House For Sale £945,000
An attractive and well-presented Grade II listed traditional farmhouse, set within established gardens on the edge of this charming Kentish village.
Location
• The Farmhouse is located just outside the popular village of Mereworth which has a primary school, church, village hall and Mereworth Castle.
• Local Shopping: West Malling, Kings Hill and Hadlow offer good local amenities catering for everyday needs including post office, greengrocers, bakers and pharmacy; Hadlow also has a farm shop, primary school, doctors, dentists, library and agricultural college. Kings Hill provides supermarkets including Waitrose and Asda, chemist, vet, doctors and dry cleaners.
• Comprehensive Shopping: Tonbridge provides supermarkets and other high street retailers as well as many Pubs and Restaurants, as does Sevenoaks, Tunbridge Wells and Bluewater Shopping Centre.
• Mainline Rail Services: Sevenoaks (13.1 miles), Tonbridge mainline station (7.4 miles) to London Bridge/Charing Cross/Cannon Street. Borough Green mainline station (6.5 miles) West Malling mainline station (3.2 miles) to London Victoria.
• Primary Schools: Mereworth, Hadlow, Shipbourne and Plaxtol.
• Secondary Schools: Judd Boys Grammar in Tonbridge, Tonbridge Girls Grammar in Tonbridge, Maidstone Grammar School, Invicta Grammar School, Oakwood and Maidstone Boys Grammar and Weald of Kent Girls Grammar School.
• Private Schools: The Preparatory Schools at Somerhill. Hilden Oaks and Hilden Grange in Tonbridge. Senior schools: Sevenoaks, Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells. Kent College, Sutton Valence. (some schools offer a bus service from Mereworth and Kings Hill).
• Leisure Facilities: David Lloyd Tennis & Fitness Club at King’s Hill. Nizels Golf and Fitness centre in Hildenborough. Tonbridge School gym and pool open to the public. Poult Wood Golf Club, Tonbridge. Also in Tonbridge are outdoor and indoor swimming pools, the Angel Leisure Centre and a range of sporting clubs to include football, baseball, swimming and sailing. Many bridle and footpaths in the surrounding area.
• All distances are approximate.
Description
The Farmhouse is a spacious and attractive Grade II listed family home dating from the 1730s and sympathetically refurbished by the current vendors, combining character features with modern embellishments. The house is light and stylishly presented throughout, with salient points including a contemporary kitchen, modern bathroom suites, oak beams, flagstone floors, thumb latch doors, an inglenook fireplace and a detached annexe. The house sits within delightful gardens with a gated driveway providing ample parking, a double garage and versatile summerhouse.
The sitting room features an inglenook fireplace with log burning stove and the double aspect dining room has parquet flooring, a feature fireplace and French doors leading to the rear garden, ideal for entertaining.
The double aspect kitchen features a bay window and has a comprehensive range of base units with a matching island with integral hob, and an adjoining utility room.
A convenient study completes the ground floor.
From the hall a staircase leads to the basement which is currently being used as a cinema room.
Arranged over the first floor are two well-proportioned bedrooms, one of which is served by a stylish en suite bathroom featuring a roll top bath and separate shower.
A well-appointed family bathroom with a shower and corner bath complete the first floor accommodation.
Stairs rise to the third bedroom with a walk-in storage cupboard.
The house is approached via a gated drive providing ample parking, with screening shrubs and wooden panel fencing to provide privacy.
To one side is a detached brick barn, currently used as an annexe with a bedroom and shower room, and to the other side is a double garage.
The rear garden features a generous area of lawn with decking and a versatile wooden summerhouse with a bar and W.C inside.
Square Footage: 2683 sq ft
Directions
From Sevenoaks, proceed in an easterly direction on the A25 through Seal village, Borough Green and St Mary’s Platt. At the traffic lights at the end of this road turn right onto London Road and take the next right turn onto Seven Mile Lane. Continue along for 3.1 miles then turn left onto The Street Mereworth. Continue along this road and the entrance to The Farmhouse will be on the right hand side, just past the Butchers Lane turning.
