10 bedroom detached house for sale

A fine country estate with substantial residence & far reaching views, annexe, two cottages, land, vineyard and grounds. In all about 34 acres, near the picturesque village of Alkham in the AONB 6.1 miles from Folkestone (London St Pancras from 53 minutes).

Chalksole Manor is a handsome double-fronted brick and timber-beamed residence with a wealth of original features, including fine stone and woodwork, feature fireplaces and leaded windows. Built circa 1920 in the Arts & Crafts style, and extensively modernised and extended by the current owners, today offers over 7,600 sq ft of luxurious and adaptable accommodation ideal for modern living, along with two cottages and an annex providing versatile additional accommodation and a further 2151 sq ft of residential accommodation.

The main house is traditionally styled with a porch opening to the striking vaulted central reception hall with its natural stone flooring, eye-catching 1920s fireplace, ornate turned stairway and galleried landing. From here double doors flow to the capacious sitting room with its bay window and detailed cornice and impressive Tudor style fireplace; the room opens directly to the rear terrace. Adjacent is a formal dining room with stone fireplace and beams also opening to the grounds. There is a further cosy family room off the hall.

The main hallway flows past the cloakroom and larder/storage room, with access to cool wine cellar, to the sociable open-plan kitchen and casual dining area with double doors opening to the garden. The kitchen benefits from a wide range of bespoke kitchen units with granite worktops; there is a central island/breakfast bar with inset sink. A large range cooker is into a feature fireplace surround and there is also a fitted microwave, two fitted fridge freezers and dual sinks. Doors from the kitchen lead through to a fitted laundry room with Butler sink and to a rear exit comprising a boot room and cloakroom.

The staircase rises to the galleried first floor landing with four elegant bedrooms and a family bathroom; all the bedrooms benefit from extensive fitted wardrobe space and two enjoy contemporary en suite shower rooms. The principal suite has a balcony overlooking the grounds, a fully fitted dressing room and a deluxe en suite bathroom with double basins, large inset bath and shower with built in steam appliance.

The second floor offers two further bedroom suites with shower rooms and substantial eaves storage.

The property sits in grounds of about 34 acres nestled among picturesque Kent countryside, The main house is approached through electrically controlled gates with a large sweeping gravelled driveway giving access to the four-car garage.

The landscaped formal gardens have paved terraces, large lawns herbaceous beds, topiary and feature trees. There is a summer kitchen, Victorian style greenhouse, vegetable garden and a natural duck pond leading into paddocks and extensive ancient bluebell woodland with oak, ash and beech trees.

In addition to the main house there is a separately accessed attached annexe and two separate well-appointed properties with private terraces, a working vineyard with large barn, and adaptable outbuildings currently being used as a workshop, log and implement store.