Wealden Times | 190 | December 2017 | Health & Beauty supplement inside

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2. Moorstock House
Where? Moorstock House is a country
estate of 18 acres in idyllic countryside
in a private location, with views towards
the North Downs. The nearby villages
of Brabourne Lees and Sellindge have
excellent facilities and sought after primary
schools. The A20 provides access to
the M20 and Ashford International.
What? A Grade II Listed tile-hung
brick house is believed to date back to the
17th century with further additions in the
19th and 20th. The ground floor has four
reception rooms including a 31’ drawing
room and conservatory with stunning
views, plus a dining room and two studies.
The kitchen/breakfast room has French
doors opening onto a deck with views of
the stream and original 17th century stone
footbridge. The first floor has six bedrooms,
three en suite – plus a family bathroom and
a laundry. There is an attached one-bedroom
annexe. Outside as well as landscaped
gardens, with a heated swimming pool
and changing rooms, there is a summerhouse,
greenhouse, stable block with tack
room and hay store, a large outbuilding
with workshop, storage area and garaging.
How much? Moorstock
House is priced at £1,250,000 via
Fine & Country, Tenterden. 01580
766388 fineandcountry.com
3. Headwinds
Where? Headwinds is situated off a
country lane within the village of Beckley,
surrounded by lovely countryside in an
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The village has an ancient parish
church and numerous Grade II Listed
buildings, a pub and a primary school
graded outstanding by Ofsted.
Tenterden’s Waitrose is 20 minutes and
Rye’s station, with its fast connection
to St Pancras just over ten. Trains from
from Robertsbridge (9 miles) take
an hour and a quarter to town.
What? A substantial Edwardian house
dating from 1911 with later additions, the
ground floor has an appealing rambling
plan with a large drawing room, with
French doors onto the garden and a
handsome dining room, a snug and a
kitchen/breakfast room with a study, a
pantry and a utility room off it. There’s
an adjoining one-bed annexe. Upstairs
there are six bedrooms, the master en suite
with a dressing room, plus an additional
family bathroom. Outside there are lovely
gardens, a stable block for five horses,
with a manège, and two paddocks.
How much? Headwinds
has an asking price of £1,100,000
with Phillips & Stubbs. 01797
227338 phillipsandstubbs.co.uk
4. Jack Fullers
Where? Jack Fullers is close to the
hamlet of Brightling and to Robertsbridge
village, with a variety of local facilities
and a mainline train station.
What? Named after the 18th century
politician and eccentric Mad Jack Fuller, this
former coaching inn, with attached former
coach house, was converted to a family
home in 2006. The main ground floor
accommodation comprises a sitting room,
a music/family room and a kitchen with
dining area. The adjoining coachhouse has
a wonderful space – perfect for Christmas
– with a large inglenook fireplace, with
wood burner, a minstrels’ gallery and a
superb vaulted beamed ceiling and French
windows onto the lawn. Upstairs are five
bedrooms, the master bedroom with an
en suite shower room and lovely views,
plus a family bathroom. There are two
existing attic bedrooms on the second floor,
with the possibility of converting more
of the loft space. Outside, there is approx
⅔rds of an acre of garden with mature
trees and shrubs, a large raised terrace,
good sized vegetable plots, two lawns
and access to the garage and workshop.
How much? Fine & Country,
Cranbrook are seeking offers in
excess of £1,100,000. 01580
715000 fineandcountry.com
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