A delightful farmhouse, converted oast, barn with planning permission, set within gardens & grounds of about 7 acres. Located in a rural location between Leigh and Penshurst DESCRIPTIONCinder Hill Farmhouse is a wonderful farmhouse estate believed to date back to the late 17th century with extensions added over the years. Nestled in a rural location of seven acres with tennis court, outdoor swimming pool, garage and carport as well as a converted two-bedroom Oasthouse that could provide a good rental income. The property is within the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and enjoys open views over the surrounding countryside, with the land being close to an entrance to Penshurst Place.Adding to its appeal is a barn with planning permission to convert into a four-bedroom property complete with its own driveway and entrance.The current vendor has enjoyed living here for almost 47 years and the property now offers any incoming purchaser a peaceful retreat with scope to improve and renovate to realise the full potential of their countryside dream.FEATURES- A gravel driveway meanders through the property and leads to the garage, carport, oast house and barn complex, providing ample parking and storage.- The ground floor comprises a triple aspect drawing room with door to garden and fireplace, dining room, sitting room with Inglenook fireplace and door leading to the conservatory with French doors to the garden. The farmhouse style kitchen with cupboards and sink has space for a freestanding cooker, dishwasher and fridge.- Additionally, there is a study and adjoining shower room with laundry facilities on the ground floor. This offers a versatile space that could easily be utilised as a self-contained guest suite/nanny annex.- The first floor has vaulted ceilings with exposed beams and comprises a single bedroom, three double bedrooms with fitted wardrobes, one with a basin. There are two bathrooms, both with panelled baths.- The charming converted oast house extends to 838 square feet. Within the roundel is a spacious entrance hall and cloakroom. The open plan reception room has a kitchen open to the sitting room with a door leading to the conservatory, which could now benefit from some improvement to elevate the property. On the first floor there is a family bathroom, a double bedroom and a single bedroom.- The barn complex incorporating stables, tack room, tractor barn and wood store benefits from planning permission to convert into a spacious 4 bedroom property with its own driveway (SE/16/01917/FUL). - Outdoor swimming pool and pool house with plant room, Tennis Court.- Garage & Car port.- Fields, field shelter, in total extending to approx. 7 acres including a woodland of.32ha containing oak, beech, ash and cherry trees. SITUATIONCinder Hill Farmhouse is situated down a quiet country lane on the rural fringes of Penshurst and Leigh, yet within convenient distance of Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge and Sevenoaks and all that they have to offer.The sought after village of Leigh (1.4 miles) has an active village community, church, village green, primary school, village store, hairdresser, pub and railway station. Penshurst (1.8 miles) has a village shop, pub, medical centre and the popular Kingdom Cafe, wellness & event space. There is more comprehensive shopping in Tonbridge (5.3 miles), Sevenoaks (7.2 miles) and Tunbridge Wells (8.3 miles).Mainline railway services at Hildenborough station (2.6 miles) to Charing Cross/Cannon Street from 40 mins (London Bridge from 35 mins). In addition, Leigh railway station (1.1 miles) has services to Redhill and Tonbridge Stations.The area is well served with schools including primary schools at Hildenborough, Chiddingstone, Penshurst, Weald and Leigh. Secondary schools include Judd, TOGS and Weald of Kent Grammar in Tonbridge as well as TWIGS and Skinners in Tunbridge wells and grammar annexes in Sevenoaks. Preparatory schools in Tonbridge include Somerhill Schools, Hilden Oaks and Hilden Grange as well as numerous prep schools in Sevenoaks. Both Tonbridge boys school and Sevenoaks School are easily accessible.In Leigh there is cricket and tennis, Nizels health and golf club and Hilden Golf Range and gym in Hildenborough. Other golf clubs include Wildernesse and Knole in Sevenoaks, Hever and Poult Wood. Tonbridge has a sport and leisure centre.The A21 at Tonbridge gives access to the M25 and the motorway network, Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports, Channel Tunnel Terminus & Ports. Ebbsfleet and Bluewater.PROPERTY INFORMATION- Services: Oil fired central heating. Mains Electricity, Water & Private Drainage- Local Authority: Sevenoaks District Council- Council Tax band: Farmhouse G (£3,592.37 for 2023/24) Oast House E (£2,634.40 for 2023/24)- Fixtures and fittings are