Stable House, The Street, Ickham

A beautifully presented, detached house, with an annexe, in the centre of this sought after village. Stable House is constructed in the traditional manner of brick and blockwork walls with brick and weather-boarded elevations and double glazed windows under a Kent peg tiled roof. The emphasis in the design is to maximize the ingress of light and this can be seen with the well-proportioned open pitch ceilings in a number of rooms, the majority of which enjoy attractive aspects over the landscaped courtyard and garden. It should be noted that there are no steps throughout the ground floor accommodation facilitating easy access throughout.

The house is approached from the village lane via an illuminated, gated, gravelled drive, which terminates in a parking area in front of the garage. There is ample parking and the ability to pass parked cars on the driveway. Beside the front door is an electric charging point. On the ground floor the front door opens to a reception hall with full height windows and doors overlooking the rear courtyard and with a gas-coal effect fire. To the left is the dining room, beyond which is access to the kitchen and utility room, and also a passage leading to a study and large sitting room with vaulted ceiling. These two rooms also share a gas coal effect fire. There is also access from this passage to a flight of stairs leading to a first floor double bedroom with vaulted ceiling, dressing/storage area and bathroom, together with a substantial, boarded and lit loft storage area. From the reception hall, a second passage leads past a double bedroom with separate shower room and WC, to the principal bedroom suite, with bedroom, walk in dressing area, bathroom, separate WC and study. There is full gas fired central heating plus electrically powered immersion heater and separately a diesel-powered generator with automatic activation in the event of a power cut.

Outside:
Fronting the drive is a detached two-car garage with up and over doors, storage and electricity supply. To the side a pedestrian door opens to a kitchenette and shower room and there is a flight of stairs to a large studio bedroom/sitting room. The kitchenette and shower room are heated from the house supply whilst the first floor can be heated via electric heaters.

Gardens & Grounds:
The house is built around an extensive, illuminated, rear courtyard with herbaceous and shrub borders, barbecue and sitting areas. There is then access to a wild garden fronting which is a greenhouse, brick-built potting shed and a garden shed. The garden is enclosed by a high brick wall. Beyond is a paved area with raised vegetable/herb beds and access to the driveway.

Situation:
Stable House lies close to the centre and within the Conservation Area of this picturesque and sought after village which boasts the Duke William pub, an active church, village hall, the Tor Spa, livery stables and an equestrian centre. In addition, the nearby village of Wickhambreaux retains a Church of England Primary School (rated Outstanding by Ofsted), pub and church. Littlebourne and Wingham both offer further local amenities including shops, doctors surgeries, pubs and a garage. Junior Kings School at Sturry is 5 miles to the North-West. Further services are available in the historic Cinque Port of Sandwich whilst the Cathedral city of Canterbury offers a variety of cultural (Marlowe & Gulbenkian theatres), educational (Kings School, St Edmunds, Simon Langton Grammar Schools), colleges, universities, together with a hospital and extensive shopping centre and other amenities. Ickham is served 3 times daily by a local bus service, whilst from Canterbury East and West mainline stations there are connections to the high-speed train service at Ashford, the travel time to Londons St Pancras being just 56 minutes. The A2 at Bridge facilitates rapid access to the M2 motorway at Boughton, and also to Dover and the cross channel ferry services with the Eurostar Terminal at Cheriton a little further beyond. The area is well known for its several famous golf links courses, including Royal St Georges and Princes at Sandwich and Royal Cinque Ports at Deal. Other sporting and recreational pursuits include walks along the extensive local footpaths and bridleways, hockey at Polo Farm, first class cricket at Canterbury and sailing along the coast.

Council Tax Band G