4 Bedroom bungalow for sale

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Lady Margaret Manor Road, Doddington, Sittingbourne, ME9

A substantial four bedroom detached country house with paddocks, woodland, formal gardens, a swimming pool with a dedicated pool house all set in grounds extending to 9.45 acres and situated in a wonderfully peaceful location.

• Garden,Land/Paddock
• Equestrian,Outbuilding,Swimming Pool,Garden
• Detached
• Bungalow
• Garage

The Oriels lies in a secluded location surrounded by orchards and open countryside in between the villages of Doddington and Lenham. Originally part of The Margaret Manor Estate whose records date as far back as 1327 and which was operated as a hospital by the renowned dietary physician Josiah Oldfield, a member of the Fruitarian Society and close friend of Mahatma Gandhi. The estate was split up after his death in 1935 and so the property The Oriels and its grounds were formed. The Oriels is now a detached single storey house with flint elevations under a plain tiled roof. The current owner have since 2012 carried out significant improvements and an extension such that the main house now offers well proportioned family accommodation with all the today’s family might need.

The grounds provide formal gardens around the house, woodland, paddocks, kitchen garden, swimming pool, summer house, detached garage, mobile home, workshops and a cabin of approximately 180sqft/17sqm which could easily provide space to work from home or leisure/hobby space.

Lady Margaret Manor is 1 mile south of the village of Doddington where there is a renowned butchers, garage/petrol station, public house and church.

The Oriels is surrounded by the most wonderful countryside on top of The North Downs in an Area Of Outstanding Natural Beauty. There are many walks and bridleways to be discovered in the area. Leisure facilities close by include golf at Belmont, Faversham Golf Club, sailing at Conyer and Oare marinas and village cricket at Newnham, Norton and Lenham. Lenham offers a good choice of shops for day to day needs. Historic Faversham, centred around the Market Square, offers a collection of independent shops, markets stalls, nationwide chain stores, and many restaurants, cafes and public houses. The Spirit of Sittingbourne Regeneration Project is introducing a multiplex cinema and range of well-known restaurant chains to Sittingbourne town centre. A wider range of shops can be found in Canterbury and Ashford, all within about half an hour’s drive of the property.