Detached house for sale in Gardeners Cottage, Heppington, Canterbury CT4

Substantial family residence with wonderful open views, adaptable and spacious accommodation plus a variety of outbuildings. No chain

Situation
The property is in an elevated position in Street End, adjacent to the pretty village of Lower Hardres, which, has a popular Farm Shop offering an excellent variety of produce and a gastropub, namely The Granville. The surrounding area consists of farmland, vineyards, and rolling countryside which provide lovely walks and cycling routes. Canterbury is approx. Two miles away, easily accessible and offers a comprehensive range of shopping, leisure and educational facilities along with the mainline station with its connection to London. There are excellent road networks linking to both the capital and the many villages and coastal towns of Kent including the port of Dover and Folkestone Euro Tunnel terminal.

The Property
This is a much loved and cared for detached period family house set within its own well-tended gardens with fabulous open views.

Set in an elevated enviable position this super family home has all the attributes you would expect of a property of this size including the added potential for a separate annexe. A wonderful sitting room is positioned at the rear of the property with lovely views of the garden along with the generous size family room while the kitchen/breakfast room is full of light, extensively fitted with various integrated goods including a super walk-in larder cupboard as well as further views over the gardens. A study area, dining room, utility room and two cloakroom/WC's make up the rest of the ground floor accommodation.

An inner hall has a staircase leading to the first floor where there are two generous bedrooms both with en-suite facilities. There are two further bedrooms and a family bathroom on this floor as well as an additional staircase.

Porch

Hall

Sitting Room (18' 0'' x 15' 1'' (5.48m x 4.59m))

Dining Room (13' 1'' x 11' 11'' (3.98m x 3.64m))

Kitchen / Breakfast Room (20' 5'' x 10' 8'' (6.22m x 3.24m))

Inner Hall

Study (10' 11'' x 9' 5'' (3.33m x 2.87m))

Family Room (10' 11'' x 9' 5'' (3.33m x 2.86m))

Kitchen / Utility Room (8' 1'' x 7' 11'' (2.46m x 2.42m))

Master Bedroom (16' 3'' x 12' 2'' (4.95m x 3.70m))

Shower Room (8' 8'' x 6' 4'' (2.64m x 1.93m))

Bedroom Two (15' 1'' x 11' 3'' (4.59m x 3.42m))

Bedroom Two En-Suite

Bedroom Three (13' 0'' x 8' 0'' (3.96m x 2.43m))

Bedroom Four (10' 4'' x 8' 9'' (3.16m x 2.66m))

Bathroom (13' 0'' x 8' 8'' (3.97m x 2.64m))

Games Room (15' 6'' x 15' 6'' (4.72m x 4.72m))

Outside

Outside, the property is approached by a sweeping in and out drive which can accommodate numerous vehicles, while the gardens themselves incorporate paved, lawns and shingled areas creating various places to sit and dine or to just enjoy the outside space. Several outbuildings can be found at the rear, they include a splendid timber cabin with power, lighting, and hardwired broadband while a former garage has been adapted to provide a leisure room with hot tub, sauna and shower room. There is also a separate workshop/store, utility room, greenhouse and shed.

Services

All main services are connected including gas fired central heating. There is also an externally located gas fired generator designed to provide power to the house in the event of an electrical power cut.