4 bedroom house for sale in Tenterden, Kent

Further details

Situation

Stone Green Farm is situated in the village of Stone-in-Oxney. Recreational facilities include golf at Rye, sailing and water sports and the beach and dunes at Camber sands. Local shopping facilities are located in Appledore, about 2 miles distant, and Tenterden, about 7 1/2 miles distant, with a wider range of shops at Ashford, Tunbridge Wells and Canterbury. There are primary schools in Wittersham, Appledore and Tenterden and a choice of secondary schools in the area both public and private, including Ashford Girls Grammar. Private schools include Marlborough House, Vine Hall, Dulwich College Prep as well as Benenden and Kings Canterbury. Ashford and the M20 are approximately 14 miles, the town being the home of an international rail terminal which connects to Paris and Brussels and the Euro star service through the channel tunnel. Ashford also has a main line station providing commuter services to Charing Cross/Cannon Street in a scheduled time of around 65 minutes. In 2009 the high-speed train is due to be introduced cutting that time approximately in half. Access in gained via Hawkhurst to the A21 and then M25 connecting with other motorway networks, Gatwick and Heathrow Airports.

Description

Stone Green Farm is a charming Grade II listed house, dating from the 17th Century or earlier. The property is timber framed with red brick elevations and is part tile hung to the front, all under a half-hipped tiled roof. The property benefits from two bay windows to the front and multi-paned sash and casement windows. The accommodation is arranged on three floors comprising: two well proportioned reception rooms, study, fully fitted kitchen and snug, a delightful master suite, three double bedrooms, family bathroom and separate cloakroom. Internally there is a wealth of period features including two wonderful inglenook fireplaces to the drawing and dining rooms, some quarry tiled window sills and floors and many exposed timbers. The property benefits from oil fired central heating, some secondary glazing and a burglar alarm. There is a detached Oast with integral ground floor garage and the first floor provides secondary accommodation with kitchen, sitting room, bedroom and bathroom. The gardens surround the house and are a delightful feature with two adjoining paddocks. In total the gardens and grounds amount to approximately 3 acres.

The Main House

Porch: with a panelled door leading to:

Entrance Hall: about 21'3 x 7'2, forming part of the catslide portion of the house it has a semi-vaulted ceiling to a maximum height of about 16'6. This delightful hall has attractive ceramic tiles with under floor heating, two west facing windows and an encased radiator. There is a staircase to the first floor with a turned oak balustrade and storage cupboards beneath and on the east wall is an oak panelled screen in which there is an opening leading into the:

Drawing Room: about 21'7 x 17'7, a lovely room with a beamed ceiling of good height and windows to both front and side including two south facing windows and an 8'3 wide bay window. On the north wall is a pretty inglenook fireplace with an 8'9 wide bressumer beam together with a brick tiled hearth and an iron canopy. The room has three radiators.

Summer Sitting Room: about 19'2 x 10'6, with window and French doors facing west overlooking and giving access to the terrace and garden beyond. There are two encased radiators and some exposed beams together with a built in cloaks cupboard and door to:

Cloakroom: with low level WC having a concealed cistern and a marble top in which there is an oval washbasin set within bespoke burr oak cabinets with cupboard beneath. The floor is of large ceramic tiles and there is a panelled wall mirror concealing a small cupboard.

Dining Room: about 17'4 x 13'5, is a beautifully proportioned room with an 8'3 wide window bay and an 8' inglenook fireplace with a copper canopy, stone back and brick hearth. The room has two radiators an old bricked floor and a glazed screen in which there are doors facing west looking into the summer sitting room and beyond through the French doors into the garden. The room has a glass cupboard to one side of the fireplace, a door to the kitchen and a door to the:

Entrance Area:about 7'4 in width with a brick floor and doors to both drawing room and dining room, this area was originally the main entrance to the house.

