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Ransley Barn High Halden TN26 3LL

A beautifully presented Kentish barn conversion offering spacious light and contemporary accommodation. The property backs onto fields on the rural edge of High Halden and has two holiday cottages within the grounds. Handy for and Ashford.

Guide price £850,000

Accommodation Reception hall • Sitting / dining room • Kitchen / breakfast room • Snug • Study • Utility room with store • Cloakroom & WC • Master bedroom with dressing room and shower room en suite • Three further bedrooms, one with WC & wash hand basin en suite • Family bathroom Outside Two one bedroom holiday cottages • Integral double garage • Heated swimming pool • Gardens with farm pond • Summer house Communications Tenterden 3 miles • Ashford 9 miles 8.5 miles Situation Ransley Barn is one of the original farm buildings of Ransley Farm, consisting of the farmhouse, an oast house and this converted barn. The barn sits away from the road and backs onto fields on two sides. The village of High Halden is a short walk away through the fields. The village has good day to day facilities with a village shop, Public house, church and a primary school. The historic market town of Tenterden is around 3miles away and has a comprehensive range of shops, including a Waitrose supermarket and there are many restaurants and public houses. There is a wide choice of both private and state schooling in the Tenterden & Ashford area. The thriving market town of Ashford with its international station is 9 miles away. The high speed railway provides a service into London St Pancras in around 37 minutes, making this property easily within commutable distance. Alternatively for trains to the City or West End, Headcorn station is 8.5 miles away. Motorway access is from Junction 9 of the M20 providing a fast link to the Channel Tunnel, ports and M25. Ransley Barn Ransley Barn is a beautifully presented Kentish barn conversion. The current owners have undertaken a programme of refurbishment and improvement and the result is a really good size family home with an attractive contemporary feel. The kitchen is a fabulous space with a range of painted units under an ash work surface. At one end is a wood burning stove with ample space for a sofa, and there is also room for a breakfast table. Flowing from the kitchen, the main reception room has a wood burning stove providing a focal point and to the rear of the room is the dining area, making this a splendid room for entertaining. In one corner is a snug, though it could equally be used as a study. Adjacent to the kitchen is the well appointed utility room, with a Belfast sink. Here there is a useful larder as well as an additional large storage cupboard. Beyond the utility room is the family room which could also be used as a playroom. The bedrooms lead off the galleried landing which has large windows allowing light to flood in, and a pleasant seating area. The master bedroom has its own dressing room as well as well equipped shower room en suite. There are three additional bedrooms, each with built in wardrobes including one which has a WC and wash hand basin. The bedrooms enjoy rural views over fields. The bedrooms share the large family bathroom which is smartly equipped with both a bath and separate shower. The holiday cottages To the rear of the barn is the smaller detached barn which has been converted into two one bedroom holiday lets. Known as Heron and Mallard these holiday cottages offer inviting holiday accommodation with each having a wood burning stove, fully equipped kitchens and shower rooms, as well as a double bedroom. These cottages have provided the current owner with a good income over the years and have attracted many repeat visitors. For details of how the cottages are marketed you are invited to look at the owners website, www.ransleybarncottages.co.uk. Outside The barn is approached via a gravel drive and leads to the integral double garage. There is ample parking in front of the barn for a number of vehicles. The boundary at the front is marked with a splendid beech hedge. Between the rear of the barn and the holiday cottages is a very attractive courtyard with an area for outdoor dining when the weather permits. To one side is the heated swimming pool (heated via an air source heat pump, with a wooden store housing the filter and pump etc). The gardens are laid mainly to lawn and lead down to a beautiful farm pond which adjoins fields offering far reaching rural views. A summer house is located to the side of the pond making a very pleasant spot to sit. Finally there is a useful fenced off area which houses the bins, oil tank. Services Oil fired central heating, private treatment plant, mains electricity. C

A/C C Kitchen Dining Living A/C Bedroom Bedroom Dining / Living Log Store 16' 11" x 12' 4" 12' 4" x 8' 3" 12' 4" x 8' 7" 14' 8" x 12' 4" 5.16m x 3.76m 3.76m x 2.51m 3.76m x 2.62m 4.47m x 3.76m Kitchen

Mallard Heron Down Bedroom 3 Bedroom 4 Approx. Gross Internal Floor Area: 820 Sq. Ft. / 76 Sq. M 15' 10" x 12' 7" 12' 7" x 11' 0" 4.83m x 3.84m 3.84m x 3.35m

Snug Second Floor Dining Room 11' 8" x 11' 1" 3.56m x 3.38m

Utility Study 12' 5" x 8' 1" 16' 0" x 11' 1" 3.78m x 2.46m 4.88m x 3.38m Sitting Area 11' 7" x 10' 2" A/C 3.53m x 3.10m Breakfast Room 31' 1" x 15' 9" Store WC C 9.47m x 4.80m Sitting Room Dressing Room C Up 23' 1" x 19' 10" 11' 11" x 11' 9" 7.04m x 6.05m 3.63m x 3.58m Garage W/R 22' 7" x 12' 9" 6.88m x 3.89m Reception Hall Down Master Bedroom Up 15' 9" x 12' 8" Bedroom 2 4.80m x 3.86m 11' 3" x 9' 9" 3.43m x 2.95m

Ground Floor

Approx. Gross Internal Floor Area: x Sq. Ft. / x Sq. M First Floor 184-585j Copyright Jemesis Ltd 2016

Directions From Junction 9 of the M20, take the A28 towards Energy Performance Certificate From our offices in Tenterden, follow the A28 towards Tenterden. Just before you enter the village of High Halden, Ashford. Having just passed through the village of High turn left onto a private lane, marked Ransley Farm. Follow Halden, turn right onto a private lane, marked Ransley Farm. this lane and you will see the entrance to Ransley Barn on Follow this lane and you will see the entrance to Ransley your left after a short distance. Barn on your left after a short distance. Viewing Strictly by appointment only. If you would like to view the Ransley Barn, please telephone our offices. Country Houses Distinctive country property www.hobbsparker.co.uk

High Halden library and an “olde High Halden is recorded worlde” pub which serves in the Domesday Book traditional food and has a and parts of a Norman children’s play garden Manor can still be seen at Every Spring the Tiffenden Farm. There is Horticultural Society hold a fine church in the village a very well supported and it is said that fifty tons show and the village of oak was used to build has many activities the unusual tower and including Football Club, spire of the 10th-14th Cricket Club, Youth Club, century church in 1470- Playgroup, Brownies, W.I. 1490. and Short Mat Bowls. The village has a primary school, village hall, mobile

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