Tilmanstone, Deal, Kent

This unique early 17th century Grade II Listed property provides a rare opportunity to create a simply stunning country residence. Surrounded by 8.496 acres of paddocks and pastureland it includes a 3,300 sq.ft. barn that is not listed, so has excellent development potential subject to planning permissions.

The same family have owned the property for 40 years and it does require complete refurbishment. However, the basic structure provides an excellent blank canvas with large and well-proportioned rooms, original features and delightful views.

A long drive provides access to an inner driveway leading to a parking area and the house with its amazing external façade influenced by 17th century Dutch architecture.

The very old front door opens into a spacious hall with period wood flooring that flows through much of the property. There is a walk-in storage cupboard, a large, dual aspect sitting room with a central beam, an exposed brick wall, a vast inglenook fireplace with a log burner and a good sized dining room with a brick fireplace. The spacious dual aspect kitchen/breakfast room provides access to the basement, boot room, utility/cloakroom and a period back door that opens onto a hard standing area.

Upstairs there is a family bathroom and four large double bedrooms including a characterful room with a panelled ceiling, seating area and loft access and two bedrooms with exposed central beams and cast iron fireplaces. On the second floor are two sizeable dual aspect vaulted loft rooms.

Undulating lawns and specimen trees surround the property and there is access to the barn with its internal stables and tack room. The stable yard includes a brick stable and additional stabling that could be upgraded or converted, subject to planning permissions. There are four paddocks and a secondary driveway leading to Pike Road.

 
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What the Owner says:

We absolutely adore this wonderful and unique property and would have loved to stay here are renovate it, however we feel it is right to pass the baton onto new owners who will be able to create the ultimate country house. It would be ideal as an equestrian establishment but, in addition to its development potential, it would also be ideal for anyone who wants to enjoy ‘the good life’, with plenty of space for a variety of animals and areas for growing fruit and vegetables.
The country location is delightful but we are close to Eastry village that includes an old pub, convenience store, hairdressers and a beauty therapy centre as well as a butchers, bakers, pharmacy, post office, a riding shop, primary school and village hall .
It is not far to Sandwich with its medieval properties, individual shops, restaurants and bars as well as a mainline station with the high speed trains to London taking under an hour and a half and the Sir Roger Manwood Grammar School. There are the championship golf courses at Royal St George and Princes and water sport aficionados can join the Sandwich Bay Sailing and Motorboat Club