A 10-bedroom Kent mansion which hosted Pink Floyd and Jane Austen is on the market for £2.5 million.

The Grade II*-listed Charlton Park Estate in Bishopsbourne near Canterbury is set in over 100 acres of countryside.

It was first mentioned in 1240 scripture but was thought to have existed much earlier - owned by the city’s archbishop.

James Herringe, a wealthy local yeoman, built the imposing mansion’s Tudor core circa 1580, with other wings added through the years.

In the 1760s, it was sold to the wealthy Foote family, who had settled in Kent from Cornwall.

During the ownership of John and Robert Foote, it is likely Jane Austen visited the house often, as she was a good friend of John’s brother Edward.

They were at the house often and it possibly gave them an idea for the plot of Pride and Prejudice.

Robert Foote and his wife hosted George IV many times before and after he became King.

They even built an impressive ballroom in the west wing to entertain King George and his mistress.

Rumour has it that at one dinner, the King’s horse jumped out the window on a bet and died.

In more recent years, Charlton Park has been an events and wedding venue.

Perhaps its biggest claim to fame is Medicine Ball Caravan - a music festival held on its 100-acre grounds in 1970, with rock legends Pink Floyd taking star billing.

The event, which drew a crowd of just 1,500, also featured The Faces and iconic Canterbury band Caravan.

Lot A, which holds the mansion, comes with more than 43 acres of parkland.

This includes outbuildings, a swimming pool, woodland and the Nailbourne River, which when full flows through the centre of the estate.

Other land, including a squash court, is available in two separate lots.

The house has 10 bedrooms, three kitchens, five reception rooms, nine bathrooms and an imposing 40ft ballroom complete with an open fireplace and huge bay windows.

There are level lawns to the side and front of the house, including the croquet lawn, with “ample space for a helicopter landing pad” according to estate agents Strutt and Parker.

They added: “Known as Charlton Park, the property is a fine Grade II* listed mansion set in gardens and grounds amongst mature parkland dotted with fine specimen trees.

“A splendid wood-panelled entrance hall with a large open fire welcomes you into the house, of which lies a morning room and a drawing room.”