4 bedroom detached house for sale

An appealing nineteenth century farm cottage with a modern stable yard and useful outbuildings in grounds of about four and half acres.
Freehold

An appealing nineteenth century farm cottage
4 Bedrooms
3 Receptions
2 Bathrooms
Garage
4.5 Acres

The Cottage Originally an Oast House, the cottage here was converted from it in about 1887. The house was then altered and extended in 2001 to produce what is today a fine rural cottage with comfortable and varied accommodation with immense charm.

Accommodation Formed in three sections the front part of the house fronting the road has all the appeal of the quintessential country cottage. Inside, this section houses the drawing room and two bedrooms, with open fireplaces and reasonable ceiling heights. The centre section displays a clearly older origin with exposed oak timbers and squat doorways providing great character to the dining room and bedroom above. The rear section underwent the most recent improvement with a modern fitted kitchen supported by a utility room, walk-in larder and cloakroom to the ground floor with the upper floor given over to the master suite which comprises bedroom, bathroom and dressing room. With doors leading from both the drawing room and the Kitchen the large conservatory serves as a bright and spacious everyday room with views over the garden and doors leading out to the rear terrace.

Garden & Outside The garden enjoys excellent privacy with mature hedging on the boundary and established trees and shrub beds complementing the trim lawns and paved terrace. Adding to the charm is a Finnish 'Grillikota' or barbeque hut, which provides an enchanting year round dining retreat. Adjacent to the house is a fixed hot tub with surrounding patio. Inside and out, Chequer Tree Farm Cottage is a most attractive property.

Equestrian Facilities Opposite the cottage is the stable yard and paddocks. There are two blocks of timber stables, back to back, comprising seven loose-boxes and a secure machine store, connected with power and water available. There is a 'Dutch barn' and concrete turn out area, with five-bar gates securing the yard from the road and leading on to the paddock areas, as well as an additional area of working garden with lawn and vegetable beds. The paddocks stretch along a slight gradient giving them good drainage and are bounded with trim hedging. They are currently divided and fenced and amount in all to just under 4.5 acres.

Outbuildings Across the yard from the stables is a reasonably tidy farm building which is currently arranged as storage, but could perhaps adapt well to a variety of uses with just under 1000 sq.Ft of overall space. There is power and light connected and incorporates three parking bays.

The Village & Transport Mersham is a particularly accessible village about 5 miles South East of Ashford. The village has a well regarded primary school, public houses and a post office shop, all about a mile and a half from the property. Junction 10 of the motorway is about 4 miles away and there is also a large Tesco supermarket here. Ashford has a wide selection of schools including a number of reputable grammar schools, and Independent education from Ashford School. Rail services to London are best joined at Ashford International Station which is driven in about 5 miles, providing regular services to London and the high speed service to London St Pancras with journey times from 38 minutes.

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Accommodation With approximate room sizes comprises;

Entrance Porch An attractive entrance with squat door and opening to;

Dining Room13'11" x 11'2" (4.24m x 3.4m).

Drawing Room19'8" x 13'5" (6m x 4.1m).

Conservatory20'8" x 14'1" (6.3m x 4.3m).

Kitchen21' x 10'10" (6.4m x 3.3m).

Utility Room8'5" x 7'3" (2.57m x 2.2m).

Walk in Larder

Cloakroom

First Floor With open timbers from the ground floor and stairs to a long landing with doors to;

Bedroom13'2" x 11'1" (4.01m x 3.38m).

Dressing Room

Bathroom

Bedroom13'7" x 10'11" (4.14m x 3.33m).

Bedroom8'8" x 8'5" (2.64m x 2.57m).

Bedroom10'10" x 8'3" (3.3m x 2.51m).

Bathroom

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Outside & Buildings

OutbuildingRoom 1: 42' x 15'1" (Room 1: 12.8m x 4.6m).

OutbuildingRoom 2: 17'5" x 10'10" (Room 2: 5.3m x 3.3m).

OutbuildingToilet & Entrance Lobby.

OutbuildingCart Lodge 30'2" (9.2m) x 15'5" (4.7m).

Stables7 Loose Boxes.

Dutch Barn

Stables - Machine Store42' x 15'1" (12.8m x 4.6m).

Services Mains Electricity, Oil Fired Central Heating (*Not Tested), Private Drainage