House For Sale £1,800,000
A magnificent 7 / 8 bedroom house with plentiful and versatile accommodation, a swimming pool, off street parking and double garage, set on the popular Forest Road, on the favoured south side of Tunbridge Wells and within walking distance of The Pantiles, High Street and train station.
The Headline Details
220 Forest Road is a fine example of a rarely available, early 1930’s, 7/8 bedroom, detached, family home located on the popular Forest Road, within walking distance of the historic Pantiles, High Street and the train station. With over 5000 square feet of accommodation, the house offers highly versatile accommodation and is well presented throughout. The spacious hallway allows access to the first reception room to the right, currently being used as a home office. This room is light and bright thanks to the large window, overlooking the front of the house.
To the left is access to the large kitchen/dining room, cleverly divided by the original chimney stack but allowing for ‘broken plan’ living. The kitchen offers a range of wall and base units, with Corian worksurfaces, integrated appliances, Amtico flooring and space for a large range cooker and American style fridge freezer. A large picture window overlooks the garden to the side of the house and the kitchen in turn leads into the fabulous conservatory, set above the garden with direct access to a large stone terrace with views across the garden, to the swimming pool and over the town. Stairs lead down from this room to the entertainment room, currently a games room with home cinema and a feature bar. A w/c can also be found on this level, along with access to the garden. A large formal reception room, with feature fireplace, can be found adjacent to the conservatory with windows overlooking the rear garden.
A substantial utility area, walk through boot room and walk-in larder, with access to the side of the property and the double garage, is accessible from the central hallway. Off the utility area are stairs leading to a bedroom and shower room, ideal for a live-in childcare provider or indeed a teenager looking for more private space. Upstairs, the master bedroom is to the front of the property, with a large bank of wardrobes and very spacious ensuite bathroom. A nursery or office can be found adjacent, also overlooking the front. There are four further double bedrooms on this floor, flooded with light. A family bathroom serves two of these bedrooms, and the nursery/office. The other two double bedrooms on this level have a separate a shower room. This is a cleverly self-contained area with its own wide corridor which could be used as a children’s play area or homeworking space.
The second floor is home to a further double bedroom with ensuite shower room and wonderful views across the town. The eaves storage is extremely spacious and very accessible from this floor, with good secure boarding and lighting. Outside, the garden wraps around the side and rear of the house, with a tiered lawn to the top, leading down to a second terrace of lawn and the swimming pool and pool house beyond. A large pool side patio provides an ideal spot for summer dining.
What We Love About This House
220 Forest Road is a wonderful example of a spacious family period home, with plentiful and versatile accommodation both upstairs and down. Set behind mature planted screening, the house offers privacy and oodles of space for family life and entertaining, with a lovely garden, swimming pool and coveted off street parking. The rooms are very flexible and indeed have been repurposed many times during the current owners’ occupation as the needs of their growing family changed. There is also generous storage throughout which is always very welcome.
Much loved and having hosted many fabulous parties, the house has been thoughtfully extended over the years to provide more space as required yet manages to retain a feeling of manageability with a sensible, lateral layout that is so appealing to the family market. The layout is ideal with more private accommodation available for older children or live-in staff, or even guest or grandparent accommodation thanks to the separate access, and it is this genuine versatility that is so appealing. Set in a good location and offering no onward chain, 220 Forest Road will appeal to those looking to make their mark on their own family home.
Location
220 Forest Road is within walking distance of The Pantiles, the elegant Georgian colonnaded walkway believed by many to be the most pleasant place in Tunbridge Wells to browse, shop, eat, drink and stroll. A regular farmers' and craft market is held fortnightly on the colonnade and features an excellent range of stalls selling high quality local produce, hot foods, crafts, homewares and accessories. The mainline station, with its fast and frequent trains to Central London is also under a mile away and there are excellent schooling options locally, within both the state and independent sectors, including those in the sought-after Kent Grammar system. Tunbridge Wells has a diverse range of restaurants, shops and sporting facilities and the impressive, award-winning Bluewater Shopping Centre is only 45 minutes' drive. If you want to escape to the coast, then the lovely seaside towns can be reached by train or car in under an hour.
