Battle Road, Dallington

A highly attractive Grade II Listed period farmhouse, greatly improved and enhanced in recent years, with the addition of an excellent two-storey extension, commanding distant southerly views, together with a wonderful Heritage barn and a detached office/studio. Garden and paddock - in all about 2.84 acres.

Coldharbour Farmhouse is an extremely attractive Grade II Listed detached house of great character, exceptionally well presented and dramatically improved in recent years with the addition of a two-storey extension.
The elevations are of brick and weatherboard and part tile hung beneath a tiled roof. There is oil-fired central heating and heritage-approved double glazed window units throughout most of the house.
The main features of the property include:
• Timber and glass panelled front door opening directly into the sitting room, which forms part of the recently added two-storey extension, with wide oak floorboards, exposed beams, and an attractive brick inglenook fireplace with bressummer beam above and open fireplace with canopy. A staircase leads to the first floor and glazed double doors lead out to the rear terrace.
• A wide opening from the sitting room leads to the kitchen/dining/family room, a hugely attractive and successful space with slate flooring and a range of wooden bespoke kitchen units incorporating a double butler-style sink with mixer tap and drainers to either side. Rayburn Royal stove with ovens set in a wall of exposed stone with wide timber beams to the ceiling. Bespoke under counter Hotpoint double fridge, with the majority of the kitchen appliances and furniture being freestanding. There is ample space for both breakfast bar and formal dining and a bright double aspect over the front.
• From this room a timber panelled door leads through to the charming drawing room of excellent proportions with a double aspect and panelled glazed doors leading out to the rear terrace. There is a wide brick and stone inglenook fireplace with bressummer beam above and fitted log burner with a deep storage cupboard with fitted shelves to one side, wide oak floorboards and exposed beams to the ceiling, storage cupboard beneath the stairs.
• A door to the inner hall leads to a further staircase and to the recently updated cloak/shower room with a glazed and tiled shower cubicle, WC, wash basin, tiled walls and floor, heated towel rail, and vaulted ceiling with exposed beams. A solid oak door conceals a separate panelled door leading out to the front garden.
• The staircase from the sitting room leads to an attractive first floor landing with exposed beams, oak flooring and a fitted wardrobe/storage cupboard.
• A panelled door leads through to the principal bedroom, which forms part of the superb two-storey extension and is undoubtedly a main feature of the house, with a striking vaulted ceiling with exposed beams, oak flooring and double glazed Heritage windows offering views over the grounds and beyond to the coast and the sea.
• The en suite shower room features a glazed and tiled shower cubicle, WC, wash basin, heated towel rail, part tiled walls with exposed beams, vaulted ceiling and a skylight window.
• Bedroom 2 is another excellent double bedroom with oak flooring, exposed beams, and stone to one wall with a removeable wooden staircase that leads up to the large attic room with skylight windows and some exposed beams (previously used as a playroom.) A second door leads out to the main landing, a spacious area currently used as a library space.
• Bedroom 3 features exposed beams to the ceiling, fitted storage cupboards, bookshelves and a window to the rear overlooking the grounds, gardens and countryside beyond towards the coast and the sea. Bedroom 4 is double aspect and has a useful recessed storage area.
• Adjacent is the family bathroom which features a rolltop panelled bath with mixer tap, pedestal wash basin, WC, stone tiled floor, exposed beams and a heated towel rail, and with similar views.

Outside
The driveway leads to a large area of hardstanding providing parking for several cars and an attractive and mature front garden.
The detached double garage is of brick and weatherboard construction beneath a tiled roof with two sets of double doors. Attached is the useful utility/boot room with quarry tiled flooring, butler sink, plumbing for a washing machine and tumble dryer, space for additional fridge/freezer, vaulted ceiling with exposed beams and a solid wooden door to the front path.
The path continues through to a log storage area and the main area of garden where there is an attractive brick terrace, split level with mature flower beds and a lower seating area, ideal for al fresco dining and entertaining.
The main lawn is also bordered by high hedges, mature shrubs and trees with well-stocked beds and box hedging. There is a shaded area and an extensive children’s playset with swings and ladders and a climbing net with a play house above. Adjacent is a chicken coop and a second area used for outside dining.
A post and rail fence and gate opens through to the stunning Barn, a very spacious and Heritage-approved reclaimed and rebuilt barn using original 17th century timbers with hugely impressive vaulted ceiling heights and a range of exposed beams, with two tall sets of double doors.
A short distance from The Barn is the office/studio another reclaimed Heritage building of painted weatherboard beneath a tiled roof that sits on an elevated plinth. There is oak flooring, exposed beams and a bright double aspect. A fixed ladder from this main room leads to the useful store room/loft with a skylight window and exposed beams within a vaulted ceiling.

Note: There is a planning application in place for a certificate of lawfulness for the existing use of the southern area of land and for the Barn and office/studio buildings within the land for ancillary residential purposes.
Alongside is a vegetable garden and useful working and compost areas. There is a large pasture field with separate gated access from the side farm lane and commanding wonderful views over open countryside and onwards towards the coast and sea.
In all about 2.84 acres.