The Forstal, Preston

A charming double fronted country cottage with generous south facing gardens set within the sought after village of Preston. Sitting room, kitchen/dining room, study/snug, four double bedrooms, two bath/shower rooms, vestibule/boot room, gardens, driveway, workshop, garden store, log store. EPC Rating: D

Situation
The charming village of Preston is home to The Church of St. Mildred, The Half Moon and Seven Stars public house, village shop, reputable butchers, primary school and a popular Preston Garden Centre which includes Coppers Bistro. Preston is surrounded by beautiful countryside which is ideal for walking, cycling and riding. Situated close by is the charming Cinque Port town of Sandwich which offers an excellent range of amenities including supermarket, independent shops, post office, chemist, doctor and dentist surgeries, restaurants, public houses, choice of well-regarded schools and leisure facilities. A mainline train station offers high speed services direct to London St. Pancras and frequent trains to London Charing Cross. The Princes Golf Club and Royal St Georges Golf Club are close by at Sandwich Bay.

The Property
Having once been a separate cottage and coach house, Windycroft has been lovingly transformed by the present owners over the last 25 years to create a characterful and welcoming family home which offers spacious living accommodation and a generous south facing garden. In addition to the original cottage entrance is a useful side vestibule and boot room with double doors opening to an impressive L-shaped kitchen/dining room, complete with shaker kitchen, granite worktops and log burner set into an exposed focal point fireplace. A charming dual aspect study/snug lies to front and provides an additional reception space, whilst to rear a lobby links through to a lovely dual aspect sitting room, which occupies the former coach house, with further fireplace and log burning stove and doors opening onto the patio. From the lobby stairs lead up to bedroom four and through to a ground floor shower/laundry room featuring a large walk in shower. To the first floor are three further double bedrooms, two with built in storage, and a family bathroom with three piece matching suite.