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Fulbrook House Highbourne Park Lenham, , ME17 2PE

A fine family home within a select private estate on the providing a high standard of accommodation and presentation together with breathtaking views and extensive landscaped gardens.

Guide Price £1,150,000

Communications • Ashford Int. Station (HS1) 9 miles • Lenham Main Line Station 2 miles • (Jct 8) 6 miles • 12 miles Accommodation • Reception Hall (Impressive staircase)• Cloakroom • Drawing Room (Oak flooring and bi-folding doors) • Dining Room (Oak flooring)• Kitchen/Family room (Aga) • Utility Room • Galleried Landing • Master Bedroom • En-Suite Bath/Shower Room • Dressing Room (Neville Johnson furniture) • Guest Bedroom • En-Suite Shower Room • 2 Further Bedrooms (built- in wardrobes) • Family Shower room • Second Floor Guest Bedroom and En-Suite • Leaded Light Double Glazed Windows • Moulded ceiling coving Gardens and Grounds Entrance Forecourt • Landscaped Front Gardens • 3 Car Double Garage (Electric Roller Door) • Large Rear Terrace (limestone) • Exterior Lighting • Lawns • Landscaped Planting • Vegetable Beds • Box Hedging • Heritage Fruit Trees • Chalet Office (Air Conditioning) • Sheds • Cabana House (Barbecue Area) Situation Highbourne Park is a select private estate gloriously situated on the North Downs between the historic villages of Lenham and Charing and within a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Both villages are known for a good range of everyday facilities, main line railway stations, surgeries, eateries and primary schools. Wider facilities are available in the towns of Maidstone and Ashford, the latter being host to the International Station providing both Eurostar services to The Continent and HS1 domestic trains to St. Pancras taking just 37 minutes. The Cathedral City of Canterbury and the historic town of Faversham are accessible via nearby road routes. The wider area is well served by major road links connecting with both the M2 and M20 motorways along with access to a wealth of surrounding Kent countryside including many walks and rides throughout the locality. Fulbrook House A fabulous detached family house constructed in 1998 as part of a high quality and select development of complementing homes known as Highbourne Park. The property has been considerably enhanced during the present ownership including the conversion of the second floor to create a stylish guest bedroom suite. The owners have also converted a former bedroom into a dressing room to the master bedroom complete with Neville Johnson fitted furniture. Bathrooms have been remodelled and new flooring choices added including oak and Travertine as well as fine furnishing choices including curtains and drapes. The accommodation now caters for 21st Century living requirements and is beautifully presented throughout. Some of the ceilings are 8’10 high providing a spacious and airy feel. The house is complemented by fabulous landscaped gardens which include a large limestone rear terrace for entertaining with seating areas, box hedging, raised beds, rose beds, bamboo, a water feature and integrated lighting. There are four chrome posts for a sail shade. The lawned gardens gently climb to a higher level meandering through sun and shade to reach a Cabana Breeze House with verandah, barbecue area and heater along with a multiuse chalet office at a higher level with air conditioning. The upper gardens command some fine views. There are useful storage sheds along with a double garage of larger than usual dimensions facilitating possible 3 car garaging with electric roller door, loft storage, water and electricity connected. Services Mains water, electricity and gas connected. Shared private drainage administered via the residents’ management company shareholding included. Maintenance charge £1,000 per annum. Gas fired central heating, recently installed combination boiler. Water softener. Fixtures & Fittings Fixtures & fittings referred to within these particulars may be subject to negotiation and separate purchase. Viewing Strictly by appointment with the Agents (C1394) Fulbrook House, Highbourne Park, Lenham Directions From the M20 motorway, leave at either Junctions Bedroom Bedroom Dressing Room 3.15 x 3.09 5.12 x 2.80 Attic 8 or 9 and proceed along 3.17 x 3.10 10'4 x 10'2 16'10 x 9'2 Space 10'5 x 10'2 the A20 in the direction of Lenham. Bedroom Attic Space Attic Space 4.76 x 3.74 Between the villages of 15'7 x 12'3 Lenham and Charing, look for a small timber bus Dn Bedroom shelter on the Northern 4.22 x 3.87 side and take the adjacent 13'10 x 12'8 Up Bedroom Attic turning into Rayners Hill 3.45 x 2.42 Space Dn 11'4 x 7'11 towards the top of the T first part of the hill. The entrance to Second Floor - 39.1 sq m / 421 sq ft Highbourne Park will be First Floor - 102.6 sq m / 1104 sq ft found on the right hand side.

Dining Room Utility Room 4.17 x 3.16 Energy Efficiency 2.47 x 2.11 13'8 x 10'4 8'1 x 6'11 Rating This graph shows the current Garage energy efficiency of this property. Sitting Room 9.40 x 5.95 The full version of the certificate 7.18 x 4.20 Kitchen / 30'10 x 19'6 23'7 x 13'9 Breakfast Room / is available upon request. Family Area 7.16 x 6.92 23'6 x 22'8

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Ground Floor - 112.7 sq m / 1213 sq ft (Not Shown In Actual Location / Orientation) Approximate Gross Internal Area = 255.7 sq m / 2752 sq ft Garage = 55.9 sq m / 602 sq ft N Total = 311.6 sq m / 3354 sq ft Illustration for identification purposes only, measurements are approximate, not to scale. (ID452070) Country Houses Distinctive country property www.hobbsparker.co.uk

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