5 Bedrooms Detached house for sale in Ballards Hill, Goudhurst, Cranbrook, Kent TN17 | £ 1,100,000

Property Description

This outstanding former Coach House dating from 1901 and formerly part of a country house estate and designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield has undergone an imaginative transformation to create a light and spacious family home with a stunning interior and high specification throughout. Many of the period features have been retained such as the stone quoins to the exterior and to the interior high ceilings and attractive windows. Arranged over two floors with beautifully presented accommodation, points of particular note include: A spacious and welcoming reception hall with feature fireplace with book shelves above and door to the cloakroom with separate WC. The drawing room is an impressive room with fine views of the garden and beyond has polished wood flooring, attractive wood burning stove with stone surround and former stable door opening onto the enclosed courtyard and opposite French doors opening onto the terrace and garden. The fine dining room and excellent family room are both good size rooms, the dining room with an open fireplace and the family room with wood burning stove, a double aspect outlook and French doors opening onto the terrace and garden. There is also an adjoining utility room. The excellent large kitchen/breakfast room has delightful outlooks over the courtyard and has an extensive range of solid wood cupboards and drawers, long work surfaces, an oil fired aga with further electric oven companion, 4 ring ceramic hob, integrated dishwasher and delightful fitted window seat with storage underneath within the wide bay window. The staircase from the dining room leads to the spacious first floor landing where there are five double bedrooms. The principal bedroom is a large room with an excellent range of fitted wardrobe cupboards and an attractive feature arched window with fitted plantation shutters, the same feature arched window is also in a further bedroom. There are two adjoining bedrooms which have eaves storage and attractive outlooks over the garden and surrounding countryside. All bedrooms are well served by two extremely well fitted luxurious family bathrooms both with underfloor heating.

Situation
The house is situated within the Cranbrook School Catchment Area and is set just 1.3 miles from Goudhurst, an extremely attractive village with good local shops, public houses, restaurants, a picturesque duck pond and an ancient church and is equidistant to the village of Horsmonden. A further excellent range of shops and amenities can be found in Cranbrook approximately 6 miles away. The spa town of Tunbridge Wells is about 9 miles away for more comprehensive shopping facilities and further schools. Recreational amenities include fishing, sailing and water sports at Bewl Water and two 18 hole golf courses at Dale Hill between Flimwell and Ticehurst.

Outside
At the front of the property the driveway’s wide timber gates open into an enclosed courtyard which is part walled and leads to the detached double garage and separate log and garden store. To the rear, the well-established garden is mainly laid to lawn and bordered by a selection of mature plants, shrubs and trees with a home office/studio set towards the end. In all just over ½ an acre.

Additional Information
Mileages
Goudhurst and Horsmonden village’s both 1 ¼ miles; Marden Station – 4 miles (London Bridge 47 mins); Staplehurst Station – 5.6 miles (London Bridge 57 mins); Tunbridge Wells – 8.5 miles; Ashford International -19.8 miles; Gatwick – 33.2 miles; Central London – 46.2 miles (Distances and times are approximate)

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