House For Sale £1,750,000
Set on the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (aonb) and located near to historic Hever Castle (home of Anne Boleyn) and built in the period style this Victorian addition (built in 1865) to an original 16th Century building (originally part of the Hever estate) provides a fantastic mix of living and entertaining space, surrounded by over 4 acres of carefully tended gardens, grounds and paddock.
Approached through a pair of electric gates (in a recently updated stone wall backed by pine trees) from a quiet country lane the proud facade of the property is fronted by a recently laid gravel turning circle alongside ample space for parking (including a recently installed electric charging point) both in front and alongside the property. The neighbouring house (the original 16th Century construction) is separated by a tall and well tended hedge although a bespoke "postman's gate" does link the two.
A porch addition acts as the gateway to the house which opens into a grand entrance hallway; with feature fireplace, study corner access to the three main reception rooms and a large l-shaped staircase leading to the first floor. The immense volumes the house possesses are immediately experienced here and these continue throughout the house. At the south end of the house sit the two major reception rooms; a formal dining room with wood panelled walls and a working fireplace (a charming french ceramic wood burner) on Scots pine floorboards alongside the property's main drawing room with 15 ft ceiling heights, south and west facing windows and a feature corner fireplace, now turned into a more contained snug area, perfect for a winter's fire. Oak flooring is found in the formal drawing room and snug areas. The final of the trio of major living rooms then links the house with the kitchen/dining area (a 2006/2007 addition) and is in use as a family snug/tv room. A bay window provides excellent light and there is a feature internal (although no longer working) fireplace in the corner of the room. Cast iron radiators are found throughout the house. A doorway in the north west corner then leads (through a corridor with access to the utility cupboard) into the rear kitchen and dining room where a well equipped bespoke designed kitchen (with newly fitted electric aga, oak cabinets and black granite worktops) with ample storage and work surfaces opens out into a light and bright l-shaped breakfast/family room with ample space for a large table and family snug area. Storage abounds between the kitchen and the main house and a guest WC is found alongside the doorway to the south facing terrace (alongside a larger entrance doorway into the family room part of the kitchen on the westerly edge).
Upstairs the grand central staircase leads up onto a central landing, off which all the bedrooms run. The principal bedroom sits at the south west corner and has access to its adjoining bathroom (which also has a door way out onto the main landing) whilst bedrooms 2 and 3 (the second with a large office/work space overlooking the entrance driveway) share a Jack and Jill bathroom on the south eastern side of the house. A guest suite then sits on the other side of the landing with its own bathroom (the large airing cupboard is found here, above its reciprocal storage space on the floor below) and the property's 5th bedroom then completes the ensemble on the first floor.
The house sits in the northerly portion of its plot so all of the exterior entertaining areas benefit from clear south facing aspects; from the part secluded courtyard dining area directly outside the kitchen to the swimming pool complex, all parts of the garden enjoy excellent sunlight throughout the year. The gardens cover the majority of the property's land and run from the house towards the swimming pool complex . A myriad of fruit trees and flowers fill the gardens and at the southerly end of the garden sit flat piece of land (formally a tennis court) which work
Once part of the Hever estate the property sits on the westerly side of Hever Castle and benefits from its countryside location yet is also within easy reach of the station at Hever and larger conurbations (with their train stations, amenities, shops and restaurants) at nearby Edenbridge to the west, Tonbridge to the east and Sevenoaks to the north east. There is a local pub within walking distance .
Approached through a pair of electric gates (in a recently updated stone wall backed by pine trees) from a quiet country lane the proud facade of the property is fronted by a recently laid gravel turning circle alongside ample space for parking (including a recently installed electric charging point) both in front and alongside the property. The neighbouring house (the original 16th Century construction) is separated by a tall and well tended hedge although a bespoke "postman's gate" does link the two.
A porch addition acts as the gateway to the house which opens into a grand entrance hallway; with feature fireplace, study corner access to the three main reception rooms and a large l-shaped staircase leading to the first floor. The immense volumes the house possesses are immediately experienced here and these continue throughout the house. At the south end of the house sit the two major reception rooms; a formal dining room with wood panelled walls and a working fireplace (a charming french ceramic wood burner) on Scots pine floorboards alongside the property's main drawing room with 15 ft ceiling heights, south and west facing windows and a feature corner fireplace, now turned into a more contained snug area, perfect for a winter's fire. Oak flooring is found in the formal drawing room and snug areas. The final of the trio of major living rooms then links the house with the kitchen/dining area (a 2006/2007 addition) and is in use as a family snug/tv room. A bay window provides excellent light and there is a feature internal (although no longer working) fireplace in the corner of the room. Cast iron radiators are found throughout the house. A doorway in the north west corner then leads (through a corridor with access to the utility cupboard) into the rear kitchen and dining room where a well equipped bespoke designed kitchen (with newly fitted electric aga, oak cabinets and black granite worktops) with ample storage and work surfaces opens out into a light and bright l-shaped breakfast/family room with ample space for a large table and family snug area. Storage abounds between the kitchen and the main house and a guest WC is found alongside the doorway to the south facing terrace (alongside a larger entrance doorway into the family room part of the kitchen on the westerly edge).
Upstairs the grand central staircase leads up onto a central landing, off which all the bedrooms run. The principal bedroom sits at the south west corner and has access to its adjoining bathroom (which also has a door way out onto the main landing) whilst bedrooms 2 and 3 (the second with a large office/work space overlooking the entrance driveway) share a Jack and Jill bathroom on the south eastern side of the house. A guest suite then sits on the other side of the landing with its own bathroom (the large airing cupboard is found here, above its reciprocal storage space on the floor below) and the property's 5th bedroom then completes the ensemble on the first floor.
The house sits in the northerly portion of its plot so all of the exterior entertaining areas benefit from clear south facing aspects; from the part secluded courtyard dining area directly outside the kitchen to the swimming pool complex, all parts of the garden enjoy excellent sunlight throughout the year. The gardens cover the majority of the property's land and run from the house towards the swimming pool complex . A myriad of fruit trees and flowers fill the gardens and at the southerly end of the garden sit flat piece of land (formally a tennis court) which work
Once part of the Hever estate the property sits on the westerly side of Hever Castle and benefits from its countryside location yet is also within easy reach of the station at Hever and larger conurbations (with their train stations, amenities, shops and restaurants) at nearby Edenbridge to the west, Tonbridge to the east and Sevenoaks to the north east. There is a local pub within walking distance .
