5 bedroom detached house

The Parsonage is a charming and well-proportioned property with spacious accommodation and substantial outbuildings. At the heart of the house lies an older building, which was perhaps re-modelled in the 1950s to give attractive period features such as parquet flooring and wood-panelled walls. The kitchen has been extended in more recent times, with the addition of an attractive garden room providing a superb space that is well balanced with the generous reception rooms. The house is deserving of further refurbishment and will provide the new occupants with a wonderful home which can continue to be enjoyed and cherished as it was by the previous owners, who were resident for some 60 years.

The reception hall has exposed brickwork, parquet flooring and a cast-iron wood-burning stove. The hall leads to the main ground floor reception rooms, including a generous sitting room. With its timber beams, wooden panelling and brick-built open fireplace, the sitting room is a splendid room in which to relax or entertain; there is also a large formal dining room and a conservatory with a pond at its centre.

The breakfast room, kitchen and conservatory provide a wonderful open plan family room with masses of natural light. The kitchen has modern units in white, black granite worktops with space for a range cooker.

The first floor has five bedrooms, including the generous principal bedroom, which has an adjoining dressing room and an en suite shower room. There is also a family bathroom and a further shower room.

The property is located in a peaceful rural setting on the edge of the Kent Downs AONB. Hothfield is just over half a mile away, with its post office and local pub. Historic Charing is also close by, offering a selection of shops, cafes and local amenities, including a primary school. Ashford provides excellent shopping and leisure facilities, including the Ashford Designer Outlet. Schooling in the area includes primary schools in the surrounding villages, as well as the Ofsted Outstanding-rated secondary, Highworth Grammar School in Ashford.

Ashford International station is easily accessible, and provides services to London St Pancras (from 36 minutes), while the village is also well connected by road, with the M20 less than three miles away.

The property is set in extensive gardens and grounds. A parking area sits adjacent to a pedestrian gate to the front of the house. To the rear is a sheltered, walled garden enclosing the swimming pool and large terrace leading to a semi-circular ornamental pond. Beyond is a partially walled vegetable garden and a wooded area. There is a great deal of structure providing a mature setting for the house.

To the north of the house is an attractive former farmstead with a barn and stables arranged around a courtyard. Beyond is a further outbuilding and a more modern barn (with solar panels to the roof) providing extensive storage. There is a manege and the land opens out into paddocks. The buildings offer potential for use in a variety of ways, subject to any necessary consents, and the landholding is an exciting opportunity to keep horses or other livestock or to simply enjoy the space.