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Tilbrook Cottage, Rye Road, Sandhurst, TN18 5HP<br />

door stables and parking for a horsebox, the second has been used for storage of hay, bedding and tack room. To the<br />

interlinking paddocks which offer excellent grazing.<br />

orn and its neighbouring village of Sutton Valence provide amenities serving all the usual day-to-day needs. Headcorn<br />

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l motorway network and the international airports of Gatwick and Heathrow, as well as the Channel Ports. Ashford<br />

ntinent and a high speed railway service to St Pancras in less than half an hour.<br />

area include Cranbrook, Benenden, Sutton Valence, and Sutton Valence Preparatory School. Excellent Grammar Schools<br />

ses in the area including the Nick Faldo designed Chart Hills at Biddenden; sailing at the Kent Coast and on Bewl Water.<br />

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www.peterbuswell.co.uk<br />

info@peterbuswell.co.uk<br />

01580 755 565<br />

Farm<br />

Road | Headcorn | Ashford | Kent | TN27 9JX<br />

Reeves House, Cottage and Equestrian<br />

Kane Hythe Road | Battle | East Sussex | TN33 9QU<br />

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2. Peckham Farm<br />

3. Tilbrook Cottage<br />

4. Reeves House<br />

Where? Peckham Farm is set off<br />

a small country lane between the<br />

<strong>Wealden</strong> villages of Ulcombe and<br />

Headcorn (Google Maps TN27 9JX).<br />

What? This attractive red brick<br />

Georgian farmhouse is set in six acres<br />

of lovely gardens and grounds which<br />

encompass two large barns – one<br />

housing three Loddon-style indoor<br />

stables and parking for a horsebox, the<br />

other used for storage of hay, bedding<br />

and including a tack room. There is also<br />

a 20m x 40m sand and rubber topped<br />

manège. The property also has the bonus<br />

of a detached outbuilding with planning<br />

permission for a one-bedroom annexe.<br />

The house has been recently<br />

refurbished throughout and<br />

accommodation includes drawing room<br />

with white marble fireplace, dining<br />

room with wood burner, reception<br />

hall/study and kitchen/breakfast room.<br />

Upstairs are master and guest bedrooms<br />

with en suite bathrooms, plus two<br />

further bedrooms and a bathroom.<br />

How much? Peckham Farm<br />

is priced at £1,350,000 and is on<br />

the market with Fine & Country<br />

in Tenterden. Call 01580 766388<br />

or visit fineandcountry.com.<br />

Where? Tilbrook Cottage is<br />

off the Rye Road in Sandhurst<br />

on the outskirts of Hawkhurst<br />

(Google Maps TN18 5HP).<br />

What? Grade II Listed, Tilbrook<br />

Cottage offers a wealth of period<br />

features including open fireplaces,<br />

exposed beams, oak latch doors and<br />

leaded light windows. Accommodation<br />

includes a drawing room with<br />

inglenook, a vaulted dining room<br />

and triple-aspect kitchen/breakfast<br />

room. Upstairs, on two floors, are four<br />

bedrooms and a family bathroom.<br />

Outside, the gardens and grounds<br />

cover five acres and encompass a patio,<br />

stunning views and a good range of<br />

equestrian facilities including four<br />

timber-built stables, hay store and<br />

yard, paddocks and a manège with a<br />

post and rail surround. There is also<br />

a workshop and a seven-pen cattery.<br />

How much? Tilbrook Cottage is<br />

priced at £695,000 and is with Peter<br />

Buswell in Hawkhurst. Call 01580<br />

755 565 or visit peterbuswell.co.uk.<br />

Where? Reeves House is set in a rural<br />

location with excellent views, a few miles<br />

from Battle (Google Maps TN33 9QU).<br />

What? A four-bedroom period<br />

property that has recently been renovated<br />

to a very high standard, Reeves House<br />

now offers contemporary living while<br />

retaining a host of its most attractive<br />

original features. It also includes a chic,<br />

open plan two-bedroom conversion<br />

of its original three-bay garage.<br />

The house and its cottage are set in<br />

seven acres of gardens and grounds<br />

and its extensive equestrian facilities<br />

include top of the range Monarch<br />

stabling for six horses, solarium, tack<br />

room, feed room and barn. There is<br />

also a 40’ x 20’ Charles Britton manège<br />

and several separate paddocks, one of<br />

which has an entrance gate leading to<br />

the property’s own private bridleway for<br />

direct hacking into the local woods.<br />

How much? Reeves House is on the<br />

market with Fine & Country in Tenterden<br />

and is priced at £1,499,995. Call 01580<br />

766388 or visit fineandcountry.com.<br />

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