excluded from the sale but may be available by separate negotiation. DIRECTIONSFrom Sevenoaks proceed south on the A224, at the bottom of Riverhill take the left-hand fork towards Hildenborough (B245). After 1.5 miles, turn right towards Penshurst. Continue to the end of the road and turn right onto the B2027 towards Leigh. Continue through Leigh village and then take a slight left onto the B2176. Shortly after, take a sharp right hand turn onto Cinder Hill Lane and Cinder Hill Farmhouse can be found on the left. Cinder Hill Farmhouse is situated down a quiet country lane on the rural fringes of Penshurst and Leigh, yet within convenient distance of Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge and Sevenoaks and all that they have to offer.The sought after village of Leigh (1.4 miles) has an active village community, church, village green, primary school and excellent village store, hairdresser, pub and railway station. Penshurst (1.8 miles) has a village shop and the popular Kingdom cafe, wellness & event space. There is more comprehensive shopping in Tonbridge (5.3 miles), Sevenoaks (7.2 miles), Tunbridge Wells (8.3 miles).Mainline railway services at Hildenborough station (2.6 miles) to Charing Cross/Cannon Street (London Bridge from 35 mins). In addition, Leigh railway station (1.1 miles) has services to Tonbridge/Redhill and Tonbridge Station (5 miles) has services to Charing Cross/Cannon Street (London Bridge from 40 mins).The area is well served with schools including primary schools at Hildenborough, Weald and Leigh. Secondary schools include Judd, TOGS and Weald of Kent Grammar in Tonbridge as well as TWIGS and Skinners in Tunbridge wells and grammar annexes in Sevenoaks. Preparatory schools in Tonbridge include Somerhill Schools, Hilden Oaks and Hilden Grange as well as numerous prep schools in Sevenoaks. Both Tonbridge boys school and Sevenoaks School are easily accessible.In Leigh there is cricket and tennis, Nizels health and golf club and Hilden Golf Range and gym in Hildenborough. Other golf clubs include Wildernesse and Knole in Sevenoaks, Hever and Poult Wood. Tonbridge has a sport and leisure centre.The A21 at Tonbridge gives access to the M25 and the motorway network, Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports, Channel Tunnel Terminus & Ports. Ebbsfleet and Bluewater. For more details and to contact: https://realtyww.info/houses_tonbridge-d196392/for-sale_i69686214
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Striking family home of style, set within impressive gardens and grounds. DescriptionGatehouse Farm is a most impressive and immaculately presented family home situated on a no-through road, built in 2013 to a very high standard and well maintained by the current owners. The light, versatile and spacious accommodation is arranged over three floors, amounting to over 5,500 sq ft, ideal for entertaining and family living. Features include a bespoke kitchen, luxurious bathroom suites, solid oak internal doors, limestone flooring, full height windows, vaulted ceilings, contemporary fireplaces, and attractive landscaped gardens of about 1.5 acres. The property is accessed via a gated entrance and sweeping, tree-lined spur driveway, which leads to a detached double garage and parking area.To the ground floor is a generous reception hall, featuring a stylish fireplace and contemporary staircase with glass balustrades, with three superb reception rooms comprising a triple aspect drawing room with a vaulted ceiling, fireplace and doors to the rear terrace, an open plan family/dining room with a fireplace and two sets of bi-fold doors, and a study with fitted furniture. The stylish kitchen is fitted with a comprehensive range of sleek, high gloss wall and base units, matching island/breakfast bar and integral appliances, including a wine cooler. A utility room and cloakroom complete this floor.The first floor comprises an impressive principal bedroom suite, served by a dressing room with fitted storage and an elegant en suite bathroom. There are three further bedrooms, all with stylish en suite bathrooms. Across the second floor is bedroom with an en suite shower room and a large games room.The level gardens wrap around the property creating a lovely backdrop, with a generous, paved terrace providing ideal areas for al fresco entertaining. The garden is mainly laid to lawn with established hedges and trees to the perimeter, creating a high degree of privacy. A charming summerhouse benefits from a westerly aspect and has an adjoining decked terrace, and the detached double garage has staircase access to an ample storage room.LocationLocal Shopping: Hildenborough (1.25 miles) offering local shops and amenities.Comprehensive Shopping: Sevenoaks (5 miles), Tonbridge (3 miles), Tunbridge Wells and Bluewater. Mainline Rail