Arnold Brae Oast is a Grade II listed oast house which has been converted into a completely modern family property, just four miles outside Maidstone in Kent. Interesting features include the staircase which rises dramatically from the reception hall and is open to the full height of the oast. The other roundel houses the well-fitted kitchen and the ground floor benefits from underfloor heating under Chinese slate flooring.
Accommodation comprises: reception hall, drawing room, dining room, family room, study, kitchen/breakfast room plus five bedrooms, four bathrooms and planning permission for a triple garage.
Outside the house has around two acres of gardens and paddocks, all of which benefit from a fantastic rural outlook - there are a number of fruit trees.
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Arnold Brae oast is located in the rural parish of Leeds in Kent. The village has a pub, primary school and the famous Leeds Castle. The larger village of Bearsted is also handy for further amenities as well as direct trains to London.
The guide price is £975,000. For further information please contact Strutt & Parker on 01227 451123 or visit www.struttandparker.com.
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