Horsebrooks Farm is a stunningly situated family home at the top of a small hill in the heart of the Sussex countryside. Originally a sandstone hop barn, the building is thought to date back to the 15th century and became a dwelling over a century ago. It was bought by the current owners in the 90s who stripped it back to its frame to allow for the creation of a beautiful and versatile new house. The saltwater swimming pool and pool house/office were added in 2001. The house, attached cottage and pool are very well presented.

This Grade II listed property offers generous, interesting and characterful accommodation for a family, with the attractions of a beautiful and peaceful AONB countryside setting, plus secondary accommodation in the cottage and with delightful gardens and grounds overlooking fields, complete with a fabulous, tiled swimming pool and pool house, a large pond and woodland.

Situated on a quiet country lane, fine countryside views of the High Weald complete the scene outside, while inside there are numerous wonderful features, including mellow oak beams and uprights, and with finishes including flagstone and oak flooring, and oak internal doors and oak staircases. Much of the oak was sourced from the farm's own woodland. Highlights include the sitting room, with its high ceiling, open fireplace and front to back double aspect, including fine views and doors out to the rear. The kitchen is hand-built with a traditional four oven Aga, walk-in larder and large bespoke maple island unit, with plenty of space for dining and a wide opening through to the study/playroom. Also, there is a family/garden room, approached through double doors from the sitting room, with its triple aspect and access out to the pool. This has a high sloping beamed ceiling under a catslide roof, oak flooring and an elegantly designed secondary staircase in oak, with a small minstrel's gallery, which gives the room a contrasting period and contemporary feel.

The reception hall is more traditional in style, with its stone flooring, arched front and rear doors, open brick fireplace and wide main staircase, up to the first floor landing. The bedrooms and bathrooms upstairs are on two floors and are all very individual, light and spacious with a stunning principal suite on the first floor which can also incorporate a secondary bedroom as a nursey, dressing room, or private study.

The cottage overlooks the farm's organic wildflower meadow and belongs to and forms part of the curtilage of the farmhouse. It provides useful additional accommodation and could be an office, annex for family or guests, or be let on attractive terms. The cottage comprises a sitting room, new kitchen with walk-in larder, contemporary bathroom and two bedrooms. A spacious unconverted top floor room provides access to the main house and could, subject to planning and listed building consent, become a third bedroom.

Outside, the mature gardens border onto the farm and comprise a formal lawn, with a variety of mature native trees and fruit trees, summerhouse, pool courtyard terrace and kitchen terrace leading to the delightful, enclosed vegetable garden, which is complete with raised beds, fruit cage, boxed rose garden and greenhouse. Less formal gardens lead around to the rear, where there are stunning views over the Weald. Beyond the heated swimming pool, there is a sizeable pond with rowing boat set within woodland, which along with the farmland surrounds, provides a haven for wildlife and fauna, including kingfishers, owls, early purple orchids and bluebells.

The 28.5 acres of land on offer is beautiful countryside and predominantly grass/arable fields and fenced paddocks, with some good areas of ancient woodland too - please see the land plan marked Lot 2. The land has all been Soil Association registered organic for 25 years and includes stabling, three ponds and 500m of river frontage to a tributary of the Rother.

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