Services: Hildenborough (1.6 miles) to Cannon Street/Charing Cross. Primary Schools: Various in Hildenborough. Grammar Schools: Tonbridge & Tunbridge Wells.Private Schools: Sevenoaks, Tonbridge and Walthamstowe Hall Secondary Schools. Sevenoaks, Solefields and New Beacon Preparatory Schools in Sevenoaks. St Michaels & Russell House Preparatory Schools in Otford. Radnor House in Sundridge.Sporting Facilities: Golf clubs in Sevenoaks include Wildernesse and Knole with Nizels in Hildenborough which also has a private health/fitness centre. Sevenoaks sports and leisure centre. Cricket, football and rugby in the Vine area of Sevenoaks and in Tonbridge.All distances are approximate.Square Footage: 5,553 sq ft Acreage: 1.48 AcresDirectionsOn leaving Sevenoaks, proceed in a southerly direction down Riverhill and join the B245 towards Hildenborough. On entering Hildenborough turn left onto Coldharbour Lane and continue for about 0.3 of a mile where the drive for Gatehouse Farm Nursery will be found on the left. Turn onto this drive and the driveway entrance for Gatehouse Farm will be on the right. For more details and to contact: https://realtyww.info/houses_tonbridge-d196392/for-sale_i69448019
A most handsome period house set within beautiful gardens and grounds with excellent access to local amenities. DescriptionWillows is a totally unique detached family home, effectively a country residence but less than a mile from Tonbridge High Street and all of its associated amenities. Constructed circa 1902 and built in the Tudor style, beautifully presented and well-proportioned throughout, providing flexible family living with a contemporary finish. The property is one of two houses situated in a short, private gated road and enjoys views to the south over its own land to the rear. Salient points include diamond-paned windows with oak frames and sills, an abundance of oak joinery, exposed ceiling and wall timbers, stone and solid wood flooring to ground floor. Of particular note are the wonderfully impressive gardens and grounds which are beautifully maintained in about 3.37 acres, a private woodland, a swimming pool, and a converted annexe in a walled courtyard. The enclosed entrance porch leads to a spacious reception/dining hall with dual sided fireplace, stairs rising to the first floor and double doors leading to the rear gardens.A well-proportioned triple aspect drawing room adjoins the reception hall and features an attractive fireplace with wood burner and outlook to the gardens.A generous opening from the reception hall leads through to the open-plan kitchen/breakfast/family room which also enjoys access to the rear terrace. The kitchen is fitted with a contemporary range of base and wall cupboards and a central island with large breakfast bar, all with quartz work surfaces over. There are integral appliances and space for an American-style fridge/freezer. The study/sitting room benefits from fitted shelving, the second staircase and a door leading out to the gardens. Further storage naturally lit by a large roof lantern is offered by the generous utility room which is comprehensively fitted with a range of additional cupboards, has space for appliances and outside access to the front and rear of the property. Situated off the utility room is a stylish cinema room. A downstairs shower room completes the ground floor accommodation. Access to the first floor can be gained via two separate staircases, with the second staircase leading to the principal bedroom suite with bedroom, a stylish en-suite bathroom with separate shower and a substantial dressing room. Both the bedroom and dressing room are completed with a range of fitted wardrobes. Arranged over the remainder of the first floor are three further bedrooms, two of which benefit from a vanity unit and fitted wardrobes, and a family bathroom with walk-in shower and freestanding bath. To the second floor, there are two bedrooms, one with an adjoining dressing room, and a shower room, which completes the internal accommodation. Willows is approached via a brick pathway flanked either side with cottage style paving inset with beautifully planted flower beds and enclosed to the front with a low brick wall. The gardens and grounds are a wonderful feature of Willows. The gardens comprise extensive lawns interspersed with an abundance of mature specimen trees, fruit trees and shrubs together with beautifully stocked borders and a pond. A covered terrace to the rear of the house steps down to a larger terrace which in turn steps down to the gardens. A superb swimming pool is set back from the house, with porcelain stone surround and a raised deck area with arbour over, for outdoor dining. A pretty walled courtyard, the former barnyard, comprises of a converted fruit store into ancillary accommodation with kitchen/sitting room, shower room, and bedroom. There is an adjoining workshop with light and power connected.Further outbuildings include a former coach house converted into garaging with an electric car charging point and stairs leading to a storage loft. There is also a barn with garden store and a timber tractor shed.A meadow with natural paths and an abundance of mature trees is located to the south east of the house. In total the plot amounts to 3.37 acres.LocationWillows is located close to the favoured Yardley Park area of Tonbridge in a private gated cul de sac. Comprehensive Shopping: Sevenoaks (6.9 miles) and Tonbridge (approx. 