Prowdes Groombridge, east Prowdes

Prowdes, Road, Groombridge, TN3 9QT

A charming Grade II listed farmhouse on the rural fringes of this sought-after village

• drawing room • family room/study • dining room • kitchen/breakfast room • cloakroom/shower room • master bedroom en suite • 2 double bedrooms • 2 single bedrooms • cloakroom • family bathroom • study • 2 store rooms • bathroom • garden Description • 2 garages Prowdes is a very attractive, oak-framed, Grade II listed farmhouse, • dual aspect master bedroom with delightful views, built-in • substantial garden stores built in the 15th Century and retaining a wealth of character, including cupboards and an en suite bathroom; orchard/vegetable garden • extensive exposed beams, oak ledged and braced doors with drop • two further double bedrooms and two single bedrooms, all with field/paddock • latches and inglenook fireplaces. The house was sympathetically dual aspect; • about 4.91 acres in all extended in the 1950’s and offers good-sized rooms with good • the secondary staircase rises to the second floor, currently ceiling heights and is orientated to maximise the flow of light configured as a study leading through to 2 storage rooms, through the building. This delightful property, which has been in offering potential for the creation of additional bedrooms subject the same ownership for over 58 years, offers potential for updating, to any necessary consents. A third bathroom is also located on subject to the necessary consents. Points of note include: this floor.

• delightful outlook from all rooms over the garden, fields and the Outside countryside beyond; The mature garden surrounds the house, offering several areas for • triple aspect kitchen/breakfast room fitted with wood wall and sitting out and enjoying the rural surroundings and incorporating base units under granite-covered worktops, walk-in larder and a part-walled orchard and vegetable garden. Level areas of lawn space for appliances. Door to the rear garden and secondary are interspersed with mature specimen trees and shrubs, drifts staircase to the first floor; of spring bulbs and established flower beds, a rose-clad pergola • stunning light dining room with beamed ceiling, windows to the providing additional interest towards the southern boundary. The front and back and an inglenook fireplace with a decorative oak flagstone terrace to the rear of the house is flanked by shrub and bressumer beam over and an unusual curved brick canopy; rose beds, with clematis and climbing roses adorning the house • drawing room featuring a stone fireplace with oak mantel over walls to this side and wisteria to the front elevation. and with an outlook to three sides, including French doors opening onto a South-facing flagstone terrace; The house is approached from the road via a long, tree-lined drive, shared for the first 125 yards with the neighbouring property and leading to a gravel turning space in front of the single garage. The drive then continues round towards the North of the house, passing a stone-built former double garage with a curved garden wall to the front and a turning circle behind, adjacent to the front door. Extensive timber garden stores lie beyond the turning circle, backing onto the paddock which borders the garden to the West.

Situation Prowdes is located on the edge of this popular and pretty village which straddles the /Sussex border. Groombridge is perhaps best known for the historic Groombridge Place, with its award- winning gardens. There are excellent amenities in the village, including a post office and a general store, and the area is superb for walking and cycling. The nearby towns of and Tunbridge Wells offer more extensive shopping and leisure facilities.

Mainline Rail: Eridge (about 2.8 miles) with journey times to London Bridge from 54 minutes and Tunbridge Wells (about 5 miles) to London Charing Cross and Cannon Street from 54 minutes. Schools: Groombridge has its own highly-regarded primary school, graded as “Outstanding” overall in the most recent Ofsted report, and the area benefits from many other highly-regarded schools, both state and private. Communications: The A21, accessible just to the North of Tunbridge Wells, provides access to the M25 and thereby the national motorway network, Gatwick and Heathrow airports, the Channel ports and Channel Tunnel terminus.

Directions Proceed out of Tunbridge Wells on the Langton Road (A264). In Groombridge village, take the second exit (B2110) at the mini roundabout and continue for approximately 0.7 miles, staying on the B2110 at the sharp right-hand bend. The driveway leading to Prowdes will be found some 350 yards after the bend, on the right-hand side, the left fork two-thirds of the way up the drive leading to Prowdes itself.

Services: Oil-fired central heating. Mains water and electricity and private drainage. Outgoings: Council: 01892 653311. Current tax band G.

