Ulcombe Place

Ulcombe

A substantial and elegant home with beautifully proportioned rooms and stunning views across the Weald of Kent, set in delightful grounds including a swimming pool within a walled garden.

Ulcombe Place, Ulcombe Hill, Ulcombe, ME17 1DN

Lenham 3.7 miles, Headcorn 3.7 miles (from 56 mins to London Bridge), Hollingbourne station 4.7 miles (from 71 mins to London Victoria), Leeds Castle & M20 (Junction 8) 4.2 miles

Annexe with sitting room, 1 bedroom & shower room Cellar with wine store

About 4.5 acres

The property The principal, early Georgian staircase rises Ulcombe Place is an exceptionally elegant gracefully through the centre of the house. home set on the Greensand Ridge of the The principal bedroom looks to the south Kent Downs. Standing next to the 12th taking in the views and has a large en suite century parish church, its elevated position bathroom/dressing room. Two further allows glorious views across the Weald of bedrooms are served by a family bathroom. Kent. Listed Grade II, a building has existed The second floor provides extensive further on the site for centuries. The property was bedroom accommodation, with four further owned by the Archbishop of Canterbury, bedrooms and two bathrooms, one being who founded a monastic college in the en suite 13th century and in whose possession it The Annexe remained until the 15th century. The main range dates back to these times though was The west end of the house provides an probably largely remodelled and altered annexe with its own front door and in the early Georgian period. Built using comprises a room on the ground floor traditional Kentish ragstone, the front with a bedroom, en suite shower room elevation provides a particularly appealing and sitting room with a kitchenette, on the symmetrical façade with a delicate fringed second. verandah. Internally the house has some superb rooms and is presented with great The annexe offers excellent staff or style, enhancing and complementing the guest accommodation. Interconnecting beautiful features found throughout. doors allow good flexibility, enabling the rooms to be accessed from and used in The front door opens to a splendid reception conjunction with the main house as desired. hall, a beautiful, high-ceilinged room, the proportions and elegance of which set the Outside scene for this gracious house. Double doors A gravel driveway leads to the house, open to a garden hall with a vista through to with a turning circle at the front providing the garden and view beyond. Either side are plenty of parking space. The driveway also the drawing room and kitchen/dining room. provides access towards the rear, where Both of these generous rooms open out to there is a carport and several outbuildings, the Regency verandah via several pairs of which could be used for storage, or as glazed doors. workshop or studio space. The drawing room is double aspect, having doors at the far end within a deep bay, and The gardens surrounding the property is arranged around an open fireplace. The provide a beautiful setting for the house, kitchen /dining room is arranged to allow with a verandah wrapping around the plenty of space for dining with a minimally house providing shade for the terrace. fitted kitchen arrangement centred on a Lawns stretch away with a wall on the lovely wooden island and an Aga, allowing boundary with the church in front of the proportions of this fine room to remain which are a trio of majestic magnolia trees. unspoilt. Beyond, a highly practical kitchen The view is framed by a pair of topiary area provides cooking and preparation space peacocks, providing charm and structure perfectly hidden away when entertaining to the gardens. A lower lawn with an and bolstered by a utility room and larder. impressive ragstone retaining wall leads to A library is fitted with full height shelving a lightly wood area. To the north end of and cupboards and provides a comfortable, the grounds a magnificent walled garden less formal space with a wood-burning is planted with fruit trees and provides a stove. sheltered spot for the swimming pool.

Ulcombe Place, Ulcombe Hill, Ulcombe Main House internal area 6,515 sq ft (605 sq m) Annexe internal area 860 sq ft (80 sq m) Bothy internal area 320 sq ft (30 sq m) N Carport internal area 342 sq ft (32 sq m) Stores internal area 547 sq ft (51 sq m) W E Pool House, Laundry & Green House internal area 310 sq ft (29 sq m) Total internal area 8,894 sq ft (826 sq m) S

Utility Room 5.82 x 2.64 19'1" x 8'8" Larder

Store 7.67 x 3.43 Reception Hall 25'2" x 11'3" Store 6.99 x 3.43 6.32 x 5.35 Laundry 20'9" x 17'7" 22'11" x 11'3" 3.65 x 3.43 12'0" x 11'3" Annexe Room Library 4.45 x 4.21 F/P 5.69 x 5.00 14'7" x 13'10" 18'8" x 16'5" (Maximum)

Annexe Ground Floor Drawing Room Kitchen/Dining Room Garden Hall 9.64 x 5.04 Pool House 8.66 x 4.33 4.42 x 4.10 31'8" x 16'6" 2.26 x 1.14 28'5" x 14'2" 14'6" x 13'5" (Maximum) 7'5" x 3'9"

Changing Room Ground Floor

Boiler Store 5.48 x 4.10 Greenhouse 4.50 x 4.30 18'0" x 13'5" 5.04 x 2.19 4.50 x 4.30 14'9" x 14'1" Carport 16'6" x 7'2" 14'9" x 14'1" 8.53 x 4.80 28'0" x 15'9"

Wine Store Bothy Bothy Ground Floor First Floor Cellar

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W E

Bedroom 2 5.59 x 5.12 18'4" x 16'10"

Sitting Room 5.15 x 5.11 Bedroom 16'11" x 16'9" 4.29 x 3.69 14'1" x 12'1"

Annexe First Floor Bedroom 3 Principal Bedroom 4.63 x 4.04 9.22 x 4.65 15'2" x 13'3" Study 3.78 x 3.28 30'3" x 15'3" 12'5" x 10'9"

First Floor

Bedroom 5 10.52 x 4.28 34'6" x 14'1" (Maximum)

Bedroom 4 10.81 x 3.64 Bedroom 7 35'6" x 11'11" Bedroom 6 6.15 x 2.84 (Maximum) 4.80 x 2.84 20'2" x 9'4" 15'9" x 9'4" (Maximum)

Second Floor

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Location Ulcombe is a rural village, nestled in the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, close to the larger village of Kingswood and east of the county town of Maidstone. The village has a local pub and a primary school, while Kingswood (a mile away) has several everyday amenities, including a post office.

Further facilities are easily accessible in Headcorn (3.7 miles), including shops, supermarkets, pubs and cafés, a primary school and a mainline station (from 70 minutes to London Charing Cross/ Cannon Street and from 81 minutes to London Victoria). Lenham (3.7 miles) offers a similar level of local amenities. The M20 (Junction 8) is just over 4 miles away and provides access to the M25 and London, and towards the Kent coast. The area has good access to the Continent.

Directions From Canterbury: Take the A28 heading towards Ashford. Keep following the A28 to Chilham, and then continue straight ahead onto the A252. After a further 8.5 miles, in Charing, take the third exit at the roundabout onto the A20/Maidstone Road then after 3.5 miles, in Lenham, turn left onto Faversham Road. After almost 2 miles, turn right onto Lenham Road and then after a further 2 miles, turn left onto Ulcombe Hill. You will find the entrance to the property after approximately half a mile, on your right-hand side.

General Local Authority: Maidstone Borough Council (01622 602000) Council Tax: Band H Services: Ulcombe Place has all mains services; gas central heating. Strutt & Parker Canterbury 2 St Margaret’s Street, Canterbury, Kent CT1 2SL

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