Large Detached Five Bedroom Family Home Located In the Rural setting of Rye Street on the outskirts of the village of Cliffe, ME3.
There is much, much more to this property than the house itself, which is set back approx. 73 meters from the public road. Access is via the private concrete track. Approx. 64 meters long from road to forecourt.
The front of the house is fairly well hidden by 6 rows of fruit trees and a long row of conifers.
There are five other residences at Rye Street. Three are hidden from sight in the Stables/Farm next door. The other two, which are nearest, are approx. 65 meters away.
The back of the house has tremendous views across Cliffe/Cooling marshes over the Thames to Southend.
It is no exaggeration to say that this property is in a quiet, secluded,rural setting.
Responsible access is available to surrounding paddocks and
40 hectares of owned marshland. Additionally, there is easy access to nearby orchard and foot-paths to Cliffe Village and Cooling Castle, in the opposite direction.
If you know what to look for/listen to then there are many countryside treats in store.
On the ground floor this impressive home offers impressive entrance and grand staircase, a large country kitchen with AGA cooker, off the kitchen is handy WC & utility area. Two vast separate receptions rooms, one of which is triple aspect and south facing looking over farmland. On the 1st floor homes the five double bedrooms and family bathroom with separate WC. Every room offers stunning country views.
The home is set back from the road providing and serviced by a long drive lined by an array of fruiting fruit threes. Externally there are an array of outbuildings and horticultural opportunities for self-sufficiently
The nearby Cliffe, Cliffe Woods and Cooling areas provide a selection of local shops, pubs, parks/green spaces, sunday walks and services. Strood town centre (approx 4 miles away) offers all the major shops and services you would expect of a major town. Secondary and Grammar schools are close by in Strood and Rochester. Fifteen minutes away is the Allhallows Leisure Park with beach.
Whilst in an unbelievably tranquil part of Kent, communication links are via the nearby A228 that joins up with the A2/M2 for road connections to London, Ebbsfleet (for the fast trains to London) and the Coast. Rail connections are via the mainline Strood and Rochester railway station with Hi-Speed trains to London St Pancras International, or Westfield Shopping Centre - only 15 mins. For the shoppers, Bluewater is a short drive away, with a huge selection of shops, cafes and services.