1 mile) provide supermarkets and other high street retailers as well as a multitude of Pubs and Restaurants. Tunbridge Wells (7.7 miles) and Bluewater.Mainline Rail Services: Tonbridge (approx. 1.2 miles) to London Bridge/Waterloo East/Charing Cross/ Cannon Street.Primary Schools: Shipbourne and Tonbridge.Secondary Schools: Judd Boys Grammar, Tonbridge Girls and Weald of Kent Girls Grammar Schools in Tonbridge. Tunbridge Wells Girls and Boys Grammar Schools and The Skinners Grammar School for boys. Private Schools: The Preparatory Schools at Somerhill. Hilden Grange and Hilden Oaks Preparatory School in Tonbridge. Tonbridge and Sevenoaks Public Schools. Sackville School in Hildenborough. Several preparatory and senior schools in Tunbridge Wells and Sevenoaks.Leisure Facilities: Nizels Golf and Fitness centre in Hildenborough. Tonbridge School Sports Centre. Poult Wood Golf Centre, Tonbridge. Also in Tonbridge are outdoor and indoor pools, the Angel Leisure Centre and a range of sporting clubs to include cricket, rugby, football, baseball, swimming and sailing.All distances are approximate.Square Footage: 3,904 sq ft Acreage: 3.56 AcresDirectionsFrom Sevenoaks proceed southwards towards Hildenborough on the B245. Continue through Hildenborough and turn left into Dry Hill Road signed Shipbourne. Proceed to the mini roundabout and take the second exit into Yardley Park Road, signed Maidstone. Turn left at the T junction with the A26 Hadlow Road and after a short distance turn right into Yardley Close, and then turning right again through the gates into the cul de sac, where Willows can be found at the end. For more details and to contact: https://realtyww.info/houses_tonbridge-d196392/for-sale_i69380617
Poundsbridge House is an idyllic Grade II listed country house believed to date back to 1450 with later extensions, and the original use for the house is thought to have been the home of the Penshurst Place Estate Manager. Poundsbridge House is a very attractive property which the owners, who have lived here for over 30 years, have completely refurbished and extended, adding notable amenities.Poundsbridge House is a beautifully presented property. The accommodation extends to over 5,200 sq ft the space is well balanced between formal and informal living. The main reception rooms are accessed off the hall and comprisea double-aspect drawing room, dining room, and living room and reception room. Interesting period features can be found throughout the property, including exposed beams, leaded windows, original flooring and window shutters, impressive fireplaces, and good ceiling heights throughout. Poundsbridge House is a superb family home that enjoys the character of a historic property combined with the modern amenities required for family living in the country.The bespoke kitchen/breakfast room is well-equipped with a central work island, pantry, fitted appliances, and new electric AGA. The addition of the orangery fills the kitchen/breakfast room with light and provides an impressive central core to the house, being triple aspect providing glorious views. With access to the outside, the orangery connects the house to the garden and grounds.Also on the ground floor is the boot room and downstairs WC. Stairs on the ground floor lead down to the vast cellar that provides extremely versatile space and storage.The first and second floors are well served with excellent bedroom accommodation comprising a generous principal bedroom suite with two en suite bathrooms, a dressing room and excellent southwesterly views over the gardens.There are two further bedroom suites with en suite bathrooms, three further bedrooms, one with a mezzanine level ideal for a study area, and a family bathroom.The gardens and grounds are an important feature of Poundsbridge House, complementing the house extremely well. The property enjoys well-maintained south-west facing gardens and grounds with many mature specimen trees, shrubs and flower beds.The gardens and grounds encircle the property and include a swimming pool, pool house, summer house and pond. There is also a paved terrace wrapping around the rear of the house, providing excellent settings for al fresco dining and enjoying