
Langton Road, Langton Green, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN3

- PROPERTY TYPE
Semