STRIKI NG GRADE II LISTED SEMI-DETACHED COTTAGE OF CHARM AND CHARACTER, WITH A DELIGHTFUL GARDEN AND SET IN THE HEART OF PLAXTOL VILLAGE

THE FORGE, THE ST REET, PLAXTOL, , TN15 0QE G uide Price £750,000, Freehold

• Entrance hall • Sitting room • Family room

• Kitchen/dining room • Study • Family bathroom • Three bedrooms • Bathroom • Landscaped gardens • Off-street parking for three cars

Situation The Forge is situated in the heart of Plaxtol, a sought after and picturesque village offering an active and traditional village community. The village offers a range of local amenities including a country , church, village store & post office, a florist and a primary school.

• Comprehensive Shopping: (6.3 miles) provides supermarkets and other high street retailers as well as a multitude of and restaurants. Tunbridge Wells and Bluewater Shopping Centre. • Mainline Rail Services: (3 miles) to London Victoria. Sevenoaks (6.7 miles) to London Bridge/Charing Cross/Cannon Street. • Primary Schools: Plaxtol, and . • Secondary Schools: Knole Academy, Weald of Kent Grammar and Trinity Schools in Sevenoaks. School. A number in , Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells. • Private Schools: Sevenoaks, Walthamstow Hall, The Granville, Solefields and New Beacon Prep Schools. Sevenoaks, Tonbridge and Walthamstow Hall Secondary Schools. • Leisure Facilities: Two Recreation Grounds in Plaxtol and a Cricket Club. Extensive network of bridlepaths and footpaths in the area. Ightham Recreation Ground, Tennis Club and Football Club. Reynolds Country Club & Fitness Spa in Borough Green. Wildernesse and Knole Golf Clubs in Sevenoaks. Nizels Golf & Country Club in . • Communications: The M20 at gives access to the M25, Gatwick and Heathrow Airports and the Channel Tunnel Terminus.

Description The Forge is a striking and historic Grade II listed semi-detached cottage, that exudes a wealth of period features. It dates from the late 16th Century and is understood to originally form part of a farmhouse, which incorporated the village forge. It has since been a restaurant and then was converted into two residential use in 1996. The property has been sympathetically restored and updated over the years by the current vendors, providing well-presented living accommodation, that is charming in both design and character.

• Features include exposed wall and ceiling timbers, vaulted ceilings, diamond leaded light windows with wooden frames and sills, oak doors with ironmongery furniture and exposed brick walls (some painted). Of particular note is the original forge and anvil in the family room and the stop-chambered fireplace bressumer with salthole in the sitting room. • The double aspect sitting room provides an excellent space for entertaining. It features a Clearview wood burning stove together with a fitted full height coat cupboard and an open staircase rising to the first floor w ith an impressive galleried landing. • The well-proportioned family room enjoys an outlook to the garden and has fitted cabinets with an oak bresummer beam.

• There is also a study, which benefits from a fitted desk unit and shelving. • The kitchen has been fitted with a bespoke range of wall and base cupboards, including a pull out larder and pull out corner cupboards. Granite work surfaces incorporate a Franke 1½ bowl sink. Integral Neff appliances include a gas hob (with extractor over), oven, combination microwave oven, warming drawer and fridge/freezer. The adjoining dining area lends itself for both every day and more formal occasions. It has a fitted full height storage cupboard and a separate base cupboard with an oak work surface. • The stylishly presented family bathroom comprises a vanity unit, bath, separate shower cubicle, heated towel rail and w.c. There is also a built in cupboard with space for a washing machine and tumble dryer. • The rear hallway has a fitted full height cupboard and provides access to the rear garden. • There are three bedrooms arranged over the first floor, the master of which benefits from a range of fitted furniture. The remaining two bedrooms also include wardrobes. • There is one further well-appointed bedroom with a part vaulted ceiling, which completes the accommodation. • The Forge is approached over a cobbled driveway, providing parking for one car. There is an additional driveway to the rear of the property, accessed via Church Hill, which has further parking for two cars and a shed with a log store. A pedestrian gate provides access to the garden. • The gardens provide a delightful backdrop to the house. To the rear is a generous paved terrace, providing an excellent area for al fresco dining with a raised and well stocked bed to the border. • A paved pathway leads through to the side and front gardens, providing areas of artificial lawn with a variety of shrubs and flower bed borders. The pathway also leads to a wrought iron gate with access to Church Hill.

Agents Note The driveway to the rear of the property is accessed via Church Hill and is owned by The Forge, but the two neighbouring properties have right of access over it.

Services Mains water, drainage and electricity. LPG gas hob and central heating via radiators.

Outgoings Borough Council – 01732 844522. Tax band ‘G’ 2019/2020 £3,056.20

Directions From Sevenoaks follow the A25 in an easterly direction passing through Seal Chart. After passing The Crown Point Inn on your right, turn right towards Ivy Hatch on Coach Road and proceed through the village towards Shipbourne. At the ‘T’ junction turn right onto the A227 and take the next left turning signposted Plaxtol. Continue into the village and turn left onto The Street. The Forge is the first house on the left hand side.

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