Detached house for sale in Hurstwood Lane, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN4

A substantial detached townhouse which is an ideal family home, with an abundance of character and tucked away in this prime residential area.

Description
An exceptional, unlisted townhouse with period origins and Victorian styling, tucked away in this much favoured residential area, providing good access into all the town’s amenities.

Character abounds throughout including a delightful wide reception hall with wood burning stove and beamed ceiling, which opens to the grand staircase gently rising to an impressive galleried landing. There are four stunning reception rooms, each with their own style, including the fine high ceiling drawing room (about 3.3 m or 10’10) complete with a classic marble fireplace and a full height bay at the other end, with door and windows opening to the delightful garden and terracing. Then there is the mahogany panelled dining room and the generous study, with oak panelling, bookshelves and fireplace surround, which again overlooks the garden.

Upstairs is equally dramatic, with a huge principal bedroom and en-suite bathroom. The other bedrooms are also interesting, one with balcony access and three which can be described as individual 'hotel style suites’ served by three shower/bathrooms, two of which are modernised. A secondary staircase rises to the top floor with three attic bedrooms which would likely be enjoyed by children and teenagers.

Outside, the house is tucked away with little general passing traffic and mature boundaries, including hedging and a variety of trees. The gardens have been very professionally laid out, with the help of a BBC Gardener of the Year winner, Kath Crouch. The gardens provide a wonderful variety of colour, especially through the summer months.

The front garden sets the scene here with a beautiful rose garden leading around to the main lawn garden to one side of the house, planted with a huge variety of flowers, shrubs and trees, including two Palm trees, an Indian bean tree and a Sambuca to name some of the most exotic.

There are also vegetables set in raised beds and a variety of fruit trees, including three feature esplanade trees supported on an oak frame. A large Alitex greenhouse and secluded terrace form a focal point to the main garden, with further terracing across the back of the house accessed straight from the drawing room. To the rear of the house, there are a variety of potting and storage sheds and an outside w.c, as well as a delightful brick-blocked courtyard ideal for al fresco dining during a hot day, as well as a specially planted shade garden.

Location
Tunbridge Wells is the only Spa town in the southeast of England and is a very popular base for families, with an excellent choice of schools and regular commuter services to London.

The High Street, which is within approximately 0.8 miles on foot, offers many restaurants including The Ivy and The Warren, and so many choices for delicious cakes, fresh bread and coffee, Juliet's, Fine Grind, Gails and the Italian delicatessen Arte Bianca, with fresh fish and seafood at Sankey's fishmongers and so much more, with numerous shops and independent boutiques.

Royal Victoria Place shopping mall is reached in approximately 0.9 mile on foot. Knights Park out of town retail park is approximately 3.5 miles and offers a multi-screen cinema complex, bowling alley, health/fitness club and further large outlet stores.

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, loved by children and dog walkers for generations, as well as Hargate Woods which are accessible off Broadwater Down. The Nevill Golf Club and Nevill Ground (tennis and cricket) are nearby in Warwick Park.

State and private schools: There are many well-regarded schools within a mile, including Bishops Down Primary School, Bennett Memorial, Rose Hill preparatory school, the boys’ and girls’ grammars and the Skinners School for boys in the St John's area. Holmwood House is also reached within approximately 2 miles. Private options for seniors include Mayfield School for Girls, Tonbridge for Boys and Sevenoaks, Bedes (Upper Dicker), Eastbourne and Brighton Colleges which are co-ed.

Mainline rail: Tunbridge Wells (approximately 0.8 miles on foot) has services to London Charing Cross (via London Bridge and Waterloo East) and Cannon Street with journey times from 50 minutes.

Communications: The A21, accessible just North of Tunbridge Wells, links directly to London and the M25 and thereby to the national motorway network, Heathrow and Gatwick airports and the Channel Tunnel terminus.

Square Footage: 6,566 sq ft

Acreage:
0.46 Acres



Additional Info
Set within Tunbridge Wells Conservation Area.

Outgoings: Tunbridge Wells Borough Council.

Services: Mains water, electricity, gas and drainage.