House For Sale £5,000,000
An exceptional detached villa, updated and adapted for modern living and enjoying probably the finest position in this most prestigious private park.
Location
Calverley Park is private no-through road which is centrally located in the town, providing an almost ‘country-like’ atmosphere of calmness, running between Crescent Road and Grove Hill Road and therefore it could hardly be better placed for access to all the key central town amenities.
The mainline station can be reached on foot within about 0.4 miles of the property through the lower, public areas of the park, known as The Calverley Grounds, where there are tennis and basketball courts, a children’s play area, a café, beautiful gardens and parkland and also ice skating at Christmas.
Hoopers department store is opposite the station and, moving west from here, there is immediate access to the vibrant, characterful High Street area, which in turn leads down to the Pantiles, a famous Georgian colonnade. Both these areas are now focused on interesting restaurants, cafes, pubs and bars and interspersed with specialist and boutique shops. Directly across London Road from here lie the open and wooded areas of Tunbridge Wells Common, much loved by dog walkers and families.
Crescent Road gives good access out to the northern end of the town, with further strong amenities, including the Hotel du Vin opposite the Town Hall and the Assembley Halls theatre. The Trinity Theatre and Arts Cinema is further along the road. Here there is a further choice of cafes, restaurants and shops, including The Victoria Place shopping mall, with its range of multiple retailers.
Further out of the centre, the town provides for golf at the Nevill, cricket and tennis at Warwick Park and out of town shopping at the North Farm Industrial Estate, by the A21, where there is also a Multiplex Odeon Cinema and bowling. The Bridge club, which also houses the Chess club is centrally located on London Road.
The area is well served by a choice of schools, with a number of local primary schools, two boys' Grammar Schools and one for girls, with Judd being a co-educational Grammar option at Tonbridge. Privately, there are three preparatory schools in town, The Mead, Rosehill and Beechwood, as well as Holmewood House in Langton Green. At secondary level, there is Tonbridge School for boys and Mayfield for girls, with Sevenoaks school being a good co-educational option. There are other private school options in Hawkhurst, Eastbourne, Brighton and Upper Dicker.
Description
This exceptional property has a history of long ownership and occupies probably the finest position in Calverley Park. Built in 1830 as part of this ‘landmark in English domestic architecture’ (Christopher Hussey in Country Life magazine, 1969), the theme for the Park was along similar lines to Nash’s concept for London’s Regents Park, with Decimus Burton designing a sequence of single and paired villas, which were laid out in an arch, set back from a curved carriage drive, with the principal rooms looking out over the communal park and to the valley below, with the intention of giving the illusion of sole enjoyment of acres of ancestral parkland.
This Grade ll* listed house is of a beautiful architectural design in the Regency style, a complete renovation having been undertaken by the current owners over a two-year period before they were able to move in. It is rare to find a property with its historical features intact and yet having been so thoroughly renovated.
The property successfully retains much of the original character and layout, whilst being adapted for modern day living, offering a good flow of family accommodation mostly over two floors. The ground floor rooms work well together and offer lovely proportions with an abundance of elegant period detailing, including high ceilings, mouldings and coving, original wood flooring and working shutters to the windows. This whole floor benefits from modern underfloor central heating throughout, supplemented by some additional radiators and a number of fireplaces, fitted with wood burning stoves.
The kitchen breakfast room is traditionally designed with framed, painted bespoke units with granite worktops, a large island unit and appliances including an electric four-oven Aga, with an additional Miele electric oven. There is good space for a dining table and this room opens with a step down into the orangery, offering further informal family space, with a built-in television and doors and glazing to the enclosed courtyard garden (a theme in a number of these earlier houses).
Upstairs, there are six bedrooms and four individual nicely appointed bathrooms or shower rooms, with the bathrooms both having a generous separate shower as well.
Below, there are two basement areas, one being the original wine cellar which is racked out and the other comprising a
sophisticated cinema room with its specialist lighting and sound system will really recreate an authentic experience for film buffs.
The smart, self-contained studio flat is ideal for a nanny or an au pair, an older teenager or long term guest (solicitors and tax advisers should be able to advise on the prospects for Multiple Dwellings Stamp Duty Relief).
Outside, the quality of the architecture is much on show, with the formal lawned garden viewed from the principal rooms and looking beyond to the park, with privacy provided by hedging and trees to the boundary. The symmetrical southern elevation with central bow and complementing terrace is visually impressive, giving a completely different take on the house from the longer entrance elevation.
The gardens surround the house to all sides and vary in style. In particular, the enclosed central stone courtyard is a delight and very practical with its protection from the wind. The rear garden is a good, less formal space, ideal for barbecues, trampolines etc and incorporates a covered outside pizza oven. The parking is extensive and includes integral double garaging behind coach house-style doors.
