Byways

BESSELS GREEN • •

Byways BESSELS GREEN • SEVENOAKS • KENT • TN13 2PS

A most impressive character family house with wonderful detached barn providing ancillary accommodation, set in beautiful landscaped gardens in a highly convenient location

4 Reception Rooms, Open plan Kitchen / Breakfast / Family Room, 6 Bedrooms, 4 Bathrooms, Large Cellar and Attic

Detached Barn with Kitchen/Family Room, First Floor 53'6" x 22'11" Reception Room, Bedroom and Box Room

Tennis Court, Swimming Pool, 4-bay Garage, 2 storey Wendy House, Summerhouse

About 1.85 acres

House: EPC = D Barn: EPC = D

Savills Sevenoaks 74 High Street Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1JR 01732 789700 [email protected] savills.co.uk

Situation

Bessels Green is a hamlet of houses, public house, and two churches, on a picturesque village green on the fringe of Sevenoaks Town. Riverhead has a good selection of local shops, with more comprehensive shopping facilities available in Sevenoaks town centre.

There is an excellent selection of schools in the area including the highly rated Amherst School and several preparatory schools in and around Sevenoaks. Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells have Boys and Girls Grammar Schools.

The A21 at Chipstead gives access to the M25 and thereby London, Gatwick, Heathrow and Stansted airports, Ebbsfleet International and the Channel Tunnel terminus.

There are rail stations at Sevenoaks and (about 1.7 miles equidistant) providing fast and frequent services to London Charing Cross (via London Bridge and Waterloo East) and Cannon Street from about 35 minutes.

Leisure facilities include Golf at Wildernesse and Knole in Sevenoaks, and Nizels at , which has a Private Health and Fitness Centre, Sevenoaks Leisure Centre and sailing at Chipstead Lakes.

The property itself is located towards the end of Bessels Green Road, adjoining woodland to the north and backing onto fields. The plot is well screened from the lane and neighbours.

Description

The house is understood to have been built c1900, however its character is that of an older Tudor house displaying features such as timber framing, exposed and box beams, lead light windows, interior wood panelling, drop latch wooden doors, wooden floorboards and large inset fireplaces.

The property is beautifully presented and, in more recent years, has been sympathetically extended to the rear to provide an exceptional open plan kitchen/breakfast/family room and a master bedroom suite on the first floor.

There are three reception rooms plus a study (that could be utilised as a ground floor bedroom, if required, as it has an en suite bathroom). Each of the three reception rooms, plus the kitchen/family room, have feature fireplaces, two of which are open and two of which house wood burning stoves.

There are lovely polished wooden floorboards in the drawing room, dining room, kitchen/family room and utility room.

The beautifully fitted kitchen comprises a substantial wood topped central island; granite topped base, wall and larder units; a 4-door AGA plus conventional electric oven; butler style sink plus prep sink with waste disposal unit; integrated dishwasher and twin fridge/freezers. The adjoining utility room has matching units with woodblock worktop, butler style sink and space for concealing a washer/dryer. Arranged over the first floor are 6 bedrooms including a master suite with dressing room and bathroom, 3 more double bedrooms and two smaller bedrooms. There are two family bathrooms and a separate W.C.

There is also a useful cellar store and an attic that spans the length of the house. Accompanying the house is a magnificent timber framed barn. The current owners use this for housing guests and as a pool house in the summer. There is a wonderful open plan recreation room on the first floor, which spans the entire length of the barn and has a beautiful vaulted ceiling, exposed beams and a bay window with box seating. There are two additional rooms on the first floor and on the ground floor there is a sitting room with kitchen area and shower room. The Barn also incorporates garaging for four cars.

Outside Byways boasts a most impressive south-west facing landscaped garden to the rear with views over neighbouring farmland. The garden comprises three levels of lawn approached via stone steps, beyond which is a mixed orchard with hard tennis court and an octagonal summerhouse.

Beside the Barn is the swimming pool with surrounding terrace. The swimming pool itself comprises two interconnecting circular pools including a children’s shallow pool. The back of the house is bordered by stone paved terraces, which can be accessed from the drawing room, kitchen and utility room. There is a further seating area to one end of the middle lawn that overlooks a charming children’s Wendy House. Built in the style of the main house, this two storey building has power and lighting and its own little box hedged garden.

To the front, a gravel driveway stretches the length of the house, accessed from the lane via a five-bar electric gate with intercom entry system. A brick paved courtyard to the side of the house provides additional parking and access to the generous four bay garage.

There is a neatly maintained shrub border along the front of the house and a high, split level bank between the house and the lane.

In all about 1.85 acres. Byways, Bessels Green Road Gross internal area (approx.)

House - 407.1 sq m (4382 sq ft) (Excluding Restricted Height Storage) For identification only - Not to scale © Trueplan (UK) Limited

Restricted Height Storage

Store room

Kitchen / Breakfast room / Family room 10.34 x 5.88 33'11'' x 19'3''

Bedroom 4.13 x 2.09 Cellar 13'6'' x 6'10'' Eaves Master bedroom Utility access to room secret room Bedroom 6.86 x 4.00 Bedroom 22'6'' x 13'1'' 4.54 x 3.28 4.66 x 3.89 14'10'' x 10'9'' 15'3'' x 12'9'' Dining room Sitting room 4.37 x 4.12 6.18 x 4.08 14'4'' x 13'6'' 20'3'' x 13'4'' Drawing room Study / Bedroom Bedroom 7.07 x 4.54 5.76 x 2.72 Bedroom Dressing 23'2'' x 14'11'' 3.52 x 3.41 18'10'' x 8'11'' room 11'6'' x 11'2'' 4.47 x 2.58 Reception hall 14'8'' x 8'5'' 11.77 x 2.81 38'7'' x 9'2'' First floor

Ground floor Byways, Bessels Green Road Gross internal area (approx.) Barn - 243.0 sq m (2615 sq ft) For identification only - Not to scale © Trueplan (UK) Limited

Box room Pool 3.69 x 1.59 Restricted Height plant 12'1'' x 5'2''

Bedroom Kitchen / Family room 3.59 x 3.49 7.44 x 3.64 11'9'' x 11'5'' 24'4'' x 11'11''

Vaulted recreation Garage room 16.32 x 7.00 13.95 x 7.22 53'6'' x 22'11'' 45'9'' x 23'8''

First Floor Ground floor General Remarks

Services Mains gas fired central heating. Mains water, electricity and drainage.

Local Authority Council, 01732 227000

Council Tax Band H

Fixtures and Fittings Fixtures and fittings are excluded from the sale but may be available by separate negotiation.

Directions From Sevenoaks, head north on the London Road to Riverhead, passing the station on your left. At the roundabout in Riverhead take the first exit onto the A25 towards the and the M25. Continue along this road for about half a mile before turning left into Bessels Green Road, just Ancillary accommodation before The Kings Head public house. Byways will be found after about 350 yards on the right-hand side. From the M25, take junction 5 onto the A21 southbound towards Hastings. Take the first exit onto the A25 towards Sevenoaks. After about a third of a mile turn right into Bessels Green Road, by The Kings Head public House. Byways will be found after about 350 yards on the right-hand side.

Viewing Strictly by appointment with Savills on 01732 789700.

Important Notice Savills, their clients and any joint agents give notice that: 1. They are not authorised to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property either here or elsewhere, either on their own behalf or on behalf of their client or otherwise. They assume no responsibility for any statement that may be made in these particulars. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. 2. Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents and Savills have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise.