3 bedroom detached house for sale

The perfect blend of period charm, comfort and countryside living at this detached cottage with exposed beams, inglenook fireplace and rural views.

DESCRIPTION

Horseshoes Cottage is a quintessential and most attractive Grade II listed detached cottage with brick and tile hung elevations under a half hipped and tiled roof. The cottage is believed to date from the 17th Century with a later front and offers a multitude of period features including exposed timbers and a substantial inglenook fireplace. The accommodation is beautifully presented throughout and the garden has been relandscaped by the current owner.

FEATURES

- Horseshoes Cottage is approached through an electric gate into a parking area providing access to the garage and electric charging point. The front garden is mainly laid to lawn with a variety of shrubs, plants and established hedging to the road frontage.

- The sitting Room is full of charming period features including large brick inglenook fireplace with wood burner, surrounded by exposed timbers and the original front door. Solid oak flooring in this room and the adjacent study with a view to rear garden.

- Double aspect Kitchen/Dining room, newly installed to a very high standard. The kitchen features Amtico flooring, high quality Blum painted units, quartz worktops, a double oven electric Aga, and integrated Neff appliances including dishwasher, double oven, induction hob and Bosch microwave with space for a large fridge.

- Shower/utility area with Aqualisa shower and WC. tiled with underfloor heating. There are further storage units and integrated washing machine and drier.

- The first floor leads to the principal bedroom with beautiful exposed beams and a recessed area with shelving. A second double bedroom full of character has wall and ceiling timbers, fireplace, built in wardrobe and views to farmland.

- The family bathroom with vaulted ceiling and bath with overhead shower.

- Steps from the landing lead to the attic floor with access to a good area of roof space storage and a third bedroom with part sloping ceiling and additional storage.

- To either side of the house personal gates give access to a peaceful rear garden with sweeping rural views and farmland. Mainly laid to lawn, shrubs and planted border with a natural pond with decking and inset lights. Timber utility outbuilding by kitchen door.

SITUATION

Horseshoes Cottage occupies a convenient rural position between the villages of Bough Beech and Chiddingstone Causeway with its Post Office/General Store and Little Brown Jug Pub/Restaurant.
Sevenoaks, Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells Town Centres all offer a wide range of shopping facilities as well as main line stations to London Charing Cross/Cannon Street.
Similar services are available from Hildenborough Main Line Station. Whilst nearby Penshurst Station has services to Tonbridge and Redhill.

There are a good number of well regarded schools in the local area including Chiddingstone and Leigh Primary Schools. Grammar Schools for both Boys and Girls in Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells as well as grammar annexes in Sevenoaks. Tonbridge and Sevenoaks Public Schools and a variety of Preparatory Schools in and around Sevenoaks and Tonbridge including Hilden Grange, the Schools at Somerhill and New Beacon. Holmewood House at Langton Green and Walthamstow Hall for Girls.

The A21 gives access to the M25 and thence motorway network, Gatwick, Heathrow and Stansted airports, Channel Tunnel Terminus and Ports, as well as Ebbsfleet International Terminal and Bluewater.
Leisure facilities include Golf Courses at Hever and Nizels and Sailing at Bough Beech Reservoir. There is also a private health/fitness centre at Nizels. Tonbridge School Sports Centre.

DIRECTIONS

From Sevenoaks direction take the B245 towards Hildenborough and then right onto B2027 passing Hildenborough Station. At the T junction turn right and proceed through the Villages of Leigh and Chiddingstone Causeway. Continue for a further 0.5 mile and Horseshoes Cottage will be found on the right hand side just after the left hand turning to Chiddingstone.

Horseshoes Cottage occupies a convenient rural position between the villages of Bough Beech and Chiddingstone Causeway with its Post Office/General Store and Little Brown Jug Pub/Restaurant.
Sevenoaks, Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells Town Centres all offer a wide range of shopping facilities as well as main line stations to |London Charing Cross/Cannon Street.
Similar services are available from Hildenborough Main Line Station. Whilst nearby Penshurst Station has services to Tonbridge and Redhill.

There are a good number of well regarded schools in the local area including Chiddingstone and Leigh Primary Schools. Grammar Schools for both Boys and Girls in Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells as well as grammar annexes in Sevenoaks. Tonbridge and Sevenoaks Public Schools and a variety of Preparatory Schools in and around Sevenoaks and Tonbridge including Hilden Grange, the Schools at Somerhill and New Beacon. Holmewood House at Langton Green and Walthamstow Hall for Girls.

The A21 gives access to the M25 and thence motorway network, Gatwick, Heathrow and Stansted airports, Channel Tunnel Terminus and Ports, as well as Ebbsfleet International Terminal and Bluewater.
Leisure facilities include Golf Courses at Hever and Nizels and Sailing at Bough Beech Reservoir. There is also a private health/fitness centre at Nizels. Tonbridge School Sports Centre.