Nestled in Leaves Green, Keston, it is currently listed on Zoopla for £1.3 million.
The four-bedroom house is steeped in history: it has 17th-century origins, lots of carefully preserved period features, and a garden designed by a famous horticulturist.
The detached period property is set in grounds of just under an acre, a plot described as “joyously picturesque” by the estate agent.
Period features including exposed, painted oak timbers, thumb latch doors, and secondary double-glazing, leaving the Bromley property with a ‘cottagecore’ aesthetic.
The standout feature is a spectacular inglenook fireplace in the sitting room – unusual in that its original bread oven remains intact – and a Clearview log burner, with a decorative display mantle over the top.
At the front of the property, the herringbone brick path welcomes visitors into the picturesque cottage, where they enter via a pitched-roof, enclosed porch.
The ground floor includes an open-plan kitchen and dining area, old-style farmhouse pantry and a bight orangery, with colourful decor and views over the gardens.
Upstairs, the four bedrooms all have fitted bookcases, while the main bedroom has fitted wardrobes and its own bespoke shoe cupboard.
The property’s gardens are perhaps even prettier than the house itself.
Designed by George Whitelegg, a nationally acclaimed horticulturist, who was an exhibitor at the first Ideal Home Exhibition in the 1920s, the gardens have been carefully landscaped, and feature wildlife ponds and a rose garden.
There is even an idyllic stone terrace and a dreamy al-fresco dining set underneath the trees.
Despite the secluded location, the period property is close to Keston and Biggin Hill, with Bromley town centre still only four miles away.
For more information, or to express an interest, call the estate agent James Millard on 01959 458652.