Square Footage: 5713 sq ft
Acreage: 0.52 Acres
Location
Calverley Park is private no-through road which is centrally located in the town, providing an almost ‘country-like’ atmosphere of calmness, running between Crescent Road and Grove Hill Road and therefore it could hardly be better placed for access to all the key central town amenities.
The mainline station can be reached on foot within about 0.4 miles of the property through the lower, public areas of the park, known as The Calverley Grounds, where there are tennis and basketball courts, a children’s play area, a café, beautiful gardens and parkland and also ice skating at Christmas.
Hoopers department store is opposite the station and, moving west from here, there is immediate access to the vibrant, characterful High Street area, which in turn leads down to the Pantiles, a famous Georgian colonnade. Both these areas are now focused on interesting restaurants, cafes, pubs and bars and interspersed with specialist and boutique shops. Directly across London Road from here lie the open and wooded areas of Tunbridge Wells Common, much loved by dog walkers and families.
Crescent Road gives good access out to the northern end of the town, with further strong amenities, including the Hotel du Vin opposite the Town Hall and the Assembley Halls theatre. The Trinity Theatre and Arts Cinema is further along the road. Here there is a further choice of cafes, restaurants and shops, including The Victoria Place shopping mall, with its range of multiple retailers.
Further out of the centre, the town provides for golf at the Nevill, cricket and tennis at Warwick Park and out of town shopping at the North Farm Industrial Estate, by the A21, where there is also a Multiplex Odeon Cinema and bowling. The Bridge club, which also houses the Chess club is centrally located on London Road.
The area is well served by a choice of schools, with a number of local primary schools, two boys' Grammar Schools and one for girls, with Judd being a co-educational Grammar option at Tonbridge. Privately, there are three preparatory schools in town, The Mead, Rosehill and Beechwood, as well as Holmewood House in Langton Green. At secondary level, there is Tonbridge School for boys and Mayfield for girls, with Sevenoaks school being a good co-educational option. There are other private school options in Hawkhurst, Eastbourne, Brighton and Upper Dicker.
Description
This exceptional property has a history of long ownership and occupies probably the finest position in Calverley Park. Built in 1830 as part of this ‘landmark in English domestic architecture’ (Christopher Hussey in Country Life magazine, 1969), the theme for the Park was along similar lines to Nash’s concept for London’s Regents Park, with Decimus Burton designing a sequence of single and paired villas, which were laid out in an arch, set back from a curved carriage drive, with the principal rooms looking out over the communal park and to the valley below, with the intention of giving the illusion of sole enjoyment of acres of ancestral parkland.
This Grade ll* listed house is of a beautiful architectural design in the Regency style, a complete renovation having been undertaken by the current owners over a two-year period before they were able to move in. It is rare to find a property with its historical features intact and yet having been so thoroughly renovated.
The property successfully retains much of the original character and layout, whilst being adapted for modern day living, offering a good flow of family accommodation mostly over two floors. The ground floor rooms work well together and offer lovely proportions with an abundance of elegant period detailing, including high ceilings, mouldings and coving, original wood flooring and working shutters to the windows. This whole floor benefits from modern underfloor central heating throughout, supplemented by some additional radiators and a number of fireplaces, fitted with wood burning stoves.
The kitchen breakfast room is traditionally designed with framed, painted bespoke units with granite worktops, a large island unit and appliances including an electric four-oven Aga, with an additional Miele electric oven. There is good space for a dining table and this room opens with a step down into the orangery, offering further informal family space, with a built-in television and doors and glazing to the enclosed courtyard garden (a theme in a number of these earlier houses).
Upstairs, there are six bedrooms and four individual nicely appointed bathrooms or shower rooms, with the bathrooms both having a generous separate shower as well.
Below, there are two basement areas, one being the original wine cellar which is racked out and the other comprising a
sophisticated cinema room with its specialist lighting and sound system will really recreate an authentic experience for film buffs.
The smart, self-contained studio flat is ideal for a nanny or an au pair, an older teenager or long term guest (solicitors and tax advisers should be able to advise on the prospects for Multiple Dwellings Stamp Duty Relief).
Outside, the quality of the architecture is much on show, with the formal lawned garden viewed from the principal rooms and looking beyond to the park, with privacy provided by hedging and trees to the boundary. The symmetrical southern elevation with central bow and complementing terrace is visually impressive, giving a completely different take on the house from the longer entrance elevation.
The gardens surround the house to all sides and vary in style. In particular, the enclosed central stone courtyard is a delight and very practical with its protection from the wind. The rear garden is a good, less formal space, ideal for barbecues, trampolines etc and incorporates a covered outside pizza oven. The parking is extensive and includes integral double garaging behind coach house-style doors.
Square Footage: 5713 sq ft
Acreage: 0.52 Acres