Kitchen/Breakfast Room: about 28'11 x 7'1, beautifully fitted with a 19'4 run of polished granite worksurfaces and matching splashbacks encompassing a Belfast sink with mixer tap. The solid European oak units are extremely high quality with panelled fronts and comprise four extremely wide deep storage drawers, a utensil drawer and two saucepan drawers together with further floor cupboards one containing a waste bin area and a further pull out racked cupboard together with a nest of four drawers, an integrated dishwasher and a matching integrated refrigerator and separate freezer. There is a bespoke oak dresser with double cupboard beneath and shelving above, towel rail and a large electric range cooker with two ovens, a grill, warming drawer and a ceramic hob with five rings and a warming plate. Concealed above the cooker is an extractor hood and there are two sets of double glass fronted cupboards. In addition is a wall mounted display unit and the floor of the kitchen is of large ceramic tiles with underfloor heating. There are some lovely exposed beams and halogen lighting and to the west end of the room is space for a breakfast table and chairs and French doors leading onto the terrace and garden. There is a further glass door leading to a terrace and a window to the front.

Utility Room: about 18'10 long with a granite worktop matching those in the kitchen and encompassing a Belfast sink with mixer tap. The plumbing and connections are in place for washing machine, tumble dryer and separate tall fridge and freezer, an oil fired boiler providing the domestic hot water and central heating and a full height 6'6 wide range of storage cupboards with oak shelving and doors. The room has two windows to the west.

On The First Floor

Landing: about 18'2 x 10'9, these are maximum measurements as the landing is of irregular shape. There is a radiator and a staircase to the second floor with a turned oak balustrade and at the north end of the room is a full width airing cupboard with a deep central cupboard containing twin hot water cylinders. There are exposed beams of excellent colour and a 7' deep suitcase cupboard.

Principal Bedrooms Suite Comprising:

Bedroom 1: about 17'10 x 12', with a good ceiling height and having exposed beams the room has a window to the front, two radiators and lattice internal windows together with a doorway leading to:

Dressing Room: with an 8' wide set of wardrobe cupboards, a window to the front, radiator/heated towel rail and door to:

En-suite Bathroom 1: with a white suite comprising panelled bath with separate shower fitment and glass screen, low level WC and pedestal washbasin. With ceramic tiles and underfloor heating there are a range of low built cupboards, a window facing south and heated towel rail.

Bedroom 2: about 14'4 x 10'10, with two windows overlooking the gardens to the west. The room has a radiator. From this room is a door to:

En-suite Shower Room: Beautifully fitted with a large shower with glass door and screen, a low level WC with concealed cistern, a washbasin set onto a marble top with bespoke ash inlaid with rosewood fittings and door. The room has a window to the west, large ceramic floor tiles with underfloor heating.

Bedroom 3: about 17'4 x 10'7, with a window to the east and lovely exposed wall beams, the room has a radiator and a disguised door to a cupboard in the eaves. There is a door to:

En-suite Shower Room: again lavishly fitted with a wide shower having glass screen and door, a low level WC with concealed cistern and a washbasin set into a marbled top with ash inlaid with ebony fittings throughout the bathroom. The walls and floor have large ceramic tiles, there is a window to the front, underfloor heating and a heated towel rail together with exposed beams.

Family Bathroom: with a white suite comprising a wenge panelled bath with mixer tap and shower attachment and set into a mosaic tiled alcove with large octagonal mirror. There is a circular washbasin set onto a plate glass topped stand, a low level WC with concealed cistern and a heated towel rail.

On The Second Floor

Bedroom 4: about 12'9 x 12'5, a bright and airy room with a dormer window facing west overlooking the garden and enjoying a delightful outlook the room has exposed beams, a door to a walk in wardrobe closet off which is a door to a large and partially floored attic area.

The Oast House

Entrance Area: approached via an external staircase with a window facing west overlooking the garden, the entrance area has a doorway leading into:

Dining Room: about 14'9 x 11', a delightful room double aspect room with three radiators and a spiral oak staircase leading down to the ground floor. There are two windows to the east and one to the south and a short flight of steps leading to:

Galleried Sitting Room: about 15'3 x 14'1, with semi vaulted ceiling, a large window to the south, two encased radiators and oak floorboards and an oak balustrade looking down into the dining room.

