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The lifestyle magazine for Kent & Sussex - Inspirational Interiors, Fabulous Fashion, Delicious Dishes The lifestyle magazine for Kent & Sussex - Inspirational Interiors, Fabulous Fashion, Delicious Dishes

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The Stables, Morgans Yard, High Street, Uckfield TN22 1RN Be Inspired... We can’t fix your relationship, but we can find a Resolution. The end of a marital or personal relationship can be distressing. 01825 705800 info@villagebathroomstudio.co.uk www.villagebathroomstudio.co.uk VillageBathroomStudioWT254.indd 1 08/06/2023 12:21:19 Whitehead Monckton’s family lawyers will help you to navigate this stressful time by providing sensitive, constructive and cost-effective legal advice. Our lawyers are all experienced members of Resolution, and practice a non-confrontational approach to resolving family problems. To find out how we can help, call us on 01622 698000 or email enquiries@wmlaw.uk whitehead-monckton.co.uk Whitehead Monckton Limited (no. 08366029), registered in England & Wales. Registered office 5 Eclipse Park, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 3EN. Authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority under no. 608279. priceless-magazines.com 50 WhiteheadMoncktonWT254.indd 1 26/05/2023 10:56:06

Above left and below right: The calm grey main bedroom features high ceilings and has proven to be very popular with guests Above right: Tucked away right at the top of the house, the loft room is accessed via a step ladder and feels like you’re climbing into a tree house taking place here, this time it’s a bedroom which is being changed into a study. “I had feedback from guests that they would like a separate area to work in, rather than in their bedrooms. So we’re changing it.” Removing bedrooms might seem like a strange thing to do in the accommodation business but it’s a conscious decision by Ian and Penny, which Ian explains, “We’ve actually halved the number of people through the doors in the last decade, but doubled the occupancy.” In other words they have more bookings for fewer people. Ian continues, “We believe we are working in harmony with what the land needs and we think that fewer people are more sustainable for the farm.” Smaller groups also just so happens to suit most people who come on a retreat, who are looking for space. And so, despite the capacity to have over forty guests, they have limited it to just thirty-two. “We incentivise lower occupancy,” he says. “We could have a lot more people but it’s a personal decision, not a business one.” Outside the converted barn we traverse an attractive tiered garden before entering a pretty courtyard belonging to the oast house. Originally used for drying hops it’s now another different place to stay. Having never been in an oast house before, I was keen to see what it was like inside. Downstairs is a really cool reading room with bookshelves covering all three-hundred and sixty degrees of wall space. And it’s been converted (with some minor alterations) into a lovely bedroom. Commenting on the contrast between the different accommodation options, Ian says, “I’m always surprised which space people choose. Everyone has their favourite and it’s never what you expect.” Upstairs, a striking circular wet room is the perfect place to wash away any stress with a roll top bath and walk in shower. Next door the 16th century farmhouse has a sign on the front door warning you to ‘Mind your head’ and it’s not wrong. Once inside you immediately notice the property has retained the feel of a family home. “It hasn’t really changed much since we lived here.” Coming into the open plan kitchen/ 51 priceless-magazines.com

The Stables, Morgans Yard, High Street, Uckfield TN22 1RN<br />

Be Inspired...<br />

We can’t fix<br />

your relationship,<br />

but we can find<br />

a Resolution.<br />

The end of a marital or personal<br />

relationship can be distressing.<br />

01825 705800 info@villagebathroomstudio.co.uk<br />

www.villagebathroomstudio.co.uk<br />

VillageBathroomStudioWT254.indd 1 08/06/2023 12:21:19<br />

Whitehead Monckton’s family lawyers<br />

will help you to navigate this stressful<br />

time by providing sensitive,<br />

constructive and cost-effective<br />

legal advice.<br />

Our lawyers are all experienced<br />

members of Resolution, and practice<br />

a non-confrontational approach to<br />

resolving family problems.<br />

To find out how we can help,<br />

call us on 01622 698000<br />

or email enquiries@wmlaw.uk<br />

whitehead-monckton.co.uk<br />

Whitehead Monckton Limited<br />

(no. 08366029), registered in<br />

England & Wales. Registered<br />

office 5 Eclipse Park,<br />

Maidstone, Kent, ME14 3EN.<br />

Authorised and regulated<br />

by the Solicitors Regulation<br />

Authority under no. 608279.<br />

priceless-magazines.com<br />

50<br />

WhiteheadMoncktonWT254.indd 1 26/05/2023 10:56:06

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