A beautiful Grade II listed five bedroom farmhouse with stunning 21st century additions in a sought after location.

Description

Spout House is a stunning Grade II listed farmhouse, believed to date, in part, from the 14th century with later 18th, 19th and 21st century additions and façade. This beautiful five bedroom property retains a wealth of period features throughout including inglenook fireplaces and oak beams, whilst being sympathetically updated by the current owners to create a stunning 21st century interior.

Three well proportioned reception rooms enjoy differing garden aspects and include a double aspect sitting room with inglenook fireplace with beautiful exposed beams, a dining room with delightful gothic-style French doors that open onto a decked terrace area and a study which also enjoys a double aspect and a useful built in storage cupboard.

A luxuriously fitted kitchen/breakfast room with beautiful quartz worktops and shaker style cupboards and handles is a stunning space. There are an extensive range of fitted cupboards along with various appliances which include a Samsung fridge/freezer, oil fired Aga range cooker, AEG oven, microwave/combi oven, coffee machine and integral dishwasher. Off the kitchen is a lobby area with door out to the rear and a cloakroom.

Over the first floor there is a total of four bedrooms and one bathroom fitted with contemporary sanitary ware. On the second floor, the principal bedroom suite is of excellent proportions with an extensive range of built in wardrobes and drawers. The room also benefits from a separate dressing room and a well appointed en suite bathroom with separate shower cubicle.

Spout House is approached via electric gates which open to a sloping driveway which leads to parking for several cars and a detached double garage, beyond the garage is also a garden store with light and power. Further outbuildings include an oak framed summerhouse with light and power. The gardens lie mainly to lawn and gently slope to the north, flanked by a range of specimen trees and hedging they total approximately 1.15 acres with views framed by the North Downs.

Location

Spout House is located about 2 miles south of Bearsted village which provides good local shopping including Crouch family butchers with delicatessen and bakery, a newsagents, a fine fish restaurant, several pubs, Bearsted Golf Club, Bearsted and Thurnham Tennis and Bowls Clubs and Bearsted cricket club. More comprehensive shopping can be found in Maidstone (4.4 miles) and Ashford (18.1 miles).

Rail services run from Bearsted (2.1 miles) to London Victoria from 1 hour 9 mins, Staplehurst station (10.9 miles) to London Charing Cross from 1 hour 1 min and London Bridge from 52 minutes. Eurostar trains and high speed London services are available from Ebbsfleet. The high speed service from Ebbsfleet to London St Pancras takes 16 to 17 minutes.

Like many parts of Kent there is an excellent selection of schools. In the state sector there are primary schools including Thurnham Church of England Infant School and Roseacre Junior School with an Outstanding Ofsted Report, grammar schools for boys’ and girls’ in Maidstone, Cranbrook and Tonbridge. In the private sector there are excellent independent girls, boys and co-educational schools in Sutton Valence, Canterbury and Tonbridge at both junior and senior level.

There is something for everyone in the area including beautiful National Trust homes, Leeds Castle is under 3 miles away and there is a network of footpaths and trails through 26 acres of woodland and countryside nearby.

Motorway links include the M25 via the M20/M26 can be accessed at J5 and the M20 (6 miles) via J8 both providing links to Gatwick and Heathrow airport and other motorway networks.

*All mileages are approximate

Square Footage: 3,133 sq ft


Acreage: 1.15 Acres

Additional Info

Services: Oil fired central heating. Mains water and electricity. Shared private drainage.

Agent's Note: There is an annual contribution cost of approximately £160 towards the sewage treatment plant shared with the neighbouring property.

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