Entertaining will be easy at Abbotsmead, where spacious open-plan rooms are just perfect for parties.

The six-bedroom detached house stands in a third of an acre at Chestfield, Whitstable and is on the market with Strutt & Parker, priced at £1.2m.

There’s an integral double garage and Chestfield & Swalecliffe train station is less than half a mile away.

An elegant hall leads to a kitchen/breakfast room that has a central island and is open plan to a dining/family room with bi-fold doors and full height glazing.

The 29ft drawing room is triple aspect, with French doors to the garden and a fireplace with a wood-burning stove. There’s also a sitting room, which could be called into play as an office.

There are four large double bedrooms on the first floor, two with en suites. The large family bathroom has a free-standing bath and a separate walk-in shower.

Up on the second floor, two further double bedrooms and a shower room are built into the roof.

There are gardens front and back. The back garden has mature trees, paved terrace and decking. A brick-built garden room is at the end of the plot.

Jane Layfield, of Strutt & Parker, says: “Abbotsmead is an impressive six-bedroom detached property with a light and airy feel and a high-quality finish.

“The house provides fantastic living spaces for both day-to-day family life and for entertaining.

“Chestfield provides a very convenient location just a mile from the Kent coast and on the edge of the sought-after town of Whitstable.

The village has a golf course and Chestfield Barn, a 14th century barn housing a pub/restaurant.

“Other local amenities include Sainsbury’s, a post office, independent shops, pubs and a medical centre.”

For information ring the agent on 01227 473700.

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