Broadstairs, Kent

Step inside Surat

Surat is a charming L-shaped detached chalet bungalow located along a quiet and peaceful private road just a short stroll from the blue flag beach at Botany Bay. It is set back from the road and approached via a block paved driveway where you can park a couple of cars and flanked by the front garden with its delightful dwarf wall and rockery feature. A small patio area and a covered loggia leads to the front stable door and the hallway with its porcelain floor tiling that flows through to the superb contemporary open plan living space that incorporates a gorgeous kitchen, dining and seating areas as well as access to the rear garden. There are attractive white units with granite worktops that house a hob, double oven, combi microwave and dishwasher as well as a larder cupboard with pull out shelving, while the huge central island/breakfast bar includes an integral fridge and a wine cooler. There is a smart attached dining table with impressive chairs and a cosy seating area with views over the garden. A door leads to the garage that has been converted into a utility room with a fridge freezer and laundry facilities and a large storage area with numerous fitted cupboards as well as a door to the garden.

Also on the ground floor is a well-proportioned lounge, accessed from the hall through a pair of multi-pane glass and oak doors, with an attractive stone fireplace and a box bay window with views over the front garden as well as a shower room, that is ideal for washing the dog after a trip to the beach, a useful fourth bedroom/study and the first bedroom. This has a wall of fitted cupboards that includes a ‘secret’ entrance to the en suite shower room and additional built in bedroom furniture. All the doors are solid oak, as is the staircase that leads to the first floor, where you will find the family bathroom and two spacious double bedrooms with vaulted ceilings and dormer windows that makes an ideal area for kids to have their own ‘hideaway.’

The delightful secluded rear garden includes a large terrace for al fresco dining, a garden shed and a spacious lawn surrounded by established plants and shrubs and access on both sides to the front of the property.

Seller Insight

We moved here some 10 years ago because it was ideal for our needs and it has been a wonderful home in a superb location but circumstances have changed and it is time to start a new chapter. During our time here, we created the open plan area and installed the central island as well as converting the garage into the utility room and storage facility.

It is great to be able to take the dog for a walk along the clifftops and Botany Bay and not far away is the quiet Kingsgate Bay or Joss Bay for surfing and paddle boarding or the local riding stables for horsey enthusiasts. We are within walking distance of the North Foreland Golf club for golfing aficionados and if you want a drink or a meal without having to take the car out there is the Botany Bay hotel or the Captain Digby restaurant. A regular bus service takes you around Thanet on the Loop and there is a useful convenience store at the top of the road. The centre of the delightful Victorian seaside resort of Broadstairs is only a five minute drive with its mainline station and the high speed rail service that can whisk you to St Pancras in under an hour and a half. The town also has a wide variety of individual shops, bars and restaurants as well as the renowned Viking Bay. There are also a number of annual events such as Folk Week, the Dickens Festival and the Food Fair and also excellent education facilities with Outstanding primary and grammar schools as well as first class private schools in the area.*

* These comments are the personal views of the current owner and are included as an insight into life at the property. They have not been independently verified, should not be relied on without verification and do not necessarily reflect the views of the agent.

GROUND FLOOR

FIRST FLOOR

OUTSIDE

£800,000

Council Tax Band: E Tenure: Freehold

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