We bought the house from new and it was really the views and access to good schools that were the deciding factors. We also loved the look of the house and particularly the very large kitchen/diner and also the fact that, although we are out in the country, it is very easy to get to Canterbury with its high street stores, individual shops, restaurants, theatres and universities. However we now need to move for work elsewhere.

We are not far from the Broad Oak farm shop for local produce and everyday essentials as well as the Golden Lion pub if you want a drink. Sturry is just three minutes away with its station and convenience store. It also includes the renowned Kathton House fine dining restaurant, a pharmacy, post office and hairdresser as well as the famous Kings School Junior school and the Sturry primary school, graded Outstanding by Ofsted. There is a bus service that can take you into Canterbury, Herne Bay or as far as the Thanet towns. Nearby Fordwich is famous for being the smallest town in England with its own town hall. It is full of attractive and historic buildings and has the river Stour running through the centre and also includes two excellent olde worlde pubs – the Fordwich Arms and the George and Dragon.

For anyone who enjoys outdoor pursuits there are wonderful places to go fishing on the river, while the nearby Westbere Lakes offers sailing opportunities as well as fishing and clay pigeon shooting takes place at the Greenfields Shooting grounds in Sturry.