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Charming Victorian Oast House, Nestled In Picturesque Countryside, Sleeps Max 12
Family-friendly holiday home with indoor pool and Hot tub
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9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
5 bedrooms1+ bathroomSleeps 12
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Rooms & beds
5 bedrooms (sleeps 12)
4 Poster bedroom
1 Double Bed and 1 Crib
Dining Room sofa bed
1 Double Futon
Family bedroom
2 Single Beds and 1 Double Bed
Single Bedroom
1 Single Bed
Triple bedroom
3 Single Beds
1 bathroom, 2 half bathrooms
Bathroom 1
Bathtub or shower · Toilet
Bathroom 2
Shower only
Downstairs toilet with basin
Toilet
Upstairs toilet with basin
Toilet
Spaces
Deck or patio
Kitchen
Separate dining area
Outdoor play area
Garden
About this property
Charming Victorian Oast House, Nestled In Picturesque Countryside, Sleeps Max 12
The Pekes Oast House sleeps up to 12 people in 4+ bedrooms. The Oast House is a charming old double tower Oast with a bathroom, shower room and 2 separate WCs with hand basins. There are 2 large downstairs reception rooms, one of which can be used as a dining room, a spacious kitchen, a large private garden and lovely views towards the South Downs.
Originally built in the 19th century for drying hops for the brewing trade, it was converted in about 1911 into a comfortable summer house by my grandfather for his widowed mother Lady Mayo. Like most old Oasts, it has a special atmosphere, not least because the main rooms are round. It is approached up some old steps and along a pillared rose-clad pergola. It is a great favourite with our visitors.
The comfortable downstairs accommodation includes:
A quite large hall with coat cupboard, and also a shower room and a WC off it.
A large circular TV sitting room with a parquet floor, an attractive working open fireplace, comfortable furniture and a door out onto the patio and garden.
A large circular dining room with unusual tables and chairs that will seat up to 18 people. There is also a sofa bed that opens into a 4ft (1.2 m) double bed.
A large fully equipped airy kitchen, with views out on 3 sides, which features a lovely light oak table that seats 12.
It has an electric double-oven cooker, a microwave, dishwasher, washing machine, fridge freezer and coffee machine. The kitchen has its own door, which leads out to a working BBQ area.
A WC and hand basin
The stairs featuring a huge and beautiful painting of my mother in 1920, lead to the first floor containing:
One very large circular double bedroom with a magnificent 4’6” (1.37 m) 4-poster bed.
Another very large circular family bedroom, with one 4’6” (1.37 m) Zip&Link double bed, and two 3’ (91 cm) single beds.
A 3rd bedroom with a two 3’ (91 cm) beds and a 2’6” (76 cm) divan.
The 4th, little, bedroom with a 3’6” (1.06 m) bed.
Another folding bed is available on this floor.
The bathroom has a bath (with ‘telephone shower’), basin and WC, and there is a separate toilet room with WC and basin.
The house has oil-fired central heating.
The Oast House has its own large private garden. There is ample parking for 6-8 cars.
Pekes estate has a large garden and park, and among the facilities that guests can enjoy are our heated indoor Swimming Pool and our hard macadam Tennis court. It is set in the middle of beautiful Wealden farming land within sight of the South Downs National Park, and there are many interesting local walks that can be accessed directly from the house. There is a village shop nearby and 2 pubs within 1 mile. The coast with its beaches and the Seven Sisters with their spectacular chalk cliffs are a few miles away.
Originally built in the 19th century for drying hops for the brewing trade, it was converted in about 1911 into a comfortable summer house by my grandfather for his widowed mother Lady Mayo. Like most old Oasts, it has a special atmosphere, not least because the main rooms are round. It is approached up some old steps and along a pillared rose-clad pergola. It is a great favourite with our visitors.
The comfortable downstairs accommodation includes:
A quite large hall with coat cupboard, and also a shower room and a WC off it.
A large circular TV sitting room with a parquet floor, an attractive working open fireplace, comfortable furniture and a door out onto the patio and garden.
A large circular dining room with unusual tables and chairs that will seat up to 18 people. There is also a sofa bed that opens into a 4ft (1.2 m) double bed.
A large fully equipped airy kitchen, with views out on 3 sides, which features a lovely light oak table that seats 12.
