Property description
Summary
Freehold house with 4 large bedrooms, main bathroom, en-suite shower room, cloakroom, large lounge with open Tortoise Firebox fireplace, double doors to large dining room, very large hallway, front porch, large kitchen/diner, dog-leg staircase, large single garage, parking for 4 cars, total plot size just shy of 1/10 acre. GSH. Full double glazing with Pilkington Optitherm Super Neutral low emissivity glass. Large conservatory. Up quite, narrow, dead end lane, with only 8 properties. EPC 75. Council tax band F. Floor area 140 square metres.
Location
In AONB. 3 minutes walk to village amenities. Only 1 house next door then it's countryside all the way down to the coast! Safe, crime-free, friendly, good village amenities. Close to France, the ports & the Channel Tunnel. Javelin train to London from Folkestone in less than an hour, and only 37 minutes from Ashford International. Easy access to Canterbury, Folkestone, Dover & Ashford. 2 bus routes, to F'stone, Hythe & Canterbury. Train 3 miles. Sea 5 miles. On high ground, no flooding, 110.6 m above sea level - no insurance difficulties.
About: Chestnut Lodge is one of two houses built in 1988/9 on the site of an old church hall. The owner has lived here since it was new. Rectory Lane is a very quiet, narrow, no-through lane with only a handful of properties on it. A few minutes on foot will take you to all the local amenities.
Lyminge: Lyminge is rich in history, with evidence of Anglo Saxon, Bronze Age and Jutish settlements. Only 3 miles from the Channel Tunnel and less than 5 miles from the sea, it stands at over 400' above sea level, making it a safe, dry place to live.
Almost self-sufficient, Lyminge has two doctor's surgeries, baker, Post Office with store, hairdresser, library, antique shop, Chinese restaurant, Indian takeaway, fish & chip shop, computer repair shop, mini-supermarket & off-licence, estate agent, a mulitdiscliplinary private practice, pharmacy etc.
Facilities: Lyminge has buses passing though, allowing transport to Hythe, Folkestone & Canterbury, as well as to Sandling railway station 2.5 miles away. A public library serves the village from the old station building. St Ethelburga Church dominates the skyline (CofE) with a Methodist Church opposite to the OFSTED rated excellent primary school. 2 village greens, (Tayne Field and Jubilee Field), allow recreation for all, with a Village Hall and also the Tayne Centre. Beyond the Village Hall lie football, tennis, half-pipe, and adult playground facilities, with a toddler's playground one side of the Coach & Horses pub, and a playground the other side for older children.
Block-paved driveway with parking for up to 4 cars, plus large single garage. Entrance porch. Inner porch 2.2 sq.m. Large hallway 9.3 sq.m. Cloakroom 2.9 sq.m. Large boiler/coats/storage room 1 sq.m. Understairs storage cupboard 2.3 sq.m. Large 20'8" sitting room with Tortoise Firebox 20.5 sq.m. Large dining room 12.6 sq.m. Large kitchen breakfast room with oak fronted cupboards 15.7 sq.m. Dog-leg staircase with 2 half landings. Mater bedroom 17.1 sq.m. with en suite 5.9 sq.m. 2 double bedrooms 15.8 & 9.21 sq.m. Single bedroom 9 sq. m. Bathroom 4.8 sq.m. Garden Room 15 sq.m. Garage 15.9 sq.m. Plot over all is just shy of 0.1 acre.
I bought Chestnut Lodge in February 1989 when it had just been built.
I have raised three children here and will be very sad to leave Chestnut Lodge and all its memories behind. However, it is time to hand this big, spacious family home over to someone else and move to something smaller. Lyminge is a perfect place to live and to raise a family: one of those few places in the country where children can play relatively unsupervised, safe in the knowledge that they will come home when they're hungry!
Primary School: Lyminge C of E Primary School is OFSTED rated outstanding. The village green - Tayne Field - provides a wonderful open space for school sports. Breakfast Club and After School Club available.
