House For Sale £1,500,000
Impressive Grade II Listed farmhouse of character with versatile accommodation set within wonderful gardens on the edge of the village.
Location
Rocks Farmhouse is located on the edge of the picturesque village of East Malling with the neighbouring towns of West Malling and Larkfield offering a good range of local shopping facilities.
Comprehensive Shopping: Maidstone – 6 miles, Sevenoaks - 14 miles, Bluewater in Dartford.
Mainline Rail Services: East Malling to London Victoria. West Malling, Ashford international station.
Primary Schools: St James the Great Primary School, More Park Roman Catholic Primary School, Leybourne St Peter & St Paul, C of E Primary School, West Malling, and Offham.
Secondary & Grammar Schools: The Malling School in East Malling, Maidstone, Rochester, Tonbridge & Tunbridge Wells.
Preparation schools: Sutton Valence, the Schools at Somerhill, St Michael’s and Russell House in Otford.
Private Schools: Sutton Valence, Rochester, Canterbury, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Rochester and Maidstone.
Leisure Facilities: Larkfield Leisure Centre with swimming pool and gym is approx 1 mile away, David Lloyd Racquets and Fitness Club in Kingshill (2.5 miles), West Malling & Kings Hill golf
courses nearby, local activities include horticultural and amateur dramatic societies, a wi and organised country walks. Leisure centres in Tonbridge and Maidstone.
Motorway Links: Junction 4 of the M20 or junction 2A of the M26 at Wrotham Heath gives access to the M25, Gatwick and Heathrow Airports and the Channel Tunnel Terminus and the Channel Ports.
All distances are approximate.
Description
Rocks Farmhouse is an impressive Grade II listed farmhouse dating from the 16th Century with later additions. The house provides versatile accommodation ideal for both formal and family living and is arranged over two floors with the addition of a cellar. Period features include high ceilings, panelling to dado height, oak and tiled flooring, attractive fireplaces, sash and casement windows, some window shutters, radiator covers and brass door furniture. Of particular note are the wonderful part walled gardens which surround the house and provide an attractive backdrop together with far reaching views over the adjoining countryside to the rear.
The attractive porch leads to the hall with quarry tiled floor and access to the wine cellar and the courtyard garden to the rear.
The principal reception rooms comprise a drawing room, dining room and sitting room. The drawing room is double aspect with an outlook to the front and a bay window to the side and features an open brick fireplace with oak panelling. The dining room is an elegant room with an outlook to the front and side, panelling to dado height and features a stone fireplace. The spacious sitting room has direct access to the rear terrace and is ideal for family living.
There is a study which has recessed shelving, an outlook over the side garden and a hatch to the drawing room.
The kitchen is fitted with a comprehensive range of wall and base units with plate racks and display shelves. Work surfaces incorporate a double butler sink. Appliances include a Rangemaster cooker with extractor fan over, Hoover dishwasher and fridge. The adjoining breakfast room has an Alpha range cooker and built-in storage cupboards.
A side lobby has a larder, a cloakroom and access to the front of the property.
The utility room has a butler sink and space for appliances and the adjoining boot room has access to the courtyard garden.
The wine cellar is accessed via a timber ladder and provides ample storage for wine.
From the hall, stairs rise to the galleried landing which has ¾ height multi pane sash windows to the front and rear.
The principal bedroom is double aspect and has a charming marble fireplace.
The guest bedroom is also double aspect and has fitted wardrobes.
There are five further bedrooms, some with attractive fireplaces. The two bedrooms to the rear of the property are currently being used as an au pair suite and has access to a secondary staircase.
There is a stylish family bathroom featuring a roll top bath and wash stand, a well appointed shower room and adjoining W.C. Completing the accommodation.
The house is approached via electrically operated wrought iron gates over a gravel drive which leads to the house and on to the garaging. There is ample parking for a number of cars. The garaging comprises two open bay garages (a single and double). One of these garages has two garden stores.
The wonderful gardens provide an attractive backdrop to the house and are arranged as four separate ‘rooms’. To the front is a vegetable garden with a number of raised beds, a greenhouse, an arbour adorning a kiwi, and a mulberry, fig and peach trees. To the south-east of the house is a delightful lavender garden with cottage garden planting, a gravelled seating area and a eucalyptus tree. The courtyard has herringbone brick paving and features a water well. To the south-west is a more formal garden with a high brick wall to one side with climbing planting and deep herbaceous beds together with structural planting. The remaining garden provides a small grass tennis court area and space for trampolines and climbing frames. There are established hedges around the perimeter providing privacy and seclusion and in total the area mounts to about 1 acre.
Square Footage: 3872 sq ft
Acreage: 1 Acres
Directions
From our offices in Sevenoaks proceed out of the town along the A25 to Borough Green joining the A20 at Wrotham Heath. Continue along the A20 for about 4.3 miles and at the traffic lights turn right onto New Road. Continue along New Road and at the t-junction in the centre of the village bear left onto Chapel Street. Take the next left onto The Rocks Road and pass under the railway bridge. Continue for about 0.4 of a mile and Rocks Farmhouse will be found on the right hand side.