It has an electric double-oven cooker, a microwave, dishwasher, washing machine, fridge freezer and coffee machine. The kitchen has its own door, which leads out to a working BBQ area.
A WC and hand basin
The stairs featuring a huge and beautiful painting of my mother in 1920, lead to the first floor containing:
One very large circular double bedroom with a magnificent 4’6” (1.37 m) 4-poster bed.
Another very large circular family bedroom, with one 4’6” (1.37 m) Zip&Link double bed, and two 3’ (91 cm) single beds.
A 3rd bedroom with a two 3’ (91 cm) beds and a 2’6” (76 cm) divan.
The 4th, little, bedroom with a 3’6” (1.06 m) bed.
Another folding bed is available on this floor.
The bathroom has a bath (with ‘telephone shower’), basin and WC, and there is a separate toilet room with WC and basin.
The house has oil-fired central heating.
The Oast House has its own large private garden. There is ample parking for 6-8 cars.
Pekes estate has a large garden and park, and among the facilities that guests can enjoy are our heated indoor Swimming Pool and our hard macadam Tennis court. It is set in the middle of beautiful Wealden farming land within sight of the South Downs National Park, and there are many interesting local walks that can be accessed directly from the house. There is a village shop nearby and 2 pubs within 1 mile. The coast with its beaches and the Seven Sisters with their spectacular chalk cliffs are a few miles away.
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Amenities
Pool
Hot tub
Kitchen
Washing machine
Dryer
Pet-friendly
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Check in after 3:00 PM
Check out before 10:00 AM
Children
Children allowed: ages 0–17
Events
No events allowed
Pets
Pets allowed
Smoking
Smoking is not permitted
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About the area
Hailsham
Located in Hailsham, this holiday home is in a rural area. The area's natural beauty can be seen at South Downs National Park and High Weald, while Hailsham Pavilion and Bentley Wildfowl and Motor Museum are cultural highlights. Travelling with kids? Consider Knockhatch Adventure Park and Blackstock Farm. Fishing and swimming offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with hiking/biking trails and mountain climbing nearby.

Hailsham
What's nearby
- Blackberry Farm Park - 10 min drive - 5.8 km
- Wellshurst Golf Club - 10 min drive - 6.7 km
- Horam Park Golf Club - 11 min drive - 5.3 km
- Michelham Priory - 11 min drive - 6.1 km
- Knockhatch Adventure Park - 11 min drive - 7.0 km
Getting around
Restaurants
- White Hart - 6 min drive
- Diplocks cafe - 7 min drive
- Lakeside Café - 7 min drive
- Cricketers Cafe - 11 min drive
- Johns Fish & Chips - 8 min drive
Frequently asked questions
About the host
Hosted by Kildare Borrowes
I am Kildare Borrowes, owner of Pekes Manor Estate.
I am a writer and gardener, and particularly interested in the history of Sussex and its landscapes, its painters and its gardens. Like for most people I find there are few greater pleasures in life than walking along the nearby South Downs with the sea cliffs and the fresh breeze on the one side and the ancient sheep pastures on the other.
I am a writer and gardener, and particularly interested in the history of Sussex and its landscapes, its painters and its gardens. Like for most people I find there are few greater pleasures in life than walking along the nearby South Downs with the sea cliffs and the fresh breeze on the one side and the ancient sheep pastures on the other.
Why they chose this property
There is a huge sense of history at Pekes, an ancient Wealden hall house built in the 1470s with quite a few of its old features left in place. Eva's grandfather bought it in 1908, and little has changed since his day except facilities, comfort and warmth has been added. The Oast House was built of rosy Sussex brick in the 1840s to dry the hops grown on the farm and was turned into a comfortable house for his mother over 100 years ago, so is a true family home. Pekes has elegant gardens, parkland, lovely trees and wonderful views over the landscape.
What makes this property unique
Pekes is on the edge of the stunning South Downs National park, with its wonderful hills and cliffs, beaches, river valleys and many other attractions, and within the fascinating & little changed Wealden medieval landscape. Nearby are the famous Drusilla's children's zoo and Knockhatch adventure Park; also woods, coast towns and villages and great country houses. Also the world-famous Glyndebourne Opera, and the Bloomsbury Group's Charleston farmhouse.
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