Water Lane, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Kent, TN18

Attractive semi detached three bedroom period cottage with garden and adjoining field in Cranbrook School catchment 2024.

Description

Gun Green Cottage is a charming semi detached cottage understood to date in part from 1859 with later additions and benefiting from off road parking, a small garage, garden and an enclosed field, in all amounting to about 1.3 acres. The cottage lies 0.8 of a mile to the south of the popular village of Hawkhurst with its excellent local amenities.

The internal accommodation is arranged over two floors and comprises two reception rooms; a dual aspect sitting room which has a lovely open fireplace and double doors leading out to the terrace and an adjoining dining room, which is open to the kitchen, it features a wood burning stove and stairs up to the first floor landing. Both rooms have wood flooring and exposed beams. The kitchen is fitted with a range of shaker-style cupboards with work surfaces over and space for various appliances. Off the kitchen there is a utility room with a door to the terrace, and off this is an external boiler room.

On the first floor there are three bedrooms, (one currently used as a study/home office) the bedrooms enjoy rural views and two have built in cupboards. The bathroom, comprising white sanitary ware and housing the airing cupboard, completes the first floor accommodation.

Gun Green Cottage has a lawned area to the front with mature Japanese acer, hedging and an area of parking suitable for several cars together with access to a small garage. The main garden lies predominantly to the north west of the cottage and features a paved terrace which continues to sloping lawn bounded by mature hedging. Adjacent to the garden there is an enclosed field, in all with the garden it amounts to 1.3 acres.

Location

The popular village of Hawkhurst (0.8 of a mile) has Waitrose and Tesco supermarkets, a Kino digital cinema, tennis, squash and golf clubs, fishing facilities together with a variety of pubs and restaurants. More extensive facilities can be found in Cranbrook (4.2 miles), Rye (13.5 miles) and Tunbridge Wells (18.4 miles).

There is an excellent selection of educational opportunities in the area at both primary and secondary levels, in both the private and state sectors.

There is a good variety of leisure facilities including golf clubs at Hawkhurst, Rye and Dale Hill. Sailing and fishing at Bewl Water and riding, walking, mountain bike trails and a climbing and activity centre and music venue in Bedgebury Pinetum.

Rail links to London run from Etchingham (5.8 miles) and Staplehurst (10.2 miles) connecting to London Bridge, Waterloo East, Cannon Street and Charing Cross.

The A21 gives links to the M25, the coast, major motorway networks, Heathrow and Gatwick airports and the channel tunnel terminus.

* All distances and mileages are approximate

Square Footage: 1,225 sq ft


Acreage: 1.3 Acres

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Additional Info

Services: Oil fired central heating, mains electric and water. Private shared drainage.