For Sale3 Bedroom Detached House in Elvington Lane, Hawkinge, Folkestone, Kent Ct18 7ad£1,200,000

We moved into Argrove House in 1997 after a long search for a comfortable house in the country with secluded grounds and good rural views, where we could keep dogs and horses, have a lap swimming pool and plenty of space for entertaining.  For work purposes we also needed quick driving access to Canterbury and the Channel Tunnel.  In Argrove we found it all. We also found a different lifestyle.  We have views of the grounds and the wildlife from every window on the property.  As the house sits on elevated south- facing land we not only see beautiful sunsets and sunrises but big skies over the sea, and on good winter days sunlight streams into the house for an amazing ‘greenhouse effect’ which together with our open fires and wood burning stoves fuelled by wood from our own trees, helps to keep it cosy.  World War 1 and 2 planes have flown directly above us at the time of the Folkstone air show and in association with the Battle of Britain Museum.  Previous owners who have made return visits have commented that it was a happy house; we could not agree more.   The surrounding country lanes and paths have plenty of places to enjoy wonderful walks with dogs and rides on horses.   The evocative Battle of Britain Museum is a short walk to the end of the lane; beside it is a very convenient Hawkinge Vehicle Services.  An equally short drive into Hawkinge takes you to a petrol station, a post office, a dentist, a surgery, two pharmacies, a veterinarian, a florist, a hairdresser, a barber, pubs and eateries, a Tesco Express and a large Lidls supermarket.  Here, too, are the Village Hall, the Hawkinge Community Centre, and two primary schools. Folkestone is close by with its Creative Quarter and The Harbour Arms.  The iconic cathedral city of Canterbury, with its university and colleges, Marlowe and Gulbenkian theatres, is half an hour away by car.  So is most of East Kent, so the shops, restaurants, garden centres, schools, hospitals and other amenities of Ashford, Dover and Hythe can be added to those of Folkestone and Canterbury. You can easily pop across to France from Folkestone by Eurotunnel or from Dover by ferry, while the fast train from Folkestone takes less than an hour to St. Pancras.  The M20 connects to motorways serving the London International airports     In short, Argrove House adds urban convenience to rural tranquillity, and we will be truly sorry to leave it