House For Sale £2,250,000
An impressive attached Victorian property of excellent proportions set within beautiful established gardens, approx. 2.5 miles from the station.
Description
Fairseat is an impressive attached Victorian family home with striking character features and generously proportioned accommodation arranged over two floors. The house was originally built in 1876 and was divided in the 1950s. Since being divided Fairseat has been owned by two families, with the current owners having lived here since the mid-1970s. It has been meticulously maintained during this time and offers the opportunity to update as required. There is an attached coach house which provides garaging, together a courtyard and driveway providing additional parking. Of particular note are the beautiful established gardens which provide a wonderful backdrop, and in total the plot amounts to about one acre.
The principal reception rooms provide elegant formal entertaining areas together with more informal family living. The exceptional drawing room was once the billiards room to the original house and features oak panelling to the walls with plate racks, parquet flooring and an open fireplace. The dining room has a fireplace with gas connected and arched doorway providing access to the rear terrace. The sitting room has an open fireplace and an attractive outlook to the front.
The kitchen/breakfast room is fitted with a range of cupboards together with an attractive dresser. There is a gas fired Aga and space for further appliances. The breakfast area has an outlook to the terrace and leads to the conservatory. There is also a glazed side porch which leads to the coal store.
The conservatory has a wonderful outlook over the gardens and doors to the terrace.
Completing the ground floor accommodation is a shower room, a large utility room with a door to the terrace, and a cloakroom.
The cellar comprises two stores with wine bins.
Arranged over the first floor are five double bedrooms, most with attractive fireplaces and fitted storage cupboards.
The house is approached over a shared driveway which culminates with a lawned turning circle providing parking for both Fairseat and Hernewood. There is an attractive border to the side of the front door to Fairseat and a mature camellia under planted with spring bulbs.
To the side, a gated entrance leads to an attractive courtyard and the former coach house, which provides garaging and storage. There is power and light connected and it is considered this building offers potential to convert to ancillary accommodation, subject to the necessary building regulations.
The wonderful rear gardens feature a generous flagstone terrace providing an ideal area for al fresco entertaining and a superb vista over the gardens. A level lawn extends to a bank of deciduous azaleas, flanked on one side by hedging and a pathway with rhododendron beds to the other. This path leads though the garden to a number of connected ponds with waterfalls. On from here is a charming Victorian rock garden with a small stone summerhouse providing a seating area. The paths multiply and continue around the gardens and to one side is a further area of lawn, flanked on one side by a high brick wall and a bank of more deciduous azaleas. There is a wonderful array of mature specimen plants providing year round interest and in total, the plot amounts to about one acre.
Location
Comprehensive Shopping: Sevenoaks (1.9 miles) and Bluewater (21.2 miles).
Mainline Rail Services: Sevenoaks (2.5 miles) to London Bridge/Cannon Street/Charing Cross.
Primary Schools: Various in Sevenoaks, Seal, Sundridge and Otford.
Secondary Schools: Weald of Kent Girls Grammar, Knole Academy and Trinity Schools in Sevenoaks. Weald of Kent and Tonbridge Girls Grammars and Judd Boys Grammar schools in Tonbridge. Tunbridge Wells Girls and Boys Grammar Schools and the Skinners Boys Grammar School in Tunbridge Wells.
Private Schools: Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Walthamstow Hall and Sackville Secondary Schools. Sevenoaks, Solefields, Walthamstow Hall, the Granville and New Beacon Preparatory Schools in Sevenoaks. St Michaels & Russell House Preparatory Schools in Otford. Radnor House in Sundridge. Fosse Bank in Hildenborough. The Schools at Somerhill, Hilden Oaks and Hilden Grange in Tonbridge.
Sporting Facilities: Golf clubs in Sevenoaks include Wildernesse and Knole with Nizels in Hildenborough which also has a private health/fitness centre. Sevenoaks sports and leisure centre. Cricket, football, hockey and rugby in the Vine area of Sevenoaks.
All distances are approximate.
Square Footage: 4,643 sq ft
Acreage:
1 Acres
Directions
From Sevenoaks town centre proceed in a southerly direction passing Sevenoaks School and take the second right hand turn into Weald Road. Continue along this road and turn right on to Gracious Lane. Shortly after Windmill Lane on the right, turn right on to a shared driveway (marked Hernewood and Fairseat). Continue along this drive where Fairseat will be found on the right.
