Glen House, Hildenborough Gross Internal Area (Approx.) House - 912.1 Sq M (9817 Sq Ft) Garage - 110.4 Sq M (1188 Sq Ft)
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GLEN HOUSE HILDENBOROUGH KENT Savills Sevenoaks 74 High Street Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1JR Tel: 01732 789700 Email: [email protected] Savills London 57 Berkeley Square London W1J 6ER Tel: 0207 016 3789 Email: [email protected] Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text An exceptional Grade II listed Arts and Crafts country house with well proportioned and presented accommodation, surrounded by its own secluded and established grounds of 10.5 acres Glen House Hildenbrook Farm, Hildenborough, Kent TN11 9JN Entrance Hall, Drawing Room, Dining Room, Family Room, Kitchen/Breakfast Room, Study, Conservatory, Playroom, Guest Suite, Utility Room, Boiler Room, Cloakroom, ‘Gardeners’ W.C. Recreation Room, Master Suite, Five further Bedrooms, Three with En Suite, Family Bathroom Formal Gardens, Natural Swimming Pool, Pastureland, Woodland Total area amounts to approximately 10.5 acres Glen House, a distinctive Grade II listed country house with Arts and Crafts architecture, is an example of one of the earliest works of one of Britain’s most influential architects, Clough Williams- Ellis. Williams Ellis, born in Wales in 1883 where he created the Italianate village of Portmeirion, was a pioneering environmentalist. He believed that buildings should enhance the landscape and through his work, always sought to “lift a building out of dullness”, creating buildings of beauty, simplicity and charm. Glen House is a testament to this ethic lying in over 10 acres of private land. The listing states the house as dating from 1916 designed by Clough Williams-Ellis, with additions and alterations before 1923 by Conrad Birdwood Willcocks. The bathroom suites and multi entertaining are rising to the first floor property was originally the pane sash windows and complemented by relatively recreation room. girls' home at Princess doors. Located down a long smaller rooms for more Christian's Farm Colony, a drive and surrounded by its intimate occasions. • The kitchen/breakfast room farming community funded by own grounds in the heart of is fitted with a the ‘National Association for the greenbelt, the house • The principal reception comprehensive range of Promoting the Welfare of the benefits from seclusion and rooms provide elegant well wall and base cupboards Feebleminded’. privacy yet is part of the proportioned entertaining with a matching island unit sought-after Hildenbrook Farm areas, all with an attractive and granite work surfaces The house was converted into community. It is just over 2 outlook over the south incorporating a double sink. a family home in 1999. The miles from Hildenborough’s facing garden. The drawing There is a walk in larder with property offers elegant and local amenities and mainline room has an open fireplace, shelving. Appliances include well proportioned station and is approximately 3 two sets of French doors a Kuppersbusch double accommodation, has a light miles to the A21. opening to the rear terrace oven with a Smeg gas hob and spacious interior with a and double doors lead to and extractor fan over, a subtle mix of period and the dining room which also Neff eye level oven, a Neff modern styling. Internal Description has a fireplace. oven/microwave, an features include fireplaces, Glen House is a wonderful integrated dishwasher and oak flooring, dado and picture family home offering rare and • The striking family room has fridge freezer. rails, column radiators, extensive accommodation. an outlook to all four sides modern contemporary Expansive rooms for formal and a modern staircase • The spacious conservatory has glorious views over the gardens and a tiled floor with ten pairs of doors opening to the outside. • The study has an outlook to the front and an extensive range of fitted office furniture including a library. • The playroom also has an outlook to the front and an attractive fireplace. • The ground floor bedroom serves well as a guest suite. There is a sitting room with an attractive fireplace, a double aspect bedroom with views over the gardens and a well appointed en suite bath and shower room. A rear vestibule and entrance, close by, gives independent access. • There is a boiler room and • The master suite comprises a • There are five further double • The house is approached two cloakrooms completing double aspect bedroom with bedrooms all of a good over a long drive which the ground floor a striking fireplace and gas proportion and some with leads to the brick pillared accommodation. fire. There is a study area and fireplaces. Three have well