House For Sale £2,250,000
An exceptional house in an exceptional location. Without doubt ‘Seagrove’ is one of the most outstanding houses to be built in The Bay in recent years, when coupled with its fantastic location abutting the National Trust owned cliff tops with wonderful panoramic views over the bay and Channel this really is a very special opportunity not to be missed.
Built by a well-respected local building company, Seagrove was completed in 2021 to the vendors exacting specifications. The design maximises on the wonderful location and views. The house is U shaped with the principal rooms looking out over the Channel and into a central open courtyard. Most of the windows are floor to ceiling to give stunning views but also to let light flood in. You enter the house through a spacious hall with windows overlooking the landscaped front garden, this leads into the dining hall, an impressive double height space with double height floor to ceiling windows, this opens into the Kitchen/Breakfast room. Sliding pocket doors hide a Utility room and a Snug/TV room. The sitting room leads off the dining hall, a double width pocket door gives the option of shutting it off to create a cosy room or open plan for entertaining.
From the hall an oak staircase leads up to an impressive Galleried Landing, with great views down over the dining hall and through the double height windows to the Bay and Channel. There are 2 self-contained bedroom suites, both have uninterrupted views over The Bay and Channel. The principal suite comprises, bedroom, walk in wardrobe/dressing room, bathroom and wrap around balcony. The guest suite comprises, bedroom, dressing area, shower room and enclosed balcony. There are 2 further bedrooms, both have doors to a well-appointed shower room. In addition to the main accommodation there is a useful basement (accessed from the garden) comprising 2 good sized rooms. Currently used for storage and workroom, there is potential to convert this into further living accommodation for example: games room/ gym, cinema or home office.
From Granville Road a driveway/parking space for 2 cars leads to an Integral Garage with an electric roller door and connecting door to the dining hall. The gardens are a particular feature of the property designed and created by one of the vendors, they are planted with a carefully chosen variety of plants and shrubs to compliment the house and to suit the seaside location. The landscaped front garden is screened by beech hedging and stocked with a variety of plants, shrubs and trees. The rear garden comprises the central courtyard with steps leading down to a seating area and then to the lower garden, comprising gravel pathways planted with a variety of plants and shrubs, olive trees, Scots Pine and a lovely ‘Alfresco’ dining area beneath a rose covered Pergola all combining to create a perfect ‘Mediterranean’ feel.
The village of St Margaret’s at Cliffe offers a newsagents/general store, post office, doctor’s surgery with pharmacy, primary school (Ofsted rated as ‘outstanding’), 2 pubs The Smugglers and The Coastguard (situated on the beach), together with a café/bar, churches and two riding stables. The Bay is sheltered for bathing, fishing, sailing etc. The cliff tops either side of The Bay are mainly in the care of the National Trust and offer some delightful walks. There are golf courses at nearby Kingsdown and Deal with St George’s at Sandwich (venue of the British Open). The award-winning seaside town of Deal (approx 6.5 miles) offers a good range of small boutique style shops, a Saturday market and a selection of restaurants, bars and pubs. The Cathedral City of Canterbury offers an excellent shopping centre together with leisure interest, theatres, and county cricket. Excellent links to the continent via the Port of Dover and the Channel Tunnel and Eurostar from London (St Pancras), 75 minutes from Martin Mill station (approx. 2 miles).
The accommodation with approximate measurements comprises:
HALL
Floor to ceiling windows giving views of landscaped front garden. Built in bench seat with lockers under and coat hooks.
SHOWER/CLOAK ROOM
Wet room style shower, wall hung WC, hand basin, heated towel rail.
DINING HALL
Double height ceiling and windows which create an impressive space to dine with superb views out and over a central courtyard to the Channel. Built in dresser to recess, understairs cupboard. Opening to;
KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM
Double aspect with lovely views out over the courtyard and Channel. Fitted with a range of hand painted cabinets with Corian worksurfaces, inset moulded sink with Quooker cube taps. Built in Neff oven/grill and microwave oven, integrated fridge/freezer, dishwasher and waste bins. Central island with inset ‘Bora’ ceramic induction hob with integrated extractor unit. Larder unit. Pocket door to;
UTILITY ROOM
Built in cabinets with Corian worksurfaces inset moulded sink. Recess and plumbing for washing machine and dryer. Built in ‘Neff’ oven/grill and microwave oven, integrated fridge/freezer.
From Kitchen double width pocket door opens to;
SNUG
Parquet flooring, floor to ceiling corner window and double aspect window with a view towards the sea. TV point.
From the dining hall double width pocket door opens to;
SITTING ROOM
A lovely room with double aspect giving superb, uninterrupted views over the cliff tops to the Channel. Sliding glazed door opening on to and giving a view out to the courtyard. Inset contemporary wood burner.
From the hall an oak staircase (with concealed lighting) rises to;
FIRST FLOOR
GALLERIED LANDING
Views over the dining hall through to the cliff tops and Channel. Linen cupboard.
PRINCIPAL BEDROOM
Bedroom - Double aspect. Superb uninterrupted view over the cliff tops to the Channel. Sliding glazed door to:
Wrap around balcony. Dressing area with door to walk-in wardrobe Extensive range of built in fitted cupboards.
Bathroom . Free standing bath, twin hand basins, wall hung WC, shower cubicle, heated towel rail.
GUEST BEDROOM SUITE
Bedroom – Superb uninterrupted Channel views. Glazed door to covered balcony. Dressing area with hanging space and drawers. Space for dressing table.
SHOWER ROOM
Double width shower cubicle, wall hung WC, marble hand basin, heated towel rail.
BEDROOM 3
Double aspect with view over rear garden. Range of built in wardrobes, door to;
SHOWER ROOM
Shower cubicle, wall hung WC, hand basin, heated towel rail, connecting door to bedroom 4.
BEDROOM 4
Double aspect with view over the galleried landing to the Channel. Built in wardrobes.
OUTSIDE
Driveway/parking for 2 vehicles leading to:
INTEGRAL GARAGE
Electric roller door. Door to the dining hall. ‘Glowworm’ gas boiler, hot water cylinder. Light and power. Double radiator.
UNDERCOFT
Accessed from the garden. Two rooms currently used as storage/workshops. Light and power. Sink and water tap. Potential to be converted into further accommodation, gym/home office/cinema.
GARDENS
The vendors have put a lot of thought and effort into the design and creation of the garden. To the front low retaining walls provide terraces planted with a variety of shrubs and trees, both established and newly planted, with a beech hedge bordering the road.
The rear garden has been designed using materials and plants to compliment the house and provide interest throughout the seasons. The central courtyard has a large, raised planter, a retaining wall topped with lavender has steps leading to a paved seating area and down to the lower garden, gravel pathways interspersed with an interesting variety of seaside tolerant plants, Olive trees, a rose covered wirework Arbour together with ‘Afresco’ dining area under a timber Pergola.
COUNCIL TAX: G
MAINS GAS, ELECTRICITY, WATER AND DRAINAGE.
VIEWING STRICTLY BY APPOINTMENT WITH THE AGENTS MARSHALL AND CLARKE.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE VARIOUS APPLIANCES AND SERVICES HAVE NOT BEEN TESTED BY MARSHALL AND CLARKE.
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