3 bedroom house for sale

DESCRIPTION
Pound Cottage is an enchanting Garde II Listed period house believed to date to the early 1900's. having been a cherished family home for many years, it is fair to say that the property would now benefit from general updating and improvement but does off the potential for discerning purchasers to create an exceptional home tailored to their own tastes and requirements. It is considered well worthy of any expenditure required and has been priced accordingly.

Behind the attractive double fronted ragstone façade which is festooned with a magnificent mature wisteria, the accommodation exudes charm and character throughout. It is of particularly comfortable proportions and comprises a welcoming entrance hall leading to the generous sitting room with parquet flooring and cosy woodburning stove, to the opposite side of the hallway is the dining room leading to the kitchen beyond which is the rear lobby and cloakroom. On the first floor there are three comfortable bedrooms and a bathroom. Accessed from the principal bedroom is a secondary staircase leading to the particularly useful attic room.

Outside there is off road parking for a vehicle before the attached garage. The main garden lies to the side of the house enjoying a southerly aspect and with an expanse of lawn, pretty ornamental pond and mature hedge affording a great deal of privacy. There is then additional space to the rear of the house and an upper level of lawn and shrubs.

For room sizes please refer to the floorplan.

SITUATION
This beautiful period house is conveniently situated on Seabrook Road, within reasonable walking distance of Hythe town centre which enjoys a bustling and vibrant High Street with a range of independent shops, boutiques, cafes and restaurants, doctors' surgeries, dentists etc. The town is also well served with 4 supermarkets (including Waitrose and Sainsburys). The property is also very accessible to the Royal Military Canal with pleasant towpath walks and cycle path and the attractive, unspoilt seafront and long pebbly beach is a level walk away. There is a wide variety of sporting and leisure facilities in the area, including the Hotel Imperial Leisure Centre, cricket and lawn tennis clubs, 2 golf courses, bowls club, sailing club, etc. There are many clubs and societies within the town that welcome new members, and a fortnightly farmers' market.

There are bus stops close by with local services to Folkestone, Ashford, Romney Marsh, etc. and Hythe is very conveniently located for easy access to the M20 (Junction 11 - 4.4 miles), Channel Tunnel Terminal (3.6 miles), the ferry port of Dover (11.5 miles) and Ashford International Passenger Station (15 miles). Sandling main line railway station, approximately 3 miles away on the outskirts of Saltwood, offers regular commuter services to London and High Speed trains to London St Pancras are available from Folkestone (3 miles) and Ashford with journey times of under an hour.