The barn and cottage are a really nice combination providing about 5700 square feet of accommodation - James Hickman, Rural Property #TheGardenOfEngland A beautiful Grade II listed barn with an adjoining 3 bedroom cottage in a secluded location on the edge of the popular village of Egerton and set in spacious gardens with a triple garage, a barn & stables. Freehold Council Tax Band H (Barn) & Band C (Cottage)About 2.50 acresThere is the option of purchasing a significant parcel of adjoining pastureland immediately to the south of the barn with 5 large ponds and a large agricultural barn with potential, totalling about 44.50 acres. SituationStone Hill Barn occupies a very private position in an elevated and highly convenient rural location on the rural outskirts of the very popular village of Egerton. Egerton is situated about 8 miles north west of Ashford and has a long history, with evidence of human habitation believed to date back to ancient times. The village was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, indicating its significance during the Norman period and boasts several historic buildings and landmarks. St. James' Church is a notable feature, dating back to the 12th century. The church is renowned for its period architecture and picturesque setting. There is a vibrant community within the village with various amenities including a village hall, primary school, pubs, and a local shop. Community events and activities often take place throughout the year, creating a sense of community among residents. The village is surrounded by scenic countryside, making it an ideal location for outdoor enthusiasts. The Kent Downs to the north offer opportunities for walking, hiking, cycling, and enjoying nature. Overall, Egerton village in Kent offers a charming rural lifestyle with a rich history, picturesque surroundings, and a strong sense of community. It remains a desirable place to live for those seeking a peaceful yet well-connected location in the Kent countryside.Stone Hill Barn & CottageThe barn and cottage were formerly part of Stone Hill Farm with the barn being listed Grade II in 1980 before being converted in about 1986. The barn was converted to a very high standard which the current owners have improved upon over the last 24 years and provides about 4000 sq. ft. of accommodation. There is a beautiful hand crafted oak kitchen with a lovely blue triple AGA with good quality appliances and space for a good size dining table and chairs. The main feature of the barn is the spacious open Living Room with large wood burner, doors to the garden terrace and a feature staircase leading to the first floor. There is a good size dining room, a second sitting room, home office and ground floor bedroom with en suite. On the second floor is the principal bedroom with 2 en suite bathrooms, one of which is accessed using a spiral staircase.The cottage sits to the side of the barn and is understood to have been a former cattle byre with the walled former open yard to the front now a more formal rose garden. The cottage has been occupied by members of the seller's family and has been let from time to time. It provides spacious and good quality secondary accommodation extending to over 1700 sq. ft. and principally arranged on one level. It is separately rated for council tax and has its own boiler system.GardensThe gardens principally comprise a lawn area to the east of the barn with a number of young and mature trees. To the front of the cottage is a more formal garden with dividing paths. OutsideThe property is approached off the lane through an impressive brick wall and pillared entrance with electric gates, leading to a brick drive which sweeps around to the front of the Triple English Heritage Carport, Log store, Workshop and Garage in front of which there is parking for several cars. The drive continues under the connecting arch to the courtyard in front of the barn and cottage where there is a thatched covered BBQ area and a circular fishpond. Double gates lead out to the trackway that leads down the bank to the Barn & Stables below.Furniture & AppliancesBarn The sale will include a number of items of furniture, appliances and possibly a television. The seller will provide a list of the included items for circulation to interested parties.Cottage The cottage will be sold fully furnished.Agricultural Barn & Farmland (coloured blue)Interested parties will have the option of buying the farmland and barn in addition to the barn and cottage.The barn is a large modern agricultural barn that sits close to the gated entrance onto Stone Hill Road and measures about 79'4 x 58'8. On 7 January 2019 planning consent was granted under planning reference 18/01555/AS to convert the barn into 3 dwellings under Prior Notification/Class Q of Permitted Development. This consent has now lapsed but is felt that the barn still has this potential to be converted into one or more dwellings.The land is all permanent pasture that gently slopes down to the lower land below and includes 5 varying size ponds which provide attractive amenity to the open pastureland below. Across part of the land is an airstrip that has been used for take off and landing microlights.The land has road frontage to Stone Hill Road with 2 separate access gates.Soil TypeThe agricultural land is classified as Soilscape 18 ( Local AuthorityAshford Borough Council (ashford.gov.uk).ServicesBarn: Mains water, electricity and gas. A Worcester gas boiler provides