Fairbourne Barn, Harrietsham, Maidstone, Kent ME17

Overview

5 bedrooms
3 reception rooms
4 bathrooms
Period
Ground Floor
First Floor
Garden
Village location
Conversion
3498 sq.ft.
Land

2 acres
Tenure

Freehold

Description

Reception hall | Sitting room | Study | Kitchen/breakfast room | Pantry | Utility room | Cloakroom | 5 Bedrooms | 4 Bathrooms | Double garage and store | Garden and Paddock

About 1.75 acres

Fairbourne Barn is a recent conversion of an interesting period barn, and is listed Grade II of Architectural and Historical Interest. There
are stained barge boarded elevations on a stone plinth under a tiled roof. Internally, the accommodation is striking with double entrance
doors to the magnificent main reception hall which is open to the full roof pitch with many honey coloured exposed timbers. There is an
attractive brick fireplace with bressumer beam and a herringbone pattern above and an oak floor which continues throughout most of
the ground floor. Adjoining this room is a separate sitting area and a study area with an oak staircase leading to one part of the first floor. The kitchen is beautifully fitted with a range of base and wall units with light granite work surfaces and a large central island unit with hardwood work surface. The floor is limestone and doors lead to a pantry with numerous cupboards and next door is a utility room with space and plumbing for a washer and drier and butler’s sink and hardwood work surfaces and good storage. There is an inner hall with access to a double bedroom with a
luxurious en suite shower room and a further bedroom on the west side of the house with a cloakroom next door. An oak staircase leads from the inner hall to the master suite with many massive timbers and open to the full roof pitch. There is a large wardrobe cupboard and luxurious en suite shower room opening to a good sized dressing area. On the south the second staircase leads to a landing with door to a nice bright bedroom with many timbers and
high ceiling height with a large walk-in wardrobe and an en suite bathroom with white suite with roll top bath with claw feet. Bedroom Three has a west facing Velux window and large borrowed light overlooking the main galleried reception room. Accessed from the landing is a further shower room.

Situation

Fairbourne Barn lies in an area of beautiful undulating countryside around a mile south of the village of Harrietsham. Village facilities
include a shop, public house and primary school. A wider range of facilities can be found in the county town of Maidstone and the market town of Ashford. The area is well served by schools catering for all ages and abilities including Sutton Valence school, Maidstone Grammar, King’s School at Rochester and Ashford School The new High Speed Link to St Pancras takes 18 miutes from Ebbsfleet International or 37 minutes from Ashford International. Harrietsham railway station has regular services to London Victoria from around 70 minutes. Sporting and leisure facilities in the area include golf at a number of nearby courses, including the public course at Leeds Castle, point to point racing at Charing (5 miles), sailing on the north Kent coast, and walks and rides on the North Downs.

Outside Space

The property is approached from Fairbourne Lane a right of way over a private farm drive, road and then through twin five bar gates to a large brick paved parking and turning area to the west of the barn. There is an oak framed cart lodge with two open bays on one bay with secure storage. Steps lead down to a large paved terrace which surrounds the property. There are attractive beds adjoining the drive with lavender and the boundaries are marked with a mix of post and rail fencing, clipped
hedging and hedgerow. The main grounds which are mown paddock are to the south and west of the barn

Directions

From the M20 junction 8 travel east along the A20 signposted to Harrietsham and Lenham. On reaching the village of Harrietsham take the
first right hand turning in Fairbourne Lane passing the millpond before the road rises gently up and the entrance to Fairbourne Barn will be found in a gap in the trees shortly after Fairbourne Manor.