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Chittenden Hawkhurst • Kent CHITTENDEN HAWKHURST • KENT CHITTENDEN SLIP MILL ROAD • HAWKHURST • KENT An impressive Grade II Listed family house and detached lodge in a sought-after location on the edge of Hawkhurst Main house: Entrance hall • Study • Sitting room • Dining room • Kitchen/breakfast room Utility room • Boot room • Cloakroom Master bedroom with en suite bathroom • 7 further bedrooms (1 with en suite bathroom) Family bathroom • Family room Detached lodge: Sitting room • Kitchen • 2 bedrooms • Bathroom Double garage • Open-bay car port Summer house • Store room and garden store/shed Gardens and grounds • Tennis court • Vegetable gardens • Fruit orchards Swimming pool and pool house with changing room and sauna Stables • Hay store • Paddock In all about 2.28 acres For Sale Freehold Hawkhurst 0.5 mile • Cranbrook 4.5 miles • Tunbridge Wells 14 miles (All distances approximate) Knight Frank LLP Churchill House 85 Mount Pleasant Road Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 1PX Tel: +44 (0) 1892 515035 [email protected] www.knightfrank.com Situation Chittenden is situated on the outskirts of the popular village of Hawkhurst, opposite Marlborough House School and within the Cranbrook School Catchment Area. The attractive market town of Cranbrook is nearby and offers all facilities for day- to-day needs. The spa town of Royal Tunbridge Wells offers an excellent range of shopping, commercial and recreational facilities as well as the famous Pantiles with its interesting specialist shops, boutiques and restaurants. • A21 - 2.4 miles • M25 (J5) - 25 miles • Staplehurst 10 miles (London Bridge 52 minutes) • Etchingham 5 miles (London Bridge 75 minutes) • Ashford International 24 miles (London St Pancras 36 minutes) • Gatwick 37 miles • Heathrow 68 miles • Cranbrook 4.5 miles • Tenterden 11 miles • Tunbridge Wells 14 miles • Marlborough House, Hawkhurst • St Ronan’s, Hawkhurst • Cranbrook School Catchment Area • Dulwich Preparatory, Cranbrook • Benenden School • Holmewood House, Langton Green • Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge grammar schools • Kent College for Girls, Pembury. • Golf at Hawkhurst, Hemsted Forest, Cranbrook, Dale Hill (Ticehurst) and Chart Hills (Biddenden) • Sailing at Bewl Water and on the south coast Annexe The Property Chittenden comprises an impressive Grade II Listed family house believed to date back, in part, to the 14th Century with later additions in the 18th and 19th Centuries. The property has been sympathetically renovated and modernised in recent years, yet still retains many features such as the heavily beamed drawing room and dining room. It now offers excellent flexible accommodation with the benefit of a detached two bedroom lodge cottage situated within the gardens. Gardens and Grounds The attractive and well-stocked gardens and grounds surround the property and provide a great deal of seclusion. They include sweeping lawned areas with mature trees, shrubs and plants; vegetable gar- dens; fruit orchards; tennis court; swimming pool and pool house with changing room and sauna. There is a double garage with an attached open-bay car port, a summerhouse, garden store/shed and store room as well as two stables and a paddock. Services House and lodge: Mains water, electricity and drainage. Gas-fired central heating. Fixtures and fittings All those items regarded as tenant’s fixtures and fittings, together with the fitted carpets, curtains and light fittings, are specifically excluded from the sale. However, certain items may be available by separate negotiation. Directions (Postcode TN18 4JT) From Tunbridge Wells proceed south on the A21. Upon reaching Flimwell crossroads and traffic lights turn left onto the A268 to Hawkhurst. After approximately 2.4 miles, turn left onto Slip Mill Road immediately opposite Marlborough House School where the property will be found on the left hand side. Local Authority Tunbridge Wells Borough Council, Tel. 01892 526121 Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area Reception 432 sq m / 4650 sq ft Garage: 30 sq m / 323 sq ft Bedroom Annexe:88 sq m / 947 sq ft Bathroom Outbuildings:54 sq m / 581 sq ft Total:604 sq m / 6501 sq ft Kitchen/Utility Storage Outbuilding (Not Shown In Actual Outbuilding Location/ Orientation) (Not Shown In Actual Location/ Orientation) Garage (Not Shown In Actual Location/ Orientation) Annexe First Floor First Floor Second Floor Annexe Ground Floor Ground Floor This plan is for guidance only and must not be relied upon as a statement of fact. Attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text of the Particulars. Important notice 1. Particulars: These particulars are not an offer or contract, nor part of one. You should not rely on statements by Knight Frank LLP in the particulars or by word of mouth or in writing (“information”) as being factually accurate about the property, its condition or its value. Neither Knight Frank LLP nor any joint agent has any authority to make any representations about the property, and accordingly any information given is entirely without responsibility on the part of the agents, seller(s) or lessor(s). 2. Photos etc: The photographs show only certain parts of the property as they appeared at the time they were taken. Areas, measurements and distances given are approximate only. 3. Regulations etc: Any reference to alterations to, or use of, any part of the property does not mean that any necessary planning, building regulations or other consent has been obtained. A buyer or lessee must find out by inspection or in other ways that these matters have been properly dealt with and that all information is correct. 4. VAT: The VAT position relating to the property may change without notice. Photographs dated April 2011. Particulars dated January 2015. Ref: SPB/349059 Knight Frank LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England with registered number OC305934. Our registered office is 55 Baker Street, London, W1U 8AN, where you may look at a list of members’ names. .
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