This charming and quirky cottage is full of character and, although it is not listed, the property has its origins in 1750 but has been sensitively extended over time. It backs onto the Port Lympne Woodland Plantation and nestles in substantial gardens that includes a number of very useful outbuildings. Once you step over the threshold you can see it is full of wonderful period features including exposed beams, fireplaces, wood and parquet flooring as well as beautiful oak doors and leaded light casement windows. This is ably illustrated in the fascinating double aspect lounge with its vaulted and beamed ceiling and large inglenook style fireplace with a log burner. This leads to a spacious inner hall with wall beams, stairs to the lower ground floor and access to the utility room with an oak door to the garden. There are steps down to the delightful beamed kitchen/dining area that has half height open beams to a cosy family area. The kitchen has tiled flooring, a range cooker and country style units housing a fridge freezer and a dishwasher as well as a door with steps down to a vast pantry. The family area has wall and ceiling beams, a charming fireplace and hand built corner shelving. The ground floor also includes a double bedroom and a very smart family bathroom as well as the impressive main bedroom with its en suite shower room and wide sliding doors to the garden. Upstairs there is a double bedroom under a vaulted ceiling with a walk in wardrobe and a vast linen cupboard off the stairs. While the lower ground floor includes two basement rooms with lots of potential, currently including an office/playroom. Outside there is a large terrace and covered barbecue area for al fresco dining and vast swathes of lawn including a well with an antique pump and a second patio and pond, numerous shrubs, trees and a wildlife area.

 
Please refer to the footnote regarding the services and appliances.

What the Owner says:
"We moved here about 10 years ago and thought it would be our ‘forever' home as we love the environment as well as the peace and tranquillity. But circumstances have changed and we need to be nearer our family however, because we thought we were staying here, we have plans that have been passed to extend the sitting room to become a large square room, add two bedrooms and bathroom upstairs as well as extending the master bedroom. The village is very friendly with a good primary school, an historic church, a modern village hall with plenty of local activities and playing fields. There is also a well-equipped village store and post office as well as the County Members pub for a drink and a meal. While local landmarks include Lympne and Westenhanger castles as well as the Port Lympne safari park.
It is only a few minutes' drive to the M20 for London, Westernhanger and Folkestone West station and the Channel Tunnel and we can be in Ashford in under 20 minutes for the high speed train that takes 36 minutes to get to St Pancras, so you can be in the centre of London in under an hour door to door. It is not far to the sandy beach at Dymchurch or the Cinque Port town of Hythe with its variety of individual shops, pubs and restaurants as well as three supermarkets."

Room sizes:

• Entrance Porch: 6'6 x 5'0 (1.98m x 1.53m)
• Lounge: 24'11 x 10'6 (7.60m x 3.20m)
• Utility: 9'9 x 7'3 (2.97m x 2.21m)
• Kitchen: 13'5 x 8'1 (4.09m x 2.47m)
• Dining Area: 10'10 x 10'5 (3.30m x 3.18m)
• Pantry: 18'0 x 3'5 (5.49m x 1.04m)
• Family Area: 14'0 x 10'6 (4.27m x 3.20m)
• Bedroom 2: 10'9 x 10'4 (3.28m x 3.15m)
• Bathroom: 8'7 x 6'3 (2.62m x 1.91m)
• Bedroom 1: 15'2 maximum x 9'5 (4.63m x 2.87m)
• En-suite Shower: 8'0 x 5'10 (2.44m x 1.78m)
• BASEMENT
• Basement Room 1: 13'7 maximum x 9'0 maximum (4.14m x 2.75m)
• Basement Room 2: 9'11 x 9'4 (3.02m x 2.85m)

• FIRST FLOOR
• Bedroom 3: 14'5 x 7'7 (4.40m x 2.31m)
• OUTSIDE
• Driveway
• Garage/Workshop
• Rear Garden
• Summerhouse
• Potting Shed
• Office - Outbuilding
• Workshop
• BAR - OUTBUILDING
• Bar: 29'0 x 11'6 (8.85m x 3.51m)
• Kitchenette: 6'11 x 6'3 (2.11m x 1.91m)
• Cloakroom

 
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