Wealden Times | WT218 | April 2020 | Gardens supplement

Coombe Bank
£1,550,555
The dream: A classic red-brick Georgian
house with a porticoed front door and a gable
attic window, in beautiful condition with a
large eat-in kitchen, complete with a jolly
red Aga. The perfect family house, there is a
cinema room on the lower-ground floor, an
attic room perfect for a teenager and a games
room, or office space over the garages.
Where: Boughton Monchelsea,
three miles south of Maidstone.
Setting: On a quiet country lane,
on the edge of the village.
Beds: 4/5 Baths: 3
Special features: The coach house annexe has
been converted into a one-bedroom pad, with
a private terrace, perfect as a granny flat.
Pleasing details: Mature wisteria
on the front of the house.
Outside: Sitting in 3.6 acres of gardens
and paddocks, with a partially-walled
kitchen garden and original potting shed.
Time to town: Marden station is six miles
away, then just over an hour to Charing Cross.
Agent: Country Property Group
07580 212828 countrypropertygroup.com
Smithers Lane
£999,950
The dream: A very superior barn
conversion, providing a modern single-story
open-plan layout with a kitchen/dining/
family room, with multiple glass doors
onto the garden. There is wood flooring
throughout and characterful wood beams.
Where: Not far from the village
of Cowden, equidistant from East
Grinstead and Edenbridge.
Setting: In a hamlet of converted farm
buildings, in lovely agricultural countryside,
situated off a no-through road.
Beds: 4 Baths: 3
Pleasing details: A beautiful weeping
willow tree in the garden.
Outside: Lawned gardens with an
entertaining area, a fish pond and
water feature, plus a barn-ette
with parking and storage.
Time to town: Under an hour to
London Bridge from Cowden station,
or to Victoria from Edenbridge.
Agent: Humberts,
01342 326326 humberts.com
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