Gorse Hill,Farningham,Dartford,DA4 0JT
- Land size
- 40 acres
- Bedrooms
- 8
- Bathrooms
- 4
Key Features
- Versatile family farm and lifestyle estate extending to nearly 40 acres
- Substantial farmhouse
- Eight bedrooms and multiple reception rooms
- Mature gardens, paddocks and south-facing pastureland
- Significant range of agricultural and ancillary buildings
- Existing residential consents across several buildings
- Excellent potential for multi-generational living or ancillary accommodation
- Income-generating and lifestyle diversification opportunities
- Land considered suitable for viticulture with neighbouring vineyard nearby
- Highly accessible location close to Sevenoaks, the M25 and London rail links
Description
Set within rolling Kent countryside just outside Farningham, Charton Manor Farm is a remarkably versatile family farm and rural estate extending to nearly 40 acres, offering an increasingly rare combination of substantial living accommodation, useful agricultural buildings, existing ancillary accommodation and exceptional long-term flexibility, all within easy reach of London.
Held within the same family ownership for more than 100 years, the property has evolved organically over time into a wonderfully adaptable rural holding, centred around a substantial farmhouse surrounded by gardens, paddocks, barns and south-facing pastureland.
The principal farmhouse offers generous and characterful family accommodation arranged over three floors, including multiple reception rooms, an Aga kitchen/breakfast room, study, dining room and eight bedrooms. Mature gardens and paddock land create a private and established setting at the heart of the estate.
Beyond the farmhouse, Charton Manor Farm offers a significant range of traditional and modern agricultural buildings together with existing residential consents across several areas of the holding, creating unusual flexibility for multi-generational living, staff accommodation, guest cottages, rental income, holiday lets, equestrian use or wider lifestyle diversification.
The former stable yard already incorporates ancillary accommodation and benefits from consent for additional dwellings, whilst the principal farmyard buildings have planning consent for further residential units. In addition, the Sheep Shed benefits from residential consent alongside adjoining pastureland, creating the opportunity for a self-contained secondary dwelling or lifestyle unit.
Whether retained for family occupation, utilised for income generation or further developed over time subject to the necessary permissions, the estate offers exceptional adaptability in a market where properties capable of genuinely evolving with changing family and lifestyle requirements are increasingly difficult to find.
The land lies predominantly to the south and east of the farmstead and is currently laid to pasture for grazing and haymaking. The gently elevated, south-facing aspect enjoys far-reaching rural views, including glimpses towards the London skyline from the higher ground. The land is understood to be particularly well-drained and highly suited to viticulture, with neighbouring vineyard plantings nearby.
Despite its rural atmosphere, Charton Manor Farm remains exceptionally accessible. Farningham and Eynsford are both nearby, whilst Sevenoaks lies approximately eight miles to the south. Rail services into London are available from several nearby stations, with Swanley offering journeys to London Victoria in approximately 28 minutes.
Charton Manor Farm is ultimately a property of considerable flexibility and long-term appeal; equally suited as a private family estate, multi-generational holding, lifestyle farm, equestrian property or income-producing rural asset in one of Kent’s most accessible countryside settings.
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- Council Tax Band
- G
- Date Posted
- 2026-06-13
Market Value Analysis
Based on properties with houses in South East England (25+ acres).
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