Court Lodge

There's nothing quite like the privacy of a home within a high walled garden -- Alex Davies, Managing Director



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A beautifully appointed and very private villa set behind a gated entrance within the high garden walls of a former country estate.
Gardens & paddock
In all about 2.17 acres.




“The Walled Garden”, Court Lodge was constructed in 1994 behind high Grade II Listed walls pertaining to the former Hothfield Place country estate and 18th Century Hothfield Manor, believed to have been designed by Samuel Wyatt, since demolished in the 1950s.
The property is one of four villas individually built within the peaceful kitchen garden walls, each enjoying considerable privacy.
Court Lodge is especially fortunate as it also has a separate pony paddock and period storage barns arranged along part of the wall and now used for home offices and storage with direct internal and external access. These buildings offer considerable scope and potential.
The principal accommodation has a luxurious, light and spacious feel with two handsome interconnecting reception rooms and a smart fitted kitchen with island, dining space and a range of good quality appliances along with a sink waste disposal and water filtration.
The bedroom accommodation is also very comfortable including a master suite with dressing room and marble tiled bathroom en-suite. The guest bathroom is also marble tiled and each have large baths.
The villa has a gated courtyard entrance with access to a double garage which has electric doors, internal door and useful loft storage.

Gardens
This enchanting garden is walled on three sides offering considerable privacy and seclusion. In addition to lawns and borders, there is a heated swimming pool with electric heater and a solar cover, sunny terrace area with awning, well stocked fishpond, greenhouse and a summer house. The garden is regarded as something of a ‘park like’ haven and it is adorned with interesting shrubs and mature trees including a Catalpa tree and a delightful Wisteria covered pergola.
About 0.88 acres

Outside of the gardens is a fenced paddock with a pony barn forming part of the entire property. The paddock is connected to mains water
About 1.29 acres

Court Lodge is situated on the semi-rural edge of the village close to St. Margaret’s Church, within what was once part of the 350-acre country estate of Hothfield Place no longer in existence.
The village of Hothfield has an excellent Store/Post office as well as access to Hothfield Common, a stunning nature reserve extending to about 143 acres including woodland and heathland under conservation. Highland cattle and Konik ponies can often be seen grazing and the common offers delightful rambling walks. Part of the village is also crossed by the Greensand Way with further extensive walking.
There are local bus services to and from the village and the nearby A20 provides efficient access to the M20 motorway at Junction 9 as well as to the Town of Ashford with its wide-ranging retail shopping opportunities and International station serving 37 minute High Speed trains to London St. Pancras. Future continental services are planned.
The area is well equipped with a good choice of schools both in the state and independent sectors, including Ashford school, which has premises at nearby Great Chart.



Our Ref: AVS220114

Marketed by: Hobbs Parker, Ashford