Property Details: - Type: Detached house - Bedrooms: 5 - Bathrooms: 3

Agent: Strutt & Parker - Canterbury Phone: 01227 319798

Whitegate is a handsome family home set in a highly accessible semi-rural village, with good access to Canterbury and the coast. Large sash windows along the front facade take in fascinating views of the medieval church opposite, imbuing a great sense of peace and calm to the rooms. The rooms at the rear look over the quintessential Kentish garden and fields beyond. <br/><br/>The front door opens into a generous and welcoming reception hall with a classic original staircase. The drawing room and dining room both have a relaxed feel with high ceilings and ornate fireplaces (the former being fitted with a wood-burning stove). The bright sitting room has two large south facing sash windows, a sizeable space with inglenook fireplace and exposed mellow brick and beams adding warmth and comfort. <br/><br/>The country style kitchen is fitted with a range of attractive cabinetry with space for a range cooker; there is a useful larder and ample room for a good size table and chairs. Doors from the kitchen lead to the cloakroom and out to the rear terrace.<br/><br/>A large, dry cellar with good ceiling height is accessed from the hall.<br/><br/>The first floor features a large principal bedroom with en-suite shower room together with four further bedrooms (one with an en suite bathroom) and a family bathroom. The generous landing provides a seating area by the central sash window – an ideal spot to sit and watch village life go by.<br/><br/>A gate set into a low-level wall opens to a front terrace with curved steps leading up to the front door. A five-bar gate to the side opens onto the driveway with access to the garage. <br/><br/>The south-facing rear garden is largely laid to lawn and ideal for family activities in the fairer weather months. There are lovely country views, and a large sunny terrace with seating areas is perfect for al fresco dining and entertaining. Mature boundaries give complete privacy, with interspersed herbaceous plants and trees adding interest and colour.<br/><br/>Additionally, there is a garden store and a summer house. External steps lead down to a second cellar used as a store room.<br/><br/>Staple is situated in the countryside to the east of Canterbury with a church and popular pub, and close to the larger, thriving village of Wingham, which has a useful range of local amenities and shops including post office, greengrocers, village store, pubs, doctor’s surgery, dentist, well-regarded primary school and Gibsons farm shop. Nearby Canterbury and Sandwich provide a wide range of cultural, sporting and recreational amenities, together with an excellent range of educational facilities.<br/><br/>There are excellent road and rail links. The A2/M2 can be joined at Bridge and links with the remaining southern motorway systems, Heathrow and Gatwick airports. There is a railway station at Adisham with a stopping service to London and Canterbury’s two mainline stations offer a variety of commuter and stopping services to London, with the High-Speed service to London St Pancras taking just under an hour from Canterbury West. The area has good access to Continental Europe via Eurotunnel and the Port of Dover.