For Sale4 Bedroom Detached House in Reading Street, Broadstairs, Kent Ct10 3az£800,000

This historic property has been in our family for the past 54 years and is now sadly only being sold for health reasons. When it was purchased in 1971 the property was in a very dilapidated state and over the next few years it was renovated and extended to include the kitchen/breakfast room, dining room, hall, second staircase and a bedroom and bathroom upstairs. In order to be allowed to do this we had to ensure that a replica of the original rear Dutch gable would be included. We also put secondary glazing on the windows and reshaped part of the Kent peg tiled roof to provide more headroom, otherwise we were very careful to retain the historic features that gives this lovely family home its special character. Out of interest, it is called Rozine Cottage because apparently it was a shop in the 1900s run by a lady called Rozine. Reading Street is a very friendly community with a variety of activities in the village hall and the White Swan pub that has its origins dating back to 1760 but was rebuilt in 1913.  We are close to Joss Bay and there are lovely walks across the field to the lighthouse and along the beautiful coastline.  Broadstairs town centre is only about a mile away with its variety of individual shops, bars and excellent restaurants, theatre and cinema as well as sandy beaches and annual events such as Folk Week, the Dickens Festival and the Food Fair. Another advantage of Broadstairs and nearby Ramsgate is that they include some very good primary, secondary, grammar and private schools while the high speed trains from Broadstairs station can whisk you to London in under an hour and a half. If you want a bit more in depth retail therapy there is the nearby Westwood Cross shopping centre with its shops, restaurants, a casino and the Vue cinema complex. For the energetic there are plenty of sports clubs available including squash, tennis, bowls, cricket and rugby as well as the renowned North Foreland golf club for golfing aficionados.