Hitherfield Farm BRASTED LANE • KNOCKHOLT • SEVENOAKS

Hitherfield Farm BRASTED LANE • KNOCKHOLT SEVENOAKS

A most attractive character house with excellent equestrian facilities, occupying a well secluded and convenient rural setting in the middle of its own grounds.

Drawing room • Dining room • Kitchen/breakfast room Family room • Utility room • Larder

Master bedroom suite • 2 guest bedrooms each with en-suite shower room 2 further bedrooms • Family bathroom

Cottage: Sitting room • Bedroom • Bathroom • Kitchen

Garage block • Wood store • Gym • Tennis court • Summerhouse Studio • Stables • Gardens and grounds

In all approximately 12 acres including stables and paddocks

House – gross internal area 3,319 sq Cottage – 501 sq ft Garage – 8345 sq ft Summerhouse – 233 sq ft Studio – 330 sq ft Stables – 1,668 sq ft

Knockholt Station 4.2 miles • Chelsfield Station 5.1 miles Sevenoaks Station 6.7 miles • Sevenoaks High street 7.4 miles M25 (Junction 4) 5.4 miles (All distances are approximate)

These particulars are intended only as a guide and must not be relied upon as statements of fact. Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text. Situation Hitherfield Farm occupies a convenient rural position on the edge of Knockholt, which has a village store, church, public houses and recreation ground.

Knockholt and Chelsfield stations, as well as Sevenoaks and Orpington mainline stations, all serve London Bridge, Cannon Street and Charing Cross.

Sevenoaks, Orpington and Bromley all offer wider shopping and leisure facilities. Bluewater shopping complex is readily accessible.

There are a good number of well- regarded schools in the local area including Knockholt and Chevening Primary Schools. Grammar schools for boys and girls in Orpington, Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells. Various preparatory schools in and around Sevenoaks including New Beacon, Sevenoaks Prep, Solefields and St. Michaels. Combe Bank and Walthamstow Hall for Girls, Sevenoaks and Tonbridge public schools.

There are numerous leisure facilities in the local area including golf at nearby Broke Hill, Shoreham, Westerham and Sevenoaks, sailing at Chipstead Lakes, cricket at The Vine in Sevenoaks and Sevenoaks Leisure Centre.

The house is well placed for the M25 (Junction 4) providing links to London, the national motorway network, Gatwick, Stansted and Heathrow International airports, the Channel Tunnel and the Kent coast, as well as Ebbsfleet International. Hitherfield Farm Hitherfield Farm is a most attractive Tudor style country house, built in the early 1900’s and set at the end of a long tree lined driveway in the middle of its own gardens and grounds, which provide a high degree of privacy and seclusion.

A particular of the house is the excellent family accommodation, benefiting from an abundance of oak joinery throughout including panelled doors, flooring and an attractive staircase.

The stables are well screened and situated to the west of the house and have their own access off Brasted Lane. Ground Floor A studded oak entrance door in arched stone surround opens surface area over a range of cupboards and drawers. Inset into the Entrance Hall with polished flagstone floor, understairs butlers sink, Bosch appliances including dishwasher, 4 plate cloaks cupboard cloakroom. Attractive double aspect drawing hob, oven and stainless steel extractor. Substantial island room with window seat overlooking garden, square bay unit, range of eye level units, ceiling timbers. Opening through window to one end, external door to garden, brick fireplace into double aspect family room with glazed double doors to with flagstone hearth. Triple aspect dining room with oak strip garden, fireplace. Rear hallway with pantry, cloakroom 2 with flooring, square bay window with outlook to garden. Brick open wall mounted boiler, utility area with plumbing and spaces for fireplace with timber surround and flagstone hearth. Excellent washing machine and tumble dryer. External door. double aspect kitchen/breakfast room with good granite work First Floor First floor approached by an attractive easy rising oak staircase to galleried landing with linen cupboard. Inner landing including study area. Access to roof space including store room with window. Eaves storage. Double aspect master bedroom with well appointed “Fired Earth” en-suite bathroom including walk-in shower. Guest bedroom with en-suite shower room. Bedroom 3 with en-suite shower room. 2 further bedrooms, one used as dressing room. Family bathroom.

The Cottage

Cottage Externally Separate self contained single storey cottage comprising Automatic gates open onto a long,private, tree lined driveway, entrance lobby with original steps and hatch to roof space, which then leads through an arch to a gravelled turning circle double aspect sitting room with brick fireplace and glazed with central lawned area and topiaried mature yew trees. double doors to garden. Kitchen/breakfast room with 4 plate Substantial garage block with wood store and gym to the rear. electric hob and oven, brick fireplace. Double bedroom, Hard tennis court. The south facing garden lies to the rear of bathroom. the house and is mainly laid to lawn, interspersed with trees and shrubs. Two paved terrace areas.

Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area House: 308.4 sq.m (3319 sq.ft.) Cottage: 46.6 sq.m (501 sq.ft.) Garage: 77.5 sq.m (834 sq.ft.)

