A MOST CHARMING GRADE II LISTED DETACHED HOUSE OF SPACIOUS PROPORTIONS, SET IN ABOUT 1.12 ACRES BENEFITTING FROM AN ANNEXE WITH PP TO EXTEND

CASTLE HILL FARMHOUSE

PEMBURY ROAD, TONBRIDGE, , TN11 0QG

Guide Price £1,350,000

Entrance hall • Drawing room • Dining room

• Sitting room • Family room • Kitchen/breakfast room • Cloakroom • Cellar • 7 bedrooms • 2 bathrooms • Detached annexe (sitting/dining room, kitchen, bedroom with en suite, garden & parking) • Delightful gardens • Extensive off street parking • About 1.12 acres

Situation Castle Hill Farmhouse is located between Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells, both of which offer well regarded private and state schools, a multitude of shops, supermarkets, pubs and restaurants.

• Comprehensive Shopping: Tonbridge (4 miles), (4.8 miles), Sevenoaks (10.3 miles) and Bluewater. • Mainline rail services: Tonbridge (3.6 miles) to Bridge/Charing Cross/ Cannon Street. • Primary Schools: Skinners’ Kent, St Stephen’s, Royal Rise, , St Matthew’s High Brooms CoE, Capel, St John’s CoE. • Secondary Schools: The property is well located for access to a number of schools in both Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge and Sevenoaks. • Private Schools: The Preparatory Schools at Somerhill. Kent College Pembury. Hilden Grange Preparatory School in Tonbridge. Holmewood House Preparatory School in . Several schools in Tunbridge Wells and Sevenoaks. • Sporting Facilities: Mountains private health club and Nizels Golf & Country Club, both in Hildenborough. Moatlands Golf Club at . ‘Esporta’ health and fitness club in Tunbridge Wells. Poult Wood Golf Club, Tonbridge. Also in Tonbridge are outdoor and indoor swimming Pools, the Angel Leisure Centre and a range of sporting clubs to include football, rugby, baseball, swimming and sailing. The surrounding villages and countryside offer lovely rural walks, country pubs and sporting facilities. • Communications: Excellent road and rail links can be accessed via the A21 leading to the M25, other motorway networks, Gatwick and Heathrow Airports and the Channel Tunnel at Ashford.

Description Castle Hill Farmhouse is a charming detached Grade II listed house with a wealth of character. Understood to originally date from the 1650s with later additions, the property has been sympathetically restored and subtly updated over the years by the current vendors. The accommodation is arranged over three floors and provides well presented accommodation of spacious proportions with a flexible layout. The property is set in about 1.12 acres enjoying a south west facing garden to the rear, backing onto open fields. Also of particular note is the detached annexe, benefitting from planning permission 17/01097/LBC for a single storey extension and the erection of a garage/store.

• Features include exposed wall and ceiling timbers, exposed brickwork, wooden doors with ironmongery, multi pane wooden casement windows with ironmongery, fireplaces, exposed floorboards and quarry tiled floors.

• The porch leads into the inviting entrance hall, which has a staircase rising to the first floor, and provides access to the cloakroom. It also

• The porch leads into the inviting entrance hall, which has a staircase rising to the first floor, and provides access to the cloakroom. It also leads to the rear hallway with a secondary staircase and access to the rear and side gardens. • The reception rooms provide spacious and flexible areas, ideal for both family living and entertaining. They comprise a formal and double aspect drawing room, which benefits from a high ceiling with cornicing and a fireplace inset with a wood burning stove. The light filled dining room has a part vaulted ceiling with double doors opening to the rear garden. There is also a double aspect sitting room with a wood burning stove and a family room, which has an impressive inglenook fireplace. • The kitchen/breakfast room is fitted with a comprehensive range of wall and base cupboards, including an island unit. Granite work surfaces incorporates a butler sink and extends to a breakfast bar. Appliances include an oil-fired Aga, hob (with extractor over), wine fridge, under counter freezer, washing machine and tumble dryer. Space for dishwasher, fridge and freezer. • There are four bedrooms arranged over the first floor, one of which includes a dressing room with fitted shelves and two have built-in wardrobes. • Two generous and well appointed bathrooms complete this floor. • There are three further bedrooms arranged over the second floor, approached via two separate staircases. • The cellar is accessed via the rear terrace and provides excellent storage space. • The property is approached via a gated entrance opening onto a long brick paved driveway, providing extensive parking. A brick paved pathway leads to the front entrance and continues to the rear. There are wide areas of lawn surrounding the property with mature trees and hedging to the border. • There is a south facing brick paved terrace to the rear of the property, providing an ideal area for al fresco entertaining. It enjoys a delightful view over open fields and beyond. The garden is stocked with shrubs and trees, together with wisteria and climbing rose adorning the south east elevation. • A separate driveway leads to the detached annexe with ample off-street parking. The accommodation comprises a sitting/dining room, kitchen, double bedroom and en suite. It also benefits from a rear garden and planning permission for a single storey extension and the erection of a garage/store.

Services (separate supplies to main house and annexe) Mains electricity. Private drainage. Oil fired central heating.

Outgoings Tunbridge Wells Borough Council – 01892 526121. Main house tax band ‘G’. Annexe tax band ‘A’.

Directions From the M25 junction 5, proceed southbound along the A21 and take the third exit signposted Pembury Hospital. At the first roundabout take the third exit and at the second roundabout take the second exit signposted Private Access. Continue to follow the road and Castle Hill Farmhouse can be found on the left hand side.

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