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PIGEONS GREEN POTASH LANE, ST MARY’S PLATT, SEVENOAKS, KENT, TN15 8NL Charming Grade II listed character property set within established gardens in a picturesque hamlet

Entrance Hall, Drawing Room, Dining Hall, Kitchen/Breakfast Room, Family Room, Cloakroom, Cellar

Master Bedroom with En Suite Bathroom, Four Further Bedrooms, Family Bathroom

Two Bedroom Cottage, Garage, Delightful Landscaped Gardens, Swimming Pool

Total area about 0.5 of an acre

Savills Sevenoaks 74 High Street, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1JR 01732 789700 [email protected] savills.co.uk Description Pigeons Green is a charming Grade II listed property dating from the 16th century which has been extended and provides well proportioned family accommodation. The house is set within a picturesque hamlet in a conservation area. Internally, the property is well presented throughout with features including high ceilings, exposed timbers, tiled floors, inglenook fireplaces, multi-pane windows with tiled sills and wooden staircases. The property also benefits from a self contained 2 bedroom cottage and garaging set within an attractive brick and ragstone building. The house is set within delightful established landscaped gardens which provide a high degree of privacy and in total amount to about 0.5 acres.

• The principal reception rooms provide light and bright well proportioned areas for formal and informal entertaining. Both the drawing room and dining room have inglenook fireplaces featuring attractive wood burners, and are double aspect with the dining room having access to the rear garden. The family room provides excellent family living and is triple aspect with direct access to the garden. • The kitchen/breakfast room is triple aspect with a stable door and multi-pane double door to the side and rear garden. The kitchen is fitted with a comprehensive range of wall and base units with granite and beech work surfaces. Appliances include Technik oven, and gas hob, gas fired Aga, integral fridge freezer and space for a dishwasher, washing machine and tumble dryer. • There is a cloakroom and a cellar provides storage and a wine store. • A wooden staircase rises to the first floor landing with a cloakroom and airing cupboard. • The master bedroom is a generous double aspect room with some exposed timbers and an attractive outlook over the gardens. The en suite bathroom is well appointed with a bath and separate shower cubicle together with storage cupboards and an attractive window seat. • There are two further bedrooms on this floor and a stylish family bathroom. • Arranged over the second floor are two bedrooms, one with access to the attic space, and a small room housing a wash basin.

Detached Barn • The self contained cottage comprises a hall, sitting room, well appointed kitchen and bathroom, and two bedrooms arranged over the first floor. There is an attractive and sheltered part walled garden to the side of the cottage. • The barn/garaging is attached to the cottage and comprises a garage and storage space and a separate store room. • The house is approached over a gravel drive flanked on both sides by deep well stocked borders. The drive provided parking and leads to the garage. • The delightful and secluded rear garden has an area of lawn and a stone paved terrace providing a seating area, with an attractive retaining stone wall having well stocked raised beds including specimen trees, heather and spring planting. Dividing this part of the garden from the pool area are a number of mature espaliered apple trees. The pool area is enclosed by a picket fence and the heated swimming pool has a paved surround flanked by a lawn. There is a shed housing the pool equipment. To the side of the house is a sheltered area of lawn with a further seating area partly enclosed by evergreen hedging. The gardens as a whole provide a high degree of privacy and amount to about half an acre.

Situation • Pigeons Green is set in a picturesque hamlet which is in a conservation area, on the outskirts of St Mary’s Platt. • Local Shopping: Borough Green. • Comprehensive Shopping: There are a range of local shops in the nearby village of Borough Green and Sevenoaks has High Street shopping facilities as well as many restaurants and bars. • Primary Schools: St Mary’s Platt Primary, Borough Green, St Thomas’ RCP, St John’s CEP, Sevenoaks CP and Lady Boswells CEP. Amherst Primary School in Riverhead. • Secondary Schools: Grammar Schools for Boys and Girls, School for Girls, Weald of Kent School for Girls, Judd and Skinners Schools for Boys, Tunbridge Wells Grammar Schools for Boys and Girls. • Private Schools: New Beacon, Solefields, Granville and Sevenoaks Preparatory Schools. St Michaels and Russell House Preparatory Schools in Otford. Sevenoaks School, Tonbridge School, Walthamstow Hall in Sevenoaks, Combe Bank in Sundridge and Sackville School in . www.kentpages.co.uk/education. • Mainline Rail Services: Borough Green Station to London Victoria and Blackfriars. Sevenoaks Station to London Bridge, Cannon Street and Charing Cross www.nationalrail.co.uk. • Leisure Facilities: Heath golf club on the outskirts of the village. Reynolds Country Club Retreat in Borough Green. Wildernesse and Knole Golf Clubs in Sevenoaks. Nizels Fitness Centre in Hildenborough. Sevenoaks Sports and Leisure Centre. Cricket and Rugby in the Vine area of Sevenoaks. www.sevenoaks.org.uk. • Motorway Links: Access via A25/M26 to M25 for Gatwick and Heathrow airports and A25/M26 Ebbsfleet International - Eurostar’s new station in Kent and M20 for Dover and Ashford’s Channel Tunnel Terminus.

Directions From Sevenoaks take the A25 through the village of Borough Green, on reaching the sign for St Mary’s Platt, turn right into Long Mill Lane and bear left after the Church leading into Comp Lane. Continue along this lane where the road forks, take the right-hand fork and continue up the lane, keeping right, where Pigeons Green will be found.

Services Cottage All mains services connected.

Outgoings Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council - 01732 844522. Tax Band ‘G’. Rates for 2014/2015 £2,539.10

Viewing Strictly by appointment with Savills on 01732 789700.

Important Notice Savills, their 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.

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Pigeons Green, Pla t t

Gross internal area (approx.) House - 320.3 sq m (3447 sq ft) Cottage - 126.5 sq m (1361 sq ft) For identification only - Not to scale © Trueplan (UK) Limited

Family room Kitchen / Dining hall Breakfast room 6.39 x 5.77 Drawing room x 4.49 20'11'' x 18'11 ' ' 6.28 x 4.55 6.10 20'7'' x 14'11'' 20' 0 '' x 14'9'' 5.46 x 5.18 17'10'' x 1 7'0''

Gr oun d floor

Bedroom

Bedroom 3.06 x 2.95

10'0'' x 9'8'' Master bedroom

4.67 x 4.57 15'4'' x 15'0'' 6.08 x 5.18 19'11'' x 16'11''

First floor

Cellar

5.02 x 4.46 Bedroom Attic 16'5'' x 14'7'' Bedroom 3.52 x 3.48 access

11'6'' x 11'5'' 5.63 x 5.20 18'6'' x 17'0''

Second floor

Cellar

Kitchen

2 .9 1 x 1.96 6'5'' 9'6'' x Store room room Sitting Garage 4.91 x 3.87 9.20 x 5.13

16'1'' x 12'8'' 30'2'' x 16'10''

Ground floor

Bedroom Bedroom

5.17 x 3.05 5.13 x 3.78

16'10'' x 10'0'' 16'10'' x 12'4''

First floor