Charming Detached Home with Enchanting Landscaped Gardens, Set in a Prominent Position in the Heart of Westerham
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Charming detached home with enchanting landscaped gardens, set in a prominent position in the heart of Westerham. Owl House, Vicarage Hill, Westerham, Kent, TN16 1AY £1,500,000 Freehold • Charming village home • Well-proportioned accommodation • Gated courtyard parking • Vi ew towards The Green • South facing gardens • Oxted approx. 3.4 miles • Sevenoaks approx. 6 miles Local Information About this property Owl House is set in the heart of Owl House is a charming property Westerham, on The Green with its of character and history, believed statue of Winston Churchill with to date from the mid 1800s and whom Westerham and the converted in the 1950s, having surrounding area has many formerly been the coach house to associations. This small historic The Breaches next door. The town is situated between the larger house provides well-proportioned towns of Oxted and Sevenoaks and versatile accommodation with and there is an excellent range of local amenities including shops, scope to remodel, reconfigure or restaurants and public houses, extended (subject to the required together with a church, library and building and planning regulations) primary school. if required. Character features include high ceilings, some vaulted • Comprehensive Shopping: Oxted ceilings, arched windows and (3.4 miles) and Sevenoaks (6 wooden flooring. The house has miles). attractive ragstone and brick quoin • Mainline rail services: Oxted (4 elevations, with views toward miles) to London Victoria. Winston Churchill’s statue on The Sevenoaks (5.4 miles) to London Green to one side, and enchanting Bridge/Charing Cross/Cannon gardens with a meandering stream Street. to the south. Of particular note is • Primary Schools: Westerham, the convenient position in the Brasted, Oxted and Limpsfield. centre of this popular town. • Secondary Schools: Oxted. Judd Boys Grammar, Weald of Kent and • Double front doors open to the Tonbridge Girls Grammars. Knole entrance hall with access to a well- Academy, Trinity and Weald of appointed bathroom. Kent Grammars in Sevenoaks. • The principal reception rooms • Private Schools: Walthamstow comprise an elegant dining room Hall, Sevenoaks and Tonbridge with arched windows, a family Secondary Schools. Sevenoaks, room with a panelled ceiling, New Beacon, The Granville and hardwood flooring, a kitchenette, Walthamstow Hall Preps. an unusual etched glass window Hazlewood Prep in Limpsfield overlooking The Green. An open Chart. Radnor House in plan sitting/breakfast room Sundridge. Lingfield Notre Dame. provides an ideal area for • Leisure Facilities: Limpsfield everyday family living with access Tennis and Squash Club, health to the south facing terrace and centre and pool complex in Oxted. gardens. Golf courses including Westerham, • The kitchen has an outlook over Limpsfield Chart and Tandridge the courtyard and is fitted with a Golf Club. National Trust comprehensive range of wall and properties including Chartwell and base units with work surfaces Emmetts. incorporating a 1½ bowl sink and All distances are approximate. integral appliances. • A door leads to a utility room Directions and adjoining cloakroom. From Sevenoaks take the A25 • Arranged over the first floor are west towards Westerham. Go five bedrooms, all with an through Sundridge and Brasted attractive outlook either towards villages. On reaching Westerham The Green or over the gardens, proceed towards the centre where with one currently being utilised Owl House will be found on the as a study. A bathroom and left hand side opposite the statue additional shower room complete of Winston Churchill. the accommodation. • To the front are wrought iron Tenure gates leading over a cobbled Freehold courtyard providing parking and leading to a useful store room. Local Authority There is a further courtyard with Sevenoaks District Council an additional outbuilding comprising three further store Energy Performance rooms. EPC Rating = D • The south facing paved terrace provides an excellent area for al Viewing fresco entertaining with views All viewings will be accompanied over the gardens and beyond. and are strictly by prior The wonderful landscaped arrangement through Savills gardens are part walled and Sevenoaks Office. originally formed part of The Telephone: Breaches estate. The lawns are +44 (0) 1732 789 700. flanked by herbaceous beds, attractive old brick walls, a rare and intact ice house with a barrelled ceiling and a meandering stream to the far boundary with a charming arched footbridge. There is a variety of established plants, trees and shrubs and pathways leading around this private and enchanting garden. Also of note is a private access gate to a public footpath which leads to many woodland and countryside walks. Richard Smith Owl House, Vicarage Hill, Westerham, Kent, TN16 1AY Sevenoaks Gross Internal Area 2999 sq ft, 278.6 m² +44 (0) 1732 789 700 savills savills.co.uk [email protected] Important Notice Savills, its 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. 20210302ALBU .