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Nickle Farm House, Chartham, Canterbury, Kent Nickle Farm House, Chartham, Canterbury, Kent Nickle Farm House, detailing. The adjoining sitting room is a wonderfully cosy half-panelled room with a Chartham, Canterbury massive inglenook fireplace. This feels very Kent CT4 7PF much like the heart of the house, and it too has a bay window overlooking the front. This is the A charming country house of some ideal place to curl up in front of the fire with distinction, set in a wonderfully private a book in the winter! Steps lead up from the sitting room to the dining room, a more intimate and quiet location in stunning gardens room with some lovely exposed timber framing. Just the place for a relaxed family meal. Chartham 1.5 miles, Canterbury 5 miles, Chartham station 1.3 miles (London St Pancras From the hall, an archway leads to an informal 63 minutes), Ashford International 11 miles seating area, which in turn leads to the newly (London St Pancras from 36 minutes), M2 fitted and magnificent kitchen. Designed and (Junction 7) 7 miles, Folkestone 20 miles fitted by Tom Cowley, the generous room Entrance hall | Drawing room | Sitting room is more than 30’ long. Created to give the Dining room | Study | Informal seating area feeling of clean lines and “unfittedness”, this Kitchen/breakfast room Utility room | Gym kitchen is an object lesson in pared back sleek Ground floor shower room | Cloakroom | Cellar sophistication. The discreet range of kitchen Principal bedroom with balcony and en suite cupboards are arranged around a central bathroom | 5 Further bedrooms (3 en suite) island, enhancing the light and airy feeling of Family bathroom | Stable block | Swimming this superb space. There is an informal dining pool | Garage and workshop | Summer house area close to the verandah windows, and an Garden and woodland | Paddock | EPC rating E automatic trap door on an electronic hoist leads In all about 6.75 acres down to the cellar. Adjacent to the kitchen is a well fitted utility room with an adjoining The property gym and shower room. The ground floor Approached over a private road through a accommodation is completed by a large study. working fruit farm, Nickle Farm House is set in a wonderfully private location on rising ground. A sweeping staircase leads to the first floor Afforded views over orchards and surrounding landing. Hand painted silk chinoiserie wallpaper countryside, the house has a sunny south facing depicts traditional ancient Chinese scenes. aspect, and has recently been the subject of considerable expenditure by the current owners. The principal bedroom is open to the full height with exposed timber framing. Magnificently A long circular drive winds up to a large parking proportioned, the room has a wide window and turning area adjacent to the house. The on the western elevation with doors to a pillared entrance portico leads into an elegant balcony. One wall has beautifully fitted wooden and bright hallway. All the principal rooms are to wardrobes. The en suite bathroom has been the front of the house and all enjoy lovely views. fully refurbished with Catchpole & Rye fittings, including a copper bath, twin basins and a large The drawing room is a gracious and light walk in shower cubicle; all have nickel fittings. double aspect room with a large bay window overlooking the garden – the perfect room Guest bedrooms 2 and 3 each have an en for more formal entertaining. A wide brick suite bathroom and face south,overlooking inglenook fireplace with fitted wood-burning the gardens and orchard beyond. Bedroom stove is the focal point of the room; the ceiling 4 also has an en suite shower room. The two has exposed timbers and ornate plaster remaining bedrooms share the family bathroom. Outside Nickle Farm House stands in glorious hillside gardens. To the front there is a wide sweeping lawn leading to a stable block and to the rear a series of paths leads through lightly wooded areas with dappled shade. Banks of self-sown wild flowers carpet the ground in the early spring months. Varieties of flowering trees give flashes of colour amongst the mature evergreens. The garden is laid out over a succession of interconnecting terraces, taking full advantage of the southerly aspect. At each level there is a different “character” to the planting schemes, giving a