A lovely family house lying within about two miles of the centre of Tunbridge Wells.

Description

Home Farm is a fine two-storey Grade II listed house nestled in a very accessible position in this pretty village on the western fringe of Tunbridge Wells. Built in 1746 with traditional Flemish bond red brick elevations, the property comprised two attached farmhouses which were unified by the finely proportioned three bay facade to create a charming detached Georgian family house. The property has many attractive period features, including sash windows with the original glazing bars intact, which sit below a hipped tiled roof. The facade is notable for the brick model cornice, as well as the original wooden weatherhood and brackets.

Today, Home Farm provides charming and well-presented family accommodation with good ceiling heights, formal Georgian reception rooms to the front and a traditional-style kitchen breakfast room to the rear, with exposed wall and ceiling timbers. Notable features include the impressive front approach, the original staircase with mahogany rail and stick balusters, a magnificent wide brick Inglenook fireplace to the sitting room, an Aga and glazed-over original well with lighting in the kitchen, which is fitted with black granite worktops, a Miele oven, microwave and gas hob and tiled flooring.

A surprise open plan lower ground floor level with its atmospheric dining area and informal sitting room is accessed via stone, brick and oak steps and features exposed stonework to the walls and impressive ceiling beams.

On the first floor, all four bedrooms have built-in wardrobes, and two have period fireplaces. There is a spacious and well-appointed family bathroom fitted with a roll top bath and a shower and an en-suite shower to bedroom two. There is a further shower in the ground floor cloakroom.

Outside
Home Farm is approached over a shared driveway which then becomes private. The shingle parking/turning area leads to the front of a triple bay garage with two sets of double doors and one open bay. The front garden is enclosed by a post and rail fence with mature shrubs and trees providing year round colour. There is a pathway leading to the steps up to the front door and the remaining garden is laid to lawn.

The rear garden is secluded, including a high brick wall and conifer hedging to the boundaries. Within the garden are mature herbaceous boarders, shrubs and specimen trees, including a maple in a raised shingle bed. There are lovely seating areas, including a paved terrace directly accessed from the house and a further circular terrace with an attractive wooden summer house.

Location

Home farm is set on the edge of Rusthall village, on the way out to Speldhurst, within walking distance of the village, with its good range of local amenities, including a post office, general stores, public houses and churches. Walks can be enjoyed across the surrounding countryside towards Speldhurst and into the main town of Tunbridge Wells.

There are many well-regarded state and private schools in the area, for both primary and secondary education. The nearest primary school is in Rusthall village itself, and Holmewood House is the nearest preparatory school, in Langton Green. Tunbridge Wells has Kent Grammar schools as does Tonbridge to the north and private options at senior level include co-educational in Sevenoaks, boys at Tonbridge and girls at Mayfield.

Mainline rail: Tunbridge Wells station is reached within just over two miles, providing regular commuter services to London Charing Cross, London Bridge
and Cannon Street.

Square Footage: 2,578 sq ft


Acreage: 0.47 Acres

Directions

From our offices Tunbridge Wells, travel west on the Langton Road (A264), passing the Spa Hotel on the right. Take the second turning on the right onto
Coach Road, just after Rusthall common cricket pitch. At the crossroads, go straight over onto Lower Green Road and, after about 0.3 of a mile, a little further
on from the Red Lion Pub, the shared driveway to Home Farm will be found on the right-hand side and Home Farm is the first property.

Additional Info

Agent's Note: The shared driveway leads beyond Home Farm up to a field of about three acres which is in the same ownership. This is not part of this sale and may in the future be developed into residential housing. If this proposal comes to fruition at some point over the next 12 years, then it is envisaged that there will be a number of quality new homes built, but these will be accessed from a separate new driveway, through the
neighbouring orchard. Further information is available at the viewing or at our offices.

Our client is a member of the Savills team in Tunbridge Wells.

Services: Gas-fired central heating, mains water, electricity and drainage

Outgoings: Tunbridge Wells Borough Council,[use Contact Agent Button], Tax Band
G.