Price £950,000
Driving through the first of two magnificent wrought iron electronic gates with the stunning ‘sunburst’ design gives you an initial hint of the impressive property beyond. This feeling is enhanced as you see the leaded light windows and walk up to the charming and original front door and into the spacious open plan reception hall. This leads into the contemporary family space incorporating the virtually new brand new kitchen with its attractive herringbone style Amtico flooring. It includes a central island with a breakfast bar and gas hob as well as granite work tops and painted oak wall units incorporating two ovens, a combi microwave and coffee machine as well as an integrated fridge freezer, dishwasher and wine cooler. There is also a good sized dining area, a large seating area, a door to the garden and an adjacent fitted utility/laundry room as well as access to the driveway. An elegant drawing room with a gorgeous new fireplace and a charming bay window is ideal for more formal occasions and if you want to enjoy an all round view of the secluded park style garden there is a sun room with french doors to the lower patio. The large boiler room includes all the controls for the alarm system and CCTV. The original oak stair case leads you past a very large window on the half landing providing plenty of natural light, while the galleried landing is large enough for a small table and chairs and incorporates a ceiling rose and an impressive contemporary light. Off the landing are four double bedrooms including the fabulous master suite with its fitted wardrobes, Amtico flooring and modern bathroom with a stand alone oval bath and separate shower. Another double room has a Jack and Jill en suite contemporary bathroom that is also accessible from the landing while the guest room has an en suite shower. Outside you can relax on the lower patio in the sunshine while the raised patio is an ideal spot for al fresco dining and barbecues and the vast lawn surrounded by trees is a great place for the kids to play football or the dogs to run around. At the front of the property the garage and the in and out driveway with the impressive electronic sliding wrought iron gates offers plenty of off street parking.
“We moved here some five years ago as the location and the garden really appealed to us. However the house was built in1900 and was in need of an update so we remodelled and refurbished the property throughout from the Sunburst designed entrance gates to the beautiful kitchen, but retained a number of period features to keep the original character of the house. We also put tarmac on the private road from Kingsgate Avenue to outside our house. Sunburst has been a wonderful family home but we feel the time has come for us to downsize. The location is great as we are only a short stroll from the clifftops and blue flag beach at Botany Bay and not far away is the quiet Kingsgate Bay or Joss Bay for surfing and paddle boarding. We are within walking distance of the North Foreland Golf club for golfing enthusiasts and if you want a drink or a meal without having to take the car out there is the Botany Bay hotel or the Captain Digby restaurant. A regular bus service takes you around Thanet on the Loop and there is a useful convenience store at the top of the road while Broadstairs is only a five minute drive with its mainline high speed rail service, a wide variety of individual shops, bars and restaurants and a number of annual events such as Folk Week, the Dickens Festival and the Food Fair. There are also excellent education facilities with Outstanding primary and grammar schools as well as first class private schools”.
23 Watling Street Watling Street
Canterbury
Kent
CT1 2UA
United Kingdom
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