The quintessential beach home

Fieldview is the quintessential beach home. This extraordinarily beautiful yet un-showy three-bedroom house has unparalleled views across the Rye Nature Reserve, is a few minutes’ walk from the sea and is in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty which can never be developed, changed or spoilt. Starlit nights, bird calls and the distant sound of the waves will be your steady companions.

Originally built in the 1930s, Fieldview has been given a sympathetic updating and complete renovation to make it a deeply comfortable and utterly relaxing home with three good sized bedrooms, one with an en-suite bathroom, a family bathroom and a very contemporary wet room with shower, a very social and flexible living space with two dining areas, kitchen and pantry. There is also a very private and easy to manage garden which isn’t overlooked at all and like the house, retains a discrete and private atmosphere. This is a home to be enjoyed year-round as a fulltime home or for weekend escapes, with verifiable rentable value for times when the owners aren’t using it themselves.

The AOONB categorisation of this area means that new houses can’t be built. Homes which are available for sale along The Ridge are very rare indeed. This is an extraordinary opportunity to own a unique and beautiful home which has been renovated with affection and care, the like of which is unlikely to be matched in this area.

At the front of the property is a south-facing garden with decked area extending from the living room. The wooden doors from the living room can be opened up to create an “inside/outside” living space. The house is shielded from the private road by carefully chosen planting which sits well with the seascape and the environmental conditions of the area. The living space is open plan yet cosy, flexible for contemporary living yet recognisable as a traditional beach home. There is a wood burning stove which is a natural gathering area for sitting and lounging and another area which lends itself to dining or a work area overlooking the back garden. The kitchen runs along the side of the house and is free standing and utterly charming in its design. A pantry area has been created to one end.

To the rear of the ground floor there’s a den or double bedroom which has French doors to the front garden and the views across the Nature Reserve and a good-sized double bedroom with garden views. The family bathroom is also on the ground floor with a marvellous roll top bath and shower attachment, plus a wetroom and shower. Upstairs is a breathtaking double bedroom with far reaching views across the Nature Reserve and an en-suite bathroom.

The garden at the back runs to around half an acre and includes a shed and many mature trees and shrubs. The boundary to the back just rolls into open countryside with more wonderful views. There is space enough at the front for parking for two small cars.
The Ridge is walking distance to Rye, an historic and busy town with stylish independent shops, a cinema, some great restaurants and cafes, galleries and a train station which brings you to London in just over an hour or to Ashford International in around thirty minutes.

The private road is maintained by the residents with a small annual fee.