Spring Place Carpenters Lane, ,

Spring Place Carpenters Lane, Hadlow, Kent

An historic and impressive Grade II* listed country house with stunning gardens in a lovely rural setting

Accommodation and amenities Reception hall • Drawing room • Dining room • Sitting room • Study Kitchen/breakfast room • Utility room • Shower room

5 bedrooms • 3 bathrooms

Double car port • garage

Swimming pool • Tennis court • Pavilion

Stunning gardens and grounds • Kitchen garden • Lake • Pond

In all about 5.3 acres House - Gross Internal Area : 350.5 sq.m (3772 sq.ft.) Garage / Barn - Gross Internal Area : 81.8 sq.m (880 sq.ft.) For sale freehold

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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 brochure. SITUATION Spring Place is situated between the popular villages of , and Hadlow, in a conservation area and an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The location is easily accessible for the major towns of and Sevenoaks, with railway stations for fast connections to London. Hadlow (1 mile) has shops for everyday needs including a bakery, chemist and post office. (All distances and times approximate)

• Tonbridge – 4.5 miles S • - 5 miles • Sevenoaks – 9.5 miles • Central London – 34 miles

• Tunbridge (Charing Cross and Cannon T Street from 40 mins) • Borough Green & (London Victoria from 50 mins) • Sevenoaks (London Bridge from 25 mins, Cannon Street from 32 mins, Charing Cross from 34 mins) • Ashford/Channel Tunnel from 45 minutes (40 miles) • Paris from 120 minutes M • M26 (junction 2a) – 6.5 miles • Primary schools in , E Sevenoaks and Tonbridge • Sevenoaks School • Tonbridge School • Gatwick Airport – 30 miles R • Lingfield • Walthamstow Hall, Sevenoaks A • City Airport – 36 miles • Sevenoaks Preparatory School • Knepp Castle • Solefields, Sevenoaks • Heathrow Airport – 57 miles P • New Beacon, Sevenoaks • Bough Beech, Bewl Water and Weirwood • Wildernesse, Sevenoaks • Somerhill, Tonbridge s Reservoirs G • Knole Park, Sevenoaks • Judd Boys Grammar, Tonbridge * There are an abundance of footpaths and • Nizels, Hildenborough • Weald of Kent, Tonbridge W bridleways giving immediate access to the Kent • Tonbridge Girls Grammar • Hever Castle Golf Club, Edenbridge countryside in what is a designated Area of • Knole Academy, Sevenoaks • Westerham Golf club Outstanding Natural Beauty. History Spring Place Spring Place is a well-preserved late C16/early C17 house Spring Place is an exceptional period country house The bedroom accommodation ideally arranged for with a late medieval section dated Mid/late 15th century. presented and maintained to a very high standard. There family living. On the first floor are four bedrooms and two The hall bay window found in the drawing room and are many characteristics which feature throughout the bathrooms (one en-suite). On the second floor is a large external gable are dated 1634. property with exposed timbers, oak doors, crittall windows bedroom suite with bathroom, seating area as well as access and some beautiful fireplaces with carved rosettes and The quality of craftsmanship is high and it was apparently to the loft. Externally, there is an outbuilding incorporating the Inglenook’s. The dining room has a window from Hadlow once known as the Old Manor House and is a fine example utility room and wet room, which is just off the kitchen. There Castle, the kitchen has an Aga, the drawing and sitting of a Grade II* listed country house. is also a large timber garage block with attached barn. rooms have wood burning stoves. The layout of the house The current owners have been there for over 20 years, works extremely well, with well-proportioned and light As part of the extensive refurbishment of the property and have sympathetically and thoroughly restored rooms throughout. The reception rooms are of particular by the current owners, works have included substantial the property. note and enjoy good ceiling heights. rewiring and re-plumbing.

Reception Bedroom Bathroom Kitchen/Utility Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area Storage House - Gross Internal Area : 350.5 sq.m (3772 sq.ft.) Terrace Garage / Barn - Gross Internal Area : 81.8 sq.m (880 sq.ft.) Outbuilding - Gross Internal Area : 16.5 sq.m (177 sq.ft.) Recreation Summer House - Gross Internal Area : 9.6 sq.m (103 sq.ft.) Pool House - Gross Internal Area : 5.8 sq.m (62 sq.ft.)

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This plan is for layout guidance only. Not drawn to scale unless stated. Windows & door openings are approximate. Whilst every care is taken in the preparation of this plan,please check all dimensions, shapes & compass bearings before making any decisions reliant upon them. Gardens and grounds Much of the charm of Spring Place can be enjoyed by its stunning setting and gardens. The immaculately maintained gardens surround the property and are full of mature shrubs, trees, hedges and herbaceous borders. A south facing terrace is at the rear of the house with the heated swimming pool nearby as well as a tennis court with pavilion, which has electricity. There is a kitchen garden to the west. A Ha Ha separates the formal garden and the grounds to the south and leads to a spring fed lake with island. There is a pond to the east which is fed by a stream which runs along the boundary. The property is surrounded by farmland and enjoys a pretty rural outlook on all sides. The property is approached via an electric five bar gate. Spring Place

Local Authority Directions – TN11 0EY District Council - From Sevenoaks head east on the A25, +44 (0) 1732 844 522 passing through Seal village and turn right onto Coach Road, signposted to Ivy Hatch. Services Drive through Ivy Hatch, then turn right onto The owners have informed us that there is the A227 to Tonbridge. After a short distance mains electricity, water and private drainage. bear left signposted Plaxtol. Continue There is oil fired central heating. through Plaxtol, heading south on School

Note: “This plan is based upon the Ordnance Lane, and at the end turn left onto Hamptons Survey map with the sanction of the control of H.M. Stationary office. This plan is for convenience of Fixtures and fittings Road. After just over a mile this turns into purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. Licence Number. No. ES100017767.” Items known as tenant’s fixtures and fittings, Carpenters Lane, where after a further 0.5 together with curtains, chandeliers and mile, the property will be found on your right. Important Notice: 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 garden statuary are specifically excluded condition or its value. Neither Knight Frank LLP nor any joint agent has any authority to make any representations about the property, from the sale but may be made available to a Viewings and accordingly any information given is entirely without responsibility on the part of the agents, seller(s) or lessor(s). Photos etc: The photographs show only certain parts of the property as they appeared at the time they were taken. Areas, measurements and purchaser by separate negotiation. Viewing is strictly by appointment with Knight distances given are approximate only. Regulations etc: Any reference to alterations to, or use of, any part of the property does not Frank, the vendor’s sole agents. 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. VAT: The VAT position relating to the property may change without notice. Knight Frank LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in with registered number OC305934. Our registered office is 55 Baker Street, London, W1U 8AN, where you may look at a list of members’ names. Photographs: May 2015 Particulars: June 2015 Kingfisher Print and Design. 01803 867087.