For Sale5 Bedroom Detached House in Granville Road, St Margaret's Bay, Dover, Kent Ct15 6dt£1,250,000
Property Type
Detached House
Bedrooms
× 5
Bathrooms
× 3
Receptions
× 2
Tenure
Freehold
Price
£1,250,000
Key Features
- A wonderfully spacious detached seaside house
- Beautiful sea views to the front
- Double garage driveway and car charging point
- Five excellent bedrooms, two are which are en suites
- Fabulous kitchen/dining room with separate utility room
- L shaped sitting room with bifold doors opening to front garden
Description
We moved here about six years ago as we wanted a wonderful family home with great views, not far from the beach and in a delightful area. We have loved living here but it is now time to downsize and pass the baton on to another family. As the house is in a private road it is very quiet and safe for children and pets and there are lovely places to go for walks. You can stroll down to the beach or along to the Dover Patrol Memorial further along the clifftop or, if you are feeling energetic, there are wonderful walks to the South Foreland Lighthouse – the first in the world to have electric light.
St Margaret’s provides everything you might need on a daily basis and includes a post office, village shop, doctor’s surgery and a pub. The village also has a wide range of societies and clubs including bowls, tennis, cricket and football as well as a history and horticultural society and amateur dramatics. For youngsters there are scout, guide and brownie troops as well as two riding stables and a primary school rated Outstanding by Ofsted. While Dover, Folkestone, Sandwich, Thanet and Canterbury have excellent grammar schools, many rated Outstanding by Ofsted and top class private schools are also available in the surrounding towns.
It is not far from Dover and Folkestone for immediate access to the Continent and beyond, while the high speed train from Martin Mill mainline station can whisk commuters to St Pancras within about an hour and a quarter and even less from Dover Priory. It is only a short drive to the lovely town of Deal with its seafront, individual shops, historic pier, bars and restaurants while the City of Canterbury, with its high street stores, independent shops, theatres, schools, universities and historic buildings is within easy reach. For golfing aficionados there is the Walmer and Deal golf club and slightly further afield are famous championship links courses including the Royal St Georges and Princes in Sandwich and Royal Cinque Ports at Deal. Sailing enthusiasts can enjoy their sport through the Royal Cinque Ports Sailing club out of Dover.
St Margaret’s Bay has long been a magnet for famous names. Miriam Margolyes has a holiday home here while Lord Byron, Peter Ustinov, Noel Coward and Ian Fleming were among its past illustrious residents. Indeed it is said that ‘007’ was named after the number of the local bus! When you visit the village, you can understand why these well-known luminaries picked this special place to spend time in. You can stroll down to the bay and enjoy a drink at the famous Coastguard Inn or wander into the village for a meal at The Smugglers or go slightly further afield to the Lantern Inn in nearby Martin.