Full Description
Situation
Situated on a corner plot in the heart of Lyminge, a bustling and popular village offering a wide range of local amenities including post office and two general stores, hairdressers and barber, popular tea rooms, Chinese restaurant with takeaway, public house, two doctors' surgeries, church, pharmacy and sought-after pre-school and primary school. There is also an active community hall, sports field, bowls club and library. Bus services run through the centre of the village, providing easy access to the south, to the Channel Tunnel town of Folkestone and the Ancient Cinque Port Town of Hythe on the coast, and to the north to the University and cathedral city of Canterbury. These all offer an excellent range of shopping, recreational and educational facilities, including top ranking Grammar and Independent Schools, together with high-speed main line train services to London St. Pancras. A little further afield will be found the expanding business centre of Ashford, from where the capital may be reached in some 37 minutes.
The Property
This attractive detached village house occupies a corner plot in a highly sought-after location in Lyminge. A neat pathway leads to the front door, opening into a welcoming entrance hall. The sitting room features a multi-fuel stove that provides a cosy and inviting space for family life. There is a large, fitted kitchen/breakfast room includes a freestanding cooker with induction hob, dishwasher, tumble dryer, and plumbing/space for a washing machine and fridge freezer, allowing ample space for a breakfast table. Off the kitchen, a spacious dining room with French doors to the garden offers flexibility as a family room or formal dining space. Completing the ground floor is a cloakroom/wc. Upstairs, four bedrooms include a double aspect master bedroom with en-suite shower room while the second bedroom has a good range of wardrobes, two further bedrooms and a family bathroom with shower over complete the first-floor accommodation. Old Forge has recently had some rooms redecorated along with new carpets creating an interior that is light, airy, and ready to move into.
Entrance Hall
Kitchen/Breakfast Room
16' 6'' x 11' 1'' (5.03m x 3.38m)
Sitting Room
20' 8'' x 14' 5'' (6.29m x 4.39m)
Dining/Family Room
16' 9'' x 11' 3'' (5.10m x 3.43m)
Master Bedroom
16' 8'' x 11' 4'' (5.08m x 3.45m)
En-suite
10' 8'' x 3' 7'' (3.25m x 1.09m)
Bedroom Two
11' 11'' x 10' 10'' (3.63m x 3.30m)
Bedroom Three
10' 11'' x 7' 1'' (3.32m x 2.16m)
Bedroom Four
9' 2'' x 8' 6'' (2.79m x 2.59m)
Bathroom
10' 6'' x 5' 9'' (3.20m x 1.75m)
Garage
18' 4'' x 10' 7'' (5.58m x 3.22m)
Outside
The gardens extend around the property on all sides, creating a private and charming cottage-style environment. Paved patios and dwarf walls lead to lawns bordered by shaped beds, specimen trees, and an array of plants and shrubs, creating pockets of interest throughout. The side garden provides an area of lawn plus a useful greenhouse and garden shed. The garage is positioned at the side and has an up-and-over door to the front plus a door to the side garden with driveway parking to the front. This versatile outdoor space is ideal for relaxing, entertaining, and enjoying the surrounding greenery from every angle.
Services
All main services are connected.