2 bed Detached | Lydd KEN | 2434711556

AN ATTRACTIVELY REFURBISHED DETACHED PERIOD HOUSE SITUATED IN THE CONSERVATION AREA OF THE ANCIENT TOWN. Open Plan Living Room & Sitting Room, Dining Room, Kitchen/Breakfast Room, Inner Hallway, Principal Bedroom Suite with En Suite Shower & Dressing Area, Bedroom 2, Bathroom, Gas Central Heating, Courtyard Area Providing Off Road Parking.

The property is situated in the Ancient Town and Associate Cinque Port of Lydd which encompasses a mixture of period properties in the Conservation Area, new buildings, primary school, doctor and dentist surgeries, a range of independent local stores, two restaurants, post office and pubs which are centered on an old town square and All Saints Church, known as the "Cathedral of the Marshes", together with The Rype which is a large triangular shaped area of common land surrounded by houses.
3 miles to the east is the larger town of New Romney with its historic high street which has several small and interesting shops and services including banks, surgeries, greengrocers, florist, antique shop, bakery, post office, pubs, restaurants and a Sainsburys supermarket. The town is also known for its Country Fayre and famous Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch light railway.
Schools in the area include The Marsh Academy in New Romney together with the Folkestone School for Girls, The Harvey Grammar School for boys, Norton Knatchbull Grammar School for boys and Highworth Grammar School for girls both in Ashford, 17 miles to the north. A school bus runs to both the Folkestone Grammar schools from New Romney. The A2070 Ashford approach road connects to the M20 and International Station which offers commuting services to London via a recently introduced high speed service to London St Pancras and Stratford reducing the journey time to just 37 minutes. The Channel Tunnel Terminal near Folkestone is 17 miles. The Ancient Town of Rye, famed for its historical associations, period medieval fortifications, cobbled ways and period citadel, is about 14 miles to the west. Access to coastal bathing beaches is within 5 miles at Littlestone, where there is also an excellent links golf course and at Camber, 6 miles. Local leisure facilities include golf at Lydd and Littlestone, nature reserve at Dungeness and Lydd airport for pleasure flights to France and Guernsey.

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On the ground floor there is an open plan combined reception room separated into two distinct areas, comprising a sitting room with a wide bay window to the front, exposed brickwork to one wall, beamed ceiling and attractive cast iron fireplace with a duck nest grate. The double aspect living room has exposed ceiling beams and a fireplace housing a wood burning stove with a brick surround and chimney breast.

Adjoining is a dining room with exposed beams and a staircase leading off to the first floor, beyond which is an inner hallway. The kitchen/breakfast room, which has a vaulted ceiling with exposed timbers and two skylight windows, is fitted with a contemporary range of gloss white base units beneath a roll top work surface with black and white tiled surrounds, inset stainless steel sink and mixer tap, 5 burner black glass gas hob with integrated Neff single oven and black glass splashback, together with a range of matching wall mounted storage cupboards. From the kitchen a door opens onto the courtyard area.

The family bathroom has a vaulted ceiling with a skylight window, marble tiled walls and floor and is fitted with a white suite comprising a bath with mixer tap and shower attachment plus a wall mounted shower with fixed shower head and glass shower screen, a concealed cistern wc and a pedestal wash hand basin with mono bloc mixer tap.

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On the first floor, there are two bedrooms of good size and proportion with fitted storage cupboards. The master bedroom has an attractive Victorian cast iron fireplace with a wood surround and exposed timber studwork to two walls. A connecting door leads to a dressing area with an airing cupboard and hanging space. The en suite shower room, which has an independent water supply, has a chrome and glass surround shower cubicle with fixed shower head, a pedestal wash hand basin, wc and tiling.

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Outside: A brick paved courtyard area enclosed by wrought iron gates provides an off road parking space.

Directions: From London, take the M20 to Ashford coming off at Junction 11. Follow the sign post to Brenzett on the A2070, passing Ham Street. At Brenzett roundabout turn left to New Romney passing through Old Romney. Before entering New Romney, turn right onto the A2075 sign posted to Lydd. Continue into the town passing All Saints Church and turn left into Cannon Street. Proceed in to Coronation Square, where the property will be seen on the right hand side by the turning to Park Street.