6 bedroom detached house for sale

An exceptional country residence of elegant proportions set within parkland grounds of about 17 acres.

Description

Godden Green House is a handsome country residence dating from the Victorian period with impressive Gothic and Arts and Crafts influences together with British colonial styling. The property has been updated and refurbished to a high standard by the current owners and retains many period features enhanced with contemporary embellishments. The generously proportioned accommodation offers areas of both formal entertaining and family living, with features including high ceilings, beautiful wood block flooring, deep multi-pane sash windows, elegant fireplaces and deep skirting boards.
The property is situated in an AONB in the sought after location of Godden Green with its public house and semi-rural setting with many footpaths over the surrounding countryside.

The principal reception rooms comprise a striking drawing room with wide bay window and direct access to the gardens and an impressive dining room with full height sliding doors to the rear terrace and a beautiful outlook over the gardens. The elegant double aspect sitting room has a square bay window to the side and an outlook to the front, and the charming family room adjoins the kitchen/breakfast room and dining room.

The spacious kitchen/breakfast room is fitted with a range of base units and matching island units with integral appliances and space for a range style cooker. There is an adjoining larder cupboard and a further crockery cupboard located in the family room.

There is a study, two cloakrooms, a sauna, a laundry room, utility room and boiler room.

Completing the ground floor is a superb guest suite comprising a spacious bedroom with double doors to the garden and a well-appointed en suite shower room.

Stairs lead from the hall to an extensive cellar comprising a number of storerooms and a wine store.

Arranged over the first floor is the generously proportioned principal suite comprising a double aspect bedroom, two dressing rooms and a luxurious en suite bathroom with separate shower area and featuring a roll top copper bath. There are three further bedrooms, all with en suite facilities and one with a dressing room. Arranged over the second floor is the sixth bedroom.

A self-contained cottage provides excellent ancillary accommodation, together with garaging, garden stores, a greenhouse, summerhouses and pavilions. The house sits within extensive park-like grounds with a swimming pool and impressive pool house set within former walled kitchen gardens. The tennis court is screened by hedging and banks of rhododendrons, and an avenue of trees flank the drive.

Location

Comprehensive Shopping: Sevenoaks (2.4 miles) and Bluewater (19.9 miles).

Mainline Rail Services: Sevenoaks (2.8 miles) to London Cannon Street/Charing Cross/London Bridge.

Primary Schools: Various in Sevenoaks, Seal, Sundridge and Otford.

Secondary Schools: Weald of Kent Girls Grammar, Knole Academy and Trinity Schools in Sevenoaks. Weald of Kent and Tonbridge Girls Grammars and Judd Boys Grammar schools in Tonbridge. Tunbridge Wells Girls and Boys Grammar Schools and the Skinners Boys Grammar School in Tunbridge Wells.

Private Schools: Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Walthamstow Hall and Sackville Secondary Schools. New Beacon. The Granville, Sevenoaks, Solefields and Walthamstow Hall Preparatory Schools in Sevenoaks. St Michaels & Russell House Preparatory Schools in Otford. Radnor House in Sundridge. Fosse Bank in Hildenborough. The Schools at Somerhill, Hilden Oaks and Hilden Grange in Tonbridge.

Sporting Facilities: Golf clubs in Sevenoaks include Wildernesse and Knole with Nizels in Hildenborough which also has a private health/fitness centre. Tonbridge School Sports Centre. Sevenoaks sports and leisure centre. Cricket and Rugby in The Vine area of Sevenoaks.

All distances are approximate.

Square Footage: 9,200 sq ft


Acreage: 17.02 Acres

Directions

From Sevenoaks High Street head in a northerly direction onto the A225, turn right into Seal Hollow Road. After 0.4 of a mile turn right onto Blackhall Lane and continue to the end of the road. Turn right and continue along this road for approx. 0.2 miles and the gated driveway for Godden Green House will be found on the left hand side.

Additional Info

Mains water, drainage & electricity. Gas fired central heating.