up a long driveway which has wrought iron gates. This opens up and leads to

Open Fronted Oak Garage

The Gardens
Situated mainly on the western side of the house are delightful partly tiered cottage gardens. Stone paved paths lead to lower lawned areas with a wide range of flowers and shrubs including, honeysuckle, bronze fennel, iris, allium, peonies, campanula, various varieties of roses, rhododendron and a beautiful magnolia tree. There are areas of low box hedging, rockery banks, an enclosed vegetable area, a wooden shed and an enclosed chicken run. In the upper area there are further trees and shrubs, a large greenhouse and a sitting out area.

Directly behind the cottage on the southern side is a decked area with small pond and a concealed well with working hand pump, herbaceous and rose beds and oil tank.

On the eastern side there is a patio area with outside tap and hidden behind a hedge there is a fruit cage. A bark path runs down the side of the driveway. To the side a brick path meanders through a further area of beds and bushes and under a weeping cherry. At the top of the garden there is a further seating area from which there are beautiful views over the Rother Valley.

The overall plot, estimated from plans, is approaching a quarter of an acre.

Directions
Leave Heathfield in a westerly direction on the A265, continuing for about 4 miles. Just before the sign for Burwash Common the drive to Old Climshurst will be found on the right, about 100 yards before the left turning to Stonegate, identified by our For Sale board.