Grove Road, Seal, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15

Imposing and beautifully presented family home set in secluded grounds of about 2.4 acres, within 3.4 miles of the mainline station


Description

Tanyard Place is an imposing and substantial home set in secluded grounds of about 2.4 acres. The beautifully presented accommodation provides versatile living for formal and family entertaining and amounts to over 7,700 sq ft.

The principal reception rooms comprise a generous drawing room with an attractive marble fireplace and an adjoining garden room with double doors opening on to the terrace, a sitting room with a bay window to the front, and an elegant dining room with panelled walls, double doors opening to the terrace and concealed storage housing a drinks cupboard. Together they provide an excellent suite of rooms for both informal/formal entertaining and family living.

A playroom is situated off the dining room. There is also a study, fitted with bookshelves and a desk, with an attractive spiral staircase rising to the library on the first floor.

The striking kitchen/breakfast room is fitted with a range of contemporary wall and base cupboards with twin matching islands and integral appliances. Sliding doors lead out to the terrace and swimming pool. There is an adjoining walk-in larder and a well-appointed utility room.

A spacious boot room/rear lobby provides access to the garaging, a storage room and cloakroom. There is a further cloakroom situated in the reception hall.

A ground floor guest bedroom has a well-appointed en suite bathroom and access to both the main house and outside. This suite may serve well as nanny or au pair accommodation.

A well-appointed wine cellar is accessed via stairs in the kitchen/breakfast room.

To the first floor, the superb principal suite comprises a bedroom with double doors leading onto the balcony with views over the rear garden, a stylish well-proportioned en suite bathroom and a generous dressing room with fitted wardrobes.

There are three further bedrooms, one with en suite facilities, together with a family bathroom.

There is a further guest suite comprising a sitting room, bedroom and en suite bathroom which could also serve as an au pair / teenage living space, as well as a spacious games room/gym. Both can be accessed from the principal suite or via a staircase rising from the breakfast room.

From the library, a fitted ladder rises to the second floor and three large storerooms which offers purchasers the ideal opportunity to convert into additional living accommodation subject to planning consent.

Agents Note: Planning permission was granted in 2010 for a Loft Conversion (Ref: 10/01742/FUL). Plans can be found on Sevenoaks District Council planning portal.

The house is approached through a brick pillared gated entrance over a gravel drive which leads to the generous parking area and triple garage. The garage has three electric up and over doors and a useful store room to the rear.

The landscaped gardens, as a whole, are established with expanses of lawn interspersed with trees and well-stocked beds. To the front there is an all-weather tennis court and tennis pavilion with power and lighting connected.

To the rear of the house is a generous terrace which is ideal for al fresco entertaining with an attractive semi-circular stone seating area. The heated swimming pool is to one side of the terrace with the pool house. The perimeter is well-planted with a mature laurel hedge, silver birch and spruce.

The whole area provides a high degree of privacy and seclusion and amounts to about 2.4 acres in total.

Location

Tanyard Place is situated in secluded grounds located on the edge of Seal village in a Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Metropolitan Greenbelt. Seal provides a good range of local shopping amenities and there are many footpaths in the area.

Comprehensive Shopping: Sevenoaks (2.9 miles) and Bluewater (19.4 miles).

Mainline Rail Services: Sevenoaks (3.4 miles) to London Bridge/Waterloo East/Charing Cross/Cannon Street. Bat and Ball station (2.2 miles) to London Blackfriars/ Sevenoaks/ Otford for connections to London. Otford (3.5 miles) to London Bridge/Blackfriars/Victoria.

Primary Schools: Various in Sevenoaks, Seal, Kemsing, Ightham and Otford.

Secondary Schools: Weald of Kent Girls Grammar, Tunbridge Wells Boys Grammar, Knole Academy and Trinity Schools in Sevenoaks. Several in Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells.

Private Schools: Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Walthamstow Hall and Sackville Secondary Schools. Sevenoaks (2.2 miles), New Beacon, The Granville, Solefields and Walthamstow Hall Preparatory Schools in Sevenoaks. St Michaels & Russell House Preparatory Schools in Otford. Radnor House in Sundridge.

Leisure: Golf clubs in Sevenoaks include Wildernesse and Knole. Nizels Golf and Fitness Club in Hildenborough. Tonbridge School Sports Centre. Sevenoaks sports and leisure centre. Cricket and Rugby in The Vine area of Sevenoaks. The Stag Theatre and Cinema.

All distances are approximate.

Square Footage: 7,778 sq ft


Acreage: 2.4 Acres

Directions

On leaving Sevenoaks High Street via Seal Hollow Road, turn right at the traffic lights onto the A25. Continue to the village of Seal, and turn right onto Park Lane, then take the next left onto Grove Road. The drive for Tanyard Place will be found after about 0.6 of a mile. Continue up this drive keeping right where the gates for Tanyard Place will be found on the right.

Additional Info

Services: Mains services connected. Drainage via Septic tank.