I bought this house about 16 years ago as I was looking for a charming family home. I really liked the location as we are near the seafront and the town centre and not far from the station. When I moved here with my children the property was in a somewhat parlous state as it hadn’t been lived in for about three years, so at the time I had it completely gutted internally and refurbished from top to bottom while still preserving the fascinating period features. We have thoroughly enjoyed our time here, but feel it is now time to downsize.

Broadstairs is a lovely picturesque Victorian town with beautiful Blue Flag beaches and a wide variety of individual shops, bars and restaurants and a cinema. There are also annual events such as Folk Week, the Dickens Festival and the Food Fair, not to mention regular firework displays and music at the bandstand.

Excellent primary and secondary state schools, including a grammar school, are within walking distance as well as a first class prep school. It is on a short walk to the station where the fast train can whisk you to St Pancras in under an hour and a half.

There is a riding stables available for horse mad youngsters and you can enjoy surfing at Joss Bay. There are plenty of sports clubs around the town including the sailing club at Viking Bay as well as cricket, squash, tennis, bowls and rugby plus the renowned North Foreland golf club for golfing aficionados, who can also enjoy their game at various other nearby courses as well as the Championship golf courses in Sandwich. For more indepth retail therapy there is the nearby Westwood Cross shopping centre