For Sale6 Bedroom Detached House in Farthing Common, Lyminge, Folkestone, Kent Ct18 8dh£1,500,000

I have lived in the area for many years and moved to Farthing Common with my family in the early 1980s as I love the location and the views as well as the tranquillity and privacy. It has been a wonderful family home, and I shall treasure all the memories it has provided. We have had many summer parties here with the swimming pool and tennis court and one of my daughters held her wedding here with 120 guests. The north downs are magical with stunning views and I have walked our dogs there daily via a gate in the garden. However it is now time for me to downsize and pass The Farthing on to new owners who will have the opportunity to really make it their own. Although it is in a rural environment we are not isolated as the property is only about a mile or so from the M20 for London, Folkestone and the Channel Tunnel as well as Ashford where the fast train to St Pancras takes just 36 minutes. While you can drive to Canterbury in under 20 minutes along Stone Street where you will find historic buildings, high street stores, individual shops, theatres, excellent eateries and three universities or take a short trip to the delightful Cinque port seaside town of Hythe where Sandling station provides easy access to trains for Victoria and Charing Cross. Lyminge village is close by with its convenience store, post office and newsagent, library, pharmacy, Chinese restaurant, hairdresser, two doctors’ surgeries and a vet. There are several regular activities in the village hall including short mat bowls and judo while the excellent Gatekeeper Inn at is not not far at Etchingthill. The good Lyminge primary school includes a pre-school facility and there are excellent grammar schools in Canterbury, Dover and Folkestone and first class private schools in Canterbury, Dover and Ashford. There are also lovely places to go for a walk with the dog or ride a horse in the 440 acres of Lyminge Forest. For those who like the sound of leather on willow, the nearby Sibton Park cricket club might beckon for a game, while for golfing enthusiasts there is the Etchinghill Golf course and country club and the Roundwood Hall Golf Club along Stone Street.