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Weavers Cottage, Mill Street, Iden Green, Benenden, Kent, TN17 4HH Weavers Cottage, Mill Street, Iden Green, Benenden, Kent, TN17 4HH Weavers Cottage, Mill Street, Iden Green, Benenden, Kent, TN17 4HH Guide Price : £425,000 A detached, charming Grade II listed 2 bedroom period cottage, enjoying beautiful views of surrounding Kentish countryside, set with gardens, detached garage/workshop and driveway providing additional off road parking. Situated in the peaceful hamlet of Iden Green, nr Benenden and within the highly sought after Cranbrook School Catchment Area. Detached 2 Reception Rooms (both good size) 2 Double Bedrooms Period, character features Beautiful rural outlook Detached Garage with Workshop Lovely garden & off road parking CRANBROOK SCHOOL CATCHMENT AREA The picturesque cottage has attractive white weatherboard elevations set under a Kent peg tile roof, with generous driveway set to one side. Internally the charming accommodation is arranged over two floors, with many attractive character features throughout including fireplaces (one with Rayburn range), exposed timbers and brickwork, leaded light windows and traditional cast iron radiators. The accommodation comprises the following with approximate dimensions : At the entrance is a good size Porch (7'8 x 3'4) leading into : SITTING ROOM 17 ' 10" x 15' 10" (5.44m x 4.83m) Good size room with natural stone flooring, exposed brick chimneybreast with wood burning stove and many exposed timbers. Beautiful rural views to front. DINING ROOM 12' 0" x 10' 11" (3.66m x 3.33m) Natural stone flooring, inglenook WarnerGray Tel. 01580 766044 fireplace with inset Rayburn range, exposed timbers and lovely rural views to front. Useful understairs storage cupboard and door to Inner Hall with stairs. www.warnergray.co.uk email: [email protected] WarnerGray, 13 East Cross, Tenterden, Kent TN30 6AD KITCHEN 11' 5" x 10' 3" (3.48m x 3.12m) Double aspect, with stable door to side, lovely rural views to front and natural stone flooring. Fitted with wood burning oven stove and traditional, rustic style bespoke timber cabinets to include open shelving, marble/timber worktops and white Belfast sink, leaving space for appliances. UTILITY ROOM 7' 2" x 7' 1" (2.18m x 2.16m) With base/wall cabinet and worktop with stainless steel sink, leaving space for appliances. BATHROOM 11' 2" x 6' 6" (3.4m x 1.98m) Good size, light and airy with 2 Fakro skylights and terracotta tile flooring. Traditional style white fittings which comprise freestanding roll top slipper bath, separate corner shower, hand basin, W.C. and heated towel rail. INNER HALL With two sets of stairs to 1st floor, one to each bedroom. BEDROOM 1 16' 1" x 14' 7" (4.9m x 4.44m) Double room, enjoying glorious rural views to front and built in storage. BEDROOM 2 11' 5" x 9' 7" (3.48m x 2.92m) Double room, enjoying beautiful views and built in storage (including storage alcove). OUTSIDE To the front of the property is a small lawn, with climbing rose, shrub border and generous driveway set to one side, leading to the detached Garage with Workshop (and separate timber shed).. The delightful rear garden has been landscaped with an attractive stone terrace adjacent to the house and steps leading up a raised lawn with beautiful small flowering cherry tree and well stocked raised borders. The garden is fully enclosed with mature hedging enjoying a good degree of privacy. SERVICES Mains electricity, drainage and water. Oil fired central heating. DIRECTIONS When entering Benenden village from Rolvenden take a left at the crossroads (signposted to Iden Green). Continue for approximately 1 mile to Iden Green, continuing past the small crossroads and after a short distance (0.2 mile) turn left into Little Weavers (private road) and the property will be found on the left. Iden Green is a quiet hamlet situated close to picturesque Benenden village which offers a general store with Post Office, butcher, village green with church, village hall, park and well regarded public house. The nearby small Wealden towns of Cranbrook, Tenterden and Hawkhurst all offer excellent amenities for shopping, leisure and recreational activities, whilst Royal Tunbridge Wells offers further facilities offered by a larger town. For education there is a wide choice of very good state and private schools (including grammar) in surrounding areas, with the property falling within the highly sought after CRANBROOK SCHOOL CATCHMENT AREA. For travel to London, Etchingham (8 miles) or Staplehurst (9 miles) offer rail services with a journey time of approximately 1 hour. All measurements are appr oximate. These particulars are pr oduced in good faith, but ar e intended to be a general guide onl y a nd do not constitute any VIEWING BY APPOINTMENT WITH WARNERGRAY 01580 766044 part of an offer or contract. No person in the employment of WarnerGray, their clients and any joint agents have any authority to make any representation of warranty whatsoever in r elation to the property. Photographs are reproduced for gener al infor mati on onl y and do not i mpl y that any item is i ncluded for sale with the property. WarnerGray advises purchasers to satisfy themselves by inspection of the property. .
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