Foley Oast, Lower Street, Maidstone, ME17 1RR

£1,600,000 - £1,750,000 Guide Price. Beautiful Grade II Listed oast in stunning setting, boasting almost 4,000 sq ft of accommodation overall.

Versatile ground floor accommodation with luxurious kitchen/dining room. Master bedroom with dressing room and luxurious en-suite. 4 Further generous bedrooms - 2 with en-suites.

Detached two storey stone barn offering further potential for Airbnb or additional family accommodation (STPP). Grounds approaching 1.25 acres (tbv) with natural pond and streams.

Outdoor kitchen / entertaining area. Two unconverted square oast kilns offering further potential. Highly regarded schooling options and excellent road and rail links.

Fine & Country proudly presents Foley Oast, a substantial family home offering almost 4,000 sq ft of living space set over three floors.

Tucked away in this secluded setting, sitting in a mature plot approaching 1.25 acres, this beautiful converted former oast offers a wealth of character throughout, boasting a reception hallway leading into the dining room, with wood burning stove, sitting room with its large Inglenook fireplace, which in turn leads to the study.

The generous snug with tiled flooring and door to the gardens also provides access to the utility area and guest cloakroom.

The luxurious kitchen/dining room offers an extensive range of units with granite work surfaces, aga and tiled flooring leads onto a boot room/porch, leading to the front of the property.

Upstairs, the landing has been opened up to providing a feature vaulted ceiling and leads to the five generous bedrooms, the master with en-suite and dressing area, with two further en-suites and the family bathroom serving the remaining four bedrooms.

Timber stairs from the landing leads to the two, large square Oast kilns, both fully boarded, providing wonderful storage space and offering further potential to create additional living or entertaining space if required.

Outside, there a detached two storey stone barn to your right as you enter, with the first floor currently fitted out as an office, which provides an opportunity to create a separate dwelling for those looking for additional multi-generational living, or for an Air bnb, or a separate office if so desired (STPP).

Sitting within mature established gardens of 1.25 acres overall, the front offers a gravel drive with well stocked borders and parking for numerous vehicles, with access both sides leading to the rear gardens, which offer a range of mature trees, shrubs and flower beds with extensive lawns and a natural stream leading to the spring-fed pond.

There is also a fully fitted outdoor kitchen/dining space, providing a wonderful, covered entertaining area overlooking the pond.

In addition, there are a number of outbuildings, including original hopper huts and tractor shed, in need of some attention.

A wooded area rises to a natural grassed area at the end of the garden from which there are tremendous views towards the North Downs.

The house is approached via a gravel driveway, owned by Foley Oast, with a neighbour having right of access over this to their own driveway.

There is parking to the front of the property for numerous vehicles, with access both sides to the rear.

We understand the property is subject to a public footpath with a right of way across part of the rear garden.

Situated in the heart of this historic village but set well back from the road, Foley Oast is accessed via a private driveway from Lower Street.

With a well regarded primary school, Parish Church and the popular George Inn within close walking distance, the beautiful Leeds Castle Estate and is on your doorstep, which offers a stunning backdrop for local walks and leisure and features its own 9-hole golf course along with a vibrant calendar of events throughout the year.

The County Town of Maidstone approximately 5 miles away, with its wide range of shopping and transport facilities, with Sutton Valence Prep and Senior school also within easy reach and for the commuter, in addition to Maidstone, other mainline train stations can be found at nearby Hollingbourne, Headcorn and Bearsted villages, with the M20 motorway close by.

Freehold Council Tax Band H EPC Rating E For mobile phone coverage in this area please look online Superfast broadband is available at the property, for more information please look online Utilities:- Electric / Mains Water / Mains Drainage / Cable TV or Satellite / Phone / Broadband Grade II Listed Property is in a conservation area *We understand from Title documents that there may be a cost towards the maintenance of a portion of the drive, although the Vendor is not aware of any costs incurred during their ownership of the property.

Potential Buyers should take Legal Advice on this before proceeding to Purchase.