THE SIX BELLS CANTERBURY • KENT www.hobbsparker.co.uk THE SIX BELLS • CHISLET • CANTERBURY An unlisted Georgian country house commanding fabulous views over farmland and having versatile family accommodation with imaginative and productive gardens of about 0.8 acres. INTRODUCTION THE SIX BELLS with baby woodburning stove and two large Georgian Entrance Hall, Cloakroom, Study Area, 36 ft Drawing Room, An unlisted detached Georgian country house circa 1833 sash windows enjoying a fine and far reaching aspect over Dining Room, Kitchen/Breakfast Room, Utility Room, 3 with later additions and now offering flexible family farmland. The neighbouring bedroom enjoys entirely Useful Cellar Rooms, 5 Bedrooms, Family Bathroom, Shower accommodation arranged over three floors including three panelled walls with a small fireplace and the same fine Room. Oil Fired Central Heating. Georgian Sash Windows. useful rooms with natural light in the cellar which have been aspect. The third bedroom is divided into two rooms and tanked and has an airflow system with humidity monitor. has a Scandinavian staircase giving access to a mezzanine SITUATION Much of the property is defined by elegant Georgian bar attic room. This combination of rooms offers considerable The house is in a most distinctive position on the edge of sash windows allowing the accommodation to feel light and versatility. The bedrooms are served by both separate shower Chitty Lane and Church Lane gazing over open farmland spacious. The house is constructed of mainly brick elevations and family bathrooms and are connected by a charming immediately opposite and having a private vehicle entrance to beneath a hipped slate roof which has been renewed in recent landing. the rear. The property is situated on the edge of the delightful years. rural village of Chislet about 6 miles to the north east of the THE GARDENS Cathedral City of Canterbury. Local facilities are available ACCOMMODATION There is a pedestrian entrance to one side of the house and within neighbouring villages including primary schools, The ground floor just along Chitty Lane there is a vehicle entrance via a pair post office/stores and a school bus service running past the accommodation of 5 bar wooden gates providing access onto a useful shingle house serving schools in Canterbury. The charming coastal combines a forecourt with parking for several vehicles, caravan/boat towns of Herne Bay and Whitstable are both within 10 miles magnificent etc. To one side is a storage area with timber tool shed and providing bathing beaches and water sport activities. The double reception adjacent poultry run. The forecourt and adjacent areas are pretty Cinque Port Town of Sandwich is just 8 miles to the room spanning screened behind high mixed hedges and a clematis covered south east and the A299 dual carriageway connecting with almost the entire opening provides access to an inner brick paviour courtyard the M2 Motorway is within 2 miles. The Cathedral City of width of the adjacent to the rear of the house decorated with pots and Canterbury offers cultural interests along with modern retail house featuring enclosed by mature shrubs and hedging. Climbing apples shopping outlets, universities, theatres and a choice of both two elegant trail over a timber arbour which provides access to a wide state and private schools including well regarded grammar Georgian sash expanse of lawns surrounded by meandering shrub borders schools. Canterbury West railway station is to be included in windows enjoying with a rich variety of plants and beautifully enclosed pond the Javelin Fleet High Speed train service to St Pancras from a fine outlook garden spanned by a hidden sun deck. A large portion of the late 2009. over open fields. The room has two mellow brick fireplaces garden is currently given over to a productive vegetable and and most attractive timber panelling combined with exposed fruit garden beautifully enclosed with clipped box hedging pine floorboards. A door at one end provides access to the and arranged in a series of raised beds edged with timber and entrance hall and study and an opening leads through to a brick. Behind the vegetable garden is a small polytunnel and charming dining room with fireplace and two tall Georgian a bee-keeping area. The gardens are beautifully mature and sash windows overlooking the rear courtyard. There is a imaginatively laid out in a series of external rooms screened fabulous through-kitchen breakfast room with a large mellow by high hedges, trees and shrubs. In all about 0.80 acres. brick fireplace to one end inset with a beautiful oil fired Aga. VIEWING The breakfast area has space for a large dresser and there Strictly by appointment only. are French windows opening to a pretty sun deck. There are two access points on the ground floor each with stairs to (Reference C786) a dry cellar combining three useful rooms currently used as SERVICES bedroom accommodation and easily adapted as a playroom Mains water and electricity. Oil fired central heating. Mains or cinema room. drainage. The first floor accommodation is lead by an eye catching POST CODE master bedroom with open ceiling exposed to the full extent CT3 4DX of the rafters with exposed cross timbers and timber wall panelling at each end. The room has a delightful fireplace DIRECTIONS From the M2 Motorway proceed south of Faversham continuing along the A299 towards Margate/Ramsgate. After just over 10 miles take the left hand turning beyond Herne Bay signposted Hillborough/Reculver/Hoath/Chislet. Turn left at the junction towards Maypole and then look for a left hand turning into Highstead Lane signposted towards Chislet. Passing The Gate Inn on the right hand side continue on for a ¼ mile before the property will be found on the left hand side adjacent to Chitty Lane. From Canterbury proceed out of the town on the A28 signposted towards Margate. The village of Chislet can be found via the villages of Maypole or Hoath otherwise turning off the A28 at Upstreet. COUNCIL TAX The current council tax banding for this property can be found at www.voa.gov.uk/cti/default.asp HOBBS PARKER OPENING HOURS Our office hours are Monday to Friday 9am to 5.30pm and Saturday 9am to 4pm. 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