House For Sale £995,000
Reception Hall - 29ft Sitting Room/Dining Room With Inglenook Style Fireplace - 25ft Vaulted Kitchen/Breakfast Room - Separate Pantry/Utility Room - Family Room/Home Office - Downstairs Cloakroom - Basement Level 27 x 8ft Games Room - Multi Chambered Cellar - Main Bedroom With En Suite Shower Room - Five Further Bedrooms & Family Bathroom Arranged First & Second Floors - Wonderful 0.92 Acre Plot Including River Frontage On Two Sides - Off Road Parking for Several Vehicles - Part Secondary Double Glazing - Combination of Air Source Heat Pump & Gas Boiler For Central Heating - Many Outstanding Period Features
This wonderful Grade ll listed house, believed to have been originally built during the early 18th century with subsequent later additions, is situated on a medieval ragstone bridge which spans the River Beult and positioned within the heart of the idyllic rural village of Yalding. The property has been lovingly modernised to include beautifully presented rooms, with the internal space totalling some 3700 square feet arranged over four floors. Features include a large reception hall with access to the ground floor living space, including a large triple aspect sitting room with separate space to accommodate a formal dining table and feature inglenook style fireplace with cast iron log burner, ideal for those cosy family winter nights. The kitchen/breakfast room will allow space for a good size breakfast table, and a comprehensive range of oak fronted units surround a wonderful gas fired Aga. In addition to the kitchen there is a useful pantry/utility room, and for the family or those that require space to work from home, a central reception room offers this versatility and has a downstairs cloakroom, views of the garden and French doors out onto the terrace. On the first floor, the generous main bedroom has a large en suite shower room with the remaining five bedrooms over the two floors having use of a family bathroom which includes a cast iron roll top bath on ball and claw feet. The extensive basement level includes a 27ft x 8ft games room as well as commodious cellar storage and boiler room. The mature gardens that surround this island property are a particular feature, with the ability to launch a kayak / paddleboard from your own riverbank. With the combination of period features alongside modern fittings and heating system, this really is a unique opportunity to acquire a substantial detached home occupying almost a third of its island setting and should be viewed without delay.
The accommodation comprises:
Panelled entrance door and front window to:
ENTRANCE VESTIBULE: Quarry tiled floor, wall lighting, fitted shelving and multi paned door into:
RECEPTION HALL: Exposed ceiling timbers, wood block flooring, double radiator, wall lighting, power points and window to front.
SITTING/DINING ROOM: A generous triple aspect room featuring an inglenook style fireplace with quarry tiled hearth and cast iron Clearview log burner, exposed timbers, fitted carpet, two double radiators, media points, exposed chimney breast within dining area, inset focal point cast iron range with tiled hearth and built-in cupboard housing a Daikin air source heat pump indoor unit.
KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM: Dining Area:
An attractive vaulted and beamed ceiling with access to a small loft area, wall lighting, power points, two double radiators, window to front and terracotta tiled floor that extends into:
Kitchen Area:
Fitted with a range of oak wall and base units with stone worktops and a white double Butler style sink with mixer tap. AEG electric combination oven, 4 burner gas hob with filter hood above, gas fired Aga, Bosch dishwasher and integrated fridge. Vaulted and beamed ceiling, spot lighting, two windows to rear and window to side.
PANTRY/UTILITY ROOM: Matching base units with work surface over, stainless steel single drainer sink unit with mixer tap, washing machine and tumble dryer and large fridge/freezer. Terracotta tiled floor, double doors give access to front, rear window and stable door leading to an external rear staircase.
Several stairs from the reception hall lead down to:
FAMILY ROOM/HOME OFFICE: Fitted book shelving, stone tiled floor, two double radiators, vaulted and beamed ceiling to the rear portion of room, wall lighting, windows to side and rear with French doors opening to the terrace and garden.
DOWNSTAIRS CLOAKROOM: White low level wc, wall mounted wash hand basin, stone tiled floor, vaulted ceiling and wall lighting.
Stairs lead from Family Room/Home Office down to:
LOWER GROUND FLOOR GAMES ROOM: Tiled floor, two radiators, wall lighting, power points, fitted extraction floor pump and two side windows.
Stairs from the reception hall to half landing with rear window and wall light.
