Luxury cottages in Smarden
2 luxury cottage and self catering accommodation in Smarden, Kent. A range of superb quality cottages across Smarden.
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Sleeps 11
Weekly prices from £1300
Self catering accommodation in Smarden sleeps 11.
Features include: • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Golf nearby • Pub nearby • Detached • Garden • Sleeps 11
Accommodation overview: Thoughtfully converted to a high standard, this stunning, thatched 17th-century barn has a plethora of beams and vaulted entrance hall. Standing detached, it is ideally situated on the edge of the picturesque village of Smarden - whose name is derived from the Saxon ‘Smeredaenne’, meaning butter valley and pasture. The holiday property has additional family room and an open-tread oak staircase which leads to a galleried mezzanine floor, where games facilities can be found.
Smarden was once a village thriving on the wool industry, and is now a sleepy backwater of old England, so classically Kentish that it is sometimes in film sets. In the heart of the village is a cluster of half-timbered houses with Kent peg tiled roofs. Golf can be found locally as well as fishing by arrangement.
For day trips, Sissinghurst Castle Gardens are well worth a visit, as are the vineyards at Biddenden. Leeds Castle is easily accessible and it closely resembles a fairytale palace, rather than a fortress. The fine aviary and maze are also sure to keep children interested and amused. There is easy access to Ashford, from where the Eurotunnel can be taken to enjoy lunch or dinner in either Paris or Brussels.
One of England’s most venerable cities, Canterbury has much to offer, with many shops, restaurants and theatres. A former church, now called The Caterbury Tales has guided tours which lead through galleries and recount Chaucer’s tales. Shops and pub 1 mile. Entrance hall with vaulted ceiling and stone floor. Open-plan vaulted living/dining room with low doorway to vaulted kitchen/breakfast room with gas range (for cooking) and stone floor. Vaulted family room with stone floor and step to living/dining room. First floor: Partially vaulted master double bedroom with four-poster bed, additional day bed (for +1) and en-suite bathroom with freestanding bath, separate shower cubicle and toilet. Vaulted double bedroom with en-suite bathroom with over-bath shower and toilet. Further double bedroom with zip & link bed. Twin bedroom with low doorway. Open-tread oak staircase to mezzanine level with games room and sofa-bed (for +1). Bathroom with over-bath shower and toilet. Most rooms with oak floor.
  
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Sleeps 6
Weekly prices from £900 to £ 1299
Self catering accommodation in Smarden sleeps 6.
Features include: • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Detached • Garden • Sleeps 6
Accommodation overview: Situated on the edge of the old Wealden wool village of Smarden, this fine example of a beautifully renovated detached oast house has been finished to a high standard, with oak floors and half-galleried landing. Half-timbered houses and white weatherboard houses dating back to 1331 make up the village, which thrived as a weaving town until the 19th century when hops were introduced. Footpaths abound in the area, and fishing is available by arrangement. NT properties to visit include Scotney Castle and gardens, Sissinghurst, and Small Hythe Place; other places of interest being Leeds Castle, Biddenden vineyards and ciderworks, and the Kent and Sussex Steam Railway. Day trips to Paris possible. Shop 1 mile. Living room (in roundel) with oak floor and French door to terrace. Well-equipped fitted kitchen/dining room with wood-burning stove. Underfloor heating. Shower room and toilet. Oak staircase (bottom 3 steps partially open-tread) to first floor: Half-galleried landing. Double bedroom (in roundel) with four-poster bed. Twin bedroom. Further bedroom (can be double or twin). Bathroom with over-bath shower.
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