A handsome and spacious family home with an extensive south-facing garden on the edge of town.

Description

Tollington House is one of four executive homes built by Silver Homes in 2008, offering approximately 3,839 square foot of adaptable accommodation arranged over four floors, together with a double garage and large driveway.

The living space on the ground floor comprises a sitting room with a gas-fired fireplace (currently unused) enjoying a lovely outlook over the garden through full height windows which extend to the first floor. There is also and an interconnecting dining room creating versatile space for entertaining. French doors provide access from the dining room to the terrace and garden.

The fitted kitchen/breakfast room has an outlook to the front and is fitted with a range of wall and base cupboards, granite worktops and integrated appliances including a gas-fired range cooker, dishwasher and microwave, with a utility room off and a separate walk-in pantry.

The galleried family/TV room on the first floor also has a gas-fired fireplace. The first floor landing is spacious enough to be used as a library area with views towards Mount Ephraim.

The large principal bedroom suite faces south and overlooks the rear garden, has a fitted dressing room and an en suite bath/shower room. There are five further bedrooms with fitted wardrobes, three of which have en suite bath/shower rooms.

The lower ground floor room is currently used as a gym. The integral double garage is accessed from here and has a good ceiling height for larger vehicles, up and over electric doors out to the driveway at the front and is fitted with a high voltage electric car charging point.

The enclosed landscaped garden is well-established and extends to the rear on the south side. It has a good level of privacy being well screened by trees and high hedging. The flagstone terrace is accessed from the dining room and steps lead up from the terrace to a large lawn with colourful shrub borders. The garden backs onto adjoining playing fields.

To the front, there is ample private driveway parking and a stepped path up to the front door.

Location

Tollington House lies on the Frant Road end of Forest Road, a sought-after residential road comprising mainly prestigious family houses on the south side of town and backs onto playing fields to the rear.

The town centre is easily accessible, being approximately 1.5 miles and offering an extensive range of shops, department stores, restaurants, bars and coffee houses, together with two theatres.

The historic Pantiles area with its Georgian shopping colonnade and the old High Street are a walk of a mile, and the Royal Victoria Place shopping mall is reached in approximately 2.3 miles. Knights Park out-of-town retail park is approximately 4.5 miles and offers a multi-screen cinema complex, bowling alley, health/fitness club and further large outlet stores. Local shopping is available in Frant village and TN2 Food and Wine is a popular family-run grocery store approximately 0.3 miles away on the Frant Road.

There are several parks and open green spaces in the vicinity, including Dunorlan Park and the town’s Common, with its extensive acreage of woodland and open spaces, as well as Hargate Woods which are accessible off Broadwater Down, both offering lovely spaces for dog walking. The Nevill Golf Club and Nevill Ground (tennis and cricket) are nearby in Warwick Park, water sports including sailing and fishing can be enjoyed at Bewl Water and off-road cycling at Bedgebury Forest.

State and private schools: There are many well-regarded schools to choose from, including primary schools in Frant village and Broadwater Down, preparatory schools including The Mead in Frant Road, Rose Hill, Holmewood House in Langton Green and, at senior level, the boys and girls grammars in St Johns, Mayfield for girls, Tonbridge for boys, Bedes, Sevenoaks and Eastbourne with several offering a bus service from the Frant Road.

Tunbridge wells mainline station offers regular commuter services to London Charing Cross and Cannon Street (via London Bridge and Waterloo East), with trains from about 57 minutes and the Centaur Commuter Bus Service has a stop in Frant Road.

Square Footage: 3,843 sq ft


Acreage: 0.280005 Acres

Directions

From Tunbridge Wells take the A267 (Nevill Street, which becomes Frant Road) south from the mini-roundabout at the Pantiles. After approximately 0.8 mile, almost at the top of the hill, turn left onto Forest Road. The entrance to Tollington House, number 233a will be found after a short distance on the right-hand side.

Additional Info

Services: Mains gas-fired central heating, mains water, electricity and drainage.

Outgoings: Tunbridge Wells Borough Council: Tax Band G, contribution of costs for driveway shared with the neighbouring property.