Pluckley, Ashford, Kent, TN27

An attractive Grade II listed farmhouse with various outbuildings and set in about 3 acres.

Description

Giles Farm is a beautifully presented Grade II listed detached country home on the rural edge of the popular village of Pluckley. The property is believed to date back to medieval times and has wonderful character features. It has thick beamed ceilings, wide oak floor boards, inglenook fireplaces (including one in carved Bethersden marble), Medieval panelled latch doors, original brick floors and Dering windows. The current owners have made significant sensitive improvements including the installation of a new kitchen and utility room, bath and shower rooms, new electrics and central heating systems.

The front door opens to a part panelled entrance hall and leads through to the kitchen/breakfast room with exposed original Pluckley brick flooring. It is equipped with a Smeg cooker and integrated Neff dishwasher, French doors lead out to a south facing terrace. Off this there is a generously proportioned sitting room with a wealth of exposed beams and timbers and an inglenook fireplace from 1488. An inner hall leads to the dining room with an engraved Bethersden marble fireplace, a Jacobean staircase leads up to the first floor. A utility room with WC concludes the ground floor accommodation.

Two staircases lead to the first floor where there are three bedrooms, two with en suite bath/shower rooms and a separate bathroom with catslide roof. A staircase leads to the attic rooms (currently used as a bedroom) and a study, both vaulted to the pitch.

The property is set back behind mature hedging and large gates with a gravel driveway providing ample parking and double garage with an office room above. The planted beds and gardens stretch away to the south east with lawns, a pretty farm pond and various fruit trees including apple, cherry and specimen trees. Nestled amongst the gardens are various outbuildings including an oak framed soundproof music studio with fibre broadband, a gym and a former pig sty and stables which are insulated and used as storage. This is all set within just under 3.2 acres of gardens and paddocks.

Location

The Kentish village of Pluckley (1.3 miles) has a variety of amenities including a post office/general store, primary school, village hall and several public houses. More extensive shopping, restaurants and leisure facilities can be found in Ashford (8 miles), a market town since medieval times, which offers a selection of shops, superstores, Ashford Designer Outlet and the Stour Leisure centre. The popular town of Tenterden (9.9 miles) also has a good range of local shops along its pretty tree lined High Street. There are Waitrose and Tesco supermarkets, public houses, coffee shops and restaurants together with independent boutiques and shops.

Fast and frequent services run from Pluckley (1.5 miles) to London Bridge, Waterloo and Charing Cross, with access to London Victoria from Charing. There is a high speed service from Ashford to London St Pancras in about 37 minutes.

There is an excellent selection of schools in both the state and private sectors at primary and secondary levels.

The M25 can be accessed via the M20 at junctions 8 or 9 providing links to Gatwick and Heathrow airports, the channel tunnel, Dover and other motorway networks.

*All distances and mileages are approximate

Square Footage: 3,284 sq ft


Acreage: 3.12 Acres

Directions

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Additional Info

Services: Oil fired central heating. Mains water and electricity. Private drainage.

Agent's Note: Some of the photos in the brochure and online have been provided by the vendors.