entrance with electrically a generous dressing room appointed en suite operated wrought iron • The superb recreation room with fitted hanging rails and bathrooms and four have gates. The gravel drive, can be approached from drawers. The contemporary fitted wardrobes. flanked by trees, culminates either the family room on en suite bathroom is by in a parking area and leads the ground floor or the first Dornbracht and comprises a • The well appointed family to the detached triple floor landing. It has an ‘his and hers’ pedestal wash bathroom with separate garage with three electric up outlook over the gardens basins, W.C., bidet, bath and shower cubicle completes and over doors, power and and a fireplace with an open separate large shower the first floor light connected and access fire and is currently an cubicle. accommodation. to the eaves storage over. excellent games room. • The gardens are principally laid to lawn with formal areas comprising clipped box hedging and rose beds to the front of the house, cone shaped trees to the side of the ornamental pond with a water feature, to the rear, with a path leading through the rose garden with a brick and timber arbor, enclosed by yew hedging. There are well stocked shaped beds and borders planted with a variety of trees and flowering shrubs. • To the west of the rear lawn there is a stunning natural swimming pool including decking, and architectural grasses. To the side of the garage is a sheltered kitchen garden with a number of beds and a garden shed. • The paddock lies to the west, south and east of the property with parkland fencing to the east and western boundary and a ha-ha to the south. There are three 5-bar gates, two are from the garden and one is from the drive leading to the property. On the western boundary is an area of bluebell woodland and a stream. Situation Local Shopping An abundance of footpaths Hildenborough (0.8 miles). and walks in local area including the surrounding Comprehensive Shopping National Trust woodland and Sevenoaks (5 miles), Tonbridge parkland. (4.5 miles), Tunbridge Wells and Bluewater in Dartford. Motorway Links The M25 can be accessed via Mainline Rail Services the A21, linking to other Hildenborough (2.25 miles) and motorway networks and Sevenoaks (6.1 miles) to Gatwick and Heathrow Cannon Street/Charing Cross. Airports. www.nationalrail.com Primary Schools Directions Hildenborough. On leaving Sevenoaks, Grammar/State Schools proceed in a southerly direction down River Hill and Various boys and girls grammar join the B245 towards schools in Tonbridge and Hildenborough. After Tunbridge Wells. approximately 1.6 miles, turn Private Schools left into Mill Lane and after 0.6 of a mile turn right into Vines Sackville School in Lane. Continue to the end Hildenborough, Sevenoaks, and turn left into Riding Lane. Tonbridge and Walthamstow Proceed for 0.3 of a mile and Hall Secondary Schools. Hildenbrook Farm can be Granville, Sevenoaks, Solefields found just after the big bend and New Beacon Preparatory on the right hand side. Schools in Sevenoaks. St Proceed through Hildenbrook Michaels and Russell House Farm and, keeping straight, Preparatory Schools in Otford. continue along the drive which Combe Bank School in leads past fields and onto the Sundridge. www.kent- entrance gates for Glen pages.co.uk/education House. Sporting and Leisure Facilities Wildernesse and Knole Golf Clubs in Sevenoaks, Nizels private health/fitness and golf club in Hildenborough. Sevenoaks sports and leisure centre. Cricket and rugby in Sevenoaks and Tonbridge. Glen House, Hildenborough Gross internal area (approx.) House - 912.1 sq m (9817 sq ft) Garage - 110.4 sq m (1188 sq ft) For identification only - Not to scale © Trueplan (UK) Limited Recreation room 12.28 x 5.80 40'3'' x 19'0'' Bedroom 4.93 x 4.59 16'2'' x 15'1'' Sitting room First floor Conservatory 11.35 x 5.94 37'2'' x 19'5'' Family room 12.28 x 5.79 40'3'' x 19'0'' Kitchen / Breakfast room Drawing 7.22 x 4.84 Dining room 10.89 x 23'8'' x 15'10'' 6.09 x 4.06 35'8'' x 20'0'' x 13'3'' Larder Playroom Utility room 4.11 x 3.70 13'5'' x 12'1'' Ground floor Bedroom 4.00 x 3.38 7.32 x 3.36 Master bedroom 13'1'' x 11'1'' 24'0'' x 11'0'' Bedroom Bedroom 7.41 x 4.95 6.16 x 4.00 24'3'' x 16'3'' 6.14 x 4.03 20'2'' x 13'1'' 20'2'' x 13'3'' Bedroom Dressing 3.75 x 3.67 room 12'3'' x 12'0'' Garage Store 9.77 x 7.23 Room 32'0'' x 23'8'' Bedroom g room Sitting 3.60 x 3.60 11'9'' x 11'9'' x 7.32 room x 24'0'' 4.88 x 3.55 16'0'' x 11'7'' First floor Ground floor Study Library 3.70 x 3.52 3.70 x 3.16 12'1'' x 11'6'' 12'1'' x 10'4'' Boiler room General Remarks Important Notice Savills, their clients and any joint agents give notice that: Services Gas fired central heating via radiators.