4 Bedroom House For Sale In Folkestone

What the Owner Says: We moved here in 1996 because we loved the environment and the individuality of the property and felt it would be a wonderful home for many years to come and so it proved to be with many happy memories of dinner parties, family celebrations and outdoor entertaining. Indeed I am only moving now as I want to live closer to my children and grandchildren.

It is very quiet and peaceful but not isolated as we have a friendly community among the other residents and it is lovely to be able to walk out of the house and wander around the communal gardens and the surrounding woodland. It is only a couple of miles to the main road between Canterbury and Folkestone and we are not far from the bustling village of Hawkinge or the picturesque village of Elham.

Hawkinge includes a variety of eateries, surgery, dentist and Lidl supermarket as well as the Hawkinge Community Centre on Hawkinge Green. This features a sports hall, a gym, two studios, a meeting room, coffee shop and bar. It offers a wide variety of activities for all age groups from toddler groups to roller disco and short mat bowls. There are stables in the village for anyone who enjoys riding as well as a cricket and social club, a football club, four pubs and the Battle of Britain Museum.

With regard to education, the village has two primary schools, including the Hawkinge Primary rated Outstanding by Ofsted while there are excellent grammar schools in Folkestone, Dover and Canterbury and first class independent schools in Canterbury, Ashford and Dover.

Elham also has a well-respected primary school as well as a village shop and the excellent Kings Arms gastropub that recently gained the accolade of being ‘pub of the year’ in Kent. There are cricket and football clubs and a village hall with tennis courts and various regular activities as well as access to a number of local golf courses including Etchinghill and Roundwood Hall.

Folkestone is close by with its shops, restaurants, the Creative Quarter and the Harbour Arms and you can easily pop across to France via Eurotunnel while the fast trains from Folkestone West station take less than an hour to St Pancras.

Historical Note:

Acrise Place was originally built by the Hamon family in the 16th century and passed to the Papillon family in 1666 who continued to live there for numerous generations including father and son Philip and David Papillon who were both MPs for Dover. In 1850 it was sold to another MP, William McKinnon, who lived there until his death. It was used by the army during WWII and subsequently fell into disrepair but was purchased by the Folkestone Building Company in 1986 who renovated the property dividing into two dwellings – Acrise House and Acrise Court – as well as renovating the associated buildings including the Coach House.