Settle in this storybook cottage with stables and great hacking in Kent
If a picture-perfect cottage, better suited to a storybook than real life, is your idea of the dream horsey home, then Hale Oak Cottage in rural Kent is likely to be top of your wish list.
Positioned in an Area Of Outstanding Natural Beauty, it is just 3.5 miles from Sevenoaks, with glorious hacking on its doorstep.
It is within reach of equestrian centres such as Bradbourne (six miles), Woodlands (10 miles) and Chelsfield (13.5 miles), which means you’ll be spoilt for choice when it comes to picking out where to head off for a weekend of competing and training.
Polish up on your cross-county at one of the training days held at the Bonfleur XC course (21 miles) or at Lodge Farm (25 miles).
Just a short drive away is Hickstead show ground (42 miles) so it might be time to start scheduling Royal International Horse Show qualifiers into your showing schedule.
When it comes to hunting, you have a choice of the Old Surrey and Burstow or the Kent and Surrey Bloodhounds.
Set in 13.8 aces, the home is offered for sale through Savills and is priced at £1.95m.
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There are currently five stables, a tack room and a hay store, which makes it the ideal base for the rider with a select team of steeds.
With 13.8 acres of quality land, the grazing is currently split into six fields all with post and rail fencing. There is also a 20x40m sand school.
Check out these stunning views which look out onto the surrounding countryside…
Come inside for a cup of tea and make use of this kitchen/dining space.
The stylish open plan living room features multi-pane windows, which are perfect for watching the summer sunsets.
With four-bedrooms, a separate guest suite and multiple bathrooms, you won’t be short of space.
There is a vegetable garden which features a number of brick-edged beds, fruit trees, a garden shed, greenhouse and a wooden Wendy House.
The garden is well-manicured with well-stocked beds and borders.
Could Hale Oak be the place for you?
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Born and raised in the Lake District, Alex has grown up on the showing scene. She has qualified and competed ponies at the Royal International, Horse of the Year Show and Olympia and has first-hand knowledge of the current issues in the showing world as well as the horses, ponies and riders who compete in the sport. Alex joined H&H in January 2018 as showing editor, cementing its place as the leading equestrian publication for both showing reports and current showing news in the UK. She moved on in October 2024 to pursue other opportunities, but continues to write for us on a freelance basis.