domestic hot water and serves the central heating system. The Kitchen Aga is gas fired and used for cooking only and is serviced annually. Private Drainage. There is air conditioning for heating and cooling in the principal ground & first floor bedrooms & the home office. There is also an Infinity water softener.There is a diesel generator in the Carport that provides back up to the mains supply for the barn and an air compressor.Cottage: Mains water, electricity and gas. A gas boiler provides domestic hot water and serves the central heating system. Private DrainageBroadband: Sky, Mobile: O2Agricultural Barn: Electricity Connected.Agricultural Land: Mains water connected to the land from the lane. NONE OF THE SERVICES HAVE BEEN TESTED.TenureThe whole property is freehold. FootpathsThere is a footpath that passes Stone Hill Farmhouse and then passes along the track in front of the barn & stables. There are no footpaths crossing the agricultural land.( Health and SafetyProspective purchasers must have regard for their own safety whilst viewing. Neither the sellers nor Hobbs Parker Estate Agents accept any responsibility for any accident or injury as a result of viewing the property. Acreage, Plans & BoundariesThe plan on these sales particulars and the acreages quoted are strictly for identification and guidance only. The boundaries shown on the plans in these particulars have been prepared by reference to digital Ordnance Survey data.The plans are published for illustrative purposes only and although they are believed to be correct their accuracy cannot be guaranteed.Interested parties are reminded that the property is sold in accordance with the owners Land Registry Title plan/s, and they must satisfy themselves as to the boundaries and the quantity of land being purchased. Any error or mistake shall not annul the sale or entitle any party to compensation thereof.ViewingStrictly by appointment through Hobbs Parker Estate Agents at our Ashford or Tenterden offices on and . Our Ref: AEA240009 For more details and to contact: https://realtyww.info/houses_ashford-d196295/for-sale_i71242666
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A picturesque Grade II* listed thatched property with detached two bed annexe, heated pool, period barn, all in about 3 acres. DescriptionThe Thatched House, Smarden is a wonderful example of a 15th century timber framed, two bay hall house, which has been designated as a building of special architectural interest and historic note and Grade II* Listed. The property is set amidst well established gardens and grounds of just over 3 acres, and it features a detached two bedroom cottage, a pretty period party barn/gym of good proportions, an outdoor swimming pool, garaging for several cars and former stabling. The internal accommodation retains a wealth of charm and character, with an abundance of exposed timbers and beams and Kingpost to the principal bedroom. Reception rooms include a formal dining room and a very well proportioned sitting/family room/snug with impressive inglenook fireplace, inset wood burning stove and a garden outlook to three aspects.The kitchen/breakfast room was refitted in 2018 by Kitchens Unlimited with shaker-style cupboards, breakfast bar, an electric AGA, AEG electric oven, induction hob and integral dishwasher. There is space for a fridge/freezer. French doors open to the terrace. Off the kitchen there is a triple aspect study with adjoining store room and a utility/boot room, fitted to match the kitchen with space for freestanding appliances.On the first and second floors, the impressive main bedroom is vaulted and features exposed beams and a fine Kingpost, it benefits from a dressing room and an en suite bathroom. There are three further bedrooms and a substantial attic bedroom five, all of which are served by a family shower room, and an en suite WC to bedroom two. The Thatched House is approached via an electric wooden gate opening to a gravel drive and leading to an area of parking and turning and the detached garaging, suitable for a number of cars. Beyond this lies several stables, which are currently used for storage. The property nestles amidst attractive gardens with lawns interspersed with an array of seasonal shrubs, specimen trees, two ponds and a heated outdoor swimming pool with electric cover. Adjoining the gardens to the rear is a paddock.A short distance from the house lies the excellent detached two bedroom single storey cottage, equipped with a fitted kitchen, shower room and sitting room. There is also a lovely timber framed barn which has been converted for recreational purposes, and currently serves as a gym/games room.LocationThis historic and popular village has been winner of 'Best Kept Village' on numerous occasions and also location set for the 1980 film The Mirror Crack'd based on the book by Agatha Christie and starring Elizabeth Taylor and Kim Novak. Local amenities include a Community village store with post office and two electric charging points, butchers, art gallery, a primary school, and three public houses including, on the outskirts, The Smarden Bell. The village also has its own football and cricket clubs, together with various social clubs and Smarden Good Neighbours Scheme.Headcorn (3.8 miles) offers a wider range of shops, restaurants and takeaways and Sainsbury's store. The pretty town of Tenterden with its tree lined high street also has a range of antique shops and a steam railway. Major superstores and