Wealden Times | WT177 | November 2016 | Christmas Gifts supplement inside

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Mount Castle Farmhouse
Mount Castle Lane | Lenham Heath | Maidstone | Kent | ME17 2JE
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REAR HALL Door opening to driveway. Double glazed
window to side. Corniced ceiling. Ornate radiator. Amtico
flooring.
BOOT ROOM Corniced ceiling. Built in low level storage.
Limestone tiled floor with under floor heating.
GROUND FLOOR W.C. Double glazed window to side.
Low level close coupled W.C. Pedestal wash hand basin.
Corniced ceiling. Limestone tiled floor with under floor
heating.
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LAUNDRY/UTILITY ROOM Double glazed window to rear.
Corniced ceiling. Extensive range of cupboard and drawer
base units with beech counter tops. Concealed space for
washing machine and tumble dryer. Integrated bins.
Integrated freezer. Ceramic butler sink with mixer taps.
Upright storage cupboards. Limestone tiled floor with under
floor heating.
CENTRAL LOBBY Corniced ceiling. Limestone tiled floor.
Door to cellar.
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CELLAR (CURRENT GYMNASIUM) Solid staircase with
fitted carpet and roped hand rail. Window to front. Painted
floor. Radiator.
Where? The Old Rectory is tucked
away in the heart of the pretty village of
Frittenden near Cranbrook. (Google Maps
KITCHEN Open plan to dining area. Double glazed windows
to side. Oil fired Aga range cooker. Comprehensive range of
oak faced kitchen units with integrated fridge freezer and
oor opening into:
combination oven. Granite work-surfaces with two zone
induction hob. Ceramic sink unit with mixer taps. Integrated
s to front. Corniced ceiling. dishwasher. Additional fitted units built into larder recess
period tiled floor.
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concealed storage. Central matching island with
circular steel basin and mixer taps. Range of cupboard and
) Square bay window to drawer base units below with two chiller drawers. Limestone
Corniced ceiling. Central tiled floor with under floor heating.
n fireplace with ornate
abinets built into recesses. DINING AREA Two pairs of French doors to garden. Double
glazed windows to rear. built in dresser. Limestone tiled floor
with underfloor heating.
to front. Corniced ceiling.
round. Fitted storage unit. STAIRCASE TO FIRST FLOOR Fitted carpet with stair rods.
Hand rail and balustrade.
What? A lovely and substantial
Victorian family home dating from the
mid 1840s, The Old Rectory has been
sensitively refurbished by the present
owners and retains all of the most
attractive features of the period including
fine fireplaces throughout. Downstairs are
a drawing room with marble fireplace and
a woodburner, with French doors leading
to a large terrace, a sitting room, snooker
room/dining room and a large kitchen/
breakfast/family room.
Upstairs is a master bedroom, a family
bathroom, and five further bedrooms,
plus a family shower room. Outside the
beautiful gardens and grounds encompass
a Mediterranean-style garden with ancient
olive tree, arbour enhanced with clematis,
a white grapevine, rambling roses and
fountain. To the rear, a generous terrace
spans the length of the house, stone steps
lead down to the expansive lawns. There
is a club-sized tennis court and an area of
paddock to the north west.
How much? The Old Rectory is
on the market at £1,895,000 and is with
Savills in Cranbrook. Call 01580 720161
or visit savills.co.uk
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3. Mount Castle Farmhouse
Where? Mount Castle Farmhouse
is set at the foot of the Kentish North
Downs at Lenham Heath midway
between Maidstone and Ashford. (Google
Maps ME17 2JE).
What? A once–neglected Victorian
farmhouse, Mount Castle has been
beautifully renovated and cleverly
enhanced by a stylish extension that
complements the property in both
quality and design. On the ground floor
is a drawing room and study area with
corniced ceilings and the original fireplace
with its ornate surround, a family room,
and a kitchen with an Aga open plan to a
large bright dining area with two pairs of
French doors to the garden. In the cellar
there is a gym.
Upstairs are a spacious master bedroom
and elegant en suite bathroom, a bedroom
with en suite shower room and three
further bedrooms. Outside is a three-bay
garage with an external staircase to an
upper floor studio flat. There is also a
large sandstone terrace and a lovely walled
swimming pool.
How much? Mount Castle
Farmhouse is with Fine & Country in
West Malling and has an asking price of
£1,750,000. Call 01732 222272 or visit
fineandcountry.com
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4. The Old Vicarage
Where? The Old Vicarage is in a
tranquil setting with great views over the
Weald and neighbouring deer park, just
south of Boughton Monchelsea (Google
Maps ME17 4BU).
What? Built in local ragstone in 1860,
The Old Vicarage has been sympathetically
renovated and extended by its present
owners and is today a very fine period
family home. Downstairs is a south-facing
drawing room with an Adam style fireplace
and French doors flanked by full-height
windows, library, spacious kitchen/family
room with French doors and full-height
windows and, added in 2001, an orangery
with four sets of French doors. There is also
the original servants’ bell room and a large
four-room cellar.
Upstairs are seven bedrooms – including
a master bedroom with dressing area and
elegant en suite bathroom and a guest room
with an en suite shower room. Outside in
park-like grounds of almost two-and-a-half
acres are a south-facing terrace, lawns and
mature gardens, a wisteria-clad pergola with
classic stone columns, an ornamental pond,
orchard and tennis court.
How much? The Old Vicarage is
priced at £1,750,000 and is on the market
with Jackson-Stops in Cranbrook. Call
01580 720000 or visit jackson-stops.co.uk
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