Stairs to first floor landing with exposed timbers, double radiator, wall lighting and built-in wardrobe/airing cupboard.
MAIN BEDROOM: Built-in double wardrobe, built-in cupboard with shelf and hanging rail, exposed floorboards and timbers, double radiator, power points, wall lighting, windows to front and side and door into:
EN SUITE SHOWER ROOM: Recently refitted with a large tiled walk-in shower enclosure with glazed screen and rainfall plumbed in shower, low level wc, pedestal wash hand basin with mixer tap, period style towel rail, marble tiled floor, wall lighting, shaver point, double radiator, extractor fan and side window.
BEDROOM: Built-in wardrobe with shelf and hanging rail, double radiator, exposed timbers, power points and window to front.
BEDROOM: Several steps from the entrance lead into the room enjoying lovely garden views from the rear, power and telephone/high speed fibre broadband points and a single radiator.
FAMILY BATHROOM: Cast iron roll top bath on claw & ball feet with mixer taps, tiled shower cubicle with plumbed in shower and glass sliding door, low level wc, pedestal wash hand basin, extractor fan, tiled floor, side window, built-in cupboard with shelving and light.
Stairs from the first floor landing lead to a small half landing with rear window, wall light and continues to the second floor landing.
BEDROOM: Fitted shelving, single radiator, cathedral ceiling, and dormer window to front.
BEDROOM (RESTRICTED HEAD HEIGHT): Large storage area, double radiator and dormer window to front.
BEDROOM: Built-in storage cupboards, double radiator, exposed ceiling beams and dormer window to side.
OUTSIDE FRONT: A pathway leads to the property's covered entrance and access to the side leads to the parking area for several vehicles.
OUTSIDE REAR: From the family room a stone terrace with steps leads down to the main formal garden comprising a fenced enclosed lawn bordered by trees and hedging to provide privacy and with play equipment and treehouse. Beyond the formal garden are surrounding grass and wild meadow areas which include six apple trees, three cherry trees, one plum, pear and fig tree as well as soft fruits and a wonderful variety of mature trees, shrubs and plants. The riverbanks to the north east and south west boundaries of the garden provide access to the river and include a spot from which you can launch a kayak or paddleboard. Beneath the main house is the access to the boiler room and cellar which comprise brick floors, power and light, original cast iron range, copper and fireplace. Within the boiler room is the wall mounted gas fired boiler and pressurised hot water cylinder with the air source heat pumps installed just outside. The cellar area has been installed with sump pumps to protect against flooding and an internal staircase leads from the boiler room up to the reception hall.
SITUATION: Yalding is a particularly charming historic village situated around the rivers Teise, Beult and Medway and famous for its medieval bridge crossing. Bridge House occupies a prominent position at the centre of the bridge and the centre of the village which includes a village store and post office, a pre-school, primary school and doctors surgery, a library, three public houses, a tea room, a cafe, two marinas, recreation ground, youth and adult cricket and football clubs and active Sea Scout troop, Yuletide market, and local festivals. The riverside Boathouse pub/restaurant sits next to the Twyford Bridge offering alfresco dining with views across the Medway, with the river itself popular with kayakers and other river users being roughly half way along the Medway canoe trail. The Greensand Way long distance path runs from Haslemere to Hamstreet and passes through the village with many other walks in and around the village itself. Yalding Fen is a community orchard home to many varieties of apple, whilst sheep and cattle graze the orchard during the year and the harvest celebrated every September with a village picnic. Yalding's train station has twice-hourly services to London Bridge/Cannon Street/Charing Cross and, from Strood, high-speed service to St Pancras. Paddock Wood, just over 4 miles away, has a mainline station with services to London and the Kent coast, a Waitrose supermarket and local stores. Nearby towns include Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells, and Maidstone which provide a full array of shopping facilities, banks and other amenities. There are excellent schools which include Grammar schools in Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells and Maidstone to where there are bus services from the village. Private schools include Sutton Valence, St Helens Montessori, Tonbridge school for boys, Kent College, Somerhill and Prep schools in Tonbridge. Primary Schools include Yalding, Laddingford and Collier Street. Recreational amenities include the David Lloyd health club in Kings Hill, leisure centres in Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells, tennis at Horsmonden and golf at Kings Hill, West Malling and Weald of Kent.