Location
• The Farmhouse is located just outside the popular village of Mereworth which has a primary school, church, village hall and Mereworth Castle.
• Local Shopping: West Malling, Kings Hill and Hadlow offer good local amenities catering for everyday needs including post office, greengrocers, bakers and pharmacy; Hadlow also has a farm shop, primary school, doctors, dentists, library and agricultural college. Kings Hill provides supermarkets including Waitrose and Asda, chemist, vet, doctors and dry cleaners.
• Comprehensive Shopping: Tonbridge provides supermarkets and other high street retailers as well as many Pubs and Restaurants, as does Sevenoaks, Tunbridge Wells and Bluewater Shopping Centre.
• Mainline Rail Services: Sevenoaks (13.1 miles), Tonbridge mainline station (7.4 miles) to London Bridge/Charing Cross/Cannon Street. Borough Green mainline station (6.5 miles) West Malling mainline station (3.2 miles) to London Victoria.
• Primary Schools: Mereworth, Hadlow, Shipbourne and Plaxtol.
• Secondary Schools: Judd Boys Grammar in Tonbridge, Tonbridge Girls Grammar in Tonbridge, Maidstone Grammar School, Invicta Grammar School, Oakwood and Maidstone Boys Grammar and Weald of Kent Girls Grammar School.
• Private Schools: The Preparatory Schools at Somerhill. Hilden Oaks and Hilden Grange in Tonbridge. Senior schools: Sevenoaks, Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells. Kent College, Sutton Valence. (some schools offer a bus service from Mereworth and Kings Hill).
• Leisure Facilities: David Lloyd Tennis & Fitness Club at King’s Hill. Nizels Golf and Fitness centre in Hildenborough. Tonbridge School gym and pool open to the public. Poult Wood Golf Club, Tonbridge. Also in Tonbridge are outdoor and indoor swimming pools, the Angel Leisure Centre and a range of sporting clubs to include football, baseball, swimming and sailing. Many bridle and footpaths in the surrounding area.
• All distances are approximate.
Description
The Farmhouse is a spacious and attractive Grade II listed family home dating from the 1730s and sympathetically refurbished by the current vendors, combining character features with modern embellishments. The house is light and stylishly presented throughout, with salient points including a contemporary kitchen, modern bathroom suites, oak beams, flagstone floors, thumb latch doors, an inglenook fireplace and a detached annexe. The house sits within delightful gardens with a gated driveway providing ample parking, a double garage and versatile summerhouse.
The sitting room features an inglenook fireplace with log burning stove and the double aspect dining room has parquet flooring, a feature fireplace and French doors leading to the rear garden, ideal for entertaining.
The double aspect kitchen features a bay window and has a comprehensive range of base units with a matching island with integral hob, and an adjoining utility room.
A convenient study completes the ground floor.
From the hall a staircase leads to the basement which is currently being used as a cinema room.
Arranged over the first floor are two well-proportioned bedrooms, one of which is served by a stylish en suite bathroom featuring a roll top bath and separate shower.
A well-appointed family bathroom with a shower and corner bath complete the first floor accommodation.
Stairs rise to the third bedroom with a walk-in storage cupboard.
The house is approached via a gated drive providing ample parking, with screening shrubs and wooden panel fencing to provide privacy.
To one side is a detached brick barn, currently used as an annexe with a bedroom and shower room, and to the other side is a double garage.
The rear garden features a generous area of lawn with decking and a versatile wooden summerhouse with a bar and W.C inside.
Square Footage: 2683 sq ft
Directions
From Sevenoaks, proceed in an easterly direction on the A25 through Seal village, Borough Green and St Mary’s Platt. At the traffic lights at the end of this road turn right onto London Road and take the next right turn onto Seven Mile Lane. Continue along for 3.1 miles then turn left onto The Street Mereworth. Continue along this road and the entrance to The Farmhouse will be on the right hand side, just past the Butchers Lane turning.