the stunning southerly views. Steps lead down from the terrace through the Leylandii hedge to the formal garden area, which is mainly laid to lawn, with so much usable space.Beyond the immediate gardens are paddocks, a stable block with a tack room. There is an abundance of useful outbuildings within the grounds of Poundsbridge, mainly made up of stores and garaging. In all, the gardens and grounds extend to approximately 16 acres.Poundsbridge House is located between the delightful villages of Penshurst and Speldhurst. Sitting within the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Speldhurst has a primary school, a church, a general store with a post office, and a pub. Penshurst is widely known for its medieval history connected to Penshurst Place and has a village shop, tea room, Kingdom Cafe, doctors' surgery, boutique hotel, The Leicester Arms, and a monthly Farmers Market. Further, there are two well-renowned pubs, The Spotted Dog and The Bottle House, that serve excellent food and are within walking distance. The village is also home to one of England's oldest cricket pitches.More extensive shopping facilities and amenities can be found in the nearby towns of Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge and Sevenoaks. The area has excellent road and rail links from M25, A21 and A26, which provide easy access to London, the south coast and Heathrow and Gatwick international airports. Nearby commuter train stations at Hildenborough Station (5.6 miles), Tonbridge and Sevenoaks provide regular services to London Charing Cross and Cannon Street (from 31 minutes).There are numerous good schools in the area, including Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone primary schools. Tonbridge School, Benenden School, and Tunbridge Wells Grammar schools. Holmewood House in Langton Green. Sevenoaks Preparatory, Sevenoaks School and New Beacon Preparatory are also nearby in Sevenoaks.Sporting and recreational interests in the area are well served, with horse racing at Lingfield Park and golf at Hever Castle and Nizels. Sailing and Fishing are also available nearby: sailing at Bough Beech Reservoir and fishing at Chipstead Lakes. There is an abundance of country walks, cycling and riding to be had in the surrounding area, including Penshurst Place, Hever Castle, Titsey Estate and Winston Churchill's home, Chartwell, which are all a short drive away. For more details and to contact: https://realtyww.info/houses_tonbridge-d196392/for-sale_i71031884
The property is an attractive Grade II listed country house, surrounded by beautiful grounds. It is believed to date back to 1816 and is a striking double roundel oast house, which the current owners converted to a family home in 2002. The house and surrounding land have been in the same family ownership for nearly 100 years and offers an exciting opportunity for someone looking to farm the land or perhaps create their own shoot or vineyard.The accommodation extends to over 4,200 sq ft arranged over two floors and offers a great balance between formal and informal living. Accessed off the charming entrance hall on the ground floor is the principal bedroom with en suite bathroom and sauna, roundel bedroom, family bathroom and the roundel sitting room.The large kitchen/dining room is well equipped with a central work island, fitted appliances, a larder and a log burner. The kitchen is filled with light by the double doors that open up to the rear garden. There is also a utility, boot room and downstairs WC on the ground floor.Upstairs is the stunning open-plan living room, which has direct access out onto the upstairs gantry/balcony, which provides glorious views over the gardens and grounds. There are also two bedrooms in the roundels, a further bedroom with en suite bathroom. The rooms have many interesting period features, including exposed beams, brickwork and agricultural relics throughout. All of the rooms are light and bright and generously proportioned with exceptional ceiling heights.Situated next to the main house is the modern annexe. Extending to over 1,600 sq ft and comprising a kitchen, living/dining room, three bedrooms and three bathrooms. The annexe accommodation is flexible and ideal for staying guests.Sitting within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the gardens and grounds are an important feature of Park Farm and form the most delightful and tranquil setting, complementing the house extremely well. To the side of the house is a sheltered paved terrace area, ideal for al fresco dining. Steps from the house lead down to the formal garden area where the heated swimming pool is, which enjoys views over the grounds.Park Farm has multiple large agricultural buildings which provide a number of opportunities for conversions and storage. The barns were previously used for