House For Sale £2,500,000
Dating back to 1871 and located in an AONB just outside the bustling town of Sevenoaks and with views over the neighbouring Wildernesse Golf Club (an Open qualifying course), Grove Lodge has been extensively and sympathetically remodelled and refurbished by the current owners and provides an excellent example of flexible family living coupled with a perfect location for Sevenoaks' schools and transport links into London.
The accommodation of the main house is set over two floors arranged over two wings. The house was originally the coach house for the Georgian dower house (The Grove) of the nearby Wildernesse Estate and benefits from the excellent volumes and ceiling heights the architecture of the time allowed. The house is approached through wrought iron gates to a generous parking area surrounded by walled herbaceous borders. At the heart of the house sits a light and bright dual-aspect family kitchen and breakfast room with views over the courtyard and herbaceous borders and comprising Plain English kitchen units (with a large island, larder cupboard, integrated fridge, and dishwasher, and a traditional French Lacanche range cooker). Solid oak flooring runs throughout, with doors opening on to the south-facing formal courtyard. On the west side of the kitchen sits a family snug/tv room with fitted storage cupboards and shelving. The house is entered through a formal entrance hallway on the north side of the house with access to an excellent utility room - with space for a washer, dryer, and additional fridge freezer. A pair of Worcester gas boilers have recently been installed, providing ample heating and hot water to the house. A dual-aspect formal sitting room then sits at the southern end of the wing with lovely proportions and large west-facing windows towards the courtyard garden. A guest WC, bespoke study with fitted oak furniture and dual-aspect dining room with patio doors overlooking the herbaceous borders and garden complete the ground floor ensemble.
A staircase then leads up from the dining room to the first-floor bedrooms. At the end of the south wing sits the principal suite; a beautifully sized dual-aspect bedroom with fitted cupboards, bedside cabinets and shelving, and a large en suite bathroom with a claw foot bath, walk-in shower, Italian marble tiles and Amtico flooring. Along a wide corridor, which overlooks the courtyard, sits a well-sized guest bedroom and a family bathroom both with views over the garden. On the west wing are three additional double bedrooms; one enjoys an en suite bathroom and views over the courtyard garden. The other two are currently set up as study bedrooms with fitted wardrobes, bookshelves, and desks. An attic (accessed via a pull-down ladder in bedroom 4) then covers a large proportion of the roof space. The house has recently been reinsulated, and sash windows have been newly renovated and draught-proofed. The property also has superfast fibre broadband.
To the northern side of the house sits an architect-designed garage/annexe building built in 2011. It provides both practical garage bays for two cars (with an electric vehicle charging port) and houses a gym with a separate heating/combi boiler servicing the annexe. An exterior staircase leads up to the large self-contained studio apartment above, which holds an open-plan living, dining and sleeping area with roof-light windows. The annexe is centrally heated and provides versatile living space for additional family, guests, or family help.
Grove Lodge benefits from immaculate gardens comprising approximately 0.62 acres and includes a large lawn area, a Victorian rockery, and a wide range of mature plants and shrubs, including mature acers, elegant silver birches, a weeping pear and many spring bulbs.
The accommodation of the main house is set over two floors arranged over two wings. The house was originally the coach house for the Georgian dower house (The Grove) of the nearby Wildernesse Estate and benefits from the excellent volumes and ceiling heights the architecture of the time allowed. The house is approached through wrought iron gates to a generous parking area surrounded by walled herbaceous borders. At the heart of the house sits a light and bright dual-aspect family kitchen and breakfast room with views over the courtyard and herbaceous borders and comprising Plain English kitchen units (with a large island, larder cupboard, integrated fridge, and dishwasher, and a traditional French Lacanche range cooker). Solid oak flooring runs throughout, with doors opening on to the south-facing formal courtyard. On the west side of the kitchen sits a family snug/tv room with fitted storage cupboards and shelving. The house is entered through a formal entrance hallway on the north side of the house with access to an excellent utility room - with space for a washer, dryer, and additional fridge freezer. A pair of Worcester gas boilers have recently been installed, providing ample heating and hot water to the house. A dual-aspect formal sitting room then sits at the southern end of the wing with lovely proportions and large west-facing windows towards the courtyard garden. A guest WC, bespoke study with fitted oak furniture and dual-aspect dining room with patio doors overlooking the herbaceous borders and garden complete the ground floor ensemble.
A staircase then leads up from the dining room to the first-floor bedrooms. At the end of the south wing sits the principal suite; a beautifully sized dual-aspect bedroom with fitted cupboards, bedside cabinets and shelving, and a large en suite bathroom with a claw foot bath, walk-in shower, Italian marble tiles and Amtico flooring. Along a wide corridor, which overlooks the courtyard, sits a well-sized guest bedroom and a family bathroom both with views over the garden. On the west wing are three additional double bedrooms; one enjoys an en suite bathroom and views over the courtyard garden. The other two are currently set up as study bedrooms with fitted wardrobes, bookshelves, and desks. An attic (accessed via a pull-down ladder in bedroom 4) then covers a large proportion of the roof space. The house has recently been reinsulated, and sash windows have been newly renovated and draught-proofed. The property also has superfast fibre broadband.
To the northern side of the house sits an architect-designed garage/annexe building built in 2011. It provides both practical garage bays for two cars (with an electric vehicle charging port) and houses a gym with a separate heating/combi boiler servicing the annexe. An exterior staircase leads up to the large self-contained studio apartment above, which holds an open-plan living, dining and sleeping area with roof-light windows. The annexe is centrally heated and provides versatile living space for additional family, guests, or family help.
Grove Lodge benefits from immaculate gardens comprising approximately 0.62 acres and includes a large lawn area, a Victorian rockery, and a wide range of mature plants and shrubs, including mature acers, elegant silver birches, a weeping pear and many spring bulbs.
Grove Lodge is located in a superb semi-rural location opposite the fourth hole of the Wildernesse Golf Course and provides easy access to Sevenoaks town centre with its wide range of amenities, shops, bars and restaurants. The village of Seal is approximately 1 mile away and has an excellent butcher, primary school and local shopping facilities. The highly rated Bucks Head pub is a short walk away through woodland and alongside the Wildernesse Golf Course.
The house is ideally located for local communications links with the fast trains to London (Charing Cross/London Bridge/Cannon Street) easily accessible whilst the Chevening interchange of the M25/A21 provides links to the Channel ports (via the M20) as well as the airports at Gatwick and Heathrow together with the wider UK motorway network.
The area benefits from a wide range of excellent schools at all levels, including local primary schools including Sevenoaks, Lady Boswells CEP and St. Thomas' RCP, together with a wide range of prep schools such as New Beacon, Sevenoaks Prep, The Granville and Solefields Schools in Sevenoaks and St Michaels and Russell House in Otford. At the senior school level, the area includes many highly rated grammar schools in Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells, including The Judd, Skinners, Tonbridge Girls Grammar and Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar schools, whilst Sevenoaks School and Tonbridge provide excellent private facilities.
