Enjoy a country break with extended family and friends in the High Weald of Kent, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty! Sleeping 10+2, our stunning 5-bedroom, 4-bathroom country home dates from 1938 and is made of Canadian cedar from its floorboards to roof shingles. Enjoy lots of indoor and outdoor living space, a food lover's kitchen with breakfast table, gardens covering 2 acres, and fabulous far-reaching views across farmland. Historic pubs, ancient castles, famous National Trust and English Heritage houses and gardens, country walks, beaches, fishing, golf, water sports, beaches — there's so much to see and do in the area! We've had the pleasure of welcoming over 150 multi-generation families and friends' reunions to Barnfield House Kent, and we would be delighted if you join us.
⭐️ The perfect place for multi-generation family gatherings, from infants to octogenarians
✔ Spacious family home – not your usual bland or bare holiday let!
✔ Two-acre gardens with stunning south-facing countryside views
✔ Generous living areas — large drawing room, sitting/TV room, study, dining hall, and kitchen-diner
✔ 5 bedrooms, sleeping up to ten guests (+ 2 infants in travel cots)
✔ 4 bathrooms
✔ Asian antiques and artefacts, distinctive furniture and comfy sofas throughout
✔ WiFi, with super-fast fibre optic broadband internet
✔ Sonos in the drawing room, dining hall and kitchen
✔ 55-inch flatscreen Smart TV with Netflix, Amazon Prime and Freesat
✔ Huge selection of books, CDs and board games
✔ Books and games for the kids too!
⭐️ On the edge of Hawkhurst village in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
✔Walk to country pubs!
✔Close to Sissinghurst Castle Garden, Great Dixter Garden, Scotney Castle, Bodiam Castle, and many other attractions
⭐️ DRAWING ROOM –an elegant grown-up space with comfy sofas and armchairs for 10, and wood-burning stove
⭐️ SITTING ROOM – leather sofas set before Smart TV with Netflix, Amazon Prime and Freesat
⭐️ STUDY – with sofa, desk and printer
⭐️ DINING HALL –.with dining table seating up to 10 on dining chairs upholstered in Thai silk, and bi-fold doors opening onto the huge deck
⭐️ DINING PERGOLA – teakwood table seating 10 under a wisteria-covered pergola – the perfect spot for alfresco lunches and evening cocktails
⭐️ BREAKFAST PERGOLA – 2nd alfresco seating area beyond the kitchen
⭐️ KITCHEN – designed for keen cooks, well-equipped right down to our favourite recipe books and spices...there's even a sous vide (for Masterchef fans). With large farmhouse table for enjoying family meals overlooking the apple orchard
⭐️ UTILITY ROOM – with fridge freezer, washing machine, tumble dryer, butler's sink, and space to store wellies and coats.
⭐️ LANDING LIBRARY – with an excellent selection of fiction and no-fiction
⭐️ MASTER BEDROOM – with Indonesian teakwood four-poster super-king bed, sitting area, walk-in wardrobe and ensuite bathroom with bathtub for two, separate shower enclosure etc.
⭐️ 2 GUEST BEDROOMS – with double or king size beds
⭐️ 1 GUEST BEDROOM – with twin beds
⭐️ 5th GUEST BEDROM – with trundle bed that can be configured as a single, twins or a king
⭐️ The four guest bedrooms share three bathrooms.
⭐️ Two travel cots on request for families with babies and tots under 2 years
⭐️ All beds freshly made with crisp white 100% cotton bedding. A set of hand and bath towels for each guest
⭐️ Starter supply of toilet rolls, dishwasher tablets, washing up liquid and liquid hand soap. Plus tea towels and washing up sponges.
⭐️ 2-ACRE GARDEN – large flat lawn perfect for kids games — football, cricket and badminton; large south-facing sun-trap deck with dining pergola; breakfast pergola. You are likely to see rabbits and pheasant in the garden, plus the occasional deer foraging in the apple orchard.
⭐️ LARGE POND At the bottom of the garden bordering farmland, known to be the remains of a historic ore site from the middle ages. It's deep and unfenced, so small children will need to be supervised.
⭐️Waitrose, Tesco, butcher, pharmacy, boutiques, and Kino digital cinema in the village a 10-minute walk away
NB Barnfield House is not a party house; we don't host stag weekends, or weddings. And we don't allow any pets.... sorry!
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