hops and are currently used as farm machinery and grain storage.The land at Park Farm extends to 120 acres and is predominantly down to arable. There are small copses of woodland across the farm extending to approximately 4 acres. Historically, the farm was used to grow hops but has recently reverted to grain farming.Park Farm benefits from double-bank fishing rights on the River Teise. The farm is approached via a large electronically operated gate which opens to a large parking area.Please note the property also benefits from superfast broadband.The property is located in a wonderful rural position within the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Park Farm is situated almost equidistant from the beautiful and sought-after village of Goudhurst, which is well known for its pretty centre with an ancient church, duck pond, period buildings, inns and restaurants, and the picturesque village of Horsmonden which also has a good range of local amenities, serving all the usual day-to-day needs including a village shop, chemist, hairdressers, newsagent and doctors surgery.Tunbridge Wells is about 10 miles away offering a further comprehensive range of shopping, educational and cultural amenities.The area has excellent road and rail links from the A21 and M25, which provide easy access to London, the south coast and Heathrow and Gatwick international airports. Mainline rail services to London Bridge, Waterloo and Charing Cross operate from Paddock Wood (6.7 miles).There are a number of well-regarded schools in the area including Holmewood House Preparatory, Tonbridge, Sevenoaks Eastbourne, Dulwich Prep, St Ronans and Malborough House, Benenden and Tunbridge Wells grammar schools and within the Cranbrook catchment area.Sporting and recreational interests in the area are well served, including golf at Ticehurst, Lamberhurst, Rotherfield, Tunbridge Wells and the Royal Ashdown at Forest Row, Racing at Lingfield, Plumpton and Brighton, sailing and water sports at nearby Bewl Water and on the south coast. There is an abundance of country walks, cycling and riding to be had in the surrounding area. For more details and to contact: https://realtyww.info/houses_tonbridge-d196392/for-sale_i70809837
A most impressive Georgian style country residence of elegant proportions, set within superb landscaped gardens and grounds. DescriptionHookwood Farm is an impressive country residence built by the present owners in a classic Georgian style to an exceptionally high standard and completed in 2013. The house has excellently proportioned accommodation which also provides a versatile layout. The property has many unique and bespoke features, in keeping with the Georgian style yet ideal for modern living. These features include a handmade kitchen, stylish bathroom suites, decorative plaster friezes, elegant marble fireplaces, high ceilings, impressively proportioned internal doors, marble flooring, engineered oak flooring, multi pane sash windows and decorative downpipe collars. The property sits within the magnificent gardens and grounds which provide a wonderful backdrop and a high degree of privacy.The impressive and well-proportioned reception rooms provide wonderful areas for formal entertaining. The dining hall has an outlook to the front with double doors opening to the drawing room with three French doors to the south facing terrace. The living room has an outlook over the rear gardens and leads to the impressive triple aspect orangery with French doors to the west terrace.The generously proportioned kitchen/breakfast room is triple aspect and has French doors to the east terrace. There is an excellent range of bespoke cupboards with matching island unit. Granite work surfaces incorporate a 1½ bowl sink together with a preparation sink within the island unit which also provides a breakfast bar. Fitted appliances include an electric Aga and separate gas Aga, two fridges and dishwashers, Miele coffee machine and a wine fridge.The adjoining utility room has a double butler sink and has additional fitted storage cupboards, together with direct access to outside. A rear lobby leads to a store/boiler room and the integral double garage.An elegant staircase with a handcrafted handrail rises to the spacious first floor landing with views to the front.The principal suite comprises a bedroom with views over the rear garden, a fitted dressing room and elegant en suite bathroom with separate shower cubicle.The guest bedroom is double aspect with wonderful garden views, a fitted wardrobe and en suite bathroom with separate shower cubicle.There are two further bedrooms on this floor, both which are served by en suite bathrooms.Arranged over the second floor are two well-proportioned bedrooms with views either to the front or rear, both served by en suite shower rooms and storage