Bomber’s Cottage is a delightful, detached period home that offers a wealth of charming original details, including exposed timber beams, while outside there is an attractive garden and access to an allotment. The welcoming reception hall has a dual aspect and timber beams overhead and could be used as a study or snug. Further reception rooms include the comfortable sitting room with overhead and vertical beams and an original fireplace, while towards the rear, the formal dining room has wooden flooring, a fireplace and a dual aspect including French doors opening onto the garden. Adjoining the dining room, the kitchen provides fitted units to base and wall level as well as modern integrated appliances, including a double oven and a hob with an extractor hood. The utility room has further space for household storage and appliances. Two separate staircases provide access to the first floor accommodation, where there are five well-presented bedrooms. The generous principal bedroom has built-in storage and an en suite bathroom, while a further three bedrooms have their own washbasins. Also on the first floor is a family bathroom with an over-bath and Jack and Jill entrances from both first-floor landings.

At the front of the property, five-bar wooden gates open onto the driveway, which offers parking space and access to the detached single garage. A brick pathway leads to the front entrance through the splendid front garden with its hedgerow borders, lawns, mature trees and well-stocked flowerbeds. At the rear there is an area of paved terracing, a level lawn and borders with established shrubs, perennials and hedgerows. The property also has access to an allotment at the rear, providing space for growing fruit and vegetables in a shared community environment.

The picturesque village of Leigh is close to the bustling commuter towns of Tonbridge and Sevenoaks, and surrounded by beautiful rolling Kent countryside, with the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on its doorstep. Tonbridge has a bustling High Street with a good selection of shops, including a Waitrose, plus several excellent independent cafés and restaurants. Leigh has a station providing local rail services, while Tonbridge and Hildenborough’s mainline stations offer efficient commuter services to London Bridge, London Cannon Street, Waterloo East and Charing Cross. The M25 is also within easy reach, via the A21. There is a superb selection of schools in the area, including The Judd boys and Tonbridge Girls grammar schools, and the nationally renowned independent Tonbridge School, plus several outstanding-rated primary schools