Wealden Times | WT171 | May 2016 | Restoration & New Build supplement inside

MAIN DESCRIPTION
In delightful semi rural surroundings set down a private drive offering seclusion and privacy, a singular detached converted former oast house and hop gardens now an idyllic country retreat or family
home, having been restored to a high standard and now offered with the benefit of early possession if required.
Entrance Hall, Kitchen/Breakfast Room, Utility Room/Cloakroom, Dining Room, Sitting Room, Master Bedroom with ensuite, Bathroom, Two Further Bedrooms, Shower Room and separate toilet,
Summer House, Former Brick Built Stable, Garage, Well Stocked Garden, Pond, Two Paddocks, planning permission for a three bedroom detached annexe.
DESCRIPTION
Oast Cottage is a singular detached former oast house converted some years ago and which the current owners have renovated and refurbished to a high standard, including oak double glazed
windows throughout. The attractive elevations are brick beneath a tiled roof and the property offers a largely open plan layout on the ground floor which creates a wonderful sense of light and space,
ideal for entertaining. The property is considered ideal as a weekend retreat, family home or potential holiday let. With well presented accommodation arranged over two floors the property also
benefits from planning permission for a separate detached three bedroom annexe.
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A porticoed entrance and oak front door open through to the open plan kitchen/breakfast room, the breakfast area with a good range of base and eye level units with wood block work surfaces,
central island unit, mains gas fired aga with electric companion, the tiled floor continues through to the breakfast area/receiving hall with a wide squared archway opening through to the dining area.
There is a cloakroom with wash hand basin and wc. A boiler room housing the gas fired central heating boiler. The sitting room has under floor heating, is light and triple aspect with a feature exposed
brick open fireplace with fitted wood burning stove, deep under stairs storage cupboard and on the first floor the galleried landing offers a large under eaves storage area and the master bedroom is
light, double aspect and with an ensuite bathroom with bath, wc and wash hand basin. Bedroom Two is a lovely double room to the front of the property and adjacent is bedroom three which has an
adjacent shower room with shower cubicle, wash hand basin and separate wc.
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West Lodge
The Priory | East Farleigh | Maidstone | Kent | ME15 0HA
Oast Cottage
Barnets Hill | Peasmarsh | Rye | East Sussex | TN31 6YJ
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2. West Lodge
3. Cheveney Barn
4. Oast Cottage
Where? West Lodge is in a semirural
setting on the edge of the village
of East Farleigh, a couple of miles from
Maidstone (Google Maps ME15 0HA).
What? An attractive single-storey
ragstone property that was originally one
of two gatehouses that served the nearby
manor house. The property has been
renovated and extended by its current
owners who have converted a former
double garage into a detached single
storey studio. Accommodation in the
main house includes a large drawing room
that is open-plan to the kitchen/breakfast
room, three bedrooms – one with an en
suite shower room – and family room/
fourth bedroom.
Outside, a large paved patio with an
ornate cast balustrade overlooks the
courtyard and studio building. The
gardens – primarily laid to lawn and
edged by mature trees – encompass a
modern wooden chalet with power and
light and a large wooden deck offers
superb views over the adjacent orchards
and countryside.
How much? West Lodge is on the
market at £850,000 and is with Fine &
Country in West Malling. Call 01732
222272 or visit www.fineandcountry.com
Where? Cheveney Barn occupies a
peaceful, rural location on the outskirts
of the village of Hunton, about six miles
southwest of Maidstone (Google Maps
ME18 6DY).
What? Cheveney Barn is a 2001
conversion of a barn believed to date back
to the 18th century and which retains
many period features. It is in immaculate
condition throughout. Accommodation
includes a galleried sitting/dining room,
drawing room with an exposed brick
chimney with log-burning stove, a study
and kitchen/breakfast room opening into
a garden room. The latter provides access
to an annexe, consisting of a sitting room/
bedroom, a double bedroom, kitchen
and bathroom. On the first floor, there is
a master bedroom with en suite shower
room, two double bedrooms, a further
bedroom and a family bathroom. The
attractive landscaped gardens encompass
a sun terrace with a water feature. A
paddock of around one-and-a-half acres
adjoins the gardens.
How much? Cheveney Barn is on
the market with Harpers & Hurlingham
in Cranbrook and is priced at £1,195,000.
Call 01580 715400 or visit
www.harpersandhurlingham.com
Where? Oast Cottage is at the end of a
private drive on the outskirts of the village
of Peasmarsh, 10 minutes northwest of
Rye (Google Maps TN31 6YJ).
What? A very pretty former oast
house that was converted 50 years ago,
the property has been renovated by the
present owners to a very high standard,
bringing it sympathetically into the 21st
century. The entire ground floor is openplan
with the kitchen/breakfast room with
Aga flowing into the dining room and
on to the drawing room with its exposed
brick fireplace with wood-burning stove.
Upstairs there is a double-aspect master
bedroom with en suite bathroom and
two further bedrooms, one with en suite
shower room. There is also planning
permission for a detached three-bedroom
annexe. Outside, in seven acres of grounds
and gardens, there is a summerhouse,
a brick former stable, pond and two
paddocks.
How much? Oast Cottage is priced
at £895,000 and is with Fine & Country
in Tenterden. Call 01580 766388 or visit
www.fineandcountry.com
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