Farmhouse Accommodation - 1 Mile From City Centre

Farmhouse - Side view, East

4th November update.

Subject to getting ink on paper, it looks very likely that this room has been taken. I will respond to all current enquiries but as of 4.11.2012 no more please. If the situation changes, I'll prioritise current enquiries before re-listing the room.
Thanks for your interest in the room/farm.

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No comply, no reply!

One of our housemates has just moved out and so Room C is currently available. This room was completely refurbished and decorated in 2020 and the photos were taken just a few weeks ago.

This room (and indeed the whole property) would well suit a student/post-grad, or young professional, who's looking for a nice room, space in which to think/be creative and who appreciates and enjoys a more laid-back approach to the ups and downs of life.

General Information.

This accommodation is something of a one-off!
A newly-decorated, spacious (c.22m2) lockable, double room, with a spacious built-in wardrobe, in a large, rambling c.385 year old former inn and farmhouse. The house is set in its own land, yet still only an easy 10 minute cycle ride from Canterbury City Centre, shops in St. Dunstan's and Wincheap, as well as both railway stations, bus station and the Westgate UniBus stop.

The Stour Valley Cycle Path, Hambrook Marshes Nature Reserve, North Downs Way, City Farm Stables and Tonford Manor orchards are all about 7/8 minutes' walk from the farm. Lots of good countryside walking, off-road cycling and trail running routes are all right on the doorstep.

However, this place is definitely not for the faint-hearted, nor is it at all well-suited to compulsive, obsessive, life must be squeaky-clean to the point of absolute sterility types!
It's a farmhouse, so if you can't deal with abundant fresh air, feel queasy at the sight of muddy wellies, struggle with old tech, hate all manner of clutter, run a mile from horses/tack and dislike dogs, then please read no further!

The good news: this accommodation is life-affirming, animal-friendly, environmentally-empathetic and offers both personal space and creative opportunity. Nice, easy-going and friendly housemates too!
The bad news: no frills! The entire property is scheduled for upgrading works (kicking off when I get planning permission) and is just kept ticking over in the meanwhile.
The previous owner was certainly in no way any kind of DIY enthusiast and some parts of the house are just a tad 1970s!

Please note that the plans for there to be extensive building works means that this accommodation is not at all suitable for children of any age.
Also, as there isn't an HMO licence for this house, Room C can only be let to an individual, rather than to a couple. Sorry about that.

Pets. The farm already has a Greyhound, who is very friendly, so another relaxed (neutered) dog shouldn't be a problem. However, if you have a cat, or you like to keep rodents, it's probably best that you look elsewhere, as the Greyhound was a champion racer and she still takes a very keen interest in small furry things.

Smoking? No.
Drugs? Absolutely not.

Each housemate pays the same: £325pcm plus £100pcm towards electricity, gas, water/sewage, broadband and Council Tax**. So a pcm total of £425.
**Full-time students, on production of their Student Certificate, don't pay towards Council Tax. To comply with the recent change in the law, I'm required to declare that this is a Band F property.

Broadband - Wireless 4G, offering c.25/30mbps.
Washing machine - Yes!
More details/pics are available. Any Qs? Please ask.

NB. As above and for the avoidance of any possible confusion...
This is a semi-rural, period property, which is set in its own land, about a mile (1.6km) west of Canterbury city centre and is not, therefore, an ultra-modern show home, nor is it a newly-built, mega-swish, luxurious, penthouse apartment, located just off the High Street!
It's an old farmhouse!!
Please don't get in touch, if what you're really looking for is some kind of on-trend, urbanista, all-singing, all-dancing, city centre, hipster accommodation, which is only 30 seconds' walk away from glitzy nightclubs. trendy cocktail bars and Tesco Metro!
Thank you!