Villa Vittoriana Da Cartolina Nel Cuore Del Centro Storico DI Hastings

This house has been beautifully renovated and is presented as a unique home of immense charm. Views to the sea from some of the front rooms. Five bedrooms, two bathrooms. Separate annexe which is currently a successful Air BnB rental. Courtyard garden. Right in the heart of Hastings Old Town.

Architecture & Interior
Known in The Old Town as “The Lavender house” the dusty lavender exterior of this Victorian villa immediately signals that careful thought has gone into its renovation and presentation by its current artist owner.

Arranged over three floors with a small separate annexe to the rear which is currently used as a stylish and successful Air BnB letting. Lime washed walls throughout. Original wooden floors. On the ground floor a characterful front door with antique door furniture opens to a hallway with kitchen to the rear of the house overlooking the pretty courtyard garden. Here there is space enough for a dining table. A remarkable fireplace has been added which makes the kitchen much more than just a functional space for cooking – it becomes the backdrop for domestic theatre. A reception room to the front of the house has high ceilings and a fireplace with light pouring into the room from the huge windows.

The first floor has two light-filled bedrooms, currently used as the owner’s art studio, but would be fine and very spacious bedrooms, the front bedroom overlooking the quiet and picturesque All Saints Street, and with sea view, whilst the other bedroom overlooks the courtyard garden and the pretty cascade of rooftops across Hastings Old Town.

A WC on this floor has been styled with a very traditional old wooden seated loo and “thunderbox” fittings. It’s not often that a loo becomes a talking point.

The second floor has another large bedroom to the front of the house, also with sea views, and a good-sized double bedroom to the rear and a wonderful bathroom with a romantic bath set into an antique wooden frame ensuring that bathing is always an event rather than just a quotidian chore.

Wooden floorboards throughout. Lime washed walls which cleverly soften and disperse the light while keeping these old walls “breathing” as they should.

Outside
A generous side entrance leads into a pretty courtyard filled with flowers and tubs making this a very pleasant place to sit outside. Residents parking on the street and plenty of public car parks nearby for visitors.

In the Neighbourhood
The house sits in the centre of the famed All Saints Street which is full of ancient and distinctive houses of different ages all of which represent parts of this increasingly fashionable seaside town’s development from a modest fishing village to a thriving town. All Saints Street has some of the most notable and welcoming pubs including The Stag, The Crown. Nearby are the many independent shops, cafes and restaurants of The Old Town with the useful and varied range of household names in the town centre for day-to-day shopping including Marks and Spencer, Boots, Waterstones, Superdrug and H&M to name a few.

Transport & Connections
While the house itself looks as if it has come from a picture book, it is also a practical place to live with Hastings station only around 15 minutes’ walk away. From here there are connections to London Victoria, London Charing Cross, Waterloo East and London Bridge with some trains stopping at Cannon Street during rush hours. There is also a link to Ashford International station where you can change for the fast line to St Pancras International. Gatwick Airport is easily accessible by train in around an hour.