For a start this delightful house never fails to deliver. Inside the colour palate is sophisticated, subtle, natural and calming. It is furnished with restraint and seemingly effortless good taste to show off the superb architecture and detail with great élan.
But if the house and its interior enthral then the grounds will enchant. What is extra special about The Kennel Cottage is its secrecy. It is tucked away on the private 77 acre Grey Craig estate that it shares with only five other homes. Hardly a soul knows that the house is there. It is a hidden garden kingdom. Beyond the terrace and pool are almost nine acres of very special landscaping.
Apparently the gardens were designed to emulate those of an English country estate. Perhaps. But in some ways these are even better. No English garden has views to Martha’s Vineyard! But in true English garden tradition the space is divided into distinct areas. These include a formal rose garden, an amphitheatre garden with lake, walled fruit orchard with pillared Italianate tea house and a shade garden. Beyond, the land falls gently to a rocky strand and the ocean.
If you want to live in Newport and make a statement to passers by then this is not for you. There are no passers by. But if you want total privacy in your own coastal realm then it is hard to see how this can be beaten. I loved my walkies around The Kennel Cottage. It certainly makes my ‘I would buy’ list.
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