Fernclyffe House

Tunbridge Wells • Fernclyffe House Pembury Road • Tunbridge Wells Kent • TN2 3QY An impressive Grade II listed period sandstone villa with secondary accommodation set in a mature plot of approaching an acre, within easy reach of the town centre and mainline station

9,520 sq ft in total, arranged over three floors, comprising:

Ground floor entrance porch, entrance lobby, entrance hall, drawing room, morning room dining room, study, conservatory, cloakroom

First floor: master bedroom en suite, 2 further double bedrooms, family bathroom bathroom, dressing room, cloakroom

Second floor: 5 double bedrooms, 2 bathrooms

Rear garden level: kitchen/breakfast room, playroom/office, utility room boiler room, wine cellar, cloakroom

Apartment: entrance hall, kitchen/breakfast room, sitting room, bedroom bathroom, dressing room, original larder

Outside: gardens to front and rear, heated swimming pool with electric cover Savills Tunbridge Wells detached triple car port and driveway parking 53 High Street, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN1 1XU about 0.93 acres [email protected] 01892 507000

savills.co.uk Description

One of the largest traditional grand houses in Tunbridge Wells, built in the mid 19th century of local sandstone on what was historically called the Calverley Fair Mile, Fernclyffe House is an imposing Regency-style Victorian villa set well back in mature grounds of just under an acre, situated within the Tunbridge Wells Conservation Area and within easy access of the town centre and mainline station. Calverley Fair Mile was designed to create an attractive entrance to Tunbridge Wells, mature trees lining the road concealing grand houses, many of which were constructed by William Willicombe, successor to Decimus Burton.

Benefitting from elegant proportions, with high ceilings and generous room sizes, Fernclyffe House has been sympathetically updated by the current owners to create a stylish and adaptable family home. Character features include timber-framed sash windows, many with period shutters intact, beautiful moulded cornicing, deep skirting boards, wooden floors, picture rails and numerous fireplaces.

The house is well set back from the road with mature front and rear gardens offering a delightful outlook from all principal rooms, the upper rooms on the front elevation enjoying far-reaching views to the southeast. Further points of note include:

• porticoed entrance porch leading to an extractors above, a stainless steel Falcon fridge L-shaped reception hall with oak strip flooring, a and a fitted wine fridge. Door out to the side staircase leading to the first floor and an alcove hall with secondary staircase and wine cellar. housing a former ‘dumb waiter’; Kitchen door opening to the rear terrace and • impressive drawing room with highly decorative pool area; cornice, a herringbone pattern wood floor with • playroom/office adjacent to the kitchen with coloured banding to the edges, floor-to-ceiling fitted storage and an outlook over the rear wide bay sash windows framing a wonderful garden; view over the garden and a fireplace (not • large timber conservatory, currently arranged as currently in use) with an ornately-carved marble a games room, with a limestone floor and views surround and fluted slips; over the front garden; • double doors from the drawing room to the • very generous master bedroom with a lovely morning room with full-height sash windows outlook through a wide bay window to the front overlooking the front garden and an attractive and a well-appointed en suite shower room. painted wood fireplace (not currently in use) Separate fully-fitted dressing room; with a marble hearth; • generously-proportioned double bedroom with • striking dining room, leading off a study, with tall views over the front garden; sash windows to the rear garden and double • further double bedroom with an outlook to the French windows to a side verandah; side and rear and an adjoining bathroom. Large • fully-fitted Mark Wilkinson kitchen with family bathroom with twin rolltop baths, each limestone flooring comprising painted wood with a view over the rear garden; units under polished granite worktops, double • five further double bedrooms mirroring the butler’s sink, integrated dishwasher, island first floor rooms and two additional bathrooms unit with integrated microwave, stainless steel on the second floor complete the principal dual fuel Falcon range cooker with concealed accommodation. Self-contained apartment:

The rear garden level apartment benefits from its own independent entrance as well as access from within the house. Featuring a double bedroom with a dressing room and bathroom, a sitting room with fitted period cupboards and a kitchen/breakfast room, it is ideal for use by extended family or live-in staff.

Outside

The property, hidden from view, is approached from Pembury Road through low wrought iron gates, the gravel driveway sweeping between mature rhododendrons and other evergreen shrubs, passing an elegant slate-roofed triple car port to open out into a generous parking and turning area.

The attractive mature front garden comprises an area of lawn with established borders planted for architectural form and seasonal colour and interest. Mature specimen trees, including oak, yew and cedar punctuate the lawn, with further trees and mature rhododendrons to the borders adding interest and effectively screening the property. A grassy bank leads up to a deep gravel terrace spanning the front of the house into which an outdoor chessboard has been set.

Wide steps lead from the kitchen to the rear garden with a swimming pool surrounded by a limestone terrace offering seating and dining areas. An area of lawn frames the pool terrace, with established rockery and borders and a mature leylandii hedge providing screening to the house and garden. Situation

Fernclyffe House is situated on Pembury Road, on the east side of Tunbridge Wells and within the right and the well-screened, sweeping driveway to Fernclyffe House will be found almost immediately Conservation Area. The High Street, Royal Victoria Place shopping centre and the mainline station on the left-hand side, behind low wrought iron gates set between mature holly hedging. are all under a mile away, and there is a good choice of schools in the vicinity. There is easy access to the open spaces of Dunorlan which comprises approximately 30 acres of landscaped parkland with a 6 acre lake and café. Services

State and private schools: Many highly-regarded schools in the area include Rose Hill, The Mead, Mains gas-fired central heating. Mains water, electricity and drainage. and Holmewood House preparatories, Beechwood Sacred Heart for ages 3 to 18; girls’ and boys’ grammar schools Tunbridge Wells and ; independent secondary schools in Pembury, Tonbridge, , Eastbourne, Brighton and Mayfield. Outgoings

Mainline rail: Tunbridge Wells (about 0.8 miles), with fast and frequent services to Charing Tunbridge Wells Borough Council: 01892 526121. House tax band H, apartment tax band A. Cross (via London Bridge and Waterloo East) and Cannon Street with journey times from 47 minutes.

Communications: The A21 can be accessed from Tunbridge Wells, linking to the M25 and thereby Agent’s note the national motorway network, Gatwick and Heathrow airports and the Channel Tunnel terminus. The photographs were taken in June 2010 and August 2016.

Directions Viewing From Tunbridge Wells High Street, head towards the station and then turn right up Grove Hill Road, following the road round to the left where it becomes Prospect Road. Go straight ahead at the traffic Strictly by appointment with Savills on 01892 507000. If there is any point which is of particular lights to join the A264, Pembury Road. Pass Shandon Close on the left and then Trinity Close on the importance to you, we invite you to discuss this with us, especially before you travel to view the property. Fernclyffe House. Tunbridge Wells Fernclyffe House. Tunbridge Wells Gross internal area (approx.) Gross internal area (approx.) House - 884.5 sq m (9520 sq ft) House - 884.5 sq m (9520 sq ft) For identification only - Not to scale For identification only - Not to scale © Trueplan (UK) Limited © Trueplan (UK) Limited

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They have no authority to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property. These Utility [email protected] 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 01892 507000 room Bedroom 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 Bedroom 6.32 x 5.24 satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise. 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