cupboards. There is also an excellent attic storage room with porthole window to the front.The annexe is approached from the rear lobby with stairs rising to the first floor. It comprises a spacious living/bedroom area with kitchenette and a well-appointed en suite shower room.The barn comprises a garden store, store room with kitchenette, cloakroom and open store. The timber stables comprise a loose box and field shelter Victorian style greenhouse with cold frames. Garden shed.Chicken run with coop.Gardens and Grounds - The house is approached over a gravel drive with a stone pillared entrance and wrought iron gates. The drive splits, leading to the garaging and on to the front of the house where there is a generous area for parking. There is also a secondary drive from the lane which leads to the barn.The formal gardens surround the house and include manicured lawns edged with either yew or box hedging with the front lawn featuring an attractive rill culminating in an ornamental pond. To the west and south of the house are generous paved and gravel terraces flanked by well stocked beds and providing wonderful areas for al fresco entertaining. The symmetrical south facing garden features stone steps leading to the terraced lawns, one of which has two herbaceous beds, flanked by white lavender. Adorning the elevations of the house are various climbing roses under planted with box hedging.The kitchen garden lies to the east and comprises a number of beds enclosed by hedging. There is separate vegetable garden by the barn and greenhouse, which also comprises a number of beds with fruit cages and herringbone brick paths. On from the kitchen garden is an octagonal chicken run with timber coop and garden shed.The parkland grounds comprise grassland interspersed with a wide variety of specimen trees from around the world. There is a lake with an island and waterfall feeding into a smaller pond and established aquatic planting. Planting within the grounds include an avenue of tulip trees, Indian bean trees, pleached beech trees, magnolias and over 200 varieties of rhododendrons.LocationHookwood Farm is located on the edge of the sought-after village of Shipbourne. The village includes the popular Chaser Inn and weekly award winning Farmers' Market as well as the church, primary school and common.Comprehensive Shopping: Tonbridge (3.3 miles), Sevenoaks (8.6 miles) and Tunbridge Wells (10.9 miles) provide supermarkets and the usual popular high street retailers and many pubs and restaurants. Bluewater (23.1 miles).Mainline Rail Services: Tonbridge (3.6 miles), Hildenborough (5.9 miles) and Sevenoaks (9 miles) mainline stations to London Bridge, Charing Cross & Cannon Street, and Borough Green (6.4 miles) to Victoria.Primary Schools: Shipbourne, Plaxtol, Kings Hill, Mereworth, Hadlow, Ightham and Borough Green. Secondary Schools: Judd Boys Grammar, Weald of Kent Girls Grammar and Tonbridge Grammar. Knole Academy, Trinity and Weald of Kent Grammar Schools in Sevenoaks. Private Schools: Tonbridge and Sommerhill Schools in Tonbridge. Sevenoaks and Walthamstow Hall Schools in Sevenoaks. The Granville, Solefields and New Beacon Preparatory Schools in Sevenoaks. St Michaels and Russell House Preparatory Schools in Otford. Radnor House in Sundridge.Leisure Facilities: Shipbourne Tennis Club on the Green, Golf at Wilderness, Nizels, Knole Park and Poult Wood. Nizels Golf & Fitness Centre in Hildenborough, and indoor and outdoor swimming pools and the Angel Leisure Centre and a range of sporting clubs including football, baseball, swimming and sailing in Tonbridge. A large network of footpaths linking to the Greensand Way.All distances are approximate.Square Footage: 7,223 sq ft Acreage: 23.01 AcresDirectionsFrom junction 5 of the M25 with the A21, turn off onto the A25 heading east through Riverhead and Seal. After passing the Crown Point, turn right signposted Ivy Hatch, continue through the village and at the 'T' junction, turn right onto the A227. Continue past Shipbourne Village Green and The Chaser Inn and at the crossroads turn left onto Back Lane. Turn right at the next T-junction onto Reeds Lane and then turn take the next right onto Claygate Lane. Proceed to the end turning right on to Puttenden Road. Hookswood Farm will be found along on the right hand side. Alternatively: From the M20, junction 2 take the A227 Tonbridge Road and proceed through Borough Green and Ightham to Shipbourne and continue as above. Additional InfoPlanning consent has been given for a single storey rear extension- 21/03218/FL and for an exercise swimming pool and associate plant - 22/01806/FL(Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council). For more details and to contact: https://realtyww.info/houses_tonbridge-d196392/for-sale_i71276385
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