5 bed detached house for sale

Fisher Street Road, Faversham, Kent ME13

A splendid and spacious Grade II listed farmhouse and detached converted period barn in a glorious rural location all in about 1 acre.
Description

Fisher Street Farm is an exceptional Grade II listed farmhouse, believed to date from the 14th Century. Situated on a country lane, in outstanding North Downs countryside and within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the house is set within peaceful and tranquil gardens which encircle the property, providing a sense of seclusion and privacy but all within reach of the neighbouring villages of Badlesmere and Sheldwich.

The elegant and generous sized accommodation retains many original features with exposed timbers, beautiful fireplaces and a covered well within the kitchen. On the ground floor, the property includes an entrance hall, a double-aspect sitting room, kitchen, dining room, cloakroom, study and utility room. To the first floor there are four double bedrooms, three ensuites, and a bespoke fitted dressing room. There is also a remarkable attic room with a beautiful vaulted ceiling and exposed timbers.

Within the garden there is a magnificent detached converted barn which has been restored and converted to provide additional accommodation with an impressive, tall vaulted ceiling within the living room and galleried bedroom over part of the kitchen together with a shower room and hallway.

The gardens, which are enclosed within a beautiful stone wall, consist of lawns, shrubs, trees and an ornamental pond. A hard tennis court is positioned to the side of the property, and a sandstone path surrounds the house. A double open fronted garaged barn with adjoining closed storage area sits to the front of the property on the gravel drive.

Being recently renovated there are many environmentally friendly measures taken to improve the efficiency of the property, including the installation of an air sourced heat pump, improved insulation, underfloor heating and a new roof.
Features

- Spacious and light filled entrance hall with covered access to a large dry cellar and built in storage
- Double aspect sitting room with impressive inglenook fireplace and log burning stove with French doors opening to the garden, and concealed storage behind a secret bookcase door
- Kitchen with painted fitted units, induction hob, double electric oven, butler sink, built-in fridge freezer and larder cupboard and granite worktop which originated from the River Orinoco in Brazil
- Original well within the kitchen which is raised to create a feature, and which is glass covered
- Adjoining dining area featuring large inglenook fireplace and woodburning stove and views to the garden
- Large utility room with space for washer and dryer and housing boilers for air sourced heat pump
- Study with door to garden
- Triple aspect principal bedroom with original fireplace and ensuite which includes corner shower, WC and vanity basin
- Dressing room fitted with a good selection of bespoke storage
- Further ensuite with jacuzzi bath, WC and vanity unit
- Three further bedrooms each with built in storage and one with ensuite
- Family bathroom with bath, corner shower cubicle, WC and vanity basin
- Vast attic room with exposed beams and vaulted ceiling
- To the rear of the property, converted period barn offering kitchen, sitting room, shower room and galleried bedroom
- Attractive walled garden with mature planting and large ornamental pond
- Enclosed hard tennis court
- Oak framed car port/garage – with additional closed storage and electric car charging port

Fisher Street Farm is situated off a country lane in outstanding, unspoilt North Downs countryside. It is a short drive away from the local villages of Badlesmere, Sheldwich and Selling each providing local amenities.

The market town of Faversham, with its good range of everyday amenities, is about five miles away and for a wider range of facilities the City of Canterbury is nine miles away, with an excellent shopping centre, wide choice of schools in both the private and state sectors, colleges, universities, together with excellent leisure and sporting activities.

Connections are good with Faversham station operating services into London Victoria and St Pancras in just over an hour. Trains also operate to Canterbury and Dover. Ashford station operates the high speed train to London St. Pancras in less than 37 minutes and Canterbury West in less than an hour. The nearby M2 links into other motorway networks.

Local primary schools are located at both Sheldwich and Badlesmere, and nearby Canterbury, Faversham and Ashford provide a good selection of prep, grammar and secondary schools in both the private and state sector.