Bugglesden
St. Michaels, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6TG
Guide Price
£1,995,000
Residential Tags: Farmhouse, Grade II
Property Tags: Holiday Cottage
Land Tags: Paddock, Vineyard, Woodland
Summary Details
- First Marketed: Sep 2022
- Removed: Date Not Available
- Residential Tags: Farmhouse, Grade II
- Property Tags: Holiday Cottage
- Land Tags: Paddock, Vineyard, Woodland
A handsome, beautifully presented Grade II listed country house and annexe in a country lane setting.
Description
Bugglesden is a handsome Grade II listed timber framed house which is understood to date back to the late 15th or early 16th centuries with later additions.
Situated off a country lane, this beautifully presented property sits amidst attractive landscaped gardens and benefits from a flexible detached one bedroom annexe; Little Bugglesden, stylishly finished with its own private garden, plus a further outbuilding currently used as a gym (could alternatively be an office/studio, games/music room, guest suite) and field, in all totalling 3.37 acres.
This inviting family home has good ceiling heights and retains a wealth of period features including exposed timbers and beams, leaded light windows, flagstone, quarry tiled and polished brick flooring and fine inglenook fireplaces.
Two principal reception rooms of excellent proportions, provide ideal entertaining areas and enjoy a lovely outlook over the surrounding gardens, with the sitting room also having direct access to a generous south-facing terrace. Adjoining the sitting room is a versatile study/family room, with bespoke fitted desks, cupboards and a temperature controlled wine store.
The farmhouse kitchen/breakfast room is fitted with cupboards complemented by granite work surfaces and a walk-in larder. Appliances include a range cooker, dishwasher and wine cooler.
Over the first and second floors three of the five double bedrooms feature a variety of built-in or fitted cupboards and the main bedroom benefits from a dressing room and an en suite shower room. The remaining bedrooms are served by a family bathroom with contemporary suite and travertine tiling. The bath and shower rooms feature under floor heating with individual thermostatic controls. Bedroom four is of very good proportions and could potentially be divided to provide a further bedroom, subject to all relevant planning consents.
Little Bugglesden
To the east of the main house lies Little Bugglesden which has been converted by the current owners into a stylish one bedroom annexe, offering immense versatility as a holiday let or ancillary overflow accommodation to the main house. Currently utilised as a successful holiday let it features under floor heating and incorporates a lovely open plan sitting/dining room/kitchen with wood burning stove, a double bedroom with wood clad feature wall and a luxuriously appointed shower room. Outside, there is a terrace and enclosed private garden, solely for the use of Little Bugglesden.
Gardens, Paddock and Outbuildings
Bugglesden is approached via a gated driveway with a post and rail enclosed paddock to one side and to the other, level lawns, formal rose beds, pleached hornbeam and a central path with seasonal planting and clipped yew trees. The drive culminates in a generous gravelled parking area to the side of the house.
The beautiful, well established gardens continue to the rear with the lawns edged by deep herbaceous borders extending to the south and continuing to an orchard planted with apples, pears, cherries, plums, quince and medlar. The paddock is fully fenced with separate access from the lane. Power and water is connected.
Immediately adjacent to the house is a detached timber outbuilding which is divided in two with a home office equipped with engineered oak flooring, bespoke shelving and cupboards and a studio with doors to the garden.
Location
Bugglesden sits in the heart of the Kent countryside, the pretty village of Biddenden is 2 miles to the north west where there are various amenities, including a Michelin star restaurant, Post Office, grocery shop, tea rooms and hairdresser. The delightful historic town of Tenterden lies about 3.4 miles to the south and offers a very good range of local shops along its pretty tree lined high street. There are two supermarkets, public houses, several coffee shops and restaurants together with independent boutiques and shops.
There is a leisure centre in the town and a host of sporting facilities nearby including London Beach Golf Club and Spa, Tenterden Golf Club, Chart Hills Golf Club at Biddenden, walking and cycle trails through beautiful High Weald countryside, fishing at Tenterden Trout Waters. Chapel Down Vineyard incorporating the highly regarded Swan Restaurant and Biddenden Vineyards are both nearby.
There is something for everyone in the surrounding area including beautiful National Trust homes and castles; Sissinghurst Castle and Garden is a must see and there are a network of footpaths and bridleways through Hemsted Forest which has hundreds of acres of mixed conifer and broadleaf woodland to explore.
Education: There are a range of schools in the area in both the state and private sectors catering for children of all ages. These include Tenterden Infant and Junior School, St Michael’s Primary School, Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre all at Tenterden, Dulwich Preparatory at Cranbrook, Benenden Girls School, St Ronans and Marlborough House at Hawkhurst and Sutton Valence Schools and Tonbridge School. Additionally there are boys’ and girls’ grammar schools at Ashford plus Ashford School, Ashford Friars Preparatory and The Kings School Canterbury.
Headcorn station (6 miles) has train services running approximately every 30 minutes to London. A high speed train service runs between Ashford (11.7 miles) and London St Pancras in about 37 minutes. Motorway Links: The M25 can be accessed via the M20 at junction 10 providing links to Gatwick and Heathrow airports and other motorway networks.
*All distance and travel times are approximate.
Square Footage: 3,754 sq ft
Acreage: 3.37 Acres
Directions
From Savills office in Cranbrook proceed down the High Street into Stone Street and take the first right onto The Hill. Continue along Golford Road towards Tenterden for about 4.7 miles and on reaching the crossroads turn left signposted to Biddenden. At the T junction turn right onto the A262 to Tenterden and after about 1.2 miles turn right into Bugglesden Road. Bugglesden will be found after 0.2 of a mile on the right after a sharp left hand bend.
