The Dower House SANDWAY •

The Dower House BOUGHTON ROAD • SANDWAY • KENT • ME17 2BE In Total Approximately 13.24 Acres

Main House AN ELEGANT COUNTRY Ground & Lower Ground Floors HOUSE WITH DETACHED Entrance Hall • Drawing Room • Dining Room • Library • Conservatory/Glasshouse Kitchen/Breakfast Room • Bedroom • Shower Room GEORGIAN COTTAGE AND Utility Room • Boot Room • WC • Boiler Room • Wine Store • 3 Store Rooms VARIOUS OUTBUILDINGS First Floor Master Bedroom Suite with Dressing Area • En Suite Bathroom and Balcony ALL SET AMIDST 2 Further Bedrooms • Bathroom • Separate WC

ENCHANTING GARDENS Gardens & Grounds Stunning Secluded Formal and Informal Gardens • Walled Garden • Knot Garden AND GROUNDS Spring-Fed Lake with Island • Native Woodland • Field

Bothy Cottage & Further Outbuildings Sitting Room • Kitchen/Breakfast Room • 2 Bedrooms • Bathroom • Boiler Room • Store Room Detached 4 Room Outbuilding With Kitchenette and WC Former Aviary • Potting Shed • Greenhouse • Garage Description The Dower House Occupying an idyllic rural location adjoining the ancient undulating Years later in 1987 The Dower House was bought by the late Eric • This wonderful and inviting family home features elegant, light parkland of the Chilston Park Hotel, The Dower House was built by Woolfson, award winning songwriter, lyricist and musician of and airy reception rooms of excellent proportions providing ideal Eric Akers Douglas (3rd Viscount Chilston) in 1952 whose family had the Alan Parsons Project, which has sold over 50 million albums areas for entertaining. owned the estate for over 150 years. It is said that he chose to build worldwide. • The kitchen/breakfast room is stylishly fitted with a comprehensive this fascinating curtilage listed home with its Dutch influences in range of hand-painted cupboards complemented by granite the most beautiful part of the grounds, encompassing a charming Eric fell in love with the property instantly and was greatly inspired work surfaces and a three oven Aga. cottage, an aviary for his collection of exotic birds (which were by the wonderful surroundings, writing and recording in the music • There are four double bedrooms (one on the ground floor) all bequeathed to Leeds Castle upon his death) and various other studio that he had especially set up. enjoy wonderful views over the gardens. outbuildings. He had in other words, cleverly created his own • Three bath/shower rooms are very well appointed with sleek perfect, private estate in miniature. His family have, in recent years, extensively renovated and white sanitary ware and digital showers. refurbished the property, converting The Dower House to a four • The extensive lower ground floor accessed both internally and The original one bedroom house was designed to impress, with six bedroom family home and upgrading the Bothy Cottage, but there externally, offers enormous potential. Currently there is a boot 18th century mahogany panelled doors, decorative cornicing, two remains potential for the new owners to extend the cottage, subject room, utility room, WC, various store rooms and a wine cellar. beautiful, intricately carved limewood fireplaces, a purpose-built to planning. dance floor within the drawing room, a secret door in the library made using some of the antique books from his extensive collection and cedar lined wardrobe cupboards to the bedroom. The garage was also considered and built to house his oversized Bristol vintage car.

The Dower House Bothy Cottage

Restricted Height

Balcony Sitting room Kitchen Bedroom Bedroom 3.84 x 3.20 3.85 x 3.78 3.88 x 3.28 12'7'' x 12'4'' 12'7'' x 10'5'' 3.86 x 3.25 12'8'' x 10'9'' 12'7'' x 10'8''

Bedroom Bedroom Bedroom 5.35 x 4.96 5.81 x 3.94 5.36 x 4.64 17'6'' x 16'3'' 19'0'' x 12'11'' 17'7'' x 15'2'' First floor

Store room Eaves Dressing storage 4.80 x 3.08 area The Dower House, Sandway Boiler room 15'9'' x 10'1'' 6.08 x 4.81 Gross internal area (approx.) Eaves 19'11'' x 15'9'' storage Eaves House - 466.5 sq m (5022 sq ft) storage Bothy Cottage - 123.7 sq m (1331 sq ft) First floor Glasshouse / Garage - 91.3 sq m (982 sq ft) Ground floor Studio - 63.2 sq m (680 sq ft)

