House For Sale £1,150,000
Whilst a Georgian house, the property's namesake has a long and prestigious Kentish history and is first seen in the Domesday book as the estate of Alnoitone, gifted to William i's brother, Bishop Odo of Bayeux. This became Elnothington over the years and whilst the manor was originally at nearby Hollingbourne, family links eventually led to the naming of Elnothington House, set alongside the expansive ground of Leeds Castle.
Built in the classic red brick in Flemish bond with a slate roof this Grade II listed flat fronted Georgian house benefits from the Georgian volumes inside and is entered through a grand central doorway into an end to end entrance hall linking the front of the house with the landscaped gardens. All the downstairs rooms benefit from high ceilings and large volumes and benefit from large windows giving excellent light throughout. At the front of the house the two front rooms are set as a family snug/office with central fireplace and a wonderful formal dining room with hidden serving hatch to the kitchen, cornicing and a modern take on traditional wainscoted panelling. Large width wooden floors provide a formal feel against the immaculately decorated rooms with matching alcoves in both rooms. The snug further benefits from a dual aspect set of windows with a southerly view out towards the gardens.
The light and bright living room benefits from a fantastic view over the gardens through large south facing windows and holds a working fireplace as a centrepiece and delightful cornicing in the original style. The central hallway then leads, past a guest WC and laundry room, to the traditional style kitchen in the Victorian addition part of the house. A central island in the style of a butcher's block is surrounded by bespoke hand crafted matching units with granite work tops and a working Aga. Windows on two sides provide wonderful light and a doorway leads directly from the kitchen into the garden. A secret moveable painting moves to give access to the serving hatch to the dining room and a well set out utility room/boot store room then links the kitchen with the patio and BBQ area with outside WC at the rear of the house. The lower ground floor provides excellent additional dry storage space, currently in use as a gym but having a myriad of practical uses from utility space to wine cellars.
A central staircase then leads up the first floor where the master bedroom with adjoining dressing room enjoys south facing views over the gardens. Two additional bedrooms then sit on this floor and enjoy the use of a bathroom adjoining the master bedroom. At the top of the house a bedroom and bathroom suite completes the ensemble.
The house is set in three acres of beautiful gardens; 2 of which belong directly to the property and a third which is leased off Leeds Castle, whose ground the house sits aside. A separate vehicle entrance runs down to a large off street car parking area and garage in a cottage style providing storage for garden equipment and a sizeable log store. The gardens have been immaculately looked after and provide a mix of formal lawn, original period water feature, bluebell wood and relaxing areas for contemplation. The stone paving around the house allows formal al fresco dining on the south side of the house as well as a wonderful bespoke BBQ and entertainment area directly out from the kitchen.
Elnothington House is set alongside the historic Leeds Castle where a castle has existed since 119 and was used later by Henry VIII as a home for his first wife, Catherine of Aragon. The house is well located for local transport links with trains running to London from Maidstone, Harrietsham and Hollingbourne. The M20 is close at hand, linking the area with both London, the M25, Gatwick and Heathrow airports together with the rest of the country whilst the channel ports are also close at hand together with the Eurostar at Ashford International rail station just 18 miles away. Mainline train services run into London from Maidstone (Charing Cross in 52 minutes), Staplehurst (62 minutes) whilst the direct train from Ashford International reaches St Pancras in 38 minutes.
The area is also home to many excellent schools including nearby Sutton Valance, Cranbrook, Maidstone Grammar for boys, Invicta Girls Grammar, Maidstone Girls Grammar and St. Ronans.
Built in the classic red brick in Flemish bond with a slate roof this Grade II listed flat fronted Georgian house benefits from the Georgian volumes inside and is entered through a grand central doorway into an end to end entrance hall linking the front of the house with the landscaped gardens. All the downstairs rooms benefit from high ceilings and large volumes and benefit from large windows giving excellent light throughout. At the front of the house the two front rooms are set as a family snug/office with central fireplace and a wonderful formal dining room with hidden serving hatch to the kitchen, cornicing and a modern take on traditional wainscoted panelling. Large width wooden floors provide a formal feel against the immaculately decorated rooms with matching alcoves in both rooms. The snug further benefits from a dual aspect set of windows with a southerly view out towards the gardens.
The light and bright living room benefits from a fantastic view over the gardens through large south facing windows and holds a working fireplace as a centrepiece and delightful cornicing in the original style. The central hallway then leads, past a guest WC and laundry room, to the traditional style kitchen in the Victorian addition part of the house. A central island in the style of a butcher's block is surrounded by bespoke hand crafted matching units with granite work tops and a working Aga. Windows on two sides provide wonderful light and a doorway leads directly from the kitchen into the garden. A secret moveable painting moves to give access to the serving hatch to the dining room and a well set out utility room/boot store room then links the kitchen with the patio and BBQ area with outside WC at the rear of the house. The lower ground floor provides excellent additional dry storage space, currently in use as a gym but having a myriad of practical uses from utility space to wine cellars.
A central staircase then leads up the first floor where the master bedroom with adjoining dressing room enjoys south facing views over the gardens. Two additional bedrooms then sit on this floor and enjoy the use of a bathroom adjoining the master bedroom. At the top of the house a bedroom and bathroom suite completes the ensemble.
The house is set in three acres of beautiful gardens; 2 of which belong directly to the property and a third which is leased off Leeds Castle, whose ground the house sits aside. A separate vehicle entrance runs down to a large off street car parking area and garage in a cottage style providing storage for garden equipment and a sizeable log store. The gardens have been immaculately looked after and provide a mix of formal lawn, original period water feature, bluebell wood and relaxing areas for contemplation. The stone paving around the house allows formal al fresco dining on the south side of the house as well as a wonderful bespoke BBQ and entertainment area directly out from the kitchen.
Elnothington House is set alongside the historic Leeds Castle where a castle has existed since 119 and was used later by Henry VIII as a home for his first wife, Catherine of Aragon. The house is well located for local transport links with trains running to London from Maidstone, Harrietsham and Hollingbourne. The M20 is close at hand, linking the area with both London, the M25, Gatwick and Heathrow airports together with the rest of the country whilst the channel ports are also close at hand together with the Eurostar at Ashford International rail station just 18 miles away. Mainline train services run into London from Maidstone (Charing Cross in 52 minutes), Staplehurst (62 minutes) whilst the direct train from Ashford International reaches St Pancras in 38 minutes.
The area is also home to many excellent schools including nearby Sutton Valance, Cranbrook, Maidstone Grammar for boys, Invicta Girls Grammar, Maidstone Girls Grammar and St. Ronans.