Additional Info
Services: Oil fired heating via radiators, mains electricity. Private drainage. Metered water.
Local Authority: Outgoings Ashford Borough Council Tax Band G
Marketed by: Savills, Cranbrook
Description
Bugglesden is a handsome Grade II listed timber framed house which is understood to date back to the late 15th or early 16th centuries with later additions.
Situated off a country lane, this beautifully presented property sits amidst attractive landscaped gardens and benefits from a flexible detached one bedroom annexe; Little Bugglesden, stylishly finished with its own private garden, plus a further outbuilding currently used as a gym (could alternatively be an office/studio, games/music room, guest suite) and field, in all totalling 3.37 acres.
This inviting family home has good ceiling heights and retains a wealth of period features including exposed timbers and beams, leaded light windows, flagstone, quarry tiled and polished brick flooring and fine inglenook fireplaces.
Two principal reception rooms of excellent proportions, provide ideal entertaining areas and enjoy a lovely outlook over the surrounding gardens, with the sitting room also having direct access to a generous south-facing terrace. Adjoining the sitting room is a versatile study/family room, with bespoke fitted desks, cupboards and a temperature controlled wine store.
The farmhouse kitchen/breakfast room is fitted with cupboards complemented by granite work surfaces and a walk-in larder. Appliances include a range cooker, dishwasher and wine cooler.
Over the first and second floors three of the five double bedrooms feature a variety of built-in or fitted cupboards and the main bedroom benefits from a dressing room and an en suite shower room. The remaining bedrooms are served by a family bathroom with contemporary suite and travertine tiling. The bath and shower rooms feature under floor heating with individual thermostatic controls. Bedroom four is of very good proportions and could potentially be divided to provide a further bedroom, subject to all relevant planning consents.
Little Bugglesden
To the east of the main house lies Little Bugglesden which has been converted by the current owners into a stylish one bedroom annexe, offering immense versatility as a holiday let or ancillary overflow accommodation to the main house. Currently utilised as a successful holiday let it features under floor heating and incorporates a lovely open plan sitting/dining room/kitchen with wood burning stove, a double bedroom with wood clad feature wall and a luxuriously appointed shower room. Outside, there is a terrace and enclosed private garden, solely for the use of Little Bugglesden.
Gardens, Paddock and Outbuildings
Bugglesden is approached via a gated driveway with a post and rail enclosed paddock to one side and to the other, level lawns, formal rose beds, pleached hornbeam and a central path with seasonal planting and clipped yew trees. The drive culminates in a generous gravelled parking area to the side of the house.
The beautiful, well established gardens continue to the rear with the lawns edged by deep herbaceous borders extending to the south and continuing to an orchard planted with apples, pears, cherries, plums, quince and medlar. The paddock is fully fenced with separate access from the lane. Power and water is connected.
Immediately adjacent to the house is a detached timber outbuilding which is divided in two with a home office equipped with engineered oak flooring, bespoke shelving and cupboards and a studio with doors to the garden.
Location
Bugglesden sits in the heart of the Kent countryside, the pretty village of Biddenden is 2 miles to the north west where there are various amenities, including a Michelin star restaurant, Post Office, grocery shop, tea rooms and hairdresser. The delightful historic town of Tenterden lies about 3.4 miles to the south and offers a very good range of local shops along its pretty tree lined high street. There are two supermarkets, public houses, several coffee shops and restaurants together with independent boutiques and shops.
There is a leisure centre in the town and a host of sporting facilities nearby including London Beach Golf Club and Spa, Tenterden Golf Club, Chart Hills Golf Club at Biddenden, walking and cycle trails through beautiful High Weald countryside, fishing at Tenterden Trout Waters. Chapel Down Vineyard incorporating the highly regarded Swan Restaurant and Biddenden Vineyards are both nearby.
There is something for everyone in the surrounding area including beautiful National Trust homes and castles; Sissinghurst Castle and Garden is a must see and there are a network of footpaths and bridleways through Hemsted Forest which has hundreds of acres of mixed conifer and broadleaf woodland to explore.
Education: There are a range of schools in the area in both the state and private sectors catering for children of all ages. These include Tenterden Infant and Junior School, St Michael’s Primary School, Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre all at Tenterden, Dulwich Preparatory at Cranbrook, Benenden Girls School, St Ronans and Marlborough House at Hawkhurst and Sutton Valence Schools and Tonbridge School. Additionally there are boys’ and girls’ grammar schools at Ashford plus Ashford School, Ashford Friars Preparatory and The Kings School Canterbury.
Headcorn station (6 miles) has train services running approximately every 30 minutes to London. A high speed train service runs between Ashford (11.7 miles) and London St Pancras in about 37 minutes. Motorway Links: The M25 can be accessed via the M20 at junction 10 providing links to Gatwick and Heathrow airports and other motorway networks.
*All distance and travel times are approximate.
Square Footage: 3,754 sq ft
Acreage: 3.37 Acres
Directions
From Savills office in Cranbrook proceed down the High Street into Stone Street and take the first right onto The Hill. Continue along Golford Road towards Tenterden for about 4.7 miles and on reaching the crossroads turn left signposted to Biddenden. At the T junction turn right onto the A262 to Tenterden and after about 1.2 miles turn right into Bugglesden Road. Bugglesden will be found after 0.2 of a mile on the right after a sharp left hand bend.
Additional Info
Services: Oil fired heating via radiators, mains electricity. Private drainage. Metered water.
Local Authority: Outgoings Ashford Borough Council Tax Band G
Marketed by: Savills, Cranbrook
Land Registry Data
- No historical data found.