Description
Fairseat is an impressive attached Victorian family home with striking character features and generously proportioned accommodation arranged over two floors. The house was originally built in 1876 and was divided in the 1950s. Since being divided Fairseat has been owned by two families, with the current owners having lived here since the mid-1970s. It has been meticulously maintained during this time and offers the opportunity to update as required. There is an attached coach house which provides garaging, together a courtyard and driveway providing additional parking. Of particular note are the beautiful established gardens which provide a wonderful backdrop, and in total the plot amounts to about one acre.
The principal reception rooms provide elegant formal entertaining areas together with more informal family living. The exceptional drawing room was once the billiards room to the original house and features oak panelling to the walls with plate racks, parquet flooring and an open fireplace. The dining room has a fireplace with gas connected and arched doorway providing access to the rear terrace. The sitting room has an open fireplace and an attractive outlook to the front.
The kitchen/breakfast room is fitted with a range of cupboards together with an attractive dresser. There is a gas fired Aga and space for further appliances. The breakfast area has an outlook to the terrace and leads to the conservatory. There is also a glazed side porch which leads to the coal store.
The conservatory has a wonderful outlook over the gardens and doors to the terrace.
Completing the ground floor accommodation is a shower room, a large utility room with a door to the terrace, and a cloakroom.
The cellar comprises two stores with wine bins.
Arranged over the first floor are five double bedrooms, most with attractive fireplaces and fitted storage cupboards.
The house is approached over a shared driveway which culminates with a lawned turning circle providing parking for both Fairseat and Hernewood. There is an attractive border to the side of the front door to Fairseat and a mature camellia under planted with spring bulbs.
To the side, a gated entrance leads to an attractive courtyard and the former coach house, which provides garaging and storage. There is power and light connected and it is considered this building offers potential to convert to ancillary accommodation, subject to the necessary building regulations.
The wonderful rear gardens feature a generous flagstone terrace providing an ideal area for al fresco entertaining and a superb vista over the gardens. A level lawn extends to a bank of deciduous azaleas, flanked on one side by hedging and a pathway with rhododendron beds to the other. This path leads though the garden to a number of connected ponds with waterfalls. On from here is a charming Victorian rock garden with a small stone summerhouse providing a seating area. The paths multiply and continue around the gardens and to one side is a further area of lawn, flanked on one side by a high brick wall and a bank of more deciduous azaleas. There is a wonderful array of mature specimen plants providing year round interest and in total, the plot amounts to about one acre.
Location
Comprehensive Shopping: Sevenoaks (1.9 miles) and Bluewater (21.2 miles).
Mainline Rail Services: Sevenoaks (2.5 miles) to London Bridge/Cannon Street/Charing Cross.
Primary Schools: Various in Sevenoaks, Seal, Sundridge and Otford.
Secondary Schools: Weald of Kent Girls Grammar, Knole Academy and Trinity Schools in Sevenoaks. Weald of Kent and Tonbridge Girls Grammars and Judd Boys Grammar schools in Tonbridge. Tunbridge Wells Girls and Boys Grammar Schools and the Skinners Boys Grammar School in Tunbridge Wells.
Private Schools: Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Walthamstow Hall and Sackville Secondary Schools. Sevenoaks, Solefields, Walthamstow Hall, the Granville and New Beacon Preparatory Schools in Sevenoaks. St Michaels & Russell House Preparatory Schools in Otford. Radnor House in Sundridge. Fosse Bank in Hildenborough. The Schools at Somerhill, Hilden Oaks and Hilden Grange in Tonbridge.
Sporting Facilities: Golf clubs in Sevenoaks include Wildernesse and Knole with Nizels in Hildenborough which also has a private health/fitness centre. Sevenoaks sports and leisure centre. Cricket, football, hockey and rugby in the Vine area of Sevenoaks.
All distances are approximate.
Square Footage: 4,643 sq ft
Acreage:
1 Acres
Directions
From Sevenoaks town centre proceed in a southerly direction passing Sevenoaks School and take the second right hand turn into Weald Road. Continue along this road and turn right on to Gracious Lane. Shortly after Windmill Lane on the right, turn right on to a shared driveway (marked Hernewood and Fairseat). Continue along this drive where Fairseat will be found on the right.
