Strand House & Rye Bay Cottage - The Strand, Winchelsea, East Sussex, TN36 4JT - Batcheller Monkhouse
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Strand House & Rye Bay Cottage The Strand, Winchelsea, East Sussex, TN36 4JT
Strand House & Rye Bay Cottage
A fine, Grade II Listed, period house together with an attached Holiday Let cottage, and Rye Bay Cottage, a converted Coach House forming a separate Guest Cottage, all
enjoying far-reaching views across National Trust land, situated on the edge of the ancient town of Winchelsea.
Strand House has also been run as a popular Bed & Breakfast and Holiday Let venture.
Strand House Attached Holiday Let Cottage Rye Bay Cottage
Ground Floor First Floor Ground Floor Outside Ground Floor First Floor
• Reception Hall • 4 Bedrooms, all with en suite facilities • Dining Hall • Gardens • Entrance Hall • Reception Room with Balcony
• Living Room • Family Bathroom • Living Room • Parking • Bedroom 1 with en suite • Kitchen
• Dining Room Second Floor: • Kitchen (to be fitted) Bathroom Outside
• Kitchen • Laundry • Bedroom 2 with en suite
• 3 further Bedrooms, 2 with en suite • Garden
• Cloakroom • 2 Bedrooms with en suite Shower Room
facilities • Parking for two vehicles
Shower Rooms
Strand House
Strand House is a fascinating Grade II Listed period house, the elevations being
brick and stone, part tile hung, with one elevation being colour-washed with
exposed timber studding beneath a tiled roof. There is exposed timbering to the
interior and gas-fired central heating.
The property has, in the past, been run as a Bed & Breakfast and now has consent for
residential use. Together with the attached Holiday Let accommodation (planning
reference RR/2020/1254/P), this now forms an interesting home with income
potential.
The main features are:
• Front door to reception hall with beamed ceiling and cloakroom with basin
and WC.
• The attractive living room is double aspect with an inglenook fireplace with
inset grate and canopy, together with sliding doors to the terrace and garden.
• The dining room also has an inglenook fireplace with woodburner.
• The kitchen is double aspect.
• On the first floor there are four double bedrooms with en suite facilities, and a
family bathroom.
• On the second floor there are three further bedrooms, two of which have en
suite facilities.
Attached Holiday Let Cottage
This forms an excellent, self-contained unit comprising dining hall, living room,
shower room, inner hall, laundry room, kitchen (to be fitted). On the first floor there
are two bedrooms, both with en suite shower rooms.
Outside
There is a pea beach drive approach shared with one other property, and parking for
a number of vehicles.
The garden forms a delightful feature, with areas of lawn, mixed flower beds, a
selection of trees and shrubs, and a terraced garden with meandering pathways
leading up to Ferry Hill and Winchelsea town. One of the original town wells is sited
within the garden.
Rye Bay Cottage
Rye Bay Cottage is a charming converted Coach House, forming a separate guest
cottage to Strand House. The elevations are brick beneath a pitch tiled roof.
The main features are:
• Front door to entrance hall with two storage cupboards one housing the gas-
fired boiler and hot water cylinder; and staircase to the first floor.
• There are two ground floor bedrooms, one of which has an en suite bathroom
with panel-enclosed bath having taps and shower attachment, pedestal wash
basin, WC and heated towel rail. Glazed sliding doors lead to an outside seating
area with views over farmland.
• The second bedroom also has its own glazed sliding doors to an external
seating area, and an en suite shower room with shower cubicle, wash basin,
WC and heated towel rail
• A staircase leads to the first floor landing with a door giving access to the
reception room, which is double aspect, has a vaulted ceiling and a glazed door
giving access to the balcony from where beautiful views are enjoyed.
• The kitchen has a stainless steel sink with drainer to the side, work surfaces
with cupboards and drawers beneath, recess and plumbing for washing
machine and dishwasher. There is a four-ring electric hob with double oven
below and extractor fan above.
Outside
The garden is enclosed by a post and rail fence, laid to lawn and interspersed with
birch trees. There is a gravelled seating area with outside lighting and lavender beds,
from where beautiful views across farmland can be enjoyed.
Parking for two vehicles.
Amenities
Local: Strand House is located near the historic Strand Gate on the edge of the
Cinque Port Town of Winchelsea, which is famous for its gridiron street plan and
selection of wonderful period houses and cottages. Local amenities include The
Winchelsea Farm Kitchen (a delicatessen and local grocery serving coffees), a post
office in the Court Hall, and the fine church of St Thomas the Martyr.
Towns: For more comprehensive leisure amenities and shops, including a weekly
market, Rye is about 2.6 miles; Ashford (about 21 miles) including the Designer
Outlet shopping centre.
Transport: Rye mainline station on the Ashford-Brighton line. Ashford has a high
speed link to London (about 37 minutes) and the Eurostar to Europe. Battle station
on the London Bridge/Charing Cross line is about 12 miles. Access to the M20 is
about 25 miles.
Schools: Winchelsea Primary School; Rye Primary School; Rye College; Buckswood
Rye Bay Cottage School; Vinehall at Robertsbridge; Claremont Preparatory at St Leonards and Senior
School at Bodiam; .
Leisure: Walking and sea bathing at Winchelsea Beach, Pett Level and Camber
Sands; the Rye Harbour Nature Reserve; golf at Rye Golf Club. Winchelsea has an
active local community with a range of leisure opportunities. Rye also enjoys a wide
range of events including Rye International Jazz Festival and Rye Bay Scallop Week.
Directions
From Rye on the A259 road proceed to Winchelsea and on a sharp right hand bend,
pass a signpost to Winchelsea Beach on the left. Continue for a further couple of
hundred yards and just past the bus stop the entrance drive to Strand House will be
found on the left.
Additional Information
Local Authority: Rother District Council, Bexhill-on-Sea. Telephone 01424 787000.
Services (not checked or tested): All mains services connected.
Links: www.environment-agency.gov.uk, www.highways.gov.uk,
www.caa.co.uk, www.landregistry.gov.uk
Tenure: Freehold. Land Registry Title Number ESX57181
Guide Price £925,000
Viewings
For an appointment to view please contact our Battle Office,
telephone 01424 775577
Battle Haywards Heath Pulborough Tunbridge Wells London Mayfair
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