Clover Mews, London, SW3 4JH

Why We Love Clover Lodge

A fantastic lodge house at the end of a quiet mews this property is defined by its unusually high ceilings and abundance of natural light.

Working equally well as a family house or generous pad in town, Clover Mews boasts its own private integral garage and lovely views of Chelsea Physic Garden and the Thames

Clover Lodge occupies an enchanting quiet position on the corner of Dilke Street and Clover Mews in the heart of Old Chelsea. It’s end of terrace position and South-West orientation bring plenty of natural light with a bright and airy feel. 

Clover Mews is a charming private mews with cobbled street. Residents enjoy allocated private parking directly outside their own house.  Clover Lodge is arranged over three floors, all of which are above ground and presented in great condition.

The front door opens onto an entrance hallway with the integral garage situated to one side (which can be accessed via an internal door). To the other side of the entrance hall is the exceptionally generous and well-proportioned open-plan drawing room/dining room/kitchen. This lovely dual-aspect space is flooded with light from a series of South and West facing windows with smart inbuilt bookshelves and cupboards. The kitchen features a Miele dishwasher, electric oven, second oven/microwave and warming drawer, gas hob and inbuilt fridge. The kitchen also has a storage/pantry cupboard with space for a separate freezer. A separate laundry room with storage shelves for linens and space for washer/dryer is situated upstairs. 

An additional sitting area/study is on the first floor with views over the Chelsea Physic Garden. This floor enjoys similar soaring ceiling heights to the ground floor. 

Clover Mews has four good-sized double bedrooms and a good ratio of bathrooms. The principal bedroom with huge inbuilt cupboards pretty wallpaper, bay window, and an adjoining bathroom with twin basins, bath and separate shower is located on the first floor. There is also a twin bedroom with views to the river, inbuilt cupboards, and a family bathroom with shower across the hall.  

The third and fourth bedrooms are both on the second floor, each has an adjoining bathroom, and views to the river. One of the bedrooms has a pretty circular window. This floor also houses an eaves storage cupboard.

Living in Chelsea

Sloane Square Station 0.6 miles I Battersea Park Station 0.9 miles I Victoria Station 1.2 miles I Cadogan Pier 0.3 miles

(Distances and time approximate)

Clover Lodge is located in the historic heart of Old Chelsea within the prestigious Royal Hospital Conservation Area.

It is perfectly placed for riverside walks along the Embankment to Cheyne Walk and across the river over beautiful Albert Bridge to Battersea Park.

There is a wide selection of elegant boutique shops around the nearby hub of Sloane Square and along The King's Road within several minutes’ walk. Chelsea Green boasts a fantastic butcher, fishmonger, grocer and wine merchant. There is a weekly farmers’ market on Pimlico Green and a weekly world food market on Duke of York’s off Sloane Square. Supermarkets in the form of Waitrose, Marks & Spencer and Tesco are all conveniently located nearby. 

The exceedingly good Chelsea Physic Garden cafe is under 5 minutes walk away and the area offers some fantastic restaurants including Restaurant Gordon Ramsay which is also a brief stroll away on Royal Hospital Road. Battersea Park and The Royal Hospital provide lovely green open space for walking and a further selection of cafes.

Transport Links

Sloane Square is your nearest underground station, and rail services from Victoria Station are close-at-hand, as are excellent bus services along Royal Hospital Road. 

For those travelling to The City and Canary Wharf there is a particularly convenient regular river service on the doorstep from Cadogan Pier. 

Fantastic Schools

There is a wide selection of fantastic schools nearby including Tadpoles Nursery, the hugely popular free church school Christchurch Primary, Garden House, St Thomas’ Battersea, Cameron Vale, Sussex House and Knightsbridge School. 

Chapters Past

Originally known as The Botanic Garden of the Apothecaries' Company, Chelsea Physic Garden is a close neighbour to Clover Mews, which enjoys views to the river over the Physic Garden’s treetops.

The garden was founded by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries in 1673, making it the second oldest botanic garden in the British Isles. It was set up as a repository for the society’s collection of rare and medicinal plants with the lease of the land obtained from Charles Cheyne, 1st Viscount Newhaven and lord of the manor of Chelsea, for a princely sum of £5 per annum. Chelsea’s horticultural link continues to the present day in the form of the Chelsea Flower Show which is a held a short distance downriver in the glorious grounds of Sir Christopher Wren’s Royal Hospital each spring. 

Clover Mews stands on a site which was used as a lumber yard and slipway to the Thames prior to the building of Chelsea Embankment. Clover Lodge is directly opposite the site of an ancient pub called The Old Swan Inn (now a house called Swan Cottage) which was significant for its role as the finishing line of the Race for Doggett’s Coat and Badge, the oldest continuous rowing race in the world. Held in London since 1715, the race was started as a wager by an Irish actor named Thomas Doggett, who offered a coat and badge to the fastest Waterman to row the 4-mile stretch between The Old Swan Inn at London Bridge and the pub of the same name on Swan Walk.