For Sale4 Bedroom Detached House in Waltham, Canterbury, Kent, CT4£1,150,000
Property Type
Detached House
Bedrooms
× 4
Bathrooms
× 2
Receptions
× 3
Tenure
Freehold
Guide Price
£1,150,000
Key Features
- Peaceful rural village location
- Bridleways and footpaths in abundance
- Spacious detached family home
- Stabling, tack room and hay store
- Garden and paddocks
- Circa 2.3 acres in total
- Short drive to High Speed rail link
- Short drive to Canterbury city centre
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Description
This double fronted property was built in 1793 and was once the village public house, but has been remodelled and extended by the current custodians into an attractive family home. The rooms are spacious and flooded with light, with high ceilings and many period details remaining, including fireplaces, some original floorboards, and multi-pane sash windows.<br/><br/>At Nelson House the accommodation is set across two floors. To the ground floor is a good sized entrance hall, large home office, library space, triple aspect sitting room, dining room, spacious kitchen, cloakroom and rear entrance boot room/utility room. To the first floor are a spacious master bedroom and three further double bedrooms, family bathroom and shower room.<br/><br/>Having been the former public house, the property also has the added bonus of a large cellar which can be accessed from within the property as well an external access point within the garden to the side of the house, and would offer additional useful storage options.<br/><br/>Outside, the property is accompanied by good sized gardens, a section of which is fully fenced, and three fully fenced paddocks which are adjacent to and easily accessible from the property. To the left of the house is an outbuilding comprising of four stables (two of which are currently used as office/gym space), a tack room and hay store which are accessed across a gravel driveway. <br/><br/>The gardens and grounds extend to circa 2.3 acres in total. <br/><br/>- Entrance porch opening into a spacious hallway<br/>- Home office space large enough to house two desks and plenty of filing storage space<br/>- Library/snug room with ornamental fireplace and built in shelving <br/>- Triple aspect expansive sitting room with inglenook fireplace and log burner; a great space for large family gatherings around the fire in the winter months<br/><br/>- Dining Room sizeable enough to offer seating for at least 10 people or more, slate flooring and open plan to<br/>- Spacious kitchen fitted with contemporary shaker-style cupboards, an expanse of worksurfacing, slate flooring, integrated appliances, calor gas hob, two electric ovens, microwave and space for a fridge freezer<br/>- Utility room with storage units, space for a washing machine and dryer, and door to rear garden<br/>- Cloakroom with WC and wall hung basin<br/>- First floor master bedroom with views over the garden<br/>- Two large double bedrooms both with views to the front and ornamental fireplaces, one with built in storage<br/>- Further double bedroom with built in storage and views to the side and to the stabling<br/>- Family bathroom with shower over bath, WC and vanity basin<br/>- Shower room with large shower cubicle, WC and vanity basin<br/>- Stable block with 4 stables, two of which have been converted for outside office and gym space<br/>- Hay store and secure tack room<br/>- Three fully fenced paddocks, one with outside shelter<br/>- Gated off road parking with gravel base, suitable for a number of cars<br/>- Gardens are mainly laid to lawn, enclosed by fencing, interspersed with mature trees and hedging<br/>- Gardens and grounds circa 2.3 acres in total