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7 bedroom detached house

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Detached house
7 bed
7 bath
23.00 acre(s)

Key information

Tenure: Freehold
Service charge: £0 per annum
Council tax: Band G
Broadband: Basic 7Mbps *
Mobile signal: 
EE O2 Three Vodafone
Water: Ask agent
Heating: Ask agent
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Sewerage: Ask agent
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Property description & features

  • Tenure: Freehold
Hookwood Farm is an exceptional, high-quality, family home built in 2013 in a classic Georgian style. Designed to the highest standards, creating the perfect balance internally between the practicality of modern living, yet with wonderful bespoke Georgian features throughout, offering luxury living across three floors. On entrance, one is instantly drawn to the propertys' grandeur, with elegant marble flooring, ornamental plaster friezes, handcrafted staircase and statement double doors, filling character into the wonderfully proportioned entrance hall.

High ceilings, bespoke Georgian style features and large sash windows continue to be wonderful eye catching details throughout the interiors of Hookwood Farm. The kitchen/breakfast room is set in the East of the house, with triple aspect windows and French doors to the terrace. The heart of the kitchen is the beautiful granite topped island, housing a breakfast bar, two sinks and wine fridge. There is also the benefit of an electric AGA and the separate gas AGA, two integrated fridges, two dishwashers and a Miele coffee machine. The well fitted utility room with a butler sink is located off the kitchen, which also leads through to the gardens, and the double garage with annexe above.

The drawing room, sitting room and orangery/dining room are all striking formal spaces, with views through the beautifully made sash windows, towards the manicured gardens and wild meadows beyond. Both the drawing room and sitting room have engineered oak flooring along with elegant marble fireplaces. The orangery/dining room is a light filled reception room, set in the West of the house, with French doors to the west terrace. A guest cloakroom adjoins the orangery/dining room to the entrance hall.

The first floor comprises a spacious landing, with further sash windows to the rear of the house creating a wonderfully light filled space that leads onto 3 bedrooms with en suites, including the principal bedroom suite, with a well proportion bedroom, spectacular dressing room and ensuite bathroom, all overlooking the properties magnificent grounds.

The second floor accommodates two further bedrooms with ensuite shower rooms, and the benefit of a generous attic storage room. The annexe is situated above the double garage,- with a spacious living room/bedroom with kitchenette and en suite shower room.

The annexe is accessed via the stairs adjacent to the store room in the East of the house

Hookwood Farm is approached by a sweeping gravel driveway with wrought iron gates, framed by two stone pillars. The drive forks, leading to the integral double garage, with additional space for parking directly outside or to the front of the house where there is a large, gravelled parking area.

The gardens are formed of landscaped formal gardens, wild meadows, paddock, vegetable garden and manicured lawns that lead down to the river. The lake is set on a slight gradient Southwest of the house, which has its own private island in the centre.

Towards the North side of the house, the gravel drive continues to the outbuildings, where you will find a chicken coop with shed, stables and storage rooms with a kitchenette and cloakroom. Behind the vegetable garden is a sizeable greenhouse. Beyond are further stables with approximately 4 acres that stretch towards the river where you will also find fascinating remains of a Victorian pumping station

Shipbourne is a very sought after village, which features a village green, church, primary school and the popular Chaser Inn. There is also an active tennis club located on the Green and a popular weekly farmer’s market. Ightham Mote, a National Trust House, is close by and can be accessed by the excellent footpath network that exists in the village.

Hildenborough station is within easy reach and offers train services to London Bridge, Cannon Street/Charing Cross in 35/40 minutes. Further local services are to be found at Borough Green with train services to London Victoria in approximately 55 minutes. There is also a fast, direct mainline train service from Tonbridge and Sevenoaks into London Bridge, Cannon Street and Charing Cross in about 30/40 minutes respectively. Tonbridge and Sevenoaks both provide an excellent selection of both private and state schools as well as a comprehensive range of shopping and recreational facilities including several golf courses nearby. Junction 3 of the M20/M26 is about 5 miles away providing excellent communications with the other motorway networks, Gatwick, Heathrow, City and Stansted airports, The Channel Tunnel and Ashford and Ebbsfleet International stations. (From Ebbsfleet: 17 minutes to London St Pancras).

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    Broadband availability and predicted speed: obtained from Ofcom on December 21, 2021

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    Mobile phone signal availability and predicted strength: obtained from Ofcom on December 21, 2021

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