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" An individual detached Colt bungalow with terraced lower ground floor studio and workshop offering potential for further accommodation (subject to any relevant consent) complemented by well stocked gardens, total plot size extending to approximately 0.25 of an acre all occupying a much favoured semi-rural location on the periphery of Hawkhurst village enjoying extensive countryside views. Cranbrook School catchment area.

SITUATION: Yew Tree Cottage enjoys a favoured semi-rural location with fine countryside views set on the periphery of Hawkhurst village with its Colonnade providing good everyday amenities including chemist, Post Office, bank, doctors surgery, public houses, petrol station, Jempsons and Tesco supermarkets, primary school and church. The historic market town of Cranbrook is situated approximately 5 miles distance providing a comprehensive range of amenities. A mainline railway station at Etchingham village is approximately 5 miles distance provides fast and frequent services to London. Within the area excellent education facilities are provided in both the state and independent sectors including primary and preparatory (Dulwich) as well as the nearby Cranbrook School (13+) and secondary education at Angley School www.schoolsnet.com  

DESCRIPTION:  Yew Tree Cottage is an individual detached Colt timber framed bungalow with a lower ground floor, presenting elevations of predominately timber shingles with some brick, set with replacement double glazed windows beneath a pitched timber shingle roof.  The accommodation is arranged over one floor with features including the side entrance porch/morning room with dwarf brickwall and UPVC double glazed panels and windows.  The sitting room has a feature cast iron open fireplace with pine surround and overmantle with triple aspect enjoying fine views out across the Wealden countryside.  To the corner of the open plan dining area is an antique fitted corner pine cupboard.  The kitchen/breakfast room was refitted in May 2013 with a range of base and eyelevel cupboards and drawers, incorporating a floorstanding Worcester oil fired boiler supplying domestic hot water and central heating.  The two bedrooms are both double rooms with bedroom one fitted with an en-suite vanity unit.  The bathroom was re-fitted in 2014 with a modern white suite including an integrated Aqualisa shower over the bath and part tiling to walls.  Arranged over the lower ground floor and accessed externally is the utility room with cloakroom and two useful rooms, one currently used as a studio.  Both rooms offer potential for further residential accommodation subject to obtaining any relevant consents.  Outside:  Yew Tree Cottage is approached via an open access opening onto tarmacadum parking area with timber garden shed, well stocked flower bed and magnolia.  The gardens are a fine feature arranged over a downward slope laid predominately to lawn with well stocked flower and shrubbery beds, paved seating area and pergola, greenhouse, adjoining fields and woodland and enjoying fine rural views.  The whole is enclosed by a mixture of hedging and post and rail fencing.