Brickmaker's Cottage

Our 1866 artisan's cottage is in Faversham's conservation area close to the town centre with its old market square shops, pubs and restaurants. The house is centrally heated with neutral decor. On the ground floor there is a living and dining room both with an open hearth. The kitchen with is fitted with gas cooker hob and oven fridge/freezer washing machine and microwave oven. The rear lobby, leading to the rear garden and bathroom, with electric shower also houses the dishwasher. Upstairs there is a second washroom and WC. The house is a traditional Victorian cottage and the stairs are quite narrow. We welcome people with limited mobility but we must point out that the bedrooms are upstairs. You are renting the whole house and garden. The bins area at the bottom of the garden is shared with the neighbour. We are pet friendly but we do ask that you let us know if you plan to bring your pet with you. We follow Airbnb’s enhanced cleaning protocol, which was developed with expert guidance. Here are a few highlights: * We sanitize high-touch surfaces, down to the doorknob * We use cleaners and disinfectants approved by global health agencies, and I wear protective gear to help prevent cross-contamination * We clean each room using extensive cleaning checklists * We provide extra cleaning supplies, so you can clean as you stay We like to meet and greet our guests when they arrive and to show them around the house. We live about 3 miles away so are on hand if any problems arise but ordinarily we do not visit the house while guests are in residence. Faversham is ideally placed to visit London and the Kent Coast and Channel Ports in the other direction with fast road links and rail the High Speed rail service as well as rail links to other London termini. Faversham is one of England’s most historic and charming towns, nestling between the rural the Kent Downs and the austerely beautiful coastal wetlands. It is a picturesque market town with an ancient quayside and many listed buildings. Around Faversham one can see the migrating birds and summer visitors on the marshes with big skies and the sailing barges at the canal side or sailing on the Swale and Thames in Summer. You could investigate ancient villages on the old roman roads and pilgrim's trails - Watling Street, the main road from London to Dover runs through Faversham as well as the villages of Ospringe and Boughton. The Saxon shoreway runs from London right around to Rye and offers walking along the whole of the Kent coastline . By walking or cycling one can take in the splendour of the rolling Kent Downs with spectacular views and see a range of flora and fauna. Just 9 miles from Faversham, to the East lies the trendy coastal town of Whitstable, famed for its oysters and further East are the seaside towns of Herne Bay, Margate and Ramsgate. To the South, also about 9 miles away is beautiful Canterbury with its Cathedral and place in history. Faversham is ideally placed to visit London and the Kent Coast and Channel Ports in the other direction with fast road links and rail the High Speed rail service as well as rail links to other London termini. Faversham is one of England’s most historic and charming towns, nestling between the rural the Kent Downs and the austerely beautiful coastal wetlands. It is a picturesque market town with an ancient quayside and many listed buildings. Around Faversham one can see the migrating birds and summer visitors on the marshes with big skies and the sailing barges at the canal side or sailing on the Swale and Thames in Summer. You could investigate ancient villages on the old roman roads and pilgrim's trails - Watling Street, the main road from London to Dover runs through Faversham as well as the villages of Ospringe and Boughton. The Saxon shoreway runs from London right around to Rye and offers walking along the whole of the Kent coastline . By walking or cycling one can take in the splendour of the rolling Kent Downs with spectacular views and see a range of flora and fauna. Just 9 miles from Faversham, to the East lies the trendy coastal town of Whitstable, famed for its oysters and further East are the seaside towns of Herne Bay, Margate and Ramsgate. To the South, also about 9 miles away is beautiful Canterbury with its Cathedral and place in history. Faversham is one of England’s most historic pictoresque and charming market towns, with an ancient quayside and many listed buildings. It is well served with places to eat and many pubs.   Faversham is ideally placed to visit London and the Kent Coast and Channel Ports in the other direction with fast road links and rail the High Speed rail service as well as rail links to other London termini. Local buses to Canterbury and Whitstable stop close to the house The house is about 1.5 miles from the M2 motorway and 0.5 miles from the rail station, with high speed trains to London. Buses to Canterbury, Whitstable and the Kent coast stop about 100m from the house. We are always happy to give suggestions on travel options.