Salters Cross, Vicarage Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME18

Elegant village home of character, set within delightful gardens of about 1.85 acres

Description

This picturesque home of mixed ages blends charming character features with contemporary touches, providing bright, well-proportioned and beautifully presented accommodation, set within delightful gardens of about 1.85 acres. Salters Cross is set on the edge of the pretty village of Yalding with its community shop, post office, a tea room, pre-school and primary school.

The principal reception rooms provide light and spacious areas for entertaining and family living, comprising a drawing room with an open fireplace, ceiling timbers, two bay windows and a door to the extensive terrace and garden beyond, a double aspect sitting room with a fireplace inset with a electric wood effect stove and fitted bookcases, an orangery/breakfast room with full height arched windows and a formal double aspect dining room.

From the entrance hall, there is a study, well-appointed cloakroom and a charming recessed reading nook.

A country-style kitchen is fitted with a range of solid pine wall and base units and Miele appliances. An adjoining utility room provides further storage and appliances. Rear door access.

Arranged over the first floor are four double bedrooms, all with bespoke fitted wardrobes and one with a modern en suite bathroom. There are two further bathrooms, one with a separate shower.

A further staircase rises to the second floor and four additional rooms, all of good proportions, two currently utilised as bedrooms.

The delightful landscaped gardens form a lovely backdrop to the property, with a paved terrace spanning the width of the property, creating an ideal area for al fresco entertaining.

A level expanse of lawn is dotted with established trees and flanked by deep borders planted with a wide variety of herbaceous shrubs, perennials and evergreen hedging, creating a high degree of privacy.

There is a further seating area covered by a pergola and directly opposite is a large, well-stocked pond, also with a paved seating area. An adjacent post and rail fence separates a field, with glorious westerly rural views beyond. In total, the plot amounts to about 1.85 acres.

To the front, a gated entrance opens to a sweeping gravel drive with ample parking and a turning area, leading to the detached triple garage, with space for four vehicles. An external staircase rises to an extensive and versatile first floor space, perfect for a home office.

Location

Shopping: Paddock Wood (4.1 miles), Maidstone (5.9 miles), Tonbridge (9.3 miles). Tunbridge Wells (11 miles).

Rail Services: Paddock Wood (5 miles) to London Bridge/Cannon Street/Charing Cross/Waterloo East.

Primary Schools: Yalding, Laddingford and Collier Street.

Grammar Schools: Maidstone Grammar School, Maidstone Grammar School for Girls, Invicta Grammar School, Oakwood Park Grammar School. Tonbridge Grammar School, Weald of Kent Grammar School, The Judd School. Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys, Tunbridge Wells Girls’ Grammar School, The Skinners’ School.

State Schools: Maidstone, Tonbridge and Paddock Wood.

Private Schools: The Preparatory Schools at Somerhill. Hilden Grange in Tonbridge. Sutton Valence. Tonbridge and Sevenoaks Public Schools.

Leisure Facilities: David Lloyd Health Club at Kings Hill. The Hop Farm and Country Park in Paddock Wood. Leisure centres in Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells and Maidstone. Poult Wood Golf Course in Hadlow, Kings Hill Golf Club and West Malling Golf Club.

All distances are approximate.

Square Footage: 4,756 sq ft


Acreage: 1.85 Acres

Directions

From Sevenoaks head south on the A225 and continue down River Hill. At the roundabout take the second exit onto the A21. Continue for approx. 5.4 miles and take the A26 exit to Tonbridge. At the roundabout take the second exit onto the A26. At the next roundabout take the third exit onto the B2017 (Tudeley Road). Continue for 3.7 miles and at the next roundabout take the first exit onto the A228 (Maidstone Road). At the following roundabout take the third exit onto the A228 and after 0.4 miles turn left onto Beltring Road and continue to a T-junction. Turn left and at the next oblique T-junction, turn right and continue into Yalding village. Turn left on to the High Street, continue over the bridge and proceed up the hill. Turn right on to Vicarage Road by the war memorial and after approx. 0.7 miles turn left on to an unmarked lane. Salters Cross is the first house on the right.
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Additional Info

Mains water, private drainage. Oil fired central heating.
Fibre optic broadband.

Agent note: Photographs taken June 2024.