Thatched Cottage

This is one of my favourite local locations, the whole property oozes rustic charm - James Hickman, Equestrian & Rural Property



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A rural property with equestrian facilities and a busy holiday let. The property is located in a highly desirable location within the Bonnington & Aldington areas and comprises a charming Grade 2 listed cottage set in good size gardens with a range of 3 stables, a workshop and 3 paddocks.

About 3.60 acres



Situation

Thatched Cottage is situated along a quiet and pretty country lane and accessed over a track serving only one other property. Hythe is to the east and Ashford & the M20 (Junctions 9,10 & 10a) to the north west. Ashford offers a fast-improving range of recreational, educational, and shopping facilities and a busy train station with a regular HS1 service to Stratford International & St Pancras. The Cinque Port towns of Rye and Tenterden are an easy drive away. Aldington village is about 1 mile to the north where there are shops, a pub and a primary school.

Thatched Cottage

This Grade 2 listed cottage comprises the original thatched cottage together with a substantial extension which almost doubled the size of the original property. The property now provides relatively spacious accommodation arranged on 2 floors with 2 separate staircases each giving access to 2 bedrooms. On the ground the accommodation is centred around a kitchen/breakfast room with oil fired Rayburn opening to a dining room and with a good size sitting room at either end of the house.
Thatching

Thatching is generally renewed on about a 25 year cycle dependant on the thatching used. The seller has a condition report done on this which they would be happy to make available to interested parties.

Gardens/Outside

There are mainly lawned gardens on 3 sides of the cottage with a spacious paved and brick terrace on the south side of the house which provides ample space for outside dining and relaxing. The is a former brick and ragstone outhouse, there are planted borders and a number of attractive trees including a monkey puzzle.

Beyond the main garden is a separate vegetable garden with a polytunnel, apple trees and a single cherry tree.

Tiled Cottage

This a is a good looking and well built building which was originally constructed as a home office and playroom in 2014/2015 and then had its use changed to a holiday cottage (planning reference 18/00097/AS) at the end of 2018. The building is located close to the entrance away from the cottage, next to the Stable Yard & Workshop , the cottage has recently been successfully let recently through AirBnB.

Stable Yard/Workshop

This comprises 3 Stables and a former tack/feed room. To the front of the stables is a concrete yard area whilst to the side is a Workshop about 29 feet x 11 feet.

Land

The land lies to the south of the property and is accessed from the stable yard and garden areas. It is divided into 3 level paddocks which front onto Cherry Orchard Lane, 2 of the paddocks share a field shelter and there are some young trees planted in tow of the paddocks including silver birch.

Tenure/Council Tax

Freehold & Band G (Ashford Borough Council)

Services

Thatched Cottage: Mains water, electricity. Private drainage, an oil boiler provides hot water and serves the central heating system.

Tiled Cottage: Mains water & electricity. Electric heating & hot water. Private drainage (shared with Thatched Cottage).



Our Ref: FAL190055

Marketed by: Hobbs Parker, Ashford