retail outlets can be found in Ashford and Maidstone 10.5 and 13 miles respectively.There are a number of golf clubs including Chart Hills, Rye, Tenterden and Dale Hill in Ticehurst. Sailing and fishing at Bewl Water and riding, walking, mountain bike trails plus a climbing and activity centre in Bedgebury Forest and Pinetum.Train services run to London from Headcorn and Pluckley (both just over 3.5 miles away) with access to London Victoria from Charing. A high speed train service runs between London St Pancras and Ashford (10.5 miles) in about 38 minutes.Like many parts of Kent there are an excellent selection of schools in the area. In the state sector there are grammar schools for boys and girls in Ashford, Maidstone, Canterbury and Faversham, various local primary schools and in the private sector independent girl and boy's schools in Cranbrook, Hawkhurst, Ashford, Sutton Valence, Canterbury and Tonbridge.Motorway Links: The M25 can be accessed via the M20 at junction 10 providing links to Gatwick and Heathrow airport and other motorway networks.*All distance and travel times are approximate.Square Footage: 2,890 sq ft Acreage: 3.06 AcresDirectionsFrom Cranbrook proceed to Wilsley Pound roundabout and follow the A262 through Sissinghurst to Biddenden. In Biddenden turn left onto the A274 and after about 0.9 of a mile turn right into Smarden Road and proceed for about 2.3 miles, after the sharp left hand bend, The Thatched House will be found shortly on the left hand side. Additional InfoServices: Oil fired central heating, mains electricity and water. Mains drainage.NB: The external photos date from summer 2023. For more details and to contact: https://realtyww.info/houses_ashford-d196295/for-sale_i69933457
Beautifully presented Grade II listed seven bedroom manor house with stunning detached barn conversion, outbuildings and heated indoor swimming pool. DescriptionGreat Engeham Manor is a most impressive Grade II Listed manor house of excellent proportions, believed to date, in part, from the 15th century with later 17th, 20th and 21st century additions. This interesting home has been sympathetically refurbished with the emphasis on attention to detail, boasting beautifully presented accommodation including a stylish refitted kitchen, bath and shower rooms, a fantastic billiards/function room with its own bar and a heated indoor swimming pool. A short distance from the principal house is the outstanding timber framed barn Great Engeham Barn which was beautifully converted in 2002, and is open to the pitch, incorporating contemporary-style accommodation over two floors, with generous reception space, three bedrooms, a shower room, WC and a private gravelled courtyard garden. This is currently used as a holiday let.The main house exudes character and charm with its abundance of oak timbers and beams. Generously proportioned reception rooms, offer superb areas for entertaining and include an elegant panelled drawing room which is open to the formal dining room, having an open fireplace and log burner and the latter, understood to form part of the original 15th century Wealden Hall house. Further receptions include a sitting room, a music room and a billiards/recreation room with reclaimed bar and door opening to an east facing terrace.The remodelled and bespoke fitted kitchen by Mountshill Woodcraft, features an extensive range of cupboards with two central islands. Appliances comprise an electric three oven Aga with a two door warming oven, an integral microwave/combi oven, an integral fridge and freezer, two integral dishwashers and a filter tap. Off the kitchen there is a separate breakfast room with staircase leading up to first floor. A laundry room with two freestanding washing machines and dryers and an integral dishwasher completes the ground floor.On the first floor are five bedrooms, including the excellent principal suite and the fifth bedroom which is presently used as a study. They are served by luxuriously appointed bath and shower rooms with stylish sanitary ware. The second floor is currently used as a teenager's suite with two attic bedrooms and a shower room.The indoor swimming pool complex incorporates a 44 ft heated pool, a WC and shower room.Approached via sweeping carriage drive the house nestles within its lovely extensive gardens and grounds which feature ancient oak and horse chestnut trees, sweeping level lawns and attractive ponds.LocationThe sought-after town of Tenterden is about 5.8 miles to the south west where there is a wide variety of independent shops, Waitrose and Tesco supermarkets, historic public houses, coffee shops and various restaurants. There is a leisure centre and further sporting facilities nearby include London Beach Golf Club and Spa, Tenterden Golf Club, Chart Hills Golf Club at Biddenden (8 miles), walking and cycle trails through beautiful High Weald countryside and fishing at Tenterden Trout Waters. Chapel Down Vineyard incorporating the highly regarded Swan Restaurant and Biddenden Vineyards are both nearby. The pretty historic hilltop town of Rye with its cobbled streets is about 14 miles away and has an excellent selection of antique shops, restaurants and gift shops. Sport and leisure facilities include Rye Golf Club, Rye Lawn Tennis and Squash Club and various water sports at Camber (16 miles). There is an excellent range of schools in the area in both the state and private sectors catering for children of all ages. These include Tenterden Infant and Junior School, St Michael's Primary School, Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre all in Tenterden, Dulwich Preparatory at Cranbrook, Benenden Girls School, Saint Ronans and Marlborough House at Hawkhurst and Sutton Valence Schools and Tonbridge School. Additionally there are boys' and girls' Grammar Schools at Ashford plus Ashford School and The Kings School Canterbury.Mainline Rail Services: Headcorn station (10 miles) has train services running approximately every 30 minutes to London. A high speed train service runs between Ashford (6.8 miles) and London St Pancras in about 37 minutes. Motorway Links: The M25 can be accessed via the M20 at junction 10 providing links to Gatwick and Heathrow airports and other motorway networks.