St Margaret's Bay, CT15 6HR

Location, location, with it's stunning views over the English Channel, if you're looking for an exceptional location, Sea Cottage is surely worthy of your attention.

The cottage sits atop the famous White Cliffs enjoying panoramic views out over the cliff tops across the channel to France at what is the UK's closest point to mainland Europe.

The cliff tops abutting the cottage are owned and managed by The National Trust and offer delightful walks to the old Lighthouse (also National Trust) or down to The Bay, with its pebble beach, rock pools and The Coastguard pub.

Believed to have been constructed in the early 1900s, it once formed part of a larger property, this was divided in two in the 1990's with Sea Cottage retaining the main seaward facing accommodation and beautiful garden to the side which had previously been a tennis lawn.

The current owners have made a number of improvements during their ownership, including a kitchen/dining room extension, which like the sitting room and principal bedroom, enjoys superb channel views.

In addition, there are 3 further double bedrooms, 2 shower rooms and an inner hall/ music room.

The gardens are magical, to the front of the cottage is a lawned area with flower borders screened by hedging, from here you can sit and enjoy a superb view out over the channel, a path leads round to the former tennis lawn which is enclosed by hedging a deep flower border and mature trees.

At present parking for the cottage is on the track to the front but there is ample room at the side to create a driveway and garaging (subject to the usual consents).

The village of St Margaret's at Cliffe offers newsagents/general store, post office, doctor's surgery with pharmacy, newsagent/general store, primary school (Ofsted rated as 'outstanding'), 2 pubs, The Smugglers and The Coastguard (one is on the beach, together with a café/bar), churches and two riding stables, whilst The Bay itself is sheltered for bathing, fishing, sailing etc.

The cliff top to either side of The Bay is mainly in the care of the National Trust and offers some delightful walks.

There are golf courses at nearby Kingsdown and Deal with St George's at Sandwich (venue of the British Open).

The nearby award-winning seaside town of Deal (6 miles) offers a good range of small boutique style shops, a Saturday market and a selection of restaurants, bars and pubs.

The Cathedral City of Canterbury offers an excellent shopping centre together with leisure interest, theatres, and county cricket.

Excellent links to the continent via the Port of Dover the Channel Tunnel and Eurostar from London (St Pancras), 75 minutes from Martin Mill station (approx. 2 miles).

The accommodation comprises: ENTRANCE PORCH Brick flooring, panelled front door to; ENTRANCE LOBBY ½ glazed door to principal bedroom, door to; INNER HALL/MUSIC ROOM Fireplace with woodburning stove, double height ceiling and high-level window, electric radiator, doors to; SITTING ROOM Superb panoramic view over the Channel to the coast of France.

Vaulted ceiling, brick fireplace with woodburning stove, built in cupboard, night storage radiator. KITCHEN/DINING ROOM Superb Channel view. Glazed double doors to front garden. Vaulted ceiling.

Range of oak fronted floor and wall cupboards with polished granite effect worksurfaces.

Inset stainless steel 1 ½ bowl sink, built in double oven, inset ceramic hob with extractor canopy/light over, integrated dishwasher, wine rack, under unit lighting, tiled floor, electric radiator.

BEDROOM 1 A beautiful light and sunny room with double aspect giving panoramic view over the garden and Channel. Brick fireplace, electric radiator, 2 wall light points.

BEDROOM 2 View over the side garden, cast iron fireplace, part vaulted ceiling, electric radiator.

BEDROOM 3 View over side garden, cast iron fireplace, wardrobe cupboard, hand basin, electric radiator, part vaulted ceiling, built-in shelves. BEDROOM 4 View over side garden.

Cast iron fireplace, electric radiator.

SHOWER ROOM 1 Corner shower cubicle with sliding glazed door, WC, hand basin, inset downlights, 2 wall light points, chrome ladder towel rail, partial panelled walls.

SHOWER 2 Corner shower cubicle, hand basin, WC, chrome heated towel rail, inset downlights. OUTSIDE The cottage sits in beautiful gardens.

To the front is a lawned area with plant/shrub borders, with, it is no exaggeration to say a superb view over the Channel.

A brick pathway leads round the main garden, a large expanse of lawn (previously used as a tennis lawn) bordered by mature trees and hedging with steps up to a deep border planted with a range of established plants and shrubs.

Large and small tool sheds, room to build a garaging subject to usual consents. NB. Marshall and Clarke are also offering the adjoining property for sale (White Cliff).

Interested parties may wish to purchase both properties, enabling them to merge the 2 to create a very special property set in over 2 acres of prime cliff top gardens and woodland, or alternatively consider redeveloping the site to maximize on this unique location.

Sea Cottage can be accessed via tracks leading off either Lighthouse Road or Sea View Road, the access road is best suited to 4-wheel drive vehicles or those with good ground clearance.

If you wish to view the property and do not have a suitable vehicle, we are more than happy to take you in our vehicle from our St Margaret's office.

COUNCIL TAX BAND: E VIEWING STRICTLY BY APPOINTMENT WITH THE AGENTSW MARSHALL & CLARKE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE VARIOUS APPLIANCES AND SERVICES HAVE NOT BEEN TESTED BY MARSHALL & CLARKE. SM1410