An impressive detached family home enjoying an idyllic semi-rural setting between the picturesque villages of Wingham & Preston. Reception hall, enviable kitchen/living room, utility room, three bedrooms, study/bedroom five, games room/bedroom four, two bath/shower rooms, home office/gym, garden store, lawned wraparound gardens, ample off road parking. EPC Rating: A

Situation
The property enjoys an enviable position between the highly sought-after villages of Wingham (1 mile) and Preston (1.5 miles), surrounded by beautiful rolling countryside that provides exceptional walking and cycling routes right from your doorstep.

Wingham itself offers an excellent range of day-to-day amenities including a doctor’s surgery, dentist, village store, newsagent, well-regarded farm shop, primary school and two popular public houses, creating a strong sense of community alongside practical convenience.

The Cathedral City of Canterbury and the historic Cinque Port town of Sandwich, both approximately 7 miles away, provide an extensive selection of shopping, dining, leisure and educational facilities. Both towns benefit from mainline railway stations with services to London Charing Cross, as well as high-speed connections to London St Pancras.

Further enhancing connectivity is the recently opened Thanet Parkway railway station at Cliffsend, offering additional high-speed services to London St Pancras, making the area increasingly attractive for commuters seeking a balance between countryside living and city accessibility.

Sandwich is also internationally renowned for its championship golf courses, including Royal St George's Golf Club and Prince's Golf Club, both of which contribute to the area’s prestigious coastal reputation.

The Property
Over the past two years, Orchard Cottage has undergone an extensive programme of renovation and extension by the current owners, transforming it into an exceptional family home that combines intelligent design, impressive energy efficiency, and an exquisite standard of finish throughout.

The immaculately presented interior offers generous and highly versatile accommodation, arranged in a well-balanced layout that easily adapts to a variety of family needs. A welcoming, light-filled entrance hall seamlessly links the original property with the newly created extension, leading through to a spectacular open-plan kitchen and living space. This striking room features vaulted ceilings and large picture windows that maximise the desirable south-westerly aspect, flooding the space with natural light.

The kitchen itself is beautifully appointed with sleek matt black cabinetry, a comprehensive range of integrated appliances, and striking quartz worktops. Camero herringbone flooring runs throughout the space, complemented by a contemporary wood-burning stove.

Positioned to the front of the property, the principal bedroom suite benefits from built-in wardrobes and a stylish fully tiled en-suite shower room. Extending from the main entrance hall is a generous family bathroom and a practical utility/laundry room. An inner hallway provides excellent storage and leads to a dual-aspect study, a spacious and versatile games room/gym, and two further sumptuous double bedrooms.

Further enhancing this impressive home is its strong focus on energy efficiency, with an air source heat pump providing heating and hot water, alongside solar panels and battery storage, helping to ensure highly cost-effective electricity usage.

Outside
To the front of the property, sweeping brick walls open onto a generous paved driveway, providing ample off-road parking. The plot is enclosed by a combination of fencing and established hedging, while the property itself enjoys an idyllic setting surrounded by orchards, creating a wonderfully peaceful and picturesque backdrop.

Beautifully maintained lawns extend around the side and rear of the home, enhancing the sense of space and privacy. A paved patio spans the side elevation, providing an ideal area for outdoor seating and entertaining, with matching pathways leading to two impressive outbuildings.

The home office/gym is finished to a high specification and benefits from power and lighting, controlled heating and air conditioning, along with media connections, making it a highly versatile space suited to a variety of uses.

In addition, there is a substantial garden store fitted with power and lighting and complete with an electric roller door, offering excellent practical storage.

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