House For Sale £1,600,000
The property is a substantial Grade II listed family home, located in the heart of Benenden village, within walking distance of all local amenities.
Internally the property boasts well proportioned reception rooms and fantastic family accommodation and, although in need of refurbishment, offers the opportunity to create a wonderful family home.
The impressive double aspect drawing room has a wonderful inglenook fireplace. A door leads through to the stunning kitchen/breakfast room which sits at the rear of the house and has a wonderful vaulted ceiling with exposed timbers to the breakfast area. Double doors open out to the rear terrace and gardens. There is also a walk-in larder and a useful utility room. A formal dining room with fireplace, a play room and a ground floor shower room complete the accommodation on this level.
From the entrance hall, stairs lead up to the first floor landing which provides access to the five bedrooms and two bathrooms. On the second floor there are three further bedrooms.
The house is approached over a private driveway leading to the parking area and detached garage. The beautiful gardens and grounds surround the property and include formal lawned areas, paved terraces, a heated swimming pool with paved surround and a multitude of mature trees, shrubs and plants.
In addition to the main residence there is a large unconverted oast house (currently divided into four store rooms) which would be ideal for ancillary accommodation (subject to obtaining the necessary planning consents). There are various other outbuildings and in all the property extends to approximately 1.1 acres.
Cranbrook 3.5 miles. Tenterden 5 miles. Staplehurst station 8 miles (London Bridge from 51 minutes). Etchingham station 10 miles (London Bridge from 65 minutes). Rye 13.4 miles. Maidstone 16.3 miles. Ashford 17 miles (London St Pancras 36 minutes). Tunbridge Wells 17.5 miles. London 53 miles. (All times and distances approximate)
The property is located in the heart of the popular village of Benenden which provides for all the usual daily needs with its post office/shop/cafe, butcher, two inns, delightful parish church, village hall, primary school, world renowned private secondary school and village green. The nearby towns of Cranbrook and Tenterden, with their picturesque High Streets, offer a wider range of quality shops, restaurants, banks, supermarkets and a leisure centre at Tenterden. Comprehensive facilities are available in Tunbridge Wells, Maidstone and Ashford. Staplehurst station provides a mainline commuter service to London.
There is an excellent choice of state and private schools in the area including Benenden School for Girls, Dulwich Preparatory at Cranbrook, St Ronan's and Marlborough House at Hawkhurst, Bethany at Goudhurst, Mayfield School (girls), and the property sits within the Cranbrook School catchment area. Leisure facilities in the area include golf at a number of courses; tennis at nearby Iden Green; sailing and fishing at Bewl Water and on the south coast; walking and off-road cycling at Bedgebury and Hemsted Forests.
Internally the property boasts well proportioned reception rooms and fantastic family accommodation and, although in need of refurbishment, offers the opportunity to create a wonderful family home.
The impressive double aspect drawing room has a wonderful inglenook fireplace. A door leads through to the stunning kitchen/breakfast room which sits at the rear of the house and has a wonderful vaulted ceiling with exposed timbers to the breakfast area. Double doors open out to the rear terrace and gardens. There is also a walk-in larder and a useful utility room. A formal dining room with fireplace, a play room and a ground floor shower room complete the accommodation on this level.
From the entrance hall, stairs lead up to the first floor landing which provides access to the five bedrooms and two bathrooms. On the second floor there are three further bedrooms.
The house is approached over a private driveway leading to the parking area and detached garage. The beautiful gardens and grounds surround the property and include formal lawned areas, paved terraces, a heated swimming pool with paved surround and a multitude of mature trees, shrubs and plants.
In addition to the main residence there is a large unconverted oast house (currently divided into four store rooms) which would be ideal for ancillary accommodation (subject to obtaining the necessary planning consents). There are various other outbuildings and in all the property extends to approximately 1.1 acres.
Cranbrook 3.5 miles. Tenterden 5 miles. Staplehurst station 8 miles (London Bridge from 51 minutes). Etchingham station 10 miles (London Bridge from 65 minutes). Rye 13.4 miles. Maidstone 16.3 miles. Ashford 17 miles (London St Pancras 36 minutes). Tunbridge Wells 17.5 miles. London 53 miles. (All times and distances approximate)
The property is located in the heart of the popular village of Benenden which provides for all the usual daily needs with its post office/shop/cafe, butcher, two inns, delightful parish church, village hall, primary school, world renowned private secondary school and village green. The nearby towns of Cranbrook and Tenterden, with their picturesque High Streets, offer a wider range of quality shops, restaurants, banks, supermarkets and a leisure centre at Tenterden. Comprehensive facilities are available in Tunbridge Wells, Maidstone and Ashford. Staplehurst station provides a mainline commuter service to London.
There is an excellent choice of state and private schools in the area including Benenden School for Girls, Dulwich Preparatory at Cranbrook, St Ronan's and Marlborough House at Hawkhurst, Bethany at Goudhurst, Mayfield School (girls), and the property sits within the Cranbrook School catchment area. Leisure facilities in the area include golf at a number of courses; tennis at nearby Iden Green; sailing and fishing at Bewl Water and on the south coast; walking and off-road cycling at Bedgebury and Hemsted Forests.
