Cricket-lovers will find the perfect match at The Willows

Buyers will be bowled over by The Willows, Bellway’s stylish collection of two, three and four bedroom homes in Canterbury. Not only are the properties pitch-perfect in design and specification, but their location overlooking the St Lawrence Ground, home of Kent County Cricket, means that sporty residents will always be on the ball when it comes to their local team.

The Willows has been carefully styled to reflect its laid-back, quintessentially English setting less than a mile from the centre of one of the country’s most picturesque and historic cities. Built in a pleasing blend of pale brick and white render, homely elegance is the keynote of each property.

Nicky Morton, Sales Director at Bellway Homes South East, comments: “Not only does the proximity of the St Lawrence Ground make The Willows ideal for cricket-lovers, it also ensures a green and open prospect. Finding such a setting so close to a bustling city centre is rare; so is finding such a sensitively designed and attractive a development. Finding them both together presents an opportunity not to be missed.

“Even if you’re not a cricket fan, The Willows is the ideal investment. It’s a 10-minute walk from the University for the Creative Arts and is just over a mile from Canterbury Christ Church University. With student housing always in demand, a house at The Willows will provide a long-term income.”

Among the properties at The Willows is the three-bedroom Hutton, priced from £294,995. Its accommodation comprises a spacious living room with double doors opening onto the rear garden, a kitchen/dining room and a cloakroom to the ground floor; on the first floor are two double bedrooms (one with an en-suite shower room), a single bedroom and a family bathroom. The fully fitted kitchen is finished with laminate worktops and upstands, and includes a range of Electrolux integrated appliances. The contemporary bathrooms feature white sanitaryware and a white ladder towel rail.

Few cities are as attractive and as historic as Canterbury. Forever linked with Chaucer’s pilgrims and the works of T.S. Eliot, modern Canterbury is a thriving university town with superb facilities and one of the latest high-speed train links into the capital. The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Canterbury Cathedral is a stupendous backdrop to the relaxed café culture of the King’s Mile and an appealing array of shops, many tucked away in quaint alleys and pretty squares. The abbey ruins and numerous medieval churches make a superb architectural array.

The Willows is conveniently situated with all the large supermarkets within a mile-and-a-half’s radius. The Goods Shed market and food hall offers fresh produce, and in the city centre is a full range of high street retailers, from Marks & Spencer to Monsoon. Whitefriars Square goes continental in December with its Christmas market and mulled wine.

When it comes to dining out, Canterbury is a place of chic cafes where you can find national chains like Strada and Wagamama, California-style Cantina and celebrity-infused Michael Caines’ restaurant and cocktail bar.

There are several independent health and fitness clubs in and around the city, while the Kingsmead Leisure Centre offers a wide range of facilities from sports hall and swimming pools to dance studio and cycle studio. The Kent coast is just a few miles away, including fashionable Whitstable and Herne Bay, which mounts an August Festival of family entertainment.

In addition to the Hutton, properties available at The Willows include the Cowdray, a stylish four-bedroom semi-detached townhouses priced from £419,995.

For more information, visit bellwayhomes.co.uk.