South-East England £1,295,000 Freehold The Oast House

With a sense of rural tranquillity that belies its proximity to the centre of , this three-bedroom oast house, originally converted in 1973, is a wonderful synthesis of modern living within the Kentish paradigm. Set among paddocks and woodland, with uninterrupted views across the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Te Oast House has gardens and felds of approximately two and a half acres, and in addition, two brick outbuildings (one of which is already an insulated studio) with planning permission for conversion to residential, for which work has commenced.

A private road makes its way alongside felds and farmland to reach the oast and its neighbouring property, and a gravel driveway approaches the house, with parking for several cars. Entry is to a vestibule and cloak area and through glazed sliding doors to a hallway fanked by cabinetry from StilART.

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Te dining room and kitchen are open in plan and bathed in light from several large south-facing windows. Te kitchen, also by StilART, has Corian worktops and appliances by Miele and Gaggenau. A set of glazed doors open to the rear terrace and garden beyond. White-painted brick walls are found throughout the house and pair beautifully with tongue-and-groove timber ceilings and walls, timber beams, and a brilliant, angular open-tread staircase. Te quality of the house’s elements is apparent throughout; door furniture across most of the ground foor is by Modric, double-glazed, timber-frame windows with wired-in blinds, custom-made in Germany, are by Hebar , and bathroom fxtures are by Supatap, a graceful concept, popular in the 1950s and 60s, manufactured by F.H. Bourner & Co Ltd.

At the western side of the house is a double-aspect living room with foor-to-ceiling windows looking out onto the garden. At the eastern end, a bedroom occupies the Oast’s roundel, with foating storage, a sink and walk-in wardrobe, and opposite is a family bathroom with a foating Formica vanity unit.

Within the double-height dining area, an open-tread, solid- beach staircase rises to the frst foor, entering a versatile open-plan landing and study arranged around exposed roof timbers, with vaulted ceilings and a central chimney stack with a French enamelled-cast-iron wood-and-coal burner. Tere are two bedrooms on the upper level, a bathroom and a separate WC.

Te house is surrounded by gardens, peppered with an array of mature trees and with views south across unspoilt rolling countryside. Just east of the house are two ancillary outbuldings, both of brick construction. Te larger of the two is a former cowshed and enters to a garage, store room and then to an insulated ofce and studio space. Te second, formerly stables, has beautiful original brickwork, with arched doorways, and remains untouched within. Planning- permission has been secured and work commenced for both to be converted into further accommodation.

Te Oast House has a bucolic setting at the end of a private, no-through road approximately two and a half miles from the centre of Tunbridge Wells. Within ten minutes’ drive are the mainline station and boutiques, restaurants, theatres South-East England and cafes of Te Pantiles and Te High Street. Also within £1,295,000 Freehold easy reach are the open spaces of Dunorlan Park; 30 acres of landscaped parkland with a six-acre boating lake and café.

Tere are many highly-regarded schools in the area including Rose Hill, Te Mead, and Holmewood House preparatories, Beechwood Sacred Heart for ages 3 to 18; girls’ and boys’ grammar schools Tunbridge Wells, , Skinners and independent secondary schools in Pembury, Tonbridge, and Sevenoaks.

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Tunbridge Wells station ofers fast and frequent services to London Charing Cross (via London Bridge and Waterloo East) and Cannon Street with journey times from around 47 minutes.

Te M25, Ashford station (for the Channel Tunnel) and Gatwick airport are all within easy driving distance, as are the coastal resorts of and .

South-East England £1,295,000 Freehold

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HIGH WOOD LANE, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN3 Illustration for identification purposes only, measurements are approximate, not to scale. Oast House Approximate Area 1805 sq ft / 167.7 sq m (Excluding Void) Outbuildings Approximate Area : 1207 sq ft / 112.1 sq m VIEWING ARRANGEMENTS Telephone: +44 (0)20 3795 5920 Total Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area : 3012 sq ft / 279.8 sq m Email: [email protected]