luxury villa for sale Kent, United Kingdom
Seaside villa with garden and terrace Kent (United Kingdom)
'Seasong' is a contemporary and stylish executive beach house. There are 7 bedrooms 5 bathrooms and a grand double height open plan reception room spanning the width of the house overlooking the sea. 'Seasong' boasts a unique secluded position on the beach front on the popular Tankerton Beach with direct access from the back gate onto a short pathway down to the beach. 'Seasong' is spread over three floors. On entering through the front door you can see right through to the sea passed the double height kitchen area that leads out onto the gardens. With a snug to the right hand side with fireplace and wood burner and double Crittall style doors that lead through to the seating area in the kitchen. The open plan kitchen leads you through to a vast utility room with bespoke cabinetry for storage. There is also a further storage room, a useful separate study and guest WC. The first floor has four double bedrooms with sea views one with an ensuite. There is a smaller room with a view over the Castle and a good size family bathroom. The third floor boasts a central terrace with far reaching sea views over 'The Street' and out to the windmills and beyond. The double doors leading out to the terrace let in light and a delightful sea breeze. Both bedrooms over the third floor have ensuite bathrooms and sea views. Access to the beach is via the garden onto a short pathway taking you straight to the sea. The front of Seasong overlooks Whitstable Castle and is also yards from Tankerton Slopes which are cliff-top lawns that roll gently towards the sea and provide excellent views of ‘The Street ‘-a naturally formed spit of land that extends into the sea and can be walked on at low tide.The landscaped garden is terraced over three levels with multiple seating areas patios, and parts laid to lawn. Whitstable is a vibrant and desirable seaside town frequented by visitors form London with many deciding to reside full time. Tankerton high street is set back from the beach is a small high street filled with shops, cafes, and Ossie’s, a reliably delicious fish and chip shop. The popular Jo Jo’s meze bar is a short stroll from the house. The cliff-top lawns of Tankerton Slopes roll gently towards the sea and provide excellent views of ‘The Street’, a naturally formed spit of land that extends into the sea and can be walked on at low tide. These shingle slopes support a population of the rare Fisher’s estuarine moth, Gortyna borelii lunata, and as such have been designated a Special Area of Conservation. Colourful and highly covetable beach huts nestle at the base of the slopes, one of which was transported and transformed in Tracy Emin’s 2000 work ‘The Last Thing I Said to You was Don’t leave me here’. Tankerton’s Blue Flag beach is deservedly popular in summer but happily avoids the crowds of this stretch of coast. Whitstable high street is a short walk along the promenade and offers an impressive mix of independent shops, cafes, and restaurants, wonderful historic architecture and a thriving cultural scene. With its own Biennale, a wealth of independent businesses, and easy access to London, the area supports a diverse community enjoying a vibrant life on the coast. Whitstable is historically famed for its oysters. The epicurean tradition has continued locally with the annual Whitstable Oyster Festival and at Wheelers Oyster Bar, Oyster Co., and Stephen Harris’ Michelin-starred The Sportsman. Other dining options within a half-hour drive include The Fordwich Arms, The Pig at Bridge Place, and The Goods Shed in Canterbury, all driven by local produce. Local train lines provide excellent transport connections; Whitstable Station is a 15 minute walk away with direct trains to London St Pancras and London Victoria in under 90 minutes. To the south, Canterbury is accessible by bus or a 20-minute drive, whilst Margate is 30 minutes and Dover is 45 minutes by car. The M2 and the M20 connect to central London in 60 miles and take around 1 hour 40 minutes.https://youtu.be/VIBYVomfO4s
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Villa Tonbridge (United Kingdom)
This has been a wonderful and happy family home for some 63 years and it is only for health reasons that it is now being sold. Although the house needs modernising it is in a great location, was solidly built, has delightful original features and large rooms as well as being on a private road so is very safe for children and pets, and is just waiting for new owners to make it their own.We are only half a mile from the charming village of Hadlow, which is in a Conservation area and includes many attractive period properties such as the Hadlow Tower, a variety of shops, pubs, restaurants, hairdressers, church, library and a medical centre. For the more energetic there are cricket and bowls clubs as well as a good primary school and the renowned Hadlow College of Agriculture and Horticulture that includes the Broadview Gardens complex where you can enjoy wandering around 10 acres of grounds.It is not far from the bustling market town of Tonbridge that lies alongside the River Medway and has its origins in the 10th century with the castle being built in the 11th century. Most of the shops can be found in the high street and include clothes shops, hair and beauty salons, banks, bakers, butchers and a fishmongers along with plenty of bars and restaurants with more retail outlets on the outskirts of the town. There are three medical centres in the town, four dental and three veterinary practices. The mainline station is also the junction for the Hastings and Redhill lines with trains taking around 40 minutes to various London stations.The town includes a large country park as well as Carroty Wood, an outdoor activity centre and a charming oast house that has been converted into a theatre. There are excellent educational facilities with a number of primary schools, several grammar and comprehensive schools with specialist status including performing arts, maths and ICT, music and sports. There is also the West Kent College of further education and a small University of Kent campus as well as the famous independent Tonbridge School founded in 1553. This provides a leisure club with extremely good facilities available to external club members including a swimming pool, gymnasium, athletics track and tennis courts while the town itself has football, rugby, tennis and cricket clubs. For golfing enthusiasts there are numerous golf clubs and courses within a radius of nine miles around Hadlow including the local Poult Wood public golf centre.
…By Annonceur International
Villa with garden Royal Tunbridge Wells (United Kingdom)
What the owners say: “We bought this house new in 2020, and it has proved to be a real Tardis—with plenty of rooms and space for everyone. It’s been ideal for our children, who can enjoy their own areas, while still giving us the opportunity to come together for family meals and fun times. The garden and family area has been perfect for social gatherings, hosting kids and adults parties, Christmas, BBQs and summer alfresco dinings. We also love the area, with excellent schools within walking distance and a great choice of local eateries to enjoy, including The Shuffle House (a family favourite), St John’s Yard and the Hidden Well or going for a walk in the nearby St John’s Park or The Common and it is only a 20 minute walk to the station where trains to London Bridge take just 44 minutes.Royal Tunbridge Wells became a famous spa town in Regency times when it was frequented by the aristocracy who came to take the waters and enjoy the entertainment organised by Beau Nash. Much of this historic town was developed during that time including the famous Pantiles with its Georgian colonnade that now offers a delightful mix of independent shops, bars and restaurants, while the rest of the town also includes top quality high street stores, a variety of excellent eateries, individual shops, hair and beauty salons and a number of luxury and boutique hotels as well as retail parks.There are a number of other primary and secondary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted including St Peters’ C of E primary and the Bennett Memorial Diocesan School, the St Gregory’s Catholic School and Tunbridge Wells Girls Grammar School secondary schools. You will also find excellent private schools in the area including Rosehill, The Mead, Holmewood House and Beechwood prep and secondary school.Additional entertainment facilities include a nine-screen Odeon cinema, the Trinity cinema, the well-respected Assembly Theatre and exhibitions in the Amelia Scott cultural centre. For sports enthusiasts there are a variety of sports clubs including the Neville Golf Club as well as cricket, football and rugby clubs and the indoor sports centre with a swimming pool, while the tennis club is one of the oldest in the country with 21 courts including 8 grass courts.
…By Annonceur International
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