Cranbrook Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30

A fine Grade II listed country property with glorious countryside views set in over six acres.

Description

Believed to date from the 17th century with later Georgian and Victorian additions, Goodshill House is a stunning Grade II listed country house sitting in an elevated position with far reaching undulating countryside views. Set within approximately six acres this period property comprises a drawing room, sitting room, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, laundry/utility room, boot room, study, cellar, six bedrooms, two bathrooms, cloakroom and four attic rooms.

Goodshill House has been in the same family for over 40 years having been loved and well maintained and is presented in good order. It has a wealth of period features including sash windows, open fireplaces, beams and timbers, inglenook fireplace, floor to ceiling elegant windows, shutters, picture rails, dado rails, part panelled sitting and dining rooms, pine and oak floorboards, and brick and quarry tiled floors. The pilastered entrance door and open pediment with semi-circular fanlight over opens to the entrance hall with a broad pine staircase to the first floor.

The drawing room is light and airy with pine floorboards, an attractive semi-circular Victorian addition with three floor to ceiling windows originally French doors to the garden, and multi-fuel burner with fire surround. The formal dining room has a sash window to the front with shutters, a dado rail and fireplace with a wood burner. The sitting room has a quarry tiled floor with an inglenook fireplace housing a multi fuel burner.

The kitchen/breakfast room is L-shaped with an oil fired Aga, bespoke base and wall units by Roundel Kitchens with granite worktops over housing a Neff double oven, induction hob, and space for a dishwasher. The breakfast area has a fireplace with a multi-fuel burner with doors to the cellar and conservatory with a well established fragrant Jasmine and Trachelospermum which overlooks the enchanting pond and garden. Off the kitchen is a separate laundry/utility room with Belfast sink and space for washing machine and tumble dryer, a boot room leads to the study and outside cloakroom.

The first floor landing has doors off to the double aspect principal bedroom with stunning countryside views, sash window to front and floor to ceiling window to side, built-in wardrobe cupboards, five further bedrooms, two bathrooms, a cloakroom and stairs to four attic rooms.

Goodshill House offers substantial outbuildings including a former milking parlour, garage, gardeners brick shed, weather boarded storage shed and double field shelter. The gardens and grounds are mainly laid to lawn, well stocked with bluebells, fritillaria and daffodils, roses, wisteria, a wild flower meadow, fruit trees including apple, pear, medlar and damson, Holm Oaks, magnolia trees, silver birch and many more species. A brick wall stands proud beside the farm track.

Location

Goodshill House lies to the north west of historic Tenterden town which has a variety of independent shops, Waitrose and Tesco supermarkets, historic public houses, several coffee shops and various restaurants. There is a leisure centre in town and further sporting facilities nearby including London Beach Golf Club and Spa, Tenterden Golf Club, Chart Hills Golf Club at Biddenden, walking and cycle trails through beautiful High Weald countryside and fishing at Tenterden Trout Waters. Chapel Down Vineyard incorporating the highly regarded Swan Restaurant and Biddenden Vineyards are both nearby.

The pretty historic hilltop town of Rye with its cobbled streets is about 12 miles away and has an excellent selection of antique shops, restaurants and gift shops. Sport and leisure facilities include Rye Golf Club, Rye Lawn Tennis and Squash Club and various water sports at Camber (15 miles).

There is an excellent range of schools in the area in both the state and private sectors catering for children of all ages., including Tenterden Infant and Junior School, St Michael’s Primary School, Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre, Dulwich Preparatory at Cranbrook, Benenden Girls School, Saint Ronans at Hawkhurst and Sutton Valence Schools and Tonbridge School. There are boys’ and girls’ Grammar Schools at Ashford plus Ashford School and The Kings School Canterbury.

Headcorn station (8.6 miles) has train services running approximately every 30 minutes to London. A high speed train service runs between Ashford (12.1 miles) and London St Pancras in about 37 minutes.

The M25 can be accessed via the M20 at junction 10 providing links to Gatwick and Heathrow airports and other motorway networks.

*All mileages and journey times are approximate.

Square Footage: 5,458 sq ft


Acreage: 6.1 Acres

Additional Info

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

Agent's Note: Immediate neighbour and farmer have right of access over side drive.