Property description
Available Now. A beautiful detached Grade II Listed country home located on the edge of Cranbrook in a secluded rural location approached by a long private driveway. Recently refurbished to a high standard throughout, the property exudes period charm evident in exposed oak timbers, inglenook fireplaces leaded light windows and oak flooring. Modern fitted kitchen/breakfast room with dishwasher and range electric cooker, utility room with space for washing machine/tumble drier. Cellar. Cloakroom. Dining room and sitting room both with woodburners, further playroom and study. On the first floor is the master bedroom with ensuite bathroom with shower, two further bedrooms and a shower room/WC. Dressing room/study with staircase to second floor guest bedroom and ensuite bathroom with shower. The easily maintained gardens are mainly laid to lawn and the property is surrounded by mature woodland and fields.
Additional Information: Little Swallows was the Taylors weekend and summer country home; a sixteenth-century gamekeeper"s lodge located on family friend Colonel Victor Cazalet"s country estate, Great Swifts, near Cranbrook, Kent. The home was named Little Swallows after the family of swallows that lived outside Elizabeth"s bedroom window. The home was described as a place where birds perpetually sang. "It was so beautiful," Elizabeth once wrote, "like a little house out of a Walt Disney film nestled against a lovely woods that was almost like a bird sanctuary."
Located on the edge of the sought after pretty town of Cranbrook which is renowned for its eclectic mix of shops, cafe's, restaurants, boutiques etc. and within walking distance to all the towns amenities. Dominating the town is the stone church known locally as "The Cathedral of the Weald". A variety of social clubs offer a range of interesting activities. The Cranbrook School, renowned and sought after for its excellent reputation and educational facilities, is located on the outskirts of the Town. In addition to Cranbrook School, there are other excellent schools, namely Bethany, Benenden School, Marlborough House, St Ronans, Angley and Dulwich Prep School.
The A21 offers excellent links to the Motorways heading North and South. The Mainline station at nearby Staplehurst offers trains to London Bridge, Charing Cross and Canon Street.
Property Features :
- Detached Grade II Listed Country House
- Four Reception Rooms
- Fitted Kitchen/Breakfast Room
- Utility Room, Cloakroom and Cellar
- Four Bedrooms, Two En Suite, Shower
- Surrounded by Easily Maintained Gardens
- Idyllic Rural Location
- Cranbrook School Catchment Area