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 Plant Summerhouse of the Particulars Room Master Bedroom 16'3'' x 15'3'' (4.95m x 4.65m)

Bedroom Bedroom 13'10'' x 8'5'' (4.20m x 2.55m) 11'8'' x 8'10'' (3.55m x 2.70m)

Bedroom Bedroom Studio Garage Log Store 12'4'' x 9'0'' Garage 15'1'' x 12'6'' 34'9'' x 9'6'' (3.75m x 2.75m) (4.60m x 3.80m) (10.60m x 2.90m)

Garage 18'6'' x 10'7'' First Floor (5.65m x 3.25m)

Garage Garage 18'6'' x 10'5'' 31'0'' x 12'0'' Log (5.65m x 3.18m) (9.47m x 3.66m) Store Stable Stable Stable Feed 13'4'' x 9'4'' 11'6'' x 9'4'' 11'6'' x 9'4'' Room (4.08m x 2.84m) (3.52m x 2.84m) (3.52m x 2.84m) Drawing Room Bedroom Kitchen 27'7'' x 16'3'' 12'2'' x 10'2'' (8.40m x 4.95m) (3.70m x 3.10m) 12'2'' x 7'5'' (3.70m x 2.25m)

Kitchen / Breakfast Room Larder 18'1'' x 17'5'' Sitting Room (5.52m x 5.31m) Family Room 15'2'' x 12'6'' Utility (4.60m x 3.80m) 18'8'' x 18'1'' (5.69m x 5.53m) Dining Room 16'8'' x 16'1'' Stable Stable Stable Stable Stable Stable Stable Stable (5.10m x 4.90m) Cottage 11'5'' x 11'4'' 11'5'' x 11'4'' 11'5'' x 11'4'' 11'5'' x 11'4'' 11'5'' x 11'4'' 11'5'' x 11'4'' 11'5'' x 11'4'' 11'5'' x 11'4'' Tack Room (3.50m x 3.46m) (3.50m x 3.46m) (3.50m x 3.46m) (3.50m x 3.46m) (3.50m x 3.46m) (3.50m x 3.46m) (3.50m x 3.46m) (3.50m x 3.46m) 16'4'' x 11'5'' (4.98m x 3.50m)

Ground Floor Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area Summerhouse: 21.7 sq.m (233 sq.ft.) Studio: 30.7 sq.m (330 sq.ft.) Stables: 155.0 sq.m (1668 sq.ft.)

Plant Summerhouse Room Master Bedroom 16'3'' x 15'3'' (4.95m x 4.65m)

Summerhouse

Bedroom Bedroom 13'10'' x 8'5'' (4.20m x 2.55m) 11'8'' x 8'10'' (3.55m x 2.70m)

Bedroom Bedroom Studio Log Store 12'4'' x 9'0'' Garage 15'1'' x 12'6'' 34'9'' x 9'6'' (3.75m x 2.75m) (4.60m x 3.80m) (10.60m x 2.90m)

Garage 18'6'' x 10'7'' Studio (5.65m x 3.25m)

Kitchen / Breakfast Room Larder 18'1'' x 17'5'' Sitting Room (5.52m x 5.31m) Family Room 15'2'' x 12'6'' Utility (4.60m x 3.80m) 18'8'' x 18'1'' (5.69m x 5.53m) Dining Room 16'8'' x 16'1'' Stable Stable Stable Stable Stable Stable Stable Stable (5.10m x 4.90m) 11'5'' x 11'4'' 11'5'' x 11'4'' 11'5'' x 11'4'' 11'5'' x 11'4'' 11'5'' x 11'4'' 11'5'' x 11'4'' 11'5'' x 11'4'' 11'5'' x 11'4'' Tack Room (3.50m x 3.46m) (3.50m x 3.46m) (3.50m x 3.46m) (3.50m x 3.46m) (3.50m x 3.46m) (3.50m x 3.46m) (3.50m x 3.46m) (3.50m x 3.46m) 16'4'' x 11'5'' (4.98m x 3.50m)

Stables To the other side of the drive is a further garden area surrounded by mature laurels with separate access from Brasted Lane. In all the gardens extend to about 2.5 acres.

A further gated access from Brasted Lane gives access to the stable yard comprising timber stable block with 8 loose boxes and store, a further stable block with 3 loose boxes, horse walker, modern open agricultural building, 2 paddocks, sand school. The stables and paddocks extend to about 9.5 acres. Services Fixtures and Fittings Water 3 Mains All Items known as vendors fixtures and fittings are specifically at the Harrow Inn to join Harrow Road. At the next junction bear excluded from the sale however certain items may be available by left onto Main Road and proceed out of the village for about 1 mile Electricity 3 Mains separate negotiation. before forking left into Brasted Lane. The entrance to Hitherfield Central Heating 3 LPG Gas Fired Farm will be found after about half a mile on the right-hand side. Drainage 3 Private Directions (Postcode TN14 7PJ) From Sevenoaks head north on the A224 through Riverhead and Viewings Local Authority Dunton Green. Go straight over the roundabout into Star Hill Road Viewings strictly by prior appointment with the vendors sole selling Sevenoaks District Council 01732 227000 and proceed up the hill towards Knockholt. In Knockholt, fork left agents Knight Frank 01732 744477.

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