5 bedrooms Detached house for Sale in Bobbing, Sittingbourne

A magnificent country house with reception rooms of the highest quality, and a very fine garden. A magnificent country house with reception rooms of the highest quality, and a very fine garden. Bobbing Place is a Listed Grade II property of architectural and historical interest and has handsome mellow brick elevations with mainly large sliding sash windows under a slate pitched roof. The house stands in a superb position approached by a sweeping private drive, with the setting enhanced by ancient cedar of Lebanon on the main lawn giving a classic English country house appearance. The current owner has comprehensively restored and refurbished the entire property to the highest standard, preserving and enhancing the innate character of this fine Georgian building. A York stone path and two steps lead up to the front door which opens into the central inner hall. The three principal reception rooms have great elegance with high ceilings, fireplaces, moulded cornicing and large windows with a pleasing outlook over the parterre garden. There is a large kitchen/breakfast room with York stone floor, beautifully fitted with bespoke oak cabinets and granite work surfaces with inset Belfast sink, fitted dishwasher and fridge. From here a door leads into a stunning conservatory built by Glass Houses to exacting standards, and incorporating part of the Listed 17th century garden wall with fabulous views across the formal walled garden. A study, boot room, cloakroom, utility room, fuel store and cellar complete the ground floor accommodation. On the first floor there is an extremely comfortable master suite with an en suite dressing room and bathroom; the bedroom has decorative cornicing, ceiling rose, dado rail, cast iron fireplace, large sash window with shutter and bay window with views over the lawns to the cedar. There are four further bedrooms, two of which have en suite bathrooms. There is also a family bathroom. A major project by the present owner was the construction of the outbuilding, which forms a delightful enclosed courtyard with balconies above. This building has a period appearance and incorporates an unusually large indoor swimming pool, garaging and workshops on the ground floor, and large studio spaces on the first floor, which would be suitable for a variety of uses including a domestic annexe. Situation Bobbing Place is set on the edge of the village with the house standing well back from the road and backing onto open farmland which stretches to the Medway and the Swale. Bobbing has facilities including a primary school, church, pub and convenience store. It lies a short distance to the west of Sittingbourne where there are a wide selection of shops serving day-to-day needs, and a rail service to London taking from around 60 minutes. The A249 dual carriageway is accessed within ½ mile and provides links to the M2 and M20, entering fast road links to many destinations including the Cathedral City of Canterbury, the Channel Tunnel terminal and ports, the County Town of Maidstone, London, the new rail terminal at Ebbsfleet, and Gatwick and Heathrow airports via the M25. Schools in the area include grammar schools in Canterbury and Sittingbourne, and independent schools include King's at Rochester and Sutton Valence school, south of Maidstone. Outside The house is approached from the road through an electric gate over a gravelled drive, with a parking and turning area to the front of the house and a spur drive leading to a timber garage with steps up to a storage area above. The drive continues to the main garage (part of the large outbuildings). The main lawn is to the south east of the house and is dominated by magnificent cedar and yew trees. To the north east of the house is an area of less formal garden dotted with trees with a pretty thatched barn. Behind the outbuilding is an area of paddock with fruit trees and a hedged and fenced boundary. To the south west side of the house is an outstanding formal walled garden, which was inspired by the Sissinghurst Castle gardens. The basis of the garden is a series of brick and York stone paved patio around extensively planted borders. The solid structure of the garden is created by evergreen plants including clipped box and yew and many other species, slow growing conifer and heather borders, and orange and lemon trees in the orangery. The planting is organised to provide year round interest and there are walkways, sitting areas and a central yew grotto with ornamental pond. The walls are extensively clad with roses, clematis and wisteria.

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