5 bed country house for sale

Cranbrook Road, Tenterden, Kent TN30

Watermill House is a stunning Grade II listed property believed to date from the early 17th century, with later additions, set within fantastic grounds of circa 4 acres and accompanied by various outbuildings, stabling and garaging. The property exhibits many period features that would be expected from a property of this age.

The accommodation is set across three floors; kitchen/breakfast room, dining room, utility, reception hall, sitting room, conservatory, bedroom/office and cloakroom to the ground floor, principal bedroom suite, two further double bedrooms – one with en suite bathroom and family bathroom to the first floor, with second floor bedroom and study completing the accommodation.

Watermill House is approached via traditional five-bar timber gates along a paved and gravel sweeping driveway to arrive at the area of parking adjacent to the triple garage.

Outside the gardens are predominantly laid to lawn but interspersed with majestic mature trees and shrubs. Paved terracing to the side and rear of the property offers the ideal spots for alfresco dining and enjoying the views across the garden and countryside beyond. Accessed via a five-bar gate is an area of re-wilded paddock adjacent to a freshwater stream. Additionally, there is an area of vegetable garden in gently sloping terraced beds for those green fingered amongst us and a separate studio building and access to an area over the stream for more conservation work
Features

- Reception hall with inglenook fireplace and log burning stove
- Ground floor cloakroom with WC and handbasin.
- Double aspect sitting room with fireplace and log burning stove, doors leading to
- Conservatory with French doors opening onto the garden terrace
- Dining Room with French doors opening onto the garden terrace
- Kitchen/breakfast room with almost 360 degree views over the grounds and French doors opening onto the garden terrace. Kitchen fitted with light-coloured units under Corian worktops, integrated double ovens and dishwasher, and space for an American style fridge freeze, butler’s pantry
- Utility room with storage units, washer and dryer, sink and door to garden
- Ground floor guest bedroom with built in wardrobes
- First floor principal bedroom suite with built in wardrobes and en suite bathroom with bath, separate shower cubicle, WC and vanity basin
- Guest bedroom with en suite bathroom
- Further first floor double bedroom with built in wardrobes
- Family bathroom with bath, WC and vanity basin
- Second floor bedroom with eaves storage and a range of cupboards
- Study with views over the garden
- Triple aspect garage, one third used as a workshop with mezzanine floor above
- Separate log store and traditional style green house
- Gardens and grounds of circa 4 acres
- Detailed planning permission for a hard tennis court and consent for an additional double car port.

Watermill House is located on the periphery of the picturesque Cinque Ports town of Tenterden. The town is renowned for its blend of historic charm and modern conveniences, and offers a variety of local shops, restaurants and essential amenities, including a doctor’s surgery, leisure centre, Waitrose and Tescos. There are several country walks from this property into Tenterden Town Centre.

There are a host of leisure and tourist attractions nearby including the Kent and East Sussex Railway, Great Dixter Gardens at Northiam, Bodiam and Sissinghurst Castles (National Trust), Chapel Down Vineyard and the coast.

A range of schools in the area include Tenterden infant and junior schools, Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre, girls’ and boys’ grammar schools at Ashford, Dulwich Preparatory School at Cranbrook, Sutton Valence Preparatory and Senior schools plus St Ronan’s at Hawkhurst.

Headcorn Station offers services to London Bridge, Cannon Street and Charing Cross with journey times from under an hour. Ashford International operates the high-speed service to London St Pancras from just 37 minutes. The A28 provides access to the M20 leading east to the coastal ports and west to the M25 for links to Gatwick and Heathrow airports.