Wealden Times | WT233 | October 2021 | Kitchen & Bathroom supplement inside

Fairseat House
£4,750,000
The dream: An elegant Grade II-listed
red-brick Georgian house, with a lovely
creeper-clad extended frontage and dormer
windows. The ground floor has a perfect
layout, with a large hall, the dining
room opening onto the drawing room
and a corner study, and a newly fitted
kitchen with adjoining family room.
Where: In the sought-after village of
Fairseat, 10 miles from Sevenoaks.
Setting: Unspoilt countryside.
Beds: 8 Baths: 5
Special features: A spacious orangery
has been added on to the kitchen.
Pleasing details: Beautiful old garden walls.
Outside: Just over two acres, with beautiful
mature gardens, lawns, a large terrace,
tennis court and swimming pool, plus
a very impressive vegetable garden.
Time to town: Just over half an hour to
Charing Cross, London Bridge, Waterloo
East, Cannon Street, Victoria or St
Pancras, from various nearby stations.
Agent: Jackson-Stops, Sevenoaks
01732 740600 jackson-stops.co.uk
The Vine Farm
£3,750,000
The dream: A Grade II* listed 17th century
Jacobean manor house, bursting with character,
on a very appealing ‘E’ shaped plan, with tall
chimneys, dormer windows and a belltower on
the roof. There is an adorable round window in
the centre, at the back, with the chamber inside
known as ‘the Cyclops room’. There is a cottage
on the title and a farm being sold separately.
Where: The village of Northbourne,
10 minutes inland from Deal.
Setting: Views over its own rolling farmland.
Beds: 7 Baths: 4
Special features: Splendid oak stairs, mullioned
windows throughout and superb original oak shutters.
Pleasing details: With the front and back doors open,
you can see right through the house in a splendid vista.
Outside: An impressive terrace with views across
lawns, bounded by a ha-ha. There is an orchard and
a walled garden, with an unusual ‘crinkle crankle’
winding wall, plus a lake, stabling and a sand manege
Time to town: Under three miles to Walmer
station and then 82 minutes to St Pancras.
Strutt & Parker, Canterbury
01227 473700 struttandparker.com
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