Bow Hill Oast, Hunt Street, Maidstone
Bow Hill Oast, Hunt Street, Maidstone, ME18 6AB An extensive five bedroom converted oast house with kilns and tennis court on a large plot in a soughtafter location. Wateringbury 1.3 miles, Yalding 2.6 miles, Maidstone 6.1 miles, Tonbridge 10.4 miles, Wateringbury train station 0.9 mile (London Cannon Street 1 hour 13 minutes, London Charing Cross 1 hour 17 minutes), M20 (Junction 6) 6.6 miles, London City Airport 34.5 miles, central London 35.4 miles Reception hall Drawing room Dining room Family room Study Kitchen/breakfast room Utility room Boot room Wine cellar Cloakroom Master bedroom with en suite bathroom 4 Further bedrooms Family bathroom Family shower room Garage Carport Gardens Tennis court EPC Rating F The property Bow Hill Oast is a spacious light-filled residence with four circular former oast kilns converted into unique characterful and beautifullypresented accommodation extending to over 5,200 sq. ft. arranged over two floors. The ground floor accommodation flows from a spacious and welcoming double-height reception hall with a galleried oak staircase. A generous dual aspect drawing room with exposed beams, an inglenook fireplace with woodburning stove and double doors leads to three inter-connecting circular rooms. This flows from a dining room with French doors to the gardens, into a family room and an impressive kitchen/breakfast room with a central island, breakfast bar, bespoke units with modern integrated appliances and French doors to the gardens. The additional circular room, currently configured as a study with French doors to the gardens, is accessed via double doors from the reception hall which also offers a stunning glazed wine cellar, boot room and utility room. The first floor offers a generous circular white/ black master bedroom with a stunning circular en suite contemporary bathroom with his and hers basins, a freestanding bath and a large separate walk-in shower together with four further bedrooms, two circular and two in the main body of the property, all serviced by a large modern family bathroom with freestanding bath and separate walk-in shower and a separate family shower room. Outside Bow Hill Oast is accessed via a sweeping tarmacadam driveway leading to the detached garage and double carport and to a large forecourt offering extensive parking and turning space, bordered by areas of level lawn and mature shrubs and trees. The remaining gardens are enclosed by fencing and offer expanses of level lawn interspersed with mature trees with numerous seating areas, a large paved terrace with brick built pizza oven, ideal for entertaining and al fresco dining, and an all-weather tennis court, the whole enjoying far-reaching views over neighbouring countryside.
Location Bow Hill Oast is set on the fringes of Yalding, a thriving historic village at the junction of the rivers Teise and Medway with day-to-day amenities including by a village store and Post Office, GP surgery and primary school. Nearby Wateringbury village offers a Post Office, public house, village hall and primary school together with a train station offering easy access to central London. The larger towns of Maidstone and Tonbridge offer a wider range of facilities including High Street and independent shopping, banking, restaurants, cafés, public houses and recreational facilities including leisure centres. The nearby M20 provides easy access to the motorway network, and Ashford International, the Port of Dover and Channel Tunnel at Folkestone offer regular services to the Continent. The immediate area offers a good selection of schooling, including Wateringbury C of E Primary School, Yalding, St. Peter and St. Paul C of E VC Primary School (rated Outstanding by Ofsted), The Discovery School (also rated Outstanding by Ofsted) and The Malling School, together with grammar schooling in Maidstone, Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells and a number of long-established and noteworthy independent schools including The Schools at Somerhill, Kent College, Sutton Valence, Tonbridge and Hilden Grange.
Directions From Strutt & Parker s Sevenoaks office, follow A225 to A21 Tonbridge Bypass and follow this road for 5.4 miles. Use the left lane to take the A26 slip road to Tonbridge and after 0.2 mile at the roundabout take the 2nd exit onto Woodgate Way (A26). Follow this road for 0.6 mile then at the roundabout take the 3rd exit onto Tudeley Road (B2017). Continue to follow B2017 for 3.7 miles then at the roundabout take the 1st exit onto Maidstone Road (A228). Stay on A228 for 3.8 miles then at the roundabout take the 3rd exit onto Maidstone Road (B2015). After 2.2 miles turn right onto Bow Hill, and after a further 0.7 mile turn left onto Hunt Street. After 0.1 mile Bow Hill Oast can be found on your left. General Local Authorities: Maidstone Borough Council Wayleaves and easements: The property is sold subject to any wayleaves or easements, whether mentioned in these particulars or not. Floorplans Main House internal area 4,628 sq ft (430 sq m) Garages internal area 595 sq ft (55 sq m) For identification purposes only. Dining Room 5.48 x 5.48 18'0" x 18'0" Family Room 5.48 x 5.48 18'0" x 18'0" Wine Cellar Kitchen/ Breakfast Room 6.10 x 6.10 20'0" x 20'0" Bedroom 5.45 x 5.45 17'11" x 17'11" Garage 5.87 x 2.99 19'3" x 9'10" Open Garage 6.12 x 5.97 20'1" x 19'7" White/Black Bedroom 6.07 x 6.05 19'11" x 19'10" S W E N Drawing Room 6.03 x 5.64 19'9" x 18'6" Boot 5.93 x 2.40 Utility Room 19'5" x 7'10" Study 6.12 x 6.12 20'1" x 20'1" Cream Bedroom 5.22 x 3.42 17'2" x 11'3" Green Bedroom 4.01 x 3.94 13'2" x 12'11" Bedroom 6.08 x 6.08 19'11" x 19'11" Ground Floor First Floor Sevenoaks 15 Bank Street, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1UW 01732 459900 sevenoaks@struttandparker.com struttandparker.com @struttandparker /struttandparker 60 offices across England and Scotland, including Prime Central London The position & size of doors, windows, appliances and other features are approximate only. ehouse. Unauthorised reproduction prohibited. Drawing ref. dig/8360474/lco IMPORTANT NOTICE Strutt & Parker gives notice that: 1. These particulars do not constitute an offer or contract or part thereof. 2. All descriptions, photographs and plans are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. All measurements are approximate and not necessarily to scale. Any prospective purchaser must satisfy themselves of the correctness of the information within the particulars by inspection or otherwise. 3. Strutt & Parker does not have any authority to give any representations or warranties whatsoever in relation to this property (including but not limited to planning/building regulations), nor can it enter into any contract on behalf of the Vendor. 4. Strutt & Parker does not accept responsibility for any expenses incurred by prospective purchasers in inspecting properties which have been sold, let or withdrawn. 5. If there is anything of particular importance to you, please contact this office and Strutt & Parker will try to have the information checked for you. Photographs taken September 2018. Particulars prepared September 2018. Strutt & Parker is a trading style of BNP Paribas Real Estate Advisory & Property Management UK Limited.