Oakwood Barn

Oakwood Barn boasts the most amazing interior design imaginable. This phenomenal property is a masterpiece and it is easy to understand why word has spread and the barn is seriously popular as both a holiday home and an event space for team meetings and away days or breaks. Offering incredible luxury, a scenic backdrop of rolling hills and big skies, an endless list of treats, a fabulous location close to Lewes, Brighton, Glyndebourne and Charleston and only an hour from London and a high impressive list of contacts and entertainment options, Oakwood Barn is a very exciting proposition. You can escape to the heart of the South Downs, let your senses run wild, you can dine in style with private chefs boasting amazing accolades, you can unleash your creativity or simply nest in a house that offers the most sensational attention to detail.

Oakwood Barn boasts two exceptional living spaces, three gorgeous bedrooms and wonderful outside spaces. It is ideal for weekend breaks, family or friends holidays, celebrations, events and work related trips. The barn is an established creative shoot location and unsurprisingly its philosophy is stylish, functional, inspirational. One of its many treats is a quality outdoor hot tub where you can relax in style under the stars.

The South Downs National Park is perfect for those that love the outdoors, the cosmopolitan town of Brighton is super cool and super charged, Glyndebourne is as sophisticated as its comes and Lewes is steeped in history, offering charming eateries, fabulous galleries and a wonderful array of quirky shops. Oakwood Barn is tucked away in the tiny hamlet of St Ann’s, between Lewes and Falmer, surrounded by glorious countryside. The barn is surrounded by family-owned boutique vineyards, meandering river trails, ancient woodland, a dramatic coastline including the chalky cliffs of the Seven Sisters, Beachy Head and Cuckmere Haven, the busy River Ouse, Plumpton and Brighton racecourses and enchanting gardens including Sissinghurst Castle Garden and Bateman’s. Guests can busy themselves all day long and return to be cocooned in comfort, style and luxury.

Oakwood Barn is drowned in natural light through its south facing windows and doors and enjoys original architectural features and high ceilings. It has been beautifully converted to offer all the modern luxuries and attention to detail you might expect from a top-notch holiday home. Your ground floor living space offers a sumptuous Maker and Son corner sofa and love seat, an outstanding, sociable fully-fitted kitchen that makes cooking joyful and a fabulous dining area with gorgeous countryside views and handcrafted Outerspace Living oak furniture. The kitchen includes a coffee maker, dishwasher and an Everhot stove for eco-conscious cooking. Everywhere, underfloor heating keeps your toes lovely and toasty in cooler months. The handy boot-room doubles as a laundry room. The mezzanine level is equally fantastic with giant fluffy chairs that you want to curl up in and sofas where you can lose yourself in your holiday read. You can step out to the large terrace with its fabulous corner sofa and uninterrupted views of the South Downs National Park.

The barn’s three bedrooms enjoy super comfortable Indigo beds complete with Hypnos quality mattresses, top-notch duvets, pillows and luxurious, crispy organic cotton sheets from Dip & Doze with Piglet bedding used during the Summer months. One bedroom offers a kingsize bed and a very smart wet room, the second is another double room that enjoys a south-facing aspect and has access to an adjacent bathroom. The gorgeous twin room also has access to another adjacent bathroom. All of the bedrooms enjoy calming hues. The two doubles are located on the ground floor, one with wheelchair access and the twin is on the mezzanine level. The contemporary bathrooms are immaculate wonders, one a wet room, one a shower room and, on the mezzanine level, the final bathroom offers a freestanding bath and a walk-in shower.  For those in larger groups of eight, a further two guests can make use of the adjacent studio space, which comprises of an additional bedroom, bathroom and kitchenette. Please enquire about availability and prices.

As well as the upper, beautifully furnished terrace, Oakwood Barn enjoys a wonderful private garden and courtyard with a fabulous alfresco lounge area and dining area and a barbecue. The hot tub is a popular spot. You just need to remember to take a bottle of fizz and glasses! There is on-site parking for up to five cars with two electric charging points.

Oakwood Barn is the perfect place to relax, reconnect and re-energise. It is perfect for holidays and also for business purposes having been created by Leadership Consultant and Executive Coach, Anni Townend. Guests can enjoy a ‘Fine Dining’ experience brought by Richard Falk of The Diary in Clapham and Michelin-starred The Ledbury fame or a touch of pampering in the comfort of your room from a highly skilled therapist.