TENURE: Freehold
COUNCIL TAX BAND: G
VIEWING: By appointment with Wood & Pilcher Tunbridge Wells[use Contact Agent Button].
AGENTS NOTE: We have produced a virtual video/tour of the property to enable you to obtain a better picture of it. We accept no liability for the content of the virtual video/tour and recommend a full physical viewing as usual before you take steps in relation to the property (including incurring expenditure).
This wonderful Grade ll listed house, believed to have been originally built during the early 18th century with subsequent later additions, is situated on a medieval ragstone bridge which spans the River Beult and positioned within the heart of the idyllic rural village of Yalding. The property has been lovingly modernised to include beautifully presented rooms, with the internal space totalling some 3700 square feet arranged over four floors. Features include a large reception hall with access to the ground floor living space, including a large triple aspect sitting room with separate space to accommodate a formal dining table and feature inglenook style fireplace with cast iron log burner, ideal for those cosy family winter nights. The kitchen/breakfast room will allow space for a good size breakfast table, and a comprehensive range of oak fronted units surround a wonderful gas fired Aga. In addition to the kitchen there is a useful pantry/utility room, and for the family or those that require space to work from home, a central reception room offers this versatility and has a downstairs cloakroom, views of the garden and French doors out onto the terrace. On the first floor, the generous main bedroom has a large en suite shower room with the remaining five bedrooms over the two floors having use of a family bathroom which includes a cast iron roll top bath on ball and claw feet. The extensive basement level includes a 27ft x 8ft games room as well as commodious cellar storage and boiler room. The mature gardens that surround this island property are a particular feature, with the ability to launch a kayak / paddleboard from your own riverbank. With the combination of period features alongside modern fittings and heating system, this really is a unique opportunity to acquire a substantial detached home occupying almost a third of its island setting and should be viewed without delay.
The accommodation comprises:
Panelled entrance door and front window to:
ENTRANCE VESTIBULE: Quarry tiled floor, wall lighting, fitted shelving and multi paned door into:
RECEPTION HALL: Exposed ceiling timbers, wood block flooring, double radiator, wall lighting, power points and window to front.
SITTING/DINING ROOM: A generous triple aspect room featuring an inglenook style fireplace with quarry tiled hearth and cast iron Clearview log burner, exposed timbers, fitted carpet, two double radiators, media points, exposed chimney breast within dining area, inset focal point cast iron range with tiled hearth and built-in cupboard housing a Daikin air source heat pump indoor unit.
KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM: Dining Area:
An attractive vaulted and beamed ceiling with access to a small loft area, wall lighting, power points, two double radiators, window to front and terracotta tiled floor that extends into:
Kitchen Area:
Fitted with a range of oak wall and base units with stone worktops and a white double Butler style sink with mixer tap. AEG electric combination oven, 4 burner gas hob with filter hood above, gas fired Aga, Bosch dishwasher and integrated fridge. Vaulted and beamed ceiling, spot lighting, two windows to rear and window to side.
PANTRY/UTILITY ROOM: Matching base units with work surface over, stainless steel single drainer sink unit with mixer tap, washing machine and tumble dryer and large fridge/freezer. Terracotta tiled floor, double doors give access to front, rear window and stable door leading to an external rear staircase.
Several stairs from the reception hall lead down to:
FAMILY ROOM/HOME OFFICE: Fitted book shelving, stone tiled floor, two double radiators, vaulted and beamed ceiling to the rear portion of room, wall lighting, windows to side and rear with French doors opening to the terrace and garden.
DOWNSTAIRS CLOAKROOM: White low level wc, wall mounted wash hand basin, stone tiled floor, vaulted ceiling and wall lighting.
Stairs lead from Family Room/Home Office down to:
LOWER GROUND FLOOR GAMES ROOM: Tiled floor, two radiators, wall lighting, power points, fitted extraction floor pump and two side windows.
Stairs from the reception hall to half landing with rear window and wall light.
Stairs to first floor landing with exposed timbers, double radiator, wall lighting and built-in wardrobe/airing cupboard.
MAIN BEDROOM: Built-in double wardrobe, built-in cupboard with shelf and hanging rail, exposed floorboards and timbers, double radiator, power points, wall lighting, windows to front and side and door into:
EN SUITE SHOWER ROOM: Recently refitted with a large tiled walk-in shower enclosure with glazed screen and rainfall plumbed in shower, low level wc, pedestal wash hand basin with mixer tap, period style towel rail, marble tiled floor, wall lighting, shaver point, double radiator, extractor fan and side window.
