Detached House for sale with 4 bedrooms, Rectory Gardens, Whitstable

Ideally located in Swalecliffe, Whitstable in a private cul-de-sac, just a couple of minutes’ walk from the station and a short stroll from the beach, is the aptly named ‘The Turrets’.  This spacious detached family home was originally built around 1934 and has not been on the market in some 55 years. It has been updated over time but still retains attractive external and internal period features that give it such an interesting character.

The wide gravel driveway provides plenty of space for off road parking and leads to the garage. It is surrounded by raised shrub beds and rose covered pergola pathways that continue round to the entrance and, it is as you sweep into the driveway, that you can start to enjoy the appealing exterior of the property. It includes the turrets, chimneystacks, bay windows, quoin stones edging to the brickwork and the fascinating stained glass French doors that open into a charming curved triple aspect porch with built in seating.

Internally the period features include panelled walls and doors, dado and picture rails, ceiling roses, the original staircase, wood flooring and fireplaces and some of these features are evident from the moment you walk through the period inner front door to the entrance hall with a black and white tiled floor. There is access to a charming shower room and an open plan area with excellent storage facilities that leads to the very spacious country style kitchen and breakfast area.

This has terracotta floor tiles and French doors to the rear garden and includes a range cooker, a pantry and units housing various appliances while still leaving plenty of room for a very large breakfast table where the family can enjoy getting together. There is an adjacent utility room with built in cupboards and shelving, laundry facilities and additional appliances.

For more formal occasions there is an attractive dining room with wood flooring, a bay window, a wall of fitted shelving and a fireplace with a wood surround and an electric log burner style fire and also Whitstable a. Alternatively this room would make an excellent family room or office for anyone working from home. The elegant, dual aspect sitting room also has wood flooring, a bay window and a fireplace with an electric log burner style fire.

On the half landing there is a double bedroom with a shower while on the main landing there is an airing cupboard and access to the family bathroom with a stand-alone slipper bath. There are three more bedrooms including one with a fitted dressing area and a charming dual aspect double with a curved turret window and a fitted cupboard. Last but certainly not least, the first bedroom features a bay window, a dressing area with built in shelving and hanging space as well as a black tiled fireplace. The beautifully designed garden wraps around the house and includes a well-manicured lawn with shrubs and trees and a variety of gravel pathways that lead to different and secluded seating areas with external lighting, so you can light up the various areas to enjoy time outside with friends and family late into the evening.