The Headline Details
220 Forest Road is a fine example of a rarely available, early 1930’s, 7/8 bedroom, detached, family home located on the popular Forest Road, within walking distance of the historic Pantiles, High Street and the train station. With over 5000 square feet of accommodation, the house offers highly versatile accommodation and is well presented throughout. The spacious hallway allows access to the first reception room to the right, currently being used as a home office. This room is light and bright thanks to the large window, overlooking the front of the house.
To the left is access to the large kitchen/dining room, cleverly divided by the original chimney stack but allowing for ‘broken plan’ living. The kitchen offers a range of wall and base units, with Corian worksurfaces, integrated appliances, Amtico flooring and space for a large range cooker and American style fridge freezer. A large picture window overlooks the garden to the side of the house and the kitchen in turn leads into the fabulous conservatory, set above the garden with direct access to a large stone terrace with views across the garden, to the swimming pool and over the town. Stairs lead down from this room to the entertainment room, currently a games room with home cinema and a feature bar. A w/c can also be found on this level, along with access to the garden. A large formal reception room, with feature fireplace, can be found adjacent to the conservatory with windows overlooking the rear garden.
A substantial utility area, walk through boot room and walk-in larder, with access to the side of the property and the double garage, is accessible from the central hallway. Off the utility area are stairs leading to a bedroom and shower room, ideal for a live-in childcare provider or indeed a teenager looking for more private space. Upstairs, the master bedroom is to the front of the property, with a large bank of wardrobes and very spacious ensuite bathroom. A nursery or office can be found adjacent, also overlooking the front. There are four further double bedrooms on this floor, flooded with light. A family bathroom serves two of these bedrooms, and the nursery/office. The other two double bedrooms on this level have a separate a shower room. This is a cleverly self-contained area with its own wide corridor which could be used as a children’s play area or homeworking space.
The second floor is home to a further double bedroom with ensuite shower room and wonderful views across the town. The eaves storage is extremely spacious and very accessible from this floor, with good secure boarding and lighting. Outside, the garden wraps around the side and rear of the house, with a tiered lawn to the top, leading down to a second terrace of lawn and the swimming pool and pool house beyond. A large pool side patio provides an ideal spot for summer dining.
What We Love About This House
220 Forest Road is a wonderful example of a spacious family period home, with plentiful and versatile accommodation both upstairs and down. Set behind mature planted screening, the house offers privacy and oodles of space for family life and entertaining, with a lovely garden, swimming pool and coveted off street parking. The rooms are very flexible and indeed have been repurposed many times during the current owners’ occupation as the needs of their growing family changed. There is also generous storage throughout which is always very welcome.
Much loved and having hosted many fabulous parties, the house has been thoughtfully extended over the years to provide more space as required yet manages to retain a feeling of manageability with a sensible, lateral layout that is so appealing to the family market. The layout is ideal with more private accommodation available for older children or live-in staff, or even guest or grandparent accommodation thanks to the separate access, and it is this genuine versatility that is so appealing. Set in a good location and offering no onward chain, 220 Forest Road will appeal to those looking to make their mark on their own family home.
Location
220 Forest Road is within walking distance of The Pantiles, the elegant Georgian colonnaded walkway believed by many to be the most pleasant place in Tunbridge Wells to browse, shop, eat, drink and stroll. A regular farmers' and craft market is held fortnightly on the colonnade and features an excellent range of stalls selling high quality local produce, hot foods, crafts, homewares and accessories. The mainline station, with its fast and frequent trains to Central London is also under a mile away and there are excellent schooling options locally, within both the state and independent sectors, including those in the sought-after Kent Grammar system. Tunbridge Wells has a diverse range of restaurants, shops and sporting facilities and the impressive, award-winning Bluewater Shopping Centre is only 45 minutes' drive. If you want to escape to the coast, then the lovely seaside towns can be reached by train or car in under an hour.