Kitchen: about 14'8 in length this galley kitchen has timber effect worksurfaces in which is set a stainless steel single drainer sink unit. Below are three floor cupboards, including two doubles, two cutlery drawers and plumbing for an automatic washing machine or dishwasher. There is space for a refrigerator, an electric cooker point above which is a concealed extractor canopy and there are four matching wall cupboards one of which is a double. The floor is of oak boards, there are windows to the side and rear, radiator.

On The Ground Floor

Hall: with circular window to the west, radiator, oak flooring and a cupboard containing a hot water cylinder.

Bedroom 1: about 13'7 x 13', of slightly irregular shape with a window to the south and French doors facing west giving access onto the garden. There are two radiators and high level storage cupboards.

Bedroom 2: about 13' x 9'10, with built in cupboards one of which contains the boiler for the central heating and hot water, the room has a further range of storage cupboards, two radiators and windows to the side and rear. The room has exposed ceiling beams.

Bathroom: with a white suite comprising a shaped panelled bath with side mounted mixer tap and a glass screen and separate shower fitment. There is a low level WC with concealed cistern, washbasin and a low built range of cupboards on two walls. There are large ceramic floor tiles, a heated towel rail and exposed ceiling beams.

Outside

To the south end of the house is an asphalted driveway proceeding through large iron gates onto a further gravel driveway providing ample guest parking and turning space and giving access to the main entrance of the house and to the Oast House. At the north end of the house is a further set of electrically operated timber gates, approached over a Herringbone bricked driveway leading onto a further gravel driveway from which there is access to:

Detached Double Garage: about 18'2 x 17'5 (external) with weatherboard elevations under a tiled roof. The garage has power and light connected and two sets of double doors to the front.

The Gardens

The property is screened from the road by an established 15 foot beech hedge encompassing a delightful rose garden. To the west of the main house are York stone terraces in the centre of one of which is a safely capped well with an iron top. There are steps leading to a sweep of lawn beyond which is a further large area of lawn interspersed with established and ornamental trees and shrubs. To one side is a delightful water garden with pond and a four tiered water fall beyond which are lovely wooded walks. On the south side of the garden is a useful kitchen garden area in which there are two greenhouses (approx. 16'6 x 9' & 8'4 x 8') together with a potting shed and a partly walled garden area with a espaliered pear trees. Within this area of garden is a workshop (approx. 32' x 19' external) with electricity connected and windows to three sides and beyond this is a fruit garden with a cage. The lovely gardens form an excellent setting for the house and beyond the gardens is an area of paddock in which there is a grassed tennis lawn and from this area are wonderful rural views. In all the gardens and grounds of Stone Green Farmhouse extend to approaching 3 acres.

General Information

Services: mains water, electricity and drainage connected to both house and cottage both of which benefit from oil fired central heating.

Local Authority: Ashford Borough Council (01233) 637311.

Directions

From central Rye proceed north on the A268 to Playden. At the Peace & Plenty public house fork right onto the B2082 signposted to Tenterden and Iden. Proceed through the village of Iden keeping on the main road across the Rother levels and up the hill on the other side to an area known as Stocks Green. Here turn right signposted to Stone and proceed for 1.7 miles into the village of Stone. In the centre of the village, and at the bottom of the hill, turn sharp right by the former Crown public house and proceed towards the church for about 250yds where Stone Green Farmhouse will be found on your right hand side.

Alternatively: From the north east end of Tenterden High Street fork right signposted to Woodchurch past Golden square and at the T junction turn right on the Appledore road the B2080. Proceed along this road and passing the Tenterden garden centre on your right and continue towards Appledore. After the bend in the road at the garden centre proceed for about 2 miles and take the first turning right, this is before you reach Appledore. Proceed down this road in a southerly direction and on entering Stone village itself fork left in front of the Crown public house and proceed towards the Church for about 250 yds where Stone Green Farm will be found on your right hand side.