4 bed cottage for sale

Cranbrook Road, Benenden, Kent TN17

Set in a convenient position on the outskirts of the popular village of Benenden and within easy access of Cranbrook, this charming Grade II listed property offers flexible accommodation with a wealth of historic features, surrounded by attractive gardens and including two paddocks.

Believed to date back to approximately 1460 with some later additions, School Farm House offers two reception rooms, four bedrooms and an attic room. The kitchen at the rear, overlooking the garden, leads through to an inner lobby, and on to a useful downstairs shower room with utility area and space for coats and shoes. The fourth bedroom has been used as a study previously, providing flexible layout options for a family.

Upstairs there is a large master bedroom and two further bedrooms, all with original beams and wood flooring. On the upstairs landing is a loft hatch leading to a spacious attic room, once used as an office, but now providing ample storage space.

The house sits within approximately 2.4 acres and the garden has been creatively divided in to separate areas including a kitchen garden, lawned area, pond with sheltered seating, summerhouse and two paddocks and stables.

There is a gated driveway and private parking to the front of the property, plus a single garage, and also a pretty front garden leading to the impressive, original oak entrance door.
Features

- Attractive 15th Century, Grade II listed cottage
- Kent pegged tiled exterior
- Period features throughout
- Timber storm porch with Kent peg tiled roof over solid timber front door
- Entrance hall with timber beamed ceiling leading to sitting room with large brick Inglenook fireplace with bressummer beam, beamed ceiling and wood burner. Double aspect windows, the front one of which is a beautiful squared bay incorporating a window seat. Timber French doors to garden - Dining Room with wall panelling and bay window overlooking the front garden, wall lights and beamed ceiling
- Kitchen/breakfast Room with tiled floor and sloped beamed ceiling, Aga, space for dishwasher and double aspect views of the garden
- Through to inner lobby with space for a large American style fridge/freezer and tiled floor
- Utility area with shower and WC, space for washing machine and area for coats and shoes. Back door to garden
- Rear bedroom/study with wooden floors, sloped, beamed ceiling and double aspect windows
- Stairs to first floor landing leading to large master bedroom at the front, original beams and fireplace with wood burning stove, wall lights and wooden floors. Window overlooking the front garden
- Two further first floor bedrooms with original features
- Family bathroom comprising bath, storage cupboard, WC and basin, cork tiled flooring
- Loft hatch with ladder to large attic room in to the eaves, lit and boarded
Outside

- Attractive gardens surround the property to the front, rear and side with landscaped areas throughout
- Gated driveway leading to driveway and garage, with parking for several cars
- Paved area to front of house plus a lawned area with flower beds
- Large flat lawned area to the side and beyond that a large pond with sheltered seating area
- Amdega summer house
- Greenhouse and kitchen garden with raised beds and fruit trees including apple, pear, quince and medlar
- Willow and rose arch features
- Two paddocks with stables and a shed, currently used as a studio
- Secluded terraced area to rear of property outside kitchen.

School Farm House is situated on the outskirts of the popular village of Benenden, a quintessential Kentish village with a picturesque village green and historic church, offering a peaceful, community-focused lifestyle. The village itself provides essential day-to-day amenities including a thriving community shop and café, post office, Village Hall offering many activities, recreation ground and playground, as well as a popular pub located on the edge of the green dating back to the 1600s which offers a welcoming atmosphere. Benenden also has a local Bowls Club, Cricket Club and, at nearby Iden Green, a Tennis Club.

Nearby market towns of Tenterden, Cranbrook and Hawkhurst offer a more comprehensive selection of shops, restaurants and leisure facilities. Hemsted and Bedgebury Forests are close by as are Chart Hills, Dale Hill and Tenterden Golf Clubs, Sissinghurst, Bodiam and Scotney Castles (National Trust) and Bewl Water Reservoir. Numerous public footpaths and bridleways nearby give access to miles of open countryside.

As well as sitting within the Cranbrook School catchment area, there are a number of other excellent schools in the area in both the state and private sectors at primary and secondary levels including Benenden Primary School and Benenden Girls School, Dulwich Cranbrook, Sutton Valence, Saint Ronan’s Preparatory School and Claremont Senior school in Bodiam.

Commuter services can be found at Staplehurst Station to London Bridge, Cannon Street and Charing Cross stations, in an under an hour and trains to Ashford International for the high-speed service to St. Pancras from 37 minutes. The A21 gives access to national road networks linking to Gatwick, Heathrow and Stansted airports, coastal ports of Dover and Folkestone, as well as the Channel Tunnel at Folkestone for links to the continent.
Cranbrook – 1.7 miles
Tenterden – 7.1 miles
Hawkhurst – 4.7
Staplehurst Station – 7.2 miles
A21 at Flimwell -7.5 miles
(All distances are approximate)