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Bedroom Library 4.98 x 4.51 Drawing room 16'4'' x 14'9'' 8.84 x 4.34 4.73 x 4.52 29'0'' x 14'3'' 15'6'' x 14'9''

Garage

Glasshouse 6.00 x 3.85 19'8'' x 12'7'' 15.37 x 4.28 50'5'' x 14'0'' Entrance hall Dining room Kitchen / Breakfast room 8.84 x 4.05 29'0'' x 13'3'' 8.31 x 5.04 27'3'' x 16'6''

Ground floor

Studio Boiler room Store room Store room Wine store Store room Store room 3.96 x 2.73 3.96 x 2.73 4.64 x 4.53 12'9'' x 8'11'' 13'0'' x 8'11'' 15'2'' x 14'10'' Utility room

Store room Store room Store room 5.34 x 3.13 3.84 x 3.13 3.13 x 2.89 17'6'' x 10'3'' 12'7'' x 10'3'' 10'3'' x 9'5''

Lower ground floor Bothy Cottage Bothy Cottage and Outbuildings Gardens and Grounds • To the east of the main house lies the delightful Bothy Cottage, • The Dower House is approached via a long principal tree-lined with sitting room, kitchen/breakfast room, bathroom and two first drive leading to Chilston Park. A spur leads off to the right and floor bedrooms. The cottage is southerly facing and overlooks a over a cattle grid to the gravelled parking area solely for the charming Knot Garden inspired by Sissinghurst’s White Garden. property. Impressive double doors open to a wide Yorkstone Attached to the Bothy Cottage, the former stables house the path, edged by a manicured lawn and clipped evergreen topiary, impressive Windhager wood pellet boiler. which leads to the main house. • A detached 4 room outbuilding (previously used as the music • The glorious gardens and grounds which extend to over 13 acres studio) with kitchenette and WC, would be ideal for development are a breath-taking feature, providing both privacy and seclusion. to an office, workshop or ancillary accommodation, subject to • A generous Yorkstone terrace lies to the southerly elevation any relevant planning consents. commanding wonderful views over the gardens with a stunning • Further outbuildings include a potting shed, barn, log store and avenue of flowering cherry trees giving way to the impressive greenhouse. lake with its own island, accessed by a pretty painted wooden bridge. The gardens are enhanced by an array of ancient trees, Green Credentials exotic plants and formal and informal areas merge seamlessly. The whole property is served by its own private spring which was • To the west lies a walled garden with various fruit trees, an ornate completely overhauled in 2012. There is a Windhager wood pellet wrought iron gate leads through to a charming area of indigenous boiler which provides the central heating and hot water for The woodland under planted with spring bulbs and with the remains Dower House and Bothy Cottage and this receives (RHI) Renewable of a Victorian bathing pool and the aquifer for the natural spring. Heat Incentive payments from the government due to its green • Beyond the woodland lies a field amounting to approximately 4.5 credentials (about £5,000 per year) and this will be transferable to acres completing these magical grounds. Ordnance Survey Crown Copyright 2019 Licence Number 100022432 the new owners. The flat Mansard roof of The Dower House is wired to take solar panels should the new owners wish to install Outgoings them. Borough Council – 01622 602000. Tax Band G Services Biomass heating system for The Dower House and Bothy Cottage. Mains electricity. Private water and drainage. Agent’s Note A footpath runs through the field and along the far western-most boundary. Situation Local and Comprehensive shopping: The charming and historic market village of is about 1.7 miles away where there are a good variety of shops catering for everyday needs together with restaurants, public houses, a library and several schools. More extensive shopping can be found in Maidstone and Ashford. Bluewater shopping is located just off the M25 Junction 2 (A2/M2).

Schools: There are numerous schools in the area including , Maidstone Grammar schools for girls and boys and Ashford School.

Mainline rail services: Frequent services run to London Victoria and Ashford station from Lenham station (1.5 miles) in about 73 minutes and 14 minutes respectively. Eurostar trains are available from Ashford International. A high speed train link runs from Ashford to London St Pancras in about 38 minutes. Directions From M20, Junction 8 take the A20 to Lenham, turn right into the village and continuing into the square and travel on towards Lenham station. After approximately 1/2 mile bear left at the fork into Boughton Road and follow the signs for Chilston Park. On reaching the crossroads go straight over and the entrance to Chilston Park will be found shortly on the left hand side. Continue down the long drive and take the spur that leads off to the right to The Dower House.

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