harmonious and exciting feel to the garden. Close to the house is the heated swimming pool with the heat provided by adjoining solar panels. Beyond the garden is the paddock. Location Nickle Farm House is situated on the rural outskirts of the popular residential village of Chartham in an extremely accessible location. The village has a good selection of amenities including local shops, primary school, doctor’s surgery, public house and railway station with frequent services to London and Ashford International. The M2/A2 is accessed to the north. Canterbury, Ashford and Faversham all offer a range of widely regarded shops, leisure and recreational facilities, and the immediate area offers a good selection of schooling in both state and private sectors. Directions From Canterbury: Leave on the A28 towards Nickle Farm House, Ashford Road, Chartham Ashford. Continue on the A28 passing the Internal area 5,913 sq ft (549 sq m) Kitchen/ Balcony external area = 94 sq ft (9 sq m) Breakfast Area turning to Chartham village on the left. After 9.66 x 5.67 For identification purposes only. 31'8" x 18'7" about 0.5 of a mile pass the cemetery on (Maximum) the right. A little further on turn right into Mansfields Frm road. Continue up through the Sitting Area Study farm and pass under the bridge. Gym 4.73 x 3.28 5.16 x 3.28 Reception 16'11" x 10'9" 3.86 x 3.63 15'6" x 10'9" Hall At the top of the lane bear left and the gates to 12'8" x 11'11" Nickle Farm House will be seen on the left. 6.10 x 2.92 20'0" x 9'7" General Formal Sitting Room Music Room/ Dining Room 7.80 x 5.54 F/P F/P Sitting Room Local Authority: Canterbury City Council (01227 6.30 x 4.96 25'7" x 18'2" Utility 7.80 x 5.95 20'8" x 16'3" (Maximum) 862000) 4.02 x 3.01 25'7" x 19'6" 13'2" x 9'11" (Maximum) Services: Nickle Farm House has mains (Maximum) electricity and water, with private drainage and oil-fired central heating. Cellar Plant Room Council Tax: Band H Ground Floor 2.44 x 1.83 8'0" x 6'0" Bedroom 4 Bedroom 5 Bedroom 6 3.96 x 3.36 4.07 x 3.36 3.61 x 3.38 13'0" x 11'0" 13'4" x 11'0" 11'10" x 11'1" Balcony Principal Bedroom 9.76 x 8.44 32'0" x 27'8" (Maximum) Bedroom 2 Bedroom 3 6.02 x 4.85 6.18 x 5.29 19'9" x 15'11" 20'3" x 17'4" First Floor Canterbury 2 St Margaret’s Street, Canterbury, Kent CT1 2SL The position & size of doors, windows, appliances and other features are approximate only. 01227 473700 © ehouse. Unauthorised reproduction prohibited. Drawing ref. dig/8454922/SS [email protected] struttandparker.com @struttandparker IMPORTANT NOTICE: Strutt & Parker gives notice that: 1. These particulars do not constitute an offer or contract or part thereof. 2. All descriptions, photographs and plans are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. All measurements are approximate and not necessarily to scale. Any prospective purchaser must satisfy themselves of the correctness of the information within the particulars by inspection or otherwise. 3. Strutt & Parker does not have any authority /struttandparker to give any representations or warranties whatsoever in relation to this property (including but not limited to planning/building regulations), nor can it enter into any contract on behalf of the Vendor. 4. Strutt & Parker does not accept responsibility for any expenses incurred by prospective purchasers in inspecting properties which have been sold, let or withdrawn. 5. We are able to refer you to SPF Private Clients Limited (“SPF”) for mortgage broking services, and to Alexander James Interiors (“AJI”), an interior design service. Should you decide to use the services of SPF, we will receive a referral fee from them of 25% of the aggregate of the fee paid to them by you for the arrangement of a mortgage and any fee received by them from the product provider. Should 60 offices across England and Scotland, including you decide to use the services of AJI, we will receive a referral fee of 10% of the net income received by AJI for the services they provide to you. 6. If there is anything of particular importance to you, please contact this office and Strutt & Parker will try to have Prime Central London the information checked for you. Photographs taken March 2021. Particulars prepared March 2021. Strutt & Parker is a trading style of BNP Paribas Real Estate Advisory & Property Management UK Limited.
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