BEDROOM: Built-in wardrobe with shelf and hanging rail, double radiator, exposed timbers, power points and window to front.
BEDROOM: Several steps from the entrance lead into the room enjoying lovely garden views from the rear, power and telephone/high speed fibre broadband points and a single radiator.
FAMILY BATHROOM: Cast iron roll top bath on claw & ball feet with mixer taps, tiled shower cubicle with plumbed in shower and glass sliding door, low level wc, pedestal wash hand basin, extractor fan, tiled floor, side window, built-in cupboard with shelving and light.
Stairs from the first floor landing lead to a small half landing with rear window, wall light and continues to the second floor landing.
BEDROOM: Fitted shelving, single radiator, cathedral ceiling, and dormer window to front.
BEDROOM (RESTRICTED HEAD HEIGHT): Large storage area, double radiator and dormer window to front.
BEDROOM: Built-in storage cupboards, double radiator, exposed ceiling beams and dormer window to side.
OUTSIDE FRONT: A pathway leads to the property's covered entrance and access to the side leads to the parking area for several vehicles.
OUTSIDE REAR: From the family room a stone terrace with steps leads down to the main formal garden comprising a fenced enclosed lawn bordered by trees and hedging to provide privacy and with play equipment and treehouse. Beyond the formal garden are surrounding grass and wild meadow areas which include six apple trees, three cherry trees, one plum, pear and fig tree as well as soft fruits and a wonderful variety of mature trees, shrubs and plants. The riverbanks to the north east and south west boundaries of the garden provide access to the river and include a spot from which you can launch a kayak or paddleboard. Beneath the main house is the access to the boiler room and cellar which comprise brick floors, power and light, original cast iron range, copper and fireplace. Within the boiler room is the wall mounted gas fired boiler and pressurised hot water cylinder with the air source heat pumps installed just outside. The cellar area has been installed with sump pumps to protect against flooding and an internal staircase leads from the boiler room up to the reception hall.
SITUATION: Yalding is a particularly charming historic village situated around the rivers Teise, Beult and Medway and famous for its medieval bridge crossing. Bridge House occupies a prominent position at the centre of the bridge and the centre of the village which includes a village store and post office, a pre-school, primary school and doctors surgery, a library, three public houses, a tea room, a cafe, two marinas, recreation ground, youth and adult cricket and football clubs and active Sea Scout troop, Yuletide market, and local festivals. The riverside Boathouse pub/restaurant sits next to the Twyford Bridge offering alfresco dining with views across the Medway, with the river itself popular with kayakers and other river users being roughly half way along the Medway canoe trail. The Greensand Way long distance path runs from Haslemere to Hamstreet and passes through the village with many other walks in and around the village itself. Yalding Fen is a community orchard home to many varieties of apple, whilst sheep and cattle graze the orchard during the year and the harvest celebrated every September with a village picnic. Yalding's train station has twice-hourly services to London Bridge/Cannon Street/Charing Cross and, from Strood, high-speed service to St Pancras. Paddock Wood, just over 4 miles away, has a mainline station with services to London and the Kent coast, a Waitrose supermarket and local stores. Nearby towns include Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells, and Maidstone which provide a full array of shopping facilities, banks and other amenities. There are excellent schools which include Grammar schools in Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells and Maidstone to where there are bus services from the village. Private schools include Sutton Valence, St Helens Montessori, Tonbridge school for boys, Kent College, Somerhill and Prep schools in Tonbridge. Primary Schools include Yalding, Laddingford and Collier Street. Recreational amenities include the David Lloyd health club in Kings Hill, leisure centres in Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells, tennis at Horsmonden and golf at Kings Hill, West Malling and Weald of Kent.
TENURE: Freehold
COUNCIL TAX BAND: G
VIEWING: By appointment with Wood & Pilcher Tunbridge Wells[use Contact Agent Button].
AGENTS NOTE: We have produced a virtual video/tour of the property to enable you to obtain a better picture of it. We accept no liability for the content of the virtual video/tour and recommend a full physical viewing as usual before you take steps in relation to the property (including incurring expenditure).
