Ashen Tree Cottages, Preston Hill, Wingham, CT3

DESCRIPTION
4 Ashen Tree Cottages is a good size family semi-detached home, which has been much improved by the current owners, and includes an impressive kitchen extension.

The property, we believe was built in the late 1950 early 60’s with later additions. Construction is brick under a tiled roof with a central chimney stack, double glazed windows, side entry door, with flat hood.

Internal features to the ground floor are open plan with an impressive kitchen, family breakfast area, patio doors opening onto the lovley garden. The modern kitchen includes integrated appliances, roof lantern, and engineered oak flooring which sweeps through the ground floor.
The sitting room and dining area have feature fire places, with a wood burner in the sitting room area, complimented with oak bressummer. Also, on the ground floor there is a separate utility room and family bathroom.

OUTSIDE
The garden is of a generous size, (0.114 of an acre) and the property sits well back into the plot and backs onto orchards.
The front garden is lawned with gravel area providing ample parking, mature trees and shrubs.

The impressive rear garden is also lawned with sandstone sun terrace perfect for entertaining and family BBQs. There are raised vegetable beds, shrubs, large timber workshop outbuilding with power and light, enclosed and fenced boundaries.

FEATURES
Entrance Hall : Stairs to first floor, cloak cupboard.
Sitting Area: Feature fireplace with wood burning stove and oak bressummer, engineered oak flooring.
Dining area: Double glazed window to the front, engineered oak flooring,
Kitchen/breakfast room: Beautifully fitted kitchen with base and wall mounted cabinets, integrated appliances to include gas hob, extractor, and electric double ovens, island, attractive tilling, engineered oak flooring. Off the breakfast area are patio doors opening onto the sun terrace.
Utility area: Space and plumbing for washing machine and tumbler dyer, boiler supplying heating and hot water, and side door.
Family Bathroom: Modern white bathroom suite, with shower over bath and chrome fittings, WC, hand basin on pedestal, attractively tiled.
First floor landing
Master bedroom: Double glazed windows overlooking the rear garden and farmland beyond, range of built in wardrobes.
Bedroom 2: Double glazed window to the front.
Bedroom 3: Double glazed window to the rear, and attractive cast iron feature fireplace.
WC: With hand basin set into a vanity unit, and linen cupboard.
Rear garden: Enclosed well-stocked rear garden
Parking: Off-road for ample parking.
Workshop: with power and light.

SITUATION
4 Ashen Tree Cottages are located just on the edge of the pretty village of Wingham on Preston Hill, which enjoys the far-reaching surrounding rural views, and only around half a mile from Wingham High Street which offers a wide variety of local amenities such as a village store, Post Office, bakery, doctor’s surgery and dental practice. Wingham also has a very good primary school, public houses/restaurants and the beautiful 13th Century St Mary’s the Virgin Grade I listed church. Public houses/restaurant includes the popular Dog Inn.

Recreation and sports facilities include Wingham Wildlife Park, Howletts Zoo, a good selection of golf courses including Royal St George’s at Sandwich, Polo Farm Sports Complex at Littlebourne, and sports centres and swimming pools can be found in Canterbury, Deal and Dover, and the nearby popular Cinque Port town of Sandwich with its popular marina.

The historic City of Canterbury offers an excellent shopping centre, along with numerous restaurants, wine bars and cafés, the Marlow Theatre and many other cultural interests.
There is also a good selection of schools in both the private and state sectors including girls’ and boys’ grammar schools, colleges and universities.

Transport connections are good, with two mainline railway stations running from Canterbury with Canterbury West offering the high-speed service to London St Pancras. The A2, which connects into the M2 and M20, is within easy reach, as is the Port of Dover and the Channel Tunnel terminal at Cheriton, offering cross channel services to the Continent.
There is also a very good bus service that operates into Canterbury and neighbouring towns and villages.

DIRECTIONS
Head out of Canterbury via A257 towards Sandwich, passing through the village of Littlebourne. Continue, following signs for Sandwich. On entering the village of Wingham, head straight through The High Street and then bear left onto Preston Hill. The property will be found about half a mile on the right-hand side.

VIEWINGS
Strictly by appointment through Whitney Homes
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PROPERTY INFORMATION
Services: All mains’ services are connected
Local Authority: Dover District Council
Council Tax Band: C