2 bedroom semi-detached house for sale

Honeysets is a beautifully presented traditional double-fronted cottage with sash windows and a wealth of period charm. Having seen a comprehensive scheme of renovations and an extension, the home offers stylish contemporary spaces seamlessly blended with original retained features. The property would be an ideal permanent or holiday home in a desirable location.

The sociable sitting room has a tuned stairway to the first floor, terracotta tiled flooring, a fitted alcove store cupboard and a feature fireplace with a log-burning stove. It opens to a versatile peaceful study or additional reception room complete with a variety of built-in cupboards. This space flows through a stable door into the extended and light-filled vaulted kitchen and dining space, with its original exposed brick and stonework, wide wooden floorboards and an array of wooden wall and base cabinetry and worksurfaces. There is a large butler sink and a two oven AGA range, whilst wide bi-folding doors flow to the sunny garden. Alongside is an attractive family bathroom with half wood-panelled walls and deluxe Victorian-style sanitaryware.

On the first floor is a sleek shower room with a large glazed walk-in shower and two well-proportioned and pleasing bedrooms, with the principal benefitting from a built-in wardrobe.

The property has shrubs and a young wisteria adorning its handsome façade, whilst the rear garden enjoys a south-easterly aspect, with curved stone steps from the lower terrace to a large brick-laid seating area. From here, a meandering lawn with a brick-built garden store, archway, stone steps and a wealth of mature and colourful stocked borders flows to the sunny rear patio. Behind the patio is a gate, that gives you direct access to the South Downs.

The village of Wilmington with it’s recently re-opened and refurbished pub, is best known for the ‘Long Man’ carving on the north side of Windover Hill and offers an idyllic setting within Cuckmere Valley which forms part of the South Downs National Park in a patchwork of rural countryside. Nearby historic Alfriston is an attractive quintessential downland village with a medieval market square and an array of shops and eateries, along with a primary school. A mainline station in Polegate offers train journeys to London and road users have easy access to the A27 which links to the major road network. The town of Eastbourne and the county town of Lewes, which is steeped in history and heritage, are within easy reach and world-class opera is available at Glyndebourne. Well-regarded schooling in the vicinity includes Eastbourne College, Brighton College, Mayfield School, Battle Abbey School, and Tonbridge School.