Crink View, Barcombe Mills Road, Lewes, BN8 5BJ

Crink View is an attractive double-fronted detached family home offering 1,334 sq ft of light-filled, flexible accommodation arranged over two floors.

Configured to provide a practical and cohesive family and entertaining environment, the property has some elegant décors with a wealth of period features including sash glazing, high ceilings, deep skirting boards and original joinery and fireplaces.

The ground floor accommodation flows from an entrance lobby and welcoming entrance hall with exposed wooden flooring and an original staircase rising to the first floor.

It briefly comprises generous front aspect sitting and dining rooms, both with exposed wooden flooring and the former with a feature cast iron open fireplace with tiled insets.

The ground floor accommodation is completed by an L-shaped dual aspect kitchen/breakfast room.

It has tiled flooring, wood-lined and exposed brick walls, a fireplace with a Jøtul woodburning stove, base units and shelving, a complementary granite work surface, integrated appliances, space for a sizeable table for more informal meals, a door opening to a walk-in larder and further doors to the side aspect garden terrace and driveway and to a single-storey dual aspect fitted utility room, which has a Belfast sink and useful en suite cloakroom and also enjoys access to the garden terrace to the rear.

On the first floor a split-level landing gives access to the property’s three well-proportioned double bedrooms, the principal and one other with fitted storage and stunning front aspect views over open fields, together with a family bathroom with exposed wooden flooring, a freestanding rolltop bath and separate shower.

The property is set behind mature hedging and an area of level lawn bordered by mature planting and enjoys pleasant front aspect views over open fields.

It is approached over a block-paved side driveway providing private tandem parking for multiple vehicles and leading past the house to the detached garage to the rear.

The generous garden to the rear is laid mainly to lawn bordered by well-stocked flower and shrub beds and mature trees.

It features numerous seating areas maximising the stunning views over stock-fenced paddocks to the rear, together with a storage shed, greenhouse and a spacious wraparound block-paved terrace accessible from the utility room, ideal for entertaining and al fresco dining.

Barcombe has a community-owned store, church, village hall, two pubs, one hiring out rowing boats on the River Ouse, a primary school, business hub and sports and recreation ground, all surrounded by bridle ways and footpaths leading through ancient woodland.

Cooksbridge village offers local shops, a wine store and world-famous orchid nursery.

The county town of Lewes provides extensive independent shopping, supermarkets, services, cafés, restaurants and recreational and leisure amenities.

Brighton and Eastbourne both offer comprehensive amenities and water sports.

Transportation links are excellent: Buses link Barcombe to Lewes, Cooksbridge station (3.0 miles) offers regular direct trains to Brighton and London, and the A26 links to the national road and motorway network and to London and its airports.