Oast Houses and Annexe
Countryside Location Excellent views. 7 Minutes Drive to Battle Town
Flexible accommodation from 2 to 10 people
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Rising like fairy-tale turrets throughout Kent and Sussex, the British oast is a well-loved feature of the countryside that happens to make a great home too. We can sleep from 2 to 10 people. Our Oast Annexe sleeps 2 adults and can also accommodate 2 small children on a sofa bed.
With the addition of the West Wing we can accommodate up to 8 adults and 2 children. There is a large living area, modern stone bathroom and full kitchen facilities. The floors are oak boarded or stone and both the bedroom and living rooms of the annexe have large glass double doors which open onto the garden.
The historic market town of Battle is a 7 minute drive away. The property is in a quiet location with beautiful views over the countryside and includes a lawn area, ideal for barbecues.
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| Rental Period | Per Night | Per Week | Per Month | Min. Stay (Nights) |
| 1 April 2012 - 30 November 2012 | £475 | 3 |
Notes on prices
Prices quoted above are based on 2 adults sharing the Oast annexe.
Prices are per week (7 days) in UK pounds.
If you require more bedrooms, please contact us for a quote.
50% deposit secures booking. Balance of payment due 2 weeks before arrival.
Changeover day
Flexible.
Accommodation
| Bedrooms: | All rooms have... King sized beds. Flatscreen T.V's. DVD players with a selection of films. Bedside lamps. Wardrobe/Armoire and chest of drawer units. |
| Bathrooms: | Annexe & West Wing bathrooms in stone, modern white and chrome fittings. Modern showers, Heated towel rail. Mirror, bathroom cabinet. Oak beamed ceiling. Each bedroom has ensuite bathroom with bath. |
| Kitchen: | Sink, cooker, hob, fridge, microwave, cutlery, plates, cups, cabinets, window to garden with views. Oak flooring. If booking for 4 adults +, a second stone floor, beamed kitchen also includes Washing machine & tumble dryer. |
| Living Rooms: | Annexe - Oak flooring and oak Beamed ceiling. Double glass doors to garden with views. TV and DVD Player. Antique dining table and 4 chairs. Double sofa bed. 2 other comfortable chairs. West Wing - Dining room, two living rooms, large flatscreen TV & DVD |
| Cleaning/towels/ linen/maid service: |
Towels and linen are included. Towels changed once a week. Bedlinen changed once a week. |
| Amenities/Facilities: | hob/stove garden oven parking fridge microwave washing machine tumble dryer iron/ironing board tv internet access central heating |
| Suitability: | children welcome suitable for elderly |
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Notes on accommodation
Pets not accepted. No smoking in the property.
Outside
Outdoor garden and lawn area with picnic table. Roses, and other mature trees and shrubs surround the annexe. Gravel drive with private entrance and easy parking outside the annexe.
Coast/Beach
Beaches at Eastbourne, Bexhill-on-Sea and Hastings are about 15 to 20 minutes drive. The sandy beach at Camber is 25 -30 minutes drive. These beaches are also popular with kite flyers and surfers.
Golf
Sedlescombe Golf Club (10 minutes drive) offers excellent golf, hotel and conference facilities for the golfer and non golfer alike. The parkland golf course measures 6269 yards and with a variety of obstacles including ponds and deep fairway bunkers, provides an enjoyable challenge to golfers of all abilities. Sedlescombe also features a par 3 course, which far from being a simple pitch and putt, maintains the difficulty of the main course with holes measuring up to 176 yards from tee to green. Wellshurst golf course (20 minutes Drive) covers 150 acres with beautiful views over the South Downs. Also other courses at Eastbourne, Rye and other Wealden areas.
Travel
7 minutes drive from Battle train station with regular trains to London. 50 minutes drive from Eurostar at Ashford International. 1 hour from London Gatwick airport. 1 hour 30 minutes from London Heathrow airport. 45 minutes from Lydd airport.
Distances
7 minutes drive to Battle. 7 minutes drive to Herstmonceux. 20 minutes drive to Bexhill-on-Sea. 20 minutes drive to Hastings. 25 minutes drive to Rye. 30 minutes drive to Eastbourne. 30 minutes drive to Tenterden. 40 minutes drive to Tunbridge Wells.
Further details
Battle Abbey - 7 minute drive. Yesterdays World (Battle) - 7 minute drive. Herstmonceux Castle and Science Centre - 20 minute drive. Bodiam Castle - 20 minute drive. Bewl Water - 20 minute drive.
Booking notes
Please contact owner for details.
Guest comments
I just wanted to feedback that we had a great time at Ashbourne Oast last week. Really enjoyed the tranquil setting and lovely views and sense of retreat from the hubbub of city life. The house was really comfortable and tastefully furnished and the garden was ideal for the kids to run around. For me the best part was the location: so well placed to visit countless castles, gardens and family attractions around Kent and East Sussex which made it ideal for our week-long stay.
Thanks also for the great welcome. The champagne and chocolate was a very nice and memorable touch.
Regards, Jason and Alex Fletcher (plus Nina and Casper)
We really enjoyed our stay the other week the oast was very nice and we had a very relaxing week, looking forward to staying again in the summer
Sandra and Gil Allchin
Owner profile
Michael and Anna Townsend
About the owner
We live just outside Battle, England, in the beautiful Ashbourne Oast which we purchased in December 2008. We both own and run What’s On Magazine - an independent company established for 13 years. We enjoy living here because of its proximity to the beautiful historic town of Battle, it gives us the peace of the countryside with easy access to the coast and larger towns of Eastbourne and Tunbridge Wells for shopping. London can be reached easily by the local mainline stations.
Year purchased: 2008
Why the owner chose a home in this location
The large property is a twin Oast House and Barn conversion with an attached Annexe, set in 2 acres of land down a short track from the main road.
The property offers all the benefits of the peaceful countryside with easy access to local and regional towns. It is set in an elevated position and has far reaching views of the surrounding countryside.
Unique benefits of the property
The British oast is a well-loved feature of the countryside that happens to make a great home too.
So what is an oast? For visitors from overseas, the distinctive circular towers with conical roofs can be quite a surprising sight. Oasts were the farm buildings where hops were traditionally dried out and packed for our brewing industry from the 16th century onwards.
The word actually refers to the attached barn, where the hop press was situated, while the tower where the hops were dried should properly be called the kiln or roundel. The roundel acted like a chimney. A charcoal-fired kiln was built at the bottom, and above were two or three thin floors where the hops were spread, through which the heat could pass, before disappearing through the white-painted cowl on the top.
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