*All distance and travel times are approximate.Square Footage: 6,725 sq ft Acreage: 3.7 AcresDirectionsFrom Tenterden High Street continue through St Michaels to the village of High Halden. In the centre of High Halden turn right into Church Hill signposted to Woodchurch, opposite The Chequers Inn. Proceed along this road to the very end, which is some 2½ miles, where you will reach a crossroads. Turn right and Great Engeham Manor is the first property on your left hand side. Additional InfoServices: Oil fired central heating, mains water and electric. Private drainage. Oil fired heating for the swimming pool. For more details and to contact: https://realtyww.info/houses_ashford-d196295/for-sale_i68815376
A beautiful Grade II* listed family home on the rural outskirts of the popular village of Biddenden. DescriptionVane Court is a stunning and immaculately presented Grade II* listed home, featured in numerous historic editorials including Pevsner who described the property as "the only house in Biddenden of the Wealden type. The house, which has been dated to 1419, has half-timbered brick and weatherboard elevations under mainly tiled roofs and is partially jettied to both front and rear with flying posts in both the central recesses to both front and rear of the building with later additions at the back of the house.The ground floor has the original entrance hall with an oak staircase to the first floor and a cloaks cupboard. To the right of the hall is a south facing and light drawing room with a beautiful oak framed fireplace and wood burner. To the north side is a magnificent dining room with a splendid inglenook and at the back of the house is a kitchen with American walnut units and granite worktops and oil fired Aga. Beyond the kitchen is a further entrance hall, cloakroom and storage room and off the kitchen is a garden hall, back staircase with oak staircase with beautiful newel posts and finials, an excellent utility room and family room with door into a south facing loggia.From the rear hall is access to the oak framed study/gym with shower room off currently arranged as a bright and stylish office space with access to the sun terrace and garden. There is access to the car port from the rear of the house.The first floor has a landing in various areas with a staircase to a second floor. There is a principal suite, south facing, with a lavishly fitted bathroom. Next is a central bedroom which is a lovely room with walk-in wardrobe and pretty fireplace and a third bedroom to the front.A further landing area and family bathroom leading through a study area and beyond the back stairs are two intercommunicating rooms with a bathroom which would make a fine suite.The second floor has a landing and two bedrooms, one of which is known as the King's Room with a magnificent crown post and fireplace, once occupied by the King of Siam, and bathroom.Vane Court has exceptional gardens. To the south of the house are formal gardens, a sunken rose garden and a water garden with what is known as the King's Pond and a bridge and further areas of water.There is a heated swimming pool enclosed by established hedging and an adjacent tennis court which is also bounded by established hedging. There is an open fronted four bay garage with all mod-cons leading to a series of useful utility areas and on to the house itself.In all about 5.362 acres.LocationVane Court is situated on the outskirts of Biddenden, where there is a general store, beautiful old church, village primary school and public house.Further comprehensive shopping and other facilities can be found in Headcorn, Tenterden and Ashford. Mainline rail services: Headcorn and Pluckley stations provide excellent commuter links to London Bridge, Waterloo East and Charing Cross. A high speed train service runs between Ashford and London St Pancras in about 38 minutes. Education: There are an excellent number of schools in the area in both the state and private sectors at primary and secondary levels. Motorway Links: The M25 can be accessed via the M20 at junction 10 providing links to Gatwick and Heathrow airports and other motorway networks, the channel tunnel.Square Footage: 6,652 sq ft Acreage: 5.36 AcresDirectionsFrom Savills office in Cranbrook proceed to Wilsley Pound roundabout. Take the A262 to Sissinghurst and Biddenden. In Biddenden turn left onto the A274 towards Headcorn. Proceed for about 0.9 of a mile and turn right onto Smarden Lane. Continue along this road for 0.6 of a mile and the drive for Vane Court will be found on the right hand side behind a five bar gate. For more details and to contact: https://realtyww.info/houses_ashford-d196295/for-sale_i69046904
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