A stunning house with plenty of land for either a keen equestrian buyer or someone wanting to create a small farm - James Hickman, Rural Property & Land

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A handsome 5 bedroom former farmhouse in a rural location at the end of a no through lane within lovely gardens and surrounded on three side by a significant area of adjoining pastureland used for horse grazing & haymaking. Next to the house are 2 useful outbuildings which provide stabling & useful storage.

About 25.20 acres

Guide Price £1,300,000


Situation
Kingsnoad Farmhouse is situated in a convenient rural location on the Weald of Kent between Headcorn, Lenham & Sutton Valence villages at the end of a no through lane which is shared with a few neighboring properties. Maidstone, the County Town of Kent is about 10 miles to the north east and offers a wide range of recreational, educational, and shopping facilities. The fast growing town of Ashford is about 13 miles to the south east and provides a high speed HS 1 train service to Stratford & St Pancras Stations. Headcorn village to the south provides a good range of village amenities as well as mainline trains to Charing Cross while Lenham station to the north has trains to London Victoria. There is a wide range of schools in the area in the private and public sector.
The Farmhouse
The farmhouse which was originally part of a traditional farmstead including a barn & oast is understood to date to the 1700’s and is believed to have been extended in the Victorian period. It has been a happy family home for the current owners for the last 26 years who have extended the house twice themselves by adding the Drawing Room & Principal Bedroom Suite in the late 1990’s and the Breakfast Room in about 2010. The house provides over 3000 square feet of extremely comfortable accommodation arranged on 2 floors as shown in the photographs and on the floorplans provided.
Gardens
The spacious gardens wrap around the rear and side of the house which include a large, paved terrace on the eastern side for outside dining and catching the evening sunset. The gardens are mainly laid to lawn but with planted borders growing a variety of roses, plants, and shrubs together with some attractive mature trees. A small orchard has been created within an area of the garden enclosed by hedging whilst beyond this on the other side of a small stream is a further garden area part of which is used for growing fruit and vegetables in above ground beds.
Outbuildings / Stable Yard
There are two extremely useful outbuildings to the side of the house which between them provide 4 stables and lots of storage for feed, tack, logs, garden machinery & equipment etc. There is also an open fronted section for hay/straw storage.
NB : There is lots of space & potential for further outbuildings and possibly a riding arena to be added, subject to planning consent being obtained.
Land
There is a good size field to the rear of the house which has recently been used for haymaking, whilst to the west of the garden is a smaller field which has also been cut for hay. On the opposite side of the drive is a larger block of land which is divided into 2 fields. The first field is divided into grazing paddocks whilst the field beyond is former pasture which has become overgrown in recent years.
There is lots of potential to increase the equestrian facilities or use the land to create a small farm.
Footpaths/Riding/Toll Rides

Footpath number KH330 runs in an easterly direction along part of the main drive to the property and along a grass track between the property and the neighbouring barn.

There is hacking on local lanes and for details of local bridlepaths visit: .

There is also forestry and off road riding on local toll rides across Kent, for further information visit: tollrides.org.uk for details.
Services
Mains water (via private supply) and mains electricity. Oil boiler for hot water and central heating. ‘V Fast’ Broadband. Private ‘Treatment Plant’ drainage.
Planning
All planning enquiries are to be directed to Maidstone Borough Council (maidstone.gov.uk)
Tenure/Council Tax
Freehold - Band F
Viewing

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Our Ref: FAL230142