For Sale5 Bedroom Detached House in Chitty Lane, Chislet, Canterbury, Kent Ct3 4ea£800,000

“We moved here in 2001 and it has been a great place to bring up our family but as they have flown the nest it is now time to downsize. We love the character of our home but were delightful to create the modern family space as well. We enjoy the peace and tranquillity as well as the surrounding countryside where we can take the dogs for great walks around the Chislet marshes. These were salt flats in ancient times and they mark the western end of the Wantsum Channel that historically separated the Isle of Thanet from the mainland, but now includes a crisscross of managed dykes. There is also the nearby Saxon Shore Way that is a long distance path that travels from Gravesend to Hastings along the historical coastline. We are quite close to Upstreet with the Grove Ferry Inn, village store and post office as well as a regular bus service between Canterbury and the Thanet towns, while Chislet includes a good primary school. It is not far to Marshside with the Gate Inn pub and restaurant and for those who enjoy fishing there is the Marshside Fishery with its two lakes covering seven and a half acres and these lakes are well stocked with a variety of fish including carp, tench and bream. For riding enthusiasts there is the Marshside Riding Club in nearby Maypole that also includes the excellent Prince of Wales pub and restaurant, while commuters can use the mainline station at Herne Bay where the high speed train can whisk you to St Pancras in under an hour and a half. If you like watersports there is sailing and jet skiing in Herne Bay and golfing aficionados can enjoy the nearby Whitstable and Seasalter or the Chestfield golf clubs. There is also the Herne Bay High school and excellent grammar and first class private schools in Canterbury, Thanet and Sandwich.”