Location

Tile Barn Farmhouse is situated approximately 2 miles south of the village of Headcorn where there is a good range of local shops for everyday needs including Sainsbury's supermarket, general stores, post office, café and public house. The pretty village of Biddenden is 2.5 miles to the south where there is a general store, beautiful old church, village primary school and public house. More comprehensive shopping can be found in Maidstone (11.2 miles), Ashford (13.4 miles) and Tunbridge Wells (19.8 miles).

Headcorn station (1.6 miles) and Staplehurst station (6.2 miles) provide excellent commuter links to London Bridge, Waterloo East and London Charing Cross. A high speed train service runs between Ashford and London St Pancras in about 37 minutes.      

There is an excellent range of schools in the area Headcorn, Frittenden and Smarden primary schools. Secondary and private schools can be found in Maidstone, Sutton Valence and Ashford.

The M25 can be accessed via the M20 at junction 10 providing links to Gatwick and Heathrow airports and other motorway networks, the channel tunnel.

*all mileages and timings are approximate

Description

Tile Barn Farmhouse is an attractive unlisted period property which is understood to date from circa 1884 and situated amidst well established southerly facing gardens, with a natural pond, adjoining field and extensive gravel parking.   This excellent five bedroom family home with flexible tanked music room/study enjoys well presented accommodation predominantly over two floors and benefits from exposed timbers and beams, good ceiling heights to the majority number of rooms, old tiled and brick floors, casement windows, fireplaces to the main reception rooms, several with wood burning stoves.

Reception rooms comprise the south facing sitting and family rooms, both are lovely light and comfortable rooms with two sets of French doors opening to the surrounding terraces and gardens, the former room having an open fire and the latter with wood stove; there is a well proportioned dining/reception hall, perfect for entertaining, with wood stove to one end and access to the kitchen at the other.

The kitchen/breakfast room has painted cupboards, a larder cupboard and a central island incorporating a breakfast bar. There is space for various appliances and a stable door gives access to a lovely sheltered westerly facing terrace. Completing the ground floor is a utility room housing the oil fired boiler with space for white goods and a cloakroom. Stairs lead down to the versatile lower ground floor with music room/studio/study.

A wide staircase leads up to the first floor landing off which are five bedrooms and the family bathroom. The principal bedroom enjoys an outlook over the gardens and has wall to wall cupboards and an en suite bathroom and dressing area. Most of the remaining bedrooms have built in wardrobe cupboards and they are served by the family bathroom which has underfloor heating and is fitted with contemporary white sanitary ware.

Tile Barn Farmhouse is approached via a drive owned by the property and shared with two other properties. The attractive gardens stretch mainly to the south and west, with expansive lawns, planted borders and fruit trees including cherry, apple, plum and cobnut. To the east, lies the pond with water fountain, a decked terrace and varieties of willow trees. Outbuildings include a garage with an adjoining wood store and mower store/workshop.   The field lies to the south of the garden and is enclosed by post and rail fencing and natural hedging. It benefits from separate vehicular access from the road.

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