Prowdes, Groombridge Prowdes, Groombridge Gross internal area (approx.) Gross internal area (approx.) House - 304.6 sq m (3278 sq ft) Garage - 24.5 sq m (263 sq ft) Store room (of which 47 sq ft is restricted height) Garage - 34.7 sq m (373 sq ft) 3.62 x 2.58 For identification only - Not to scale Store Rooms - 23.4 sq m (251 sq ft) 11'10'' x 8'5'' P© r Trueplanowd e(UK)s, Limited Gro ombridge For identification only - Not to scale Gross internal area (approx.) © Trueplan (UK) Limited House - 304.6 sq m (3278 sq ft) Prowdes, Groombridge (of which 47 sq ft is restricted height) Gross internal area (approx.) Store room For identification only - Not to scale sq (263 sq ft) 2.85 x 2.67 Drawing room Garage - 24.5 m Master bedroom 9'4'' x 8'9'' © Trueplan (UK) Limited Store room Log store 6.67 x 3.79 Garage - 34.7 sq m (373 s5.q41 f tx) 3.86 3.62 x 2.58 21'10'' x 12'5'' 17'9'' x 12'8'' Store Rooms - 23.4 sq m (251 sq ft) 11'10'' x 8'5'' For identification only - Not to scale © Trueplan (UK) Limited Store room Drawing room Master bedroom 5.87 x 2.56 6.67 x 3.79 5.41 x 3.86 19'3'' x 8'5'' Store room 21'10'' x 12'5'' 17'9'' x 12'8'' Eaves 2.85 x 2.67 access Log store 9'4'' x 8'9''

Bedroom 3.63 x 2.08 Eaves 11'11'' x 6'10'' access Garage

Store room Garage 6.51 x 5.27 Bedroom 21'4'' x 17'3'' Dining room Family room 5.87 x 2.56 Study Store room Eaves 6.55 x 2.87 Kitchen / Bedroom 21'6'' x 9'5'' / Study Bedroom 6.00 x 4.12 19'3'' x 8'5'' access Breakfast room 6.03 x 3.72 4.33 x 3.16 3.64 x 3.34 19'8'' x 13'6'' BedroEoamves 19'9'' x 12'2'' 4.80 x 3.15 3.63 x3 . 824. 0 x8 1.82 14'2'' x 10'4'' 11'11'' x 10'11'' 15'9'' x 10'4'' 11'11'' 1 x2 ' 76'' '1 x0 '5' '11'' 3.95 xa c 3c.e6s0s Eaves 6.00 x 3.67 12'11'' x 11'9'' access 19'8'' x 11'0'' Bedroom Dining room Family room Kitchen / 6.00 x 4.12 Eaves Eaves 6.03 x 3.72 / Study Bedroom Eaves access Breakfast room 19'8'' x 13'6'' access Bedroom access 19'9'' x 12'2'' 4.80 x 3.15 3.84 x 1.82 Garage 12'7'' x 5'11'' 15'9'' x 10'4'' 3.95 x 3.60 Garage 6.51 x 5.27 G6r.o00u xn d3. 6f7loor First floor 12'11'' x 11'9'' Second floor 19'8'' x 11'0'' 21'4'' x 17'3'' Study Store room Eaves 6.55 x 2.87 access 21'6'' x 9'5'' 4.33 x 3.16 3.64 x 3.34 14'2'' x 10'4'' 11'11'' x 10'11'' Eaves Ground floor First floor access Store room 3.62 x 2.58 Eaves Eaves access 11S't1o0re'' rxoo8m'5'' access 3.62 x 2.58 Garage 11'10'' x 8'5'' Second floor Garage 6.51 x 5.27 21'4G''arxag1e7'3'' 6.55 x 2.87 21G'6'a' raxg9e'5'' 6.51 x 5.27 Store room 21'4'' x 17'3'' 6.55 x 2.87 2.85 x 2.67 Store room 21'6'' x 9'5'' Log store 9'4'' x 8'9'' 2.85 x 2.67 Log store 9'4'' x 8'9''

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