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See how verdicts work4-bedroom detached house · CT21 5XW
Sold STCListed 165 days
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About
DESCRIPTION Cliff Lodge is handsome double fronted Edwardian house, enviably situated in an exclusive location.
All the principal rooms command an uninterrupted southerly coastal panorama around Hythe Bay to Dungeness extending to France on a clear day.
This lovingly restored characterful house offers beautifully presented accommodation with a wealth of charming original features.
The Edwardian design offers a harmonious layout with comfortable proportions of 2687 sq ft plus garage. The welcoming central entrance hall has a segmental archway into the dining room.
The south facing sitting room has cosy wood burning stove and bay window offering sea views. Past the stairs is the spacious kitchen/breakfast room, and utility.
The garden room has doors onto patio and is adjacent to shower room. Upstairs the generous landing could be used as a study area and opens on to the sea facing balcony.
The triple aspect second bedroom has patio doors onto balcony. The master bedroom has expansive sea views from the south facing bay window, and en-suite.
There are two additional double bedrooms, and a family bathroom. Set back from the road on generous plot with level lawn and wooded embankment beyond.
Rear terrace for peaceful entertaining, ample parking and a large garage designed to accommodate a 7m motorhome. For room sizes please refer to the floor plan.
SITUATION Cliff Road is highly regarded and stretches along the lower hillside dropping down to Seabrook Road, approximately 280m walk from Cliff Lodge, where there are bus stops.
Just beyond is a Royal Military Canal bridge to the seafront. Getting around is easy.
Pleasant towpath walks and cycle paths take you all the way to the Folkestone Harbour arm or Hythe town centre, 1.5 level miles. The nearest pub and convenience store are 600m.
Cliff Road bus stops are exceptionally well serviced with frequent buses to Hythe, Sandgate, Folkestone, Ashford and Romney Marsh.
Hythe has 4 supermarkets (including Waitrose and Sainsburys), a vibrant High Street with a range of independent shops, boutiques, cafes and restaurants, doctors' surgeries, dentists etc.
There is a weekly vegetable market and a fortnightly farmers' market.
There are a wide variety of sporting and leisure facilities, including the Hotel Imperial Leisure Centre and Spa, sailing club, cricket, squash, bowls and lawn tennis clubs, and 2 golf courses, Sene Valley being directly to the rear of the property.
The town is well served with educational establishments including Hythe Bay C of E Primary School, St Augustines Roman Catholic Primary School and Brockhill Performing Arts College.
Grammar schools are in nearby Folkestone.
Cliff Lodge is very conveniently located for easy access to the M20 (Junction 12 - 2 miles), Channel Tunnel Terminal (2 miles), the ferry port of Dover (10 miles).
High-Speed trains to London St Pancras are available from Folkestone (2.9 miles) and Ashford International Passenger Station (11 miles) with journey times of under an hour.
Sandling main line railway station (3¼ miles) on the outskirts of Saltwood, offers regular commuter services to London Charring Cross.
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