Pre-School: OFSTED rated outstanding, Lyminge Pre-School is held in the Village Hall with excellent facilites.
C of E Church: Lyminge Parish Church of St Mary & St Ethelburga lies a stone's throw from Chestnut Lodge. Wedding bells, Sunday worship and Monday evening bell practice shape village life as they have for many years.
Methodist Church: Lyminge Methodist Church is a short walk away, opposite to the school. The Tayne Centre behind it provides a venue for many village activities.
Doctors: There are 2 surgeries in the village - New Lyminge Surgery and The Surgery, with male and female doctors.
Secondary Education: Grammar School system. Grammar & High schools for boys & girls in Folkestone & Canterbury. Public Schools in Dover, Canterbury & Ashford. Steiner School in Canterbury.
Property Description
Downstairs: Porch 2.2 square metres with ceramic tiled floor & power, clear glass door & side panels to allow maximum light in.
Entrance hall 6'10"x16'6", an impressive and spacious area with under stairs storage cupboard & boiler room off. Power. A large area, which easily takes a piano, or a table, or a sofa, with room to spare. Cloakroom 3'7"x8'10"with toilet & basin with cupboard beneath, heated towel rail, shaver point. Boiler Room 1 square meter. Houses gas c.h. boiler, with storage for coats/shoes etc and room and power for a condenser tumble drier. Under stairs storage cupboard 2.3 square meters. Sitting room 20'8"x12'9", delightful room with real fireplace (Tortoise Firebox) & marble hearth, TV point. Lovely views. Dining room 12'9"x10'8",sliding doors to Garden room. Kitchen/Breakfast room, 16'10"x10', solid light oak cupboard fronts, electric Neff hob, electric Rangemaster oven, TV point. Plumbing for dishwasher, washing machine and water softener – also spaces for fridge and freezer. Room for large table seating 6. White panelled doors with mahogany architraves, cills and skirtings throughout. Dog-leg staircase from hall, with 2 half landings & large window. Conservatory 15 square metres. French doors and main single door. Garage 15.9 square metres. Power, water, loft ladder to loose boarded loft.
Upstairs: Landing with large airing cupboard housing new hot water tank with immersion heater & shelving. Hatch to loft. Master Bedroom 14'x12'10", views over trees etc.to church and Old Rectory when leaves have fallen. TV point, & En-Suite10'6"x6', shave point, Italian mirror/light fitting, heated towel rail. Wash basin with Italian light over. Toilet. Bidet. Electric shower in square cubicle. Bedroom 2 16'11"x10'(double or treble). Bedroom 3 14'5"x11'6" L-shaped (double). Bedroom 4 13'6"x6'8" (single or 3/4). Views across the Elham Valley from bedrooms 3 & 4. Bathroom, 3 piece suite with heated towel rail. White panelled doors with mahogany architraves, cills and skirting throughout.
Externally: Cavity wall construction with heat-retaining Thermalite blocks & Hamsey rough stock bricks. Trussed rafter pitched roofs, Steetley Heather Brown clay tile covered. First floor joists with chipboard, ground floor concrete screed finish. External front porch creates a lovely seating area. Garage 18'11"x9' with Tudor style Garador door, fluorescent light, power, tap, shelving, loft, rear door. Side access with extra-wide bespoke wooden gate & bin storage. Front garden faces east, with lawn, well-stocked borders, and block-paved drive for up to 4 cars. Rear garden faces west and gets the sun almost all day - lawn, plentiful flower borders with all manner of shrubs, bulbs, fruit bushes, grape vines, small trees etc. Close board fending to 2 boundaries and part old stone / part newer stone walling to the rear. Curved patio area of Scottish beach pebbles. Tap. Seating areas to follow, or escape from, the sun, all day long.
Amenities
- 4 bedrooms
- Large kitchen/diner
- Freehold
- In the hills less than 5 miles inland
- 3 reception rooms
- Main bathroom, en-suite, and cloakroom
- Close to France
- Garage
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