Woodnesborough, Sandwich, Kent

Hammill Farm offers a rare opportunity to purchase a handsome Grade II listed, 18th-century country house. The home has fine red-brick elevations with a beautiful symmetrical facade, and a wealth of historic character features, including high corniced ceilings, wall panelling, thick wooden doors, tall sash windows and feature fireplaces.

The central reception hall, with its ornate and easy-rising turned stairway, flows into a range of elegant and light-filled living spaces. There is the multi-aspect dining room, a drawing room and a 28 ft south-westerly facing conservatory/orangery. Adjacent is a library and a cloakroom. The kitchen/breakfast room has various cabinetry and worksurfaces and an inset five-oven AGA. There is a sizable cellar with a selection of cabinets.

The tasteful and spacious bedrooms and bathrooms, with their far-reaching rural views and charming original features, are arranged over the first and second floors. The first floor is home to the four main bedrooms, a family bathroom and three en suites, with a family bathroom and a further trio of bedrooms including a large the 34 ft multi-aspect bedroom with en suite completing the second floor.

Attached is the self-contained annexe with a cloakroom, sitting room with staircase and a kitchen/dining room. On the floor above is a peaceful bedroom and bathroom.

Gardener’s Cottage
The well-presented detached cottage opens via a porch to an entrance hall with stairway. Doors lead to a bright sitting room and kitchen with utility.

The second floor is home to two well-proportioned bedrooms with fitted wardrobes and a bathroom in between.

Hammill Farm is set among open farmland and the gardens are enclosed and interspersed with mature hedging and trees throughout.

A large, gravelled driveway and forecourt leads to the substantial timber-built barn with its striking exposed internal timbers and a feature fireplace offering a wealth of potential opportunities. Attached are garages, storerooms, an outdoor pool and inside an additional swimming pool, a sauna complex with shower, a garden room and workshop.

Fine formal gardens surround the home, with paved sun terraces, a wide archway to the pretty courtyard, colourful herbaceous borders and divided level lawns.

The property is situated on the outskirts of Woodnesborough village, between Eastry and Ash. Ash provides a good range of local services, including a small supermarket, post office, pubs and schools. The property sits within the catchment area of several grammar and independent schools. The ancient medieval Cinque Port of Sandwich offers a further range of amenities, as does the cathedral city of Canterbury with its excellent leisure, shopping and educational facilities.

Communication links are excellent, with the A256 linking directly with the A2 to Dover, which in turn links directly with the A2/M2 and the A20/M20. There are High-Speed rail services to London from both Sandwich and Canterbury. The area has good access to the Continent via the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel at Folkestone.