4 bedroom house

Reception hall | Drawing room | Sitting room | Dining room | Study | Kitchen/breakfast room | Utility | Laundry room | Cloakroom | Principal bedroom with en suite bathroom and dressing room | 3 Further bedrooms, all en suite | 2 Balconies| Triple garage | EPC rating E
Garden and grounds in all about 10 Acres

Approached over a long, winding gravel drive, Fourwinds stands sentinel atop of Hart Hill and affords the most glorious southerly views. To the east the coast at Dungeness is visible on a fine day and to the west views over the Weald. The house sits proudly in its grounds.

A welcoming reception hall leads to two generous reception rooms. The sitting room is double aspect and has doors to the rear garden; it is a lovely room to relax in, particularly in winter with the wood burning stove roaring. The drawing room is an elegant and gracious room with wide windows taking full advantage of the views, and a deep recess provides a “quiet area” to curl up and read a book.

Adjoining the drawing room is the formal dining room with a deep bay, including doors and windows offering a splendid outlook across the undulating landscape and access to the garden terrace. A further door leads to the kitchen/breakfast room, which is comprehensively fitted with a range of wall and floor cupboards with a peninsula bar. There is ample space for a large table and chairs for family or informal dining. There is also a study for home-workers, as well as a laundry room and separate utility room, along with a cloakroom.

The staircase rises from the sitting room to give access to the first floor, where steps lead to the separate wings of the upper level. The impressive principal bedroom has two dressing areas, fitted wardrobes, a stylish en suite bathroom; doors from the bedrooms leads out to a balcony - a perfect place for an early morning coffee. There are three further en suite bedrooms, all with storage and two having access to the large, south-west facing balcony

Fourwinds is located on the northern fringes of Charing within the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The village offers a good range of shops and amenities, including a post office, butchers, greengrocers, convenience store, tennis courts and playing fields, along with a primary school. For independent schooling, the area offers Ashford Prep and Ashford School, and The King’s School and St Edmund’s School in Canterbury.

Extensive shopping and leisure facilities can be found in nearby Ashford, Maidstone and Canterbury, with services for commuters from both Ashford International station and Canterbury stations. The M20 can be joined at Ashford with links to London, the coast and other motorway networks, including the M25 at Junction 5 for access to Gatwick and Heathrow airports.

A sweeping driveway gives access through parkland grounds to the front of the property and to the triple garage.

With unrivalled vistas across the surrounding Weald, the park like gardens, interspersed with specimen trees, are mainly laid to lawn with well-stocked flower beds, evergreen hedging and clipped topiary. To the rear of the house is a kitchen garden and a small copse of conifers. An ornamental pond is also a delightful feature. Running across the south-west elevation is a large paved terrace, which provides opportunities for alfresco entertaining.

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