High Halden, Ashford, Kent, TN26

The house and gardens are everything you would wish for in a period property but the unexpected surprise is the huge garage/workshop -- Sarah Holgate, Associate Director.

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A beautiful Grade II Listed 5 bedroom detached family house, extended and refurbished in recent years and set in glorious gardens of about 0.75 of an acre. There is a generous detached double garage with attached workshop and plenty of off road parking for numerous cars. All within easy walking distance of the village amenities and close to the bus stop.

Train stations at Headcorn, Pluckley and Ashford International with mainlines to London.


Conveniently located in the village of High Halden with its local village store providing day-to-day needs, church, and popular pub. It lies between the historic town of Tenterden 2.9 miles to the south, with its picturesque high street and shops and the market town of Ashford approximately 9.5 miles away providing M20 motorway connections, and High-Speed commuting to London St. Pancras in 37 minutes. The railway stations at Pluckley and Headcorn are within a few miles drive.

A stunning Grade II Listed house, built around the 15th century and with later additions. The property retains much of its original charm and character including a superb inglenook fireplace in the sitting room and some wonderful curved beams. The front door isn’t used by the vendor, they prefer to use the one to the side of the property where there is a good size entrance hall providing plenty of space and storage for coats and shoes. To the side of this is the utility room with space/plumbing for a washing machine and a w/c. As you enter the magnificent sitting room, you feel the grandeur of the space with beamed ceiling and fabulous inglenook fireplace with open fire, a perfect family room for entertaining and Christmas parties. There is a study just off the sitting room and an inner hall with stairs to the first floor. A door to the other side of the inglenook leads to the original front door and door into the snug, which has a smaller inglenook fireplace with wood burning stove. The kitchen/breakfast/dining room has benefitted from a rear ground floor extension about 10 years ago and been updated with a country style kitchen which includes a range of oak cupboards with granite worksurfaces over, breakfast bar, Rangemaster oven, space for a fridge/freezer and space for a dining table and chairs. There is also the ‘all essential’ pantry and double doors opening onto the garden patio.
Upstairs is equally spacious with 4 bedrooms, 3 are good size double bedrooms and 1 has a smart ensuite bathroom. The other bedrooms share the generous size family bathroom. There are stairs from the landing area into the loft space which offers huge potential for a hobby/play room/study/bed 5 together with a good size attic space.

The property has been very well maintained over the years and enjoyed as a family home by the current owners.


Outside
Gardens

The mature gardens are equally beautiful being well established and wrapping around the property. The whole plot measures approximately 0.75 of an acre. To the front there is private gated access and a driveway leading to the detached garage providing off road parking plenty of cars. The garage has 2 sets of double doors and a large workshop extension with separate doors to the rear. This would make a great space for anyone working from home or someone who has classic cars/bikes. The mature gardens are mostly laid to lawn with beautiful established flowers, bulbs, shrubs and plants. There is a vegetable garden to one side with 2 greenhouses and productive vegetable beds. There is also a pergola seating area, a shed, a pond, wild/nature garden and some wonderful mature trees including fruit trees.

Additional Information

Services – Main House: Gas fired central heating, mains drainage, water and electricity. Wood burning stove in the snug. Open fire in the sitting room.
Tenure – Freehold
Council Tax* – Band G
Flood Risk* – Low risk
Broadband* – Yes
Mobile Signal* – Yes
* Data provided by ‘OnTheMarket.com’ Via ‘Sprift’.

Our Ref: TEA230251