Westmarsh, Canterbury, Kent, CT3

Half hidden behind solid wood automatic gates and high hedging is this gorgeous and quirky Grade II Listed timber framed ‘chocolate box' thatched cottage. Originally built in the 1650s it nestles in 0.7794 acres of grounds along a quiet lane in Westmarsh.

To provide additional business opportunities the overall property includes a detached thatched office, a large period building incorporating an annexe and a double garage with plenty of off road parking, a huge wooden barn, a separate cabin style annexe, other outbuildings and a paddock that could be ideal for ‘glamping'.

Inside the cottage there are characterful beams everywhere and the terracotta tiled hallway opens into the living and dining rooms. The triple aspect living room includes a large inglenook with an impressive log burner, a storage cupboard and a separate study area. The dual aspect dining room has a vast inglenook fireplace, access to a cloakroom and back door as well as to the country style kitchen. Upstairs there is a delightful family bathroom and three bedrooms.

Outside there is a well and a small wildlife pond, raised shrub beds and access to a fenced garden area with a summerhouse, lawn and shrubs. The self-contained annexe includes a living room with a feature brick wall and log burner, a kitchen, shower room and a mezzanine double bedroom. While the dual aspect summerhouse has pine entrance doors, internal pine walls, laminate flooring, a log burning stove and a cloakroom. There is also a large greenhouse, small tractor shed, goose house, lawns and a kid's play area.

What the Owner says:

We love our adorable quirky cottage and the surroundings as it is so quiet and peaceful but feel it is time to downsize. During our 14 years here we have installed the solid wood front gates and had a new thatched roof put on the cottage and the office a year ago. However new owners could develop the potential perhaps creating holiday lets by converting the large summerhouse and the garage and even using the thatched office for additional accommodation subject to the necessary permissions.
The property is surrounded by countryside providing great walks, while the nearby villages include pubs and eateries, convenience stores, farm shops and primary and prep schools with excellent grammar and private schools in the vicinity. Sandwich has a mainline station and famous championship courses while coastal towns are not far for a day on the beach. Canterbury is within easy reach with its historic buildings, high street stores, theatres, cinema complex, individual shops, eateries and mainline stations while it is easy to get to Dover and Folkestone for access to the Continent.

Room sizes:

• Entrance Hall
• Living Room: 17'9 x 13'11 (5.41m x 4.24m)
• Dining Room: 15'3 x 10'10 (4.65m x 3.30m)
• Kitchen: 12'8 x 8'11 (3.86m x 2.72m)
• Toilet
• Rear Porch
• FIRST FLOOR
• Bedroom 1: 10'10 x 9'2 (3.30m x 2.80m)
• Hallway
• Bedroom 3: 8'5 x 4'7 (2.57m x 1.40m)
• Bedroom 2: 12'11 x 7'10 (3.94m x 2.39m)
• Bathroom: 9'5 x 8'1 (2.87m x 2.47m)
• ANNEXE GROUND FLOOR
• Living Area: 16'9 x 14'5 (5.11m x 4.40m)
• Kitchen: 11'6 x 5'11 (3.51m x 1.80m)
• Shower Room: 7'8 x 5'11 (2.34m x 1.80m)
• Double Garage: 21'10 x 16'0 (6.66m x 4.88m)

• ANNEXE FIRST FLOOR
• Mezzanine Bedroom: 10'5 x 9'4 (3.18m x 2.85m)
• OUTSIDE
• Gated Drive
• Garden
• Summer House
• Tractor Shed
• Greenhouse
• Paddock
• OUTBUILDING 1
• Room 1: (L-shaped) 12'4 x 7'1 (3.76m x 2.16m) plus 7'10 x 5'5 (2.39m x 1.65m)
• OUTBUILDING 2
• Workshop: 44'2 x 20'7 (13.47m x 6.28m)
• OUTBUILDING 3
• Room 1
• Room 2

 
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Council Tax band: F
Tenure: Freehold