Pembury Cottage Pembury Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4ND An impressive, well proportioned family house, stylishly presented and retaining its character feel, set-back along its own private drive and screened by mature borders

• entrance porch and lobby • entrance hall • recessed cloakroom • sitting room • dining room • kitchen/breakfast room • study • butlers pantry • rear lobby with utility room and larder store

• generous master bedroom with en suite bathroom • 4 further bedrooms • family bathroom • shower

• detached garage • private drive • rear garden • about 0.51 acres

• EPC = D

DESCRIPTION Located on the eastern approach to the town, approximately two miles from the town centre and railway station, Pembury Cottage is set back from the road, at the end of a lengthy private approach drive. The house itself is thought to date from the 1930’s and incorporates a number of “Arts and Crafts” details in the design, offering typical elevations with rendered walls and a pitched, tiled roof. The mature garden with tree screening to the neighbours adds to the appeal, with direct access from the reception rooms. Further points of note include:- • generous ceiling heights to the ground floor, with fireplaces, coving and picture rails to the three reception rooms; • impressive, gently rising staircase with oak rails and balustrade and oak flooring to the hall, running through to the dining room; • modern, painted, framed kitchen with granite worktops and inset ceramic sink and mixer tap. Rangemaster cooker with gas hob, integrated dishwasher and freestanding fridge/freezer, all included, in this double aspect room, with well-defined working and dining spaces; • well-appointed and spacious master bedroom suite, with painted, bespoke wardrobes and an en suite offering a large shower and a freestanding roll-top bath; • four further double bedrooms, two with access to eaves storage and two with fitted cupboards, a family bathroom and a separate shower complete the accommodation • a large loft, accessed from the landing, is felt to have potential for conversion, subject to any necessary statutory consents. Outside The impressive Dunorlan on the Pembury Road, restored and open A wide, brick-edged shingle drive with gates to the road leads up to the to the public, is well worth getting to know, with its formal gardens and house, which has a mature planted border along the front elevation. The fields, plus its magnificent boating lake, children’s play area and cafe. driveway offers good parking and turning space and there is a detached Gatwick Airport is about 25 miles to the west, accessible via the motorway garage constructed in keeping with the style of the house. or the A264.

The mature, southwest-facing rear garden is laid to lawn with a variety of Mainline rail: Tunbridge Wells (about 1.8 miles) with regular services different trees, combining with well stocked borders, providing screening to Charing Cross (via London Bridge and Waterloo East) and to the boundaries. A paved terrace spans the principal rear elevation Cannon Street with journey times from 47 minutes. is two creating a space ideal for outdoor living in the warmer months. stops up the line and approximately 5.1 miles away, with journey times from 33 minutes to London Bridge. SITUATION The property is located off the Pembury Road in Tunbridge Wells, giving Directions access into the town, with its elegant period architecture, public open From central Tunbridge Wells, head out of the town to the east on the spaces and a wide variety of shopping, ranging from individual boutiques Pembury Road, heading towards Pembury village. Cross over the traffic through to multiple retailers, cafes, restaurants and entertainment with light junction with Blackhurst Lane and Halls Hole Road, and then look theatres and cinema. Pembury village is nearby, reached in about 1.2 out for the first entrance drive on the left, a little further along the road, miles, as well as the newly-dualled A21 trunk road due for completion in with wooden gates opening to the shingle private drive. the Autumn of 2017, leading north to London, the M25, Tonbridge and , and south to the coast at Hastings. Services: Mains gas-fired central heating. Mains water and electricity and private drainage. It is thought that the property is particularly suitable for those who prefer the commute from Tonbridge Station (with its two lines into London) or Outgoings: Tunbridge Wells Borough Council: 01892 526121. those who would like to use the schools at Somerhill or Kent College, or Tax band G. St Ronans, to the south. However, other well-regarded private schools in the area include Beechwood Sacred Heart, nearby on the Pembury Road, Viewing Rose Hill to the west side of town and Holmewood House at Langton Strictly by appointment with Savills on 01892 507000. If there is any Green. The town offers three Grammar Schools located in the St Johns point which is of particular importance to you, we invite you to discuss area, with Skinners’ Kent Academy, rated “Outstanding” in the latest this with us, especially before you travel to view the property. Ofsted report, situated a short distance away from Pembury Cottage, in Sandown Park. Pembury Cottage, Restricted height Tunbridge Wells Bedroom Bedroom Gross internal area (approx.) Master bedroom 4.40 x 3.33 4.55 x 4.55 5.88 x 5.71 Bedroom House - 287.4 sq m (3093 sq ft) 19'3'' x 18'3'' 14'5'' x 10'11'' 14'11'' x 14'11'' 3.96 x 2.87 Garage - 14.9 sq m (160 sq ft) 12'11'' x 9'5'' For identification only - Not to scale © Trueplan (UK) Limited

Bedroom 3.35 x 3.08 10'11'' x 10'1''

First floor

Study Dining room 3.98 x 2.86 Sitting room 13'0'' x 9'4'' 4.86 x 4.55 15'11'' x 14'11'' 8.23 x 5.71 27'0'' x 18'8'' Kitchen / Breakfast room 6.08 x 3.80 19'11'' x 12'5'' Garage 4.88 x 3.07 16'0'' x 10'0''

Ground floor

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