Detached house for sale in The Street, Boxley, Maidstone, Kent ME14

Originally a traditional farm building for the nearby Court Lodge Farm, The Granary has been converted (in 1991) into a main four bedroom house with an accompanying one bedroom annex cottage. It has been entirely renovated inside, combining a large living space with its bedrooms on the ground floor. It sits alongside the Church of St Mary and All Saints in Boxley Village.

The property is divided into two parts; the main four bedroom Granary and its accompanying cottage, perfect for use either as a separate dwelling or as part of the main house.

An entrance hallway with guest WC (with space for washing machine) enters into the middle of the house and acts as a central hub for the bedrooms on the ground floor whilst the internal hallway benefits from light from the first floor through a gallery style lightwell. On the eastern side of the house, both with their own access out into the garden are two double bedrooms which enjoy the use of the family bathroom in the centre of the building. A principal suite is made up of a master bedroom with en suite shower room and an adjoining dressing room/bedroom 4. As a dressing room it works as an excellent suite but it also keeps the flexibility should an additional bedroom be required.

The stairs lead up into the heart of the first floor where a substantial living space can be divided up into a number of separate uses; dining area, sitting room with wood burning stove and an additional office space. Because of the flexibility of the space this room could easily be entirely devoted to entertaining as the kitchen/dining room is substantial and is currently set out with a large kitchen, central island and snug area.

A secret door then leads through into the first floor of the adjoining cottage annex, perfect for use as one residence but also allowing for privacy should it be decided to use the cottage as ancillary accommodation; either for family, guests or to rent out.

The first floor is also entered up a set of wooden stairs on the eastern side of the building and makes up a well lit (the room benefits from velux skylights and south facing windows) kitchen/living room. A set of stairs then lead down to a large bedroom with adjoining bathroom and stable door out into the garden.

The property has a south facing garden, cedar hedged on the eastern side and with the barn parking and laurel hedge on the south side. The barn is currently set as open parking for two cars (along with an additional space for 3 additional vehicles on the south side) with ample storage - we understand there is consent to turn the first floor space in the building into an office (22/505760/full)

The Granary is located in a delightful village of Boxley and sits below the slopes of the North Downs. The Pilgrim's Way (the route from Winchester to the shrine of Thomas Becket in Canterbury) passes through the village and the village provides an excellent place to access the walks and trails to the north. The Kings Arms pub is a well known and popular pub in the village and attracts excellent reviews.

Because of the local favourable climate, Boxley and the surrounding area is home to 500 acres of attractive vineyards making it potentially the wine capital of England.

Trains run from nearby Maidstone East directly into London Charing Cross in fractionally over an hour as well as into London Victoria in a similar timescale whilst the M20 provides access towards the channel ports as well as to the M25, the international airports at Gatwick and Heathrow and the wider UK motorway network.

The area is home to many excellent local schools including Maidstone Grammar for boys, Invicta Girls Grammar, Maidstone Girls Grammar, St. Ronans, Sutton Valance, Cranbrook as well as Rochester Grammar School and the Kings School Rochester amongst others.