5 Bedroom Detached House For Sale in Monkton Street, Monkton, Ramsgate, Kent CT12 4JF

3 5 4 1 Land Size: 0 acres

The previous owners apparently took nine years to lovingly and sensitively renovate this outstanding Grade II Listed residence that dates back to the 16th century, creating a beautiful home set in 0.3781 of an acre. It includes stunning period features such as exposed ceiling and wall beams, inglenook fireplaces, oak flooring, latch doors and a bespoke oak staircase internally, while externally the historic brickwork, Dutch end gable, Kent peg tile roof, chimneystacks and multi-pane sash windows provide immediate appeal. At the same time the property has also been updated to incorporate everything needed for modern day living including high end fixtures and fittings such as lovely oak doors.

The property is partially hidden from the road and approached via solid wood gates and a gravel driveway flanked by large lawns and tree borders. It leads to the garage and a large forecourt where you can park a number of vehicles as well as to the front porch. The old inner front door is stunning and opens straight into a large and fabulous dual aspect open plan lounge/diner that has a plethora of exposed beams, oak parquet flooring, the oak staircase, an inglenook fireplace with a large log burner at the seating end and another fireplace with a Bressummer beam in the dining area as well as a storage cupboard.

There are doors each side of the inglenook with one opening into a cloakroom and the other leading to a well-designed bar/snug with a fitted brick and granite bar and another inglenook fireplace as well as French doors to the rear terrace. Stable doors access the contemporary kitchen that has flat fronted units with granite work tops housing two built in ovens, a griddle, fridge freezer and microwave as well as a peninsular with a five ring gas hob and extractor and a back door to the garden. The bespoke staircase carries on down to a reduced height basement that provides an excellent utility room with laundry facilities, storage and a large boiler room as well as an external door and steps up to the garden.

Upstairs there are four bedrooms on the first floor including one adjacent to the family bathroom, a guest double with an en suite shower, a single that makes an excellent nursery or study and the impressive main bedroom. This includes a fireplace, central beam and steps up to the dressing area and fabulous en suite bathroom with a Jacuzzi bath, wet room style shower and twin vanity basins. Carrying on up to the second floor you will find a vaulted ceiling double bedroom with exposed beams and an en suite bathroom as well as a vaulted ceiling loft room that also has exposed beams.

The rear garden is easy to look after and is mainly lawn with a large terrace and a hot tub for outdoor entertaining as well as a children’s play area and a large summerhouse with an additional patio. There is also a garden shed, log store, built in barbecue and greenhouse.

We fell in love with the house as soon as we saw it and walked into the living room with its warm and friendly atmosphere. It is very quiet and peaceful yet it is only a minute’s walk to the White Stag pub if you want a drink or a meal out but don’t want to drive. We shall be sad to leave but we are relocating to be near our family.

Monkton (originally known as Monocstune or Monks town) is a delightful village with its old church and primary school within very easy walking distance. We are just a short stroll from the Monkton Nature Reserve, which is a 16 acre wildlife oasis providing a home for endangered flora and fauna in a reclaimed former chalk quarry and is an ideal spot to take the children as it has a wide variety of activities available.

Nearby Minster is a historic place with its Abbey and Church that was originally founded in 670AD and gives the village a wonderful, historic atmosphere. As well as a mainline station Minster has a range of shops, pubs and restaurants. There are also hair and beauty salons as well a veterinary practice, a dog groomer and doctor's surgery. There is a great community spirit in the village that includes an amateur dramatic society, bowls group, Morris dancers and regular events in the village hall as well as a large playing field and recreation ground that hosts the annual Minster Show.

At the same time we are only a minute’s drive to the Thanet Way for access to London and Canterbury and the Sandwich Road for Dover and Folkestone are nearby, while the high speed train from nearby Minster will get you to Central London in under an hour and a quarter and this will be reduced even further with the arrival of the new Ramsgate Parkway station. It is only a short distance to the Westwood Cross shopping centre for a little retail therapy and for golfing enthusiasts there is the St Augustine's Golf Club, Stonelees and the Manston Golf Centre as well as the renowned Championship courses at Sandwich.

Important information

This is a Freehold property.