Canterbury Road, Selsted, Dover, Kent, CT15

For an enthusiastic horsey family looking for a charming family home this adorable Grade II Listed cottage, nestling in 4.2 acres of grounds could be the answer. Although it retains a plethora of charming features the property has been sensitively upgraded and extended and now offers everything you need for modern day living as well as plenty of equine facilities.

You can feel the warm and friendly atmosphere of the place as you approach the property via a gravel drive and a five bar gate and see the mellow brickwork, Kent peg tiles, outer porch and leaded light casement windows. This feeling is enhanced further once you go into the hall with its terracotta tiles and into the country style kitchen/dining room with traditional flagstones and underfloor heating, a four oven electric Aga, a former bread oven and a selection of free-standing turquoise units.

There is a door to a wet room and access the formal dining room currently laid out as a gym with a lovely wood floor and double glazed doors to the wraparound terrace. The lounge is full of character with herringbone parquet flooring, a brick fireplace with a log burner, painted exposed beams, open tread stairs to the first floor and access to a study/snug area. There is a galleried landing with exposed beams, a central chimney breast as well as a modern family bathroom with a circular stand-alone bath, three double bedrooms and a single.

The driveway leads to the stable yard and a wide gravelled area where you can park large vehicles including horseboxes. There are three loose boxes with a covered walkway, a secure tack room, hay barn and a games room. An all-weather 40ft by 20ft manege with floodlighting is adjacent to a large L shaped paddock with two automatic water systems. The front garden includes lawns, mature trees and dwarf hedging while round the side is the start of the wraparound terrace leading to the rear garden lawns and trees together with an impressive timber office/workshop.

What the Owner says:

This has been a wonderful family home and I have enjoyed modernising it over the years and it is in an ideal location as I can easily drive to the M20 or A2 for access to London and major cities as well as to the Continent. However I am now starting a new chapter in my life so hope that new owners will be able to enjoy everything this country property has to offer.

The hamlet of Selsted includes a good primary school and an active cricket club as well as being on the bus route between Folkestone and Canterbury. It is almost equidistant between the villages of Barham and Hawkinge and just a very short drive to Denton where you can enjoy a delicious meal and a drink at the Jackdaw.

Barham is a very friendly village with an historic church and a modernised and extended village hall that offers a variety of activities and facilities. These include two large halls, a conference/meeting room and a post office as well as a useful village shop run by volunteers that sells everything you need from light bulbs to specialist local wines and homemade bread and cakes to fresh meat. There is an excellent pub/restaurant nearby, a well-respected village school and an active tennis and bowls club.

Room sizes:

• Entrance Hall: 13'7 x 7'4 (4.14m x 2.24m)
• Study: 12'11 x 7'1 (3.94m x 2.16m)
• Lounge: 16'0 x 12'11 (4.88m x 3.94m)
• Dining Room: 13'5 x 10'1 (4.09m x 3.08m)
• Kitchen/Breakfast Room: 23'9 x 12'3 (7.24m x 3.74m)
• Shower Room
• SPLIT LEVEL FIRST FLOOR
• Landing
• Bedroom 1: 15'7 x 12'2 (4.75m x 3.71m)
• Bedroom 3: 13'6 x 9'8 (4.12m x 2.95m)
• Bedroom 4: 8'5 x 7'5 (2.57m x 2.26m)
• Bathroom
• OUTSIDE

• Rear Garden
• Paddocks
• All Weather Menage
• Front Garden
• Driveway
• OUTBUILDING
• Tack Room: 11'6 x 5'7 (3.51m x 1.70m)
• Stable: 11'6 x 9'10 (3.51m x 3.00m)
• Stable: 11'6 x 9'9 (3.51m x 2.97m)
• Stable: 11'6 x 11'1 (3.51m x 3.38m)
• Hay Barn: 15'11 x 15'0 (4.85m x 4.58m)
• Games Room: 15'2 x 10'0 (4.63m x 3.05m)
• Workshop: 19'4 x 11'3 (5.90m x 3.43m)

 
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Tenure: Freehold