A striking, unlisted oast/barn conversion, with spacious and flexible accommodation, in this delightful centre of village location, with a rural setting and views
Warren Farm Barn was bought directly from the Penshurst Place Estate around 20 years ago and then converted into a wonderful, spacious family home, which carefully retained much of the character and feel of the original buildings. The property is nicely set at the end of a quiet estate drive, bordering land still owned by the Penshurst Place Estate and enjoys open views in three directions.
The accommodation retains a high standard of presentation throughout, with features of note including the fine double height reception hall, designed with a turn staircase and galleried landing, along with double height windows looking out to the front and back. Also, there is a striking first floor sitting room, pitched to the roof and complete with an abundance of exposed timbers. This room is big enough to provide for separate seating areas and has views out in two directions, with a large wood burning stove as a focal point for the main seating area. Each room in the property is individual, with many features throughout and with quality finishes, including travertine floor tiles to the reception hall and kitchen and much use of oak joinery throughout. The kitchen is bespoke fitted by the local firm David Haugh Kitchens and is designed around an impressive large, central island and breakfast bar. This room opens through to the dining room and also gives access straight out onto the pergola stone terrace. There are quality fitted appliances, including a Lacanche Range cooker with an induction hob. All the bathrooms and shower rooms are individual in scale and design, while stylishly fitted. The downstairs is mainly underfloor heating and the upstairs is mainly radiators, with double glazed windows throughout.
A key attraction of the property is the flexibly laid-out accommodation, which provides for three integrated or independent, self-contained suites, each comprising a studio bed/sitting room, with its own kitchen or kitchenette and shower room. This provides options for extended families, with older teenagers or dependent relatives. Otherwise, alternatively, this can be one very big house, or have the possible opportunity for some form of rental income. The two larger units are the old stables and cow shed buildings, (labelled 2 and 3 on the floorplan) and these currently pay a separate Council Tax. The third unit has small, limited kitchen facilities and so does not pay a separate Council Tax. All their services are integrated with the main house, other than the heating, which is electric for each unit rather than the oil fired system to the main part of the property. As well as the three studio suites, accessed from the front courtyard, there is also a spacious workroom/office with electric heating, offering further potential as a spacious home office.
Outside, the property is approached through the front, farmstead courtyard, which has secure electric opening gates. In addition, there is also a secondary drive just beyond, which also has an electric five bar gate. Here there is further parking and access to the detached double garage building, which has a workshop attached.
The 'park like' lawn garden surrounds two sides of the property and tucked away to the front behind the garage, there is an extensive vegetable and fruit garden. The pergola terrace off the kitchen has a planted area of formal garden and around to the rear, there is a further very large decked entertaining terrace, accessed from the reception hall and two of the key bedroom suites.
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Such scale and flexibility makes this special and for me, the compelling draw is the location, being rural, but at the same time being easily able to walk into the charming village.
Robert JacobsProperty agent