The Barn, George Street, Kent, ME15 0RE

This converted barn offers you the peace and tranquility that you would expect of a rural property; the only sound to disturb the quiet location is that of bird song and the passing tractors tending the adjacent soft fruit orchards.

Unlike some barn conversions, this property exhibits good ceilings heights throughout and has good levels of natural light.

It has retained many of its original features such as ceiling timbers and structural beams.

The accommodation is set across two floors and consists of dining hall, sitting room, kitchen/breakfast room, utility and cloakroom to the ground floor, with master bedroom suite, two further double bedrooms, family shower room and galleried landing on the first floor.

Outside the garden and grounds extend to circa 0.6 acres in total including a paddock.

There is an expanse of lawn bordered by mature hedging, areas of seasonal planting, mature trees, vegetable patch and a dining terrace for enjoying summer sunsets and alfresco dining.

The property is accompanied by a timber framed car barn, one open bay and one enclosed, with storage loft above. The Barn also enjoys the unusual benefit of fishing rights in the nearby River Beult.

Features - Spacious dining hall with full height glass windows to the front and French doors opening onto the rear garden terrace - Sitting room with French doors opening onto the garden terrace - Kitchen fitted with a good selection of wall and base units, granite countertops, central island for informal dining, induction hob, eye level double ovens, dishwasher and American style fridge freezer - Utility with washing machine and door to cloakroom with WC and pedestal basin - Master bedroom with built in wardrobes and ensuite bathroom, small mezzanine level ideal for storage - Two further double bedrooms, one with large mezzanine level for storage - Shower room with shower cubicle, WC and pedestal basin - Galleried landing with vaulted ceiling and views across the adjacent farmland, ideal spot as a chill out area or home office space - Timber framed double car barn, one side with an open bay, the other with manual timber doors with access to loft storage area above which spans across both bays - The gardens are mainly laid to lawn, bordered by mature hedging, partitioned by a post and rail fence, with pockets of planting, an area of enclosed paddock, vegetable beds and accompanied by a greenhouse agent’s note Public Footpath KM129 runs along the driveway from George Street, round to the right and then crosses the fenced off paddock of The Barn to the farming land adjacent.

The Barn is set in a rural yet not isolated location on the periphery of Hunton. The village offers a village hall, 12th century St Mary’s parish church and primary school.

Coxheath, Marden and other outlying villages offer a good range of day-to-day shops, sports clubs and amenities.

Alternatively, Maidstone provides comprehensive shopping and facilities, with a Sainsburys supermarket in Staplehurst.

A wealth of leisure and tourist attractions nearby include Leeds and Sissinghurst Castles, walking, cycling and fishing at Bedgebury Forest, leisure centres and gyms at Maidstone, walking along the Medway Towpath or at the 450 acre park at Mote Park.

As well as Hunton Primary School, further schools catering for children of all ages include Yalding Primary School, Sutton Valence Preparatory and Senior Schools, Mascalls Academy in Paddock Wood and numerous secondary and grammar schools in Maidstone, Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells.

There are good road links nearby with the M20 providing access east to the Channel Tunnel services and the coastal ports, and west to the M25 for Gatwick, Heathrow and Stansted Airports.

Marden Station offers services to London Bridge, Cannon Street and Charing Cross with journeys from under an hour. Marden also offers services to Ashford International for trains to London St.

Pancras via the high-speed service. Alternatively, there are further services to London from Maidstone East and West.