House For Sale £500,000
In the centre of the beautiful sought after village of Ickham lies this property, a set of five residences converted from a historic stable block. Nestling around a central courtyard, adjacent to the village green, Yealm Cottage is the first of the Grade II listed residences, with a traditional Kent peg tiled roof, as you approach through the Court's five bar gate. This two bedroom plus gallery property offers two en-suite bathrooms, open style kitchen, dining and living area, and two mezzanine rooms upstairs. The cottage boasts an impressive vaulted ceiling with large full height windows and a glazed front door creating plenty of light throughout. The hand crafted oak staircase and upper gallery bridge extends to both sides of the property providing the second floor with much charm, scope and function. Each room in the upper gallery features skylight windows that open up onto Ickham Court and make an excellent office, TV snug or additional sleeping space. Yealm Cottage is perfectly positioned to maximise views across the peaceful courtyard, overlooking pretty thatched roofs and the historic St John's Church with its beautiful Spire. The cottage's courtyard-facing patio offers plenty of entertaining space behind the privacy of trellis and planted flowers, trees and shrubs, and wicket gate. To the left of the courtyard lies five individual covered parking spaces for the residents of this property, as well as locked storage units and a large enclosed area for refuse and recycling containers. Additional parking space is also available for visitors and guests. Ickham is a small historic village in an idyllic countryside setting five miles east of Canterbury, on the east bank of Little Stour. This pretty village comprises of fine period properties, thatched cottages, a charming village green leading to St John's Church, the well renowned Duke William Pub, and a busy village hall. In this peaceful rural setting you will find far reaching fields with lots of good country walks and surrounding villages and hamlets to explore. Ickham is within 10 minutes from the Cathedral City of Canterbury and the High Speed train service to London, St Pancras. A tranquil rural setting on the doorstep of a bustling, heritage city.
What the Owner says:
The villages of both Wickhambreaux and Ickham provide a friendly community atmosphere with activities in the Wickhambreaux village hall and a children's playing field as well as a primary school rated Outstanding by Ofsted. If you want a bit of pampering there is a luxury spa in our village while an evening or a lunch at the renowned Duke William pub in the village is a great treat. There is also the Rose in Wickhambreaux with its freshly prepared local produce. It is only a couple of miles to Wingham with its pubs, shops, post office and nearby is the wonderful Gibsons farm shop offering top class food. If you want to entertain the youngsters there is Howletts Wild Animal Park and horsey enthusiasts can ride at the Barton Field Farm Equestrian centre. We are not far from Canterbury with its historical buildings, high street stores, individual shops, theatres, universities and restaurants as well as two station including Canterbury West where the high speed train whisks you to St Pancras in less than an hour. There is also a nearby bus stop that can take you to the city and to the Canterbury golf club and the Polo Sports club or to the Thanet towns for a day on the beach.
Room sizes:
The information provided about this property does not constitute or form part of an offer or contract, nor may be it be regarded as representations. All interested parties must verify accuracy and your solicitor must verify tenure/lease information, fixtures & fittings and, where the property has been extended/converted, planning/building regulation consents. All dimensions are approximate and quoted for guidance only as are floor plans which are not to scale and their accuracy cannot be confirmed. Reference to appliances and/or services does not imply that they are necessarily in working order or fit for the purpose.
We are pleased to offer our customers a range of additional services to help them with moving home. None of these services are obligatory and you are free to use service providers of your choice. Current regulations require all estate agents to inform their customers of the fees they earn for recommending third party services. If you choose to use a service provider recommended by Fine & Country, details of all referral fees can be found at the link below. If you decide to use any of our services, please be assured that this will not increase the fees you pay to our service providers, which remain as quoted directly to you.
What the Owner says:
The villages of both Wickhambreaux and Ickham provide a friendly community atmosphere with activities in the Wickhambreaux village hall and a children's playing field as well as a primary school rated Outstanding by Ofsted. If you want a bit of pampering there is a luxury spa in our village while an evening or a lunch at the renowned Duke William pub in the village is a great treat. There is also the Rose in Wickhambreaux with its freshly prepared local produce. It is only a couple of miles to Wingham with its pubs, shops, post office and nearby is the wonderful Gibsons farm shop offering top class food. If you want to entertain the youngsters there is Howletts Wild Animal Park and horsey enthusiasts can ride at the Barton Field Farm Equestrian centre. We are not far from Canterbury with its historical buildings, high street stores, individual shops, theatres, universities and restaurants as well as two station including Canterbury West where the high speed train whisks you to St Pancras in less than an hour. There is also a nearby bus stop that can take you to the city and to the Canterbury golf club and the Polo Sports club or to the Thanet towns for a day on the beach.
Room sizes:
- Living/Kitchen/Breakfast Room 21'9 (6.63m) narrowing to 18'0 (5.49m) x 13'9 (4.19m)
- Bedroom 2 10'6 x 9'8 (3.20m x 2.95m)
- En-suite Shower Room
- Main Bedroom 12'7 into bay x 10'7 (3.84m x 3.23m)
- En-suite Bathroom
- First floor
- Mezzanine Area 1 10'8 x 7'5 (3.25m x 2.26m)
- Mezzanine Area 2 7'7 x 7'3 (2.31m x 2.21m)
- Outside
- Front Garden
- Resident Parking
- Car Port
The information provided about this property does not constitute or form part of an offer or contract, nor may be it be regarded as representations. All interested parties must verify accuracy and your solicitor must verify tenure/lease information, fixtures & fittings and, where the property has been extended/converted, planning/building regulation consents. All dimensions are approximate and quoted for guidance only as are floor plans which are not to scale and their accuracy cannot be confirmed. Reference to appliances and/or services does not imply that they are necessarily in working order or fit for the purpose.
We are pleased to offer our customers a range of additional services to help them with moving home. None of these services are obligatory and you are free to use service providers of your choice. Current regulations require all estate agents to inform their customers of the fees they earn for recommending third party services. If you choose to use a service provider recommended by Fine & Country, details of all referral fees can be found at the link below. If you decide to use any of our services, please be assured that this will not increase the fees you pay to our service providers, which remain as quoted directly to you.
