Powdermill Lane, Battle

A beautifully presented Victorian country house of 5,133 sq ft, refurbished to a high standard, together with excellent equestrian facilities, garage block and gardens and pasture land of about 23.2 acres. With easy reach of Battle mainline station with frequent services to London Bridge/Charing Cross.

Campfield House is a handsome Victorian country house of mellow brick with sash windows and stone detailing including window sills, beneath a tiled roof with the principal rooms commanding southerly views over the garden and pasture land, in the High Weald National Landscape (formerly AONB).
The property has been extensively refurbished in recent years by the present owner, who is a respected architect, and now provides extremely well-presented and spacious accommodation with good ceiling heights throughout.
Campfield House has featured in various publications including Dream Homes, Designers at Home, The Telegraph Magazine and Evening Standard Homes.
There are limestone floors with underfloor heating to most of the ground floor and handsome marble and slate fireplaces to the main reception rooms.
The main features of the property include:
Spacious reception hall with impressive staircase to first floor and cloakroom
The impressive drawing room 35’8 x 20’3 has two window seats with shutters, sash windows with opening doors beneath to terrace, and two open fire places. The dining room and sitting/TV room also both have open fireplaces.
There is an inner hall with a study to one side, leading through to the wonderful kitchen/dining room 22’5 x 16’ with double doors opening onto the south facing terrace and garden, vaulted ceiling, two-oven Aga and separate gas-fired Range cooker.
There is a well fitted utility room and an additional scullery linking through to a boot room and dog room with door to outside courtyard.
The first floor has the master bedroom suite with fireplace, excellent en suite bathroom and extensive range of fitted cupboards. There are three further double bedrooms, one with en suite bathroom, and additional family bathroom.
The second floor has a wide staircase to a landing, two double bedrooms and a fourth bathroom.

Note: Planning consent (ref: RR/2010/2027/P) has now lapsed for an orangery 26’ x 19’ adjacent to the existing drawing room.

Garage Block
The garage block comprises a single storey building of brick construction beneath a tiled roof.
There are wooden floors and double doors to a sitting room/studio with high vaulted ceiling, inner hall, kitchen, shower room and double bedroom.

Gardens and Grounds
Campfield House is approached through electrically operated gates over an in-and-out drive with turning and parking area to the front of the house and spur drive leading off to the equestrian complex.
The formal gardens extend to about 2.1 acres and form an outstanding setting to the south and west of the house, with extensive areas of lawn, many fine specimen trees, mature hedges providing several garden rooms with box hedging.
The principal lawns are to the south of the main terrace running across the rear of the house, having a central pathway with ornamental box planting leading down to a stone ha-ha overlooking the pasture field.

Pasture, Woodland and Equestrian Facilities
A spur drive with ample parking for horse boxes leads to the stable block/barn 43’6 x 40’ with timber clad elevations and comprising 5 Monarch loose boxes, feed store and tack room with sink. Also 2 further loose boxes and hay store. To the side of the stable yard is an outdoor arena 60m x 20m with Clopf fibre and silica surface.
NOTE: Planning consent (ref: RR/2014/2809/P) has now lapsed for the construction of 7 further loose boxes.
Beyond is a large field with two water troughs. The land is free draining, being on sandstone and shale, enabling horses to be grazed and ridden during winter months. To the west is a pretty bluebell and chestnut copse.
In all about 23.2 acres.