Location
Rocks Farmhouse is located on the edge of the picturesque village of East Malling with the neighbouring towns of West Malling and Larkfield offering a good range of local shopping facilities.
Comprehensive Shopping: Maidstone – 6 miles, Sevenoaks - 14 miles, Bluewater in Dartford.
Mainline Rail Services: East Malling to London Victoria. West Malling, Ashford international station.
Primary Schools: St James the Great Primary School, More Park Roman Catholic Primary School, Leybourne St Peter & St Paul, C of E Primary School, West Malling, and Offham.
Secondary & Grammar Schools: The Malling School in East Malling, Maidstone, Rochester, Tonbridge & Tunbridge Wells.
Preparation schools: Sutton Valence, the Schools at Somerhill, St Michael’s and Russell House in Otford.
Private Schools: Sutton Valence, Rochester, Canterbury, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Rochester and Maidstone.
Leisure Facilities: Larkfield Leisure Centre with swimming pool and gym is approx 1 mile away, David Lloyd Racquets and Fitness Club in Kingshill (2.5 miles), West Malling & Kings Hill golf
courses nearby, local activities include horticultural and amateur dramatic societies, a wi and organised country walks. Leisure centres in Tonbridge and Maidstone.
Motorway Links: Junction 4 of the M20 or junction 2A of the M26 at Wrotham Heath gives access to the M25, Gatwick and Heathrow Airports and the Channel Tunnel Terminus and the Channel Ports.
All distances are approximate.
Description
Rocks Farmhouse is an impressive Grade II listed farmhouse dating from the 16th Century with later additions. The house provides versatile accommodation ideal for both formal and family living and is arranged over two floors with the addition of a cellar. Period features include high ceilings, panelling to dado height, oak and tiled flooring, attractive fireplaces, sash and casement windows, some window shutters, radiator covers and brass door furniture. Of particular note are the wonderful part walled gardens which surround the house and provide an attractive backdrop together with far reaching views over the adjoining countryside to the rear.
The attractive porch leads to the hall with quarry tiled floor and access to the wine cellar and the courtyard garden to the rear.
The principal reception rooms comprise a drawing room, dining room and sitting room. The drawing room is double aspect with an outlook to the front and a bay window to the side and features an open brick fireplace with oak panelling. The dining room is an elegant room with an outlook to the front and side, panelling to dado height and features a stone fireplace. The spacious sitting room has direct access to the rear terrace and is ideal for family living.
There is a study which has recessed shelving, an outlook over the side garden and a hatch to the drawing room.
The kitchen is fitted with a comprehensive range of wall and base units with plate racks and display shelves. Work surfaces incorporate a double butler sink. Appliances include a Rangemaster cooker with extractor fan over, Hoover dishwasher and fridge. The adjoining breakfast room has an Alpha range cooker and built-in storage cupboards.
A side lobby has a larder, a cloakroom and access to the front of the property.
The utility room has a butler sink and space for appliances and the adjoining boot room has access to the courtyard garden.
The wine cellar is accessed via a timber ladder and provides ample storage for wine.
From the hall, stairs rise to the galleried landing which has ¾ height multi pane sash windows to the front and rear.
The principal bedroom is double aspect and has a charming marble fireplace.
The guest bedroom is also double aspect and has fitted wardrobes.
There are five further bedrooms, some with attractive fireplaces. The two bedrooms to the rear of the property are currently being used as an au pair suite and has access to a secondary staircase.
There is a stylish family bathroom featuring a roll top bath and wash stand, a well appointed shower room and adjoining W.C. Completing the accommodation.
The house is approached via electrically operated wrought iron gates over a gravel drive which leads to the house and on to the garaging. There is ample parking for a number of cars. The garaging comprises two open bay garages (a single and double). One of these garages has two garden stores.
The wonderful gardens provide an attractive backdrop to the house and are arranged as four separate ‘rooms’. To the front is a vegetable garden with a number of raised beds, a greenhouse, an arbour adorning a kiwi, and a mulberry, fig and peach trees. To the south-east of the house is a delightful lavender garden with cottage garden planting, a gravelled seating area and a eucalyptus tree. The courtyard has herringbone brick paving and features a water well. To the south-west is a more formal garden with a high brick wall to one side with climbing planting and deep herbaceous beds together with structural planting. The remaining garden provides a small grass tennis court area and space for trampolines and climbing frames. There are established hedges around the perimeter providing privacy and seclusion and in total the area mounts to about 1 acre.
Square Footage: 3872 sq ft
Acreage: 1 Acres
Directions
From our offices in Sevenoaks proceed out of the town along the A25 to Borough Green joining the A20 at Wrotham Heath. Continue along the A20 for about 4.3 miles and at the traffic lights turn right onto New Road. Continue along New Road and at the t-junction in the centre of the village bear left onto Chapel Street. Take the next left onto The Rocks Road and pass under the railway bridge. Continue for about 0.4 of a mile and Rocks Farmhouse will be found on the right hand side.
