Puddingcake Lane, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17

Beautifully situated four bedroom oast house together with various outbuildings and set in over 2.6 acres.

Description

Winton Oast is an unlisted single roundel and barn conversion, thought to date from the mid to late 19th century and situated in an idyllic location towards the end of a private ‘no through’ road, in a designated National Landscape area. The property, which sits amidst expansive south facing lawned gardens and grounds abutting neighbouring farmland, enjoys wonderful views and benefits from a range of outbuildings including a substantial detached timber framed barn, adjoining workshop, store room and open bay garaging. The four bedroom oast house offers potential purchasers the opportunity to update.

A porch leads through to the entrance hall with exposed brick flooring and stairs to the first floor. Reception rooms comprise a double aspect sitting room of excellent proportions with wood burning stove and enjoying garden access and vistas, (a roundel snug/study lies to one end of the sitting room), a dining room and a family room/potential bedroom five with en suite shower.

The kitchen is fitted with a range of cupboards, an Everhot stove and space for white goods. The adjacent utility room has direct outside access.

Four bedrooms and two bathrooms are situated over the first floor including the main bedroom suite with en suite roundel bathroom.

Winton Oast is reached over a long private drive, bordered by lawns interspersed with specimen trees, and continuing to a cobbled courtyard to one side of the house with substantial parking.

The attractive gardens comprise a paved terrace which stretches away from the house to expanses of lawn interspersed with an abundance of mature trees, seasonal shrubs, herbaceous borders and a pond. The gardens continue around to a paddock that is located to the east of the outbuildings.

Outbuildings comprise an excellent barn of substantial proportions amounting to approximately 871 sq ft together with an adjoining store room, workshop and carport with space for four cars.

Location

The property is located under 2 miles away from the popular and historic town of Tenterden, with its variety of independent shops, Waitrose and Tesco supermarkets, public houses, several coffee shops and various restaurants.

There is a leisure centre in the town and further sporting facilities nearby including London Beach Golf Club and Spa, Tenterden Golf Club, Chart Hills Golf Club at Biddenden (4.6 miles), 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 11 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 (14.6 miles).

There is an excellent range of schools in the area in both the state and private sectors catering for children of all ages. These include Tenterden Infant and Junior School, St Michael’s Primary School, Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre all in Tenterden, Dulwich Preparatory at Cranbrook, Benenden Girls School and Saint Ronans. Additionally 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 distance and travel times are approximate.

Square Footage: 2,377 sq ft


Acreage: 2.64 Acres

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Additional Info

Services: Oil fired central heating, mains water and electricity, private drainage via treatment plant.