6 bed detached house for sale

The Quay, Aylesford, Maidstone, Kent M20

Wickham Lodge has a most appealing approach through a wide entrance door into a welcoming wood panelled entrance hall that provides access to the principal rooms with riverside views. The dining room features a charming fireplace with a traditional log burner, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere. The sitting room is equally impressive, with a magnificent inglenook fireplace, an ornately carved bressummer beam above, and another traditional log burner.

Accessed via the kitchen or sitting room a spacious Georgian study offers a quiet and functional workspace that overlooks the river.

The kitchen has been tastefully fitted with a solid wood ‘Danmar’ kitchen, complemented by quartz work surfaces, a butler-style sink, and space for a fridge-freezer and integrated dishwasher. There is also space for a range-style cooker if desired. The adjacent breakfast room, featuring a Georgian fireplace and fixtures with limestone flooring, adds to the character and charm of the home.

A second study, which can also serve as an occasional fifth bedroom, has a separate en suite with a shower, basin, and WC.

The cellar/utility room provides additional practicality with work surfaces, cupboards, a sink and drainer, and plumbing for a washing machine.

The principal bedroom includes an en suite cloakroom, and there are three further bedrooms, along with two additional bathrooms. An attic room offers flexible space, ideal for storage, a playroom, or a hobby room.

The separate cottage and former coach house add further accommodation, featuring a kitchen/dining room, sitting room, bedroom, bathroom, and shower room.

There is ample parking for several cars.

The Vines:
A covered seating area nestled beneath lush grape vines. This enchanting space offers a perfect retreat for al fresco dining and relaxing in the shade.

Front Garden
Wickham Lodge is approached via a set of wrought iron gates with extensive gravelled driveway. There is a lawned area directly adjoining the river with a slipway suitable to launch a small boat. A large patio affords wonderful river views. Estate fencing alongside the river.

Rear Gardens
The gardens are a special feature of the property, wrapping around the front, side and rear, with patios and terraced levels raising up from the house. Spacious shed with covered veranda.

Wickham Lodge enjoys a remarkable setting overlooking the river and 13th century medieval bridge. This unique setting is accessible to Maidstone the County Town of Kent and the Medway Towns. The A20 and M20 are both within easy reach.

For commuters, Aylesford Station offers train services to London St Pancras in under an hour. Additionally, mainline stations in Maidstone and Ebbsfleet provide fast connections to the Capital and the Kent coast.

There is a wide choice of schools in the area both in the private and state sectors. Kent still has grammar schools.