Canterbury, Kent

Originally the Lower Hardres village hall, the property was repurposed as a private residence in 1998. It was constructed in a traditional rural barn style and nestles in a generous plot in a Conservation Area.

A five bar gate opens onto a spacious frontage with access to the double garage. The attractive exterior includes cathedral style dormer windows, varied roof lines and chimneystacks with steps leading to the stable front door. The partially double height entrance hall has a brick feature, a pine staircase leading to the galleried landing that overlooks the hall and engineering oak flooring. All the main ground floor rooms have patio doors to the terrace including the dual aspect sitting room with its coved ceiling, impressive brick chimney breast and contemporary gas fire, while multi-pane glazed doors open into the well-proportioned formal dining room.

The dual aspect country style kitchen/breakfast room has patio doors to the garden, half half height wall panelling and incorporates a range cooker, cream units housing various appliances and an impressive central island/breakfast bar with a butcher's block and a tiled top, while a two-way log burner also heats the delightful adjacent triple aspect snug. Steps lead down to a cloakroom, utility room, a hobby room/office and access to the garage.

Upstairs there is a family bathroom, a single bedroom/study and four double bedrooms including the main bedroom with fitted mirrored wardrobes, an en suite bathroom and eaves storage and two with en suite showers. One of these has direct access to a stunning, triple aspect sun room with a vaulted ceiling, cross beams, Velux windows and a spiral staircase down to the snug.

There is a built in barbecue and a wide paved terrace as well as a large lawn interspersed with seating areas, impressive shrub & perennial beds and beautiful mature trees backing onto farmland.

What the Owner says:

"This has been an excellent family home for the past 18 years, which we have updated and extended. It is in an excellent location in a quiet village with the Granville pub and restaurant, a farm shop, activities in the village hall, a hairdresser and a cricket club. Good good local primary schools are easily accessible and Bridge is nearby with its renowned restaurants, supermarket, surgery and dentist. While Canterbury is just a few miles away with its historic buildings, high street stores and individual shops, theatres, bars, restaurants, three universities and first class grammar and private schools as well as two mainline stations with the high speed train from Canterbury West whisking you to London in under an hour. For sporting enthusiasts there are nearby golf clubs and the Polo Farm sports clubs and if you want to travel further afield it is very easy to get to the A2 for London or Dover and the Channel Tunnel for trips to the Continent.”

Room sizes:

• SPLIT LEVEL GROUND FLOOR
• Entrance Hall
• Cloakroom
• Utility Room: 9'7 (2.92m) x 6'2 (1.88m) narrowing to 4'8 (1.42m)
• Hobby Room/Office: 10'1 x 9'3 (3.08m x 2.82m)
• Sitting Room: 21'9 x 12'7 (6.63m x 3.84m)
• Dining Room: 11'7 x 11'7 (3.53m x 3.53m)
• Kitchen/Breakfast Room: 21'8 x 11'7 (6.61m x 3.53m)
• Snug: 12'7 x 11'6 (3.84m x 3.51m)
• SPLIT LEVEL FIRST FLOOR
• Landing
• Main Bedroom: 22'0 (6.71m) narrowing to 13'6 (4.12m) x 16'0 (4.88m)
• En Suite Bathroom: 8'2 x 8'2 (2.49m x 2.49m)

• Bedroom 5: 9'5 x 8'4 (2.87m x 2.54m)
• Family Bath/Shower Room: 10'5 x 5'7 (3.18m x 1.70m)
• Bedroom 3: 12'8 into fitted wardrobes x 11'11 (3.86m x 3.63m)
• En Suite Shower Room
• Bedroom 4: 11'8 x 11'8 (3.56m x 3.56m)
• Bedroom 2: 15'8 x 11'7 (4.78m x 3.53m)
• En Suite Shower Room
• Sun Room: 12'5 (3.79m) x 11'7 (3.53m) narrowing to 7'8 (2.34m)
• OUTSIDE
• Rear Garden
• Front Garden
• Gated Driveway
• Double Garage: 20'7 x 20'0 (6.28m x 6.10m)

 
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