Wealden Times | WT231 | August 2021 | Adding value to your property supplement inside

Box Farm
£1,650,000
- £1,750,000
The dream: Dating back to the 17th century, with
a recent extension, this Grade II listed farmhouse
is a perfect family home, full of character with
lovely inglenook fireplaces and a plethora of
woody loveliness. A black-timbered barn has been
very nicely converted into a two-bedroom home,
perfect for holiday lets, or as a granny flat.
Where: On the fringes of the village of Egerton.
Setting: Surrounded by beautiful countryside.
Beds: 4, plus 2 in the barn
Baths: 3, plus 2 in the barn
Special features: The magnificent
vaulted, beamy kitchen.
Pleasing details: An agricultural barn which could
be developed with appropriate permissions.
Outside: With nine acres of land – ⅓ acre given to
formal gardens with lawns, borders and box hedges –
plus a paved terrace and a kitchen garden with fruit
trees and a green house. The five paddocks are parkland
style, with mature trees, two ponds and four stables.
Time to town: 10 mins to Headcorn station,
then an hour and 10 to Charing Cross or
Cannon Street, or 20 minutes to Ashford
International and 40 minutes to St Pancras.
Agent: Fine and Country, West Malling
01732 222272 fineandcountry.com
Barnden Farm
£2,400,000
The dream: Not just a lovely Grade II listed house,
with parts from the 16th century, but a small estate,
comprising the main house plus a two-bedroom oast,
a lovely recreational open barn and an unconverted
thatched barn with great potential. This could be
the ideal multi-generational family compound.
Where: The outskirts of Smarden.
Setting: Lovely farmland.
Beds: 6 Baths: 5, plus two beds and
one bath in the oast house.
Special features: A stunning, original ‘butterfly’ oak
staircase, with two wings going up to galleried landings.
Pleasing details: The reception rooms are
all double and triple aspect, making it very
light for a house of this age and character.
Outside: Partially walled gardens, extending to
over nine acres and laid to lawn with specimen
trees and well-stocked borders, plus orchards,
a pond and a large outdoor swimming pool.
Time to town: Just over an hour to
Charing Cross, or St Pancras from
Headcorn, which is a ten minute drive.
Agent: Harpers & Hurlingham, Cranbrook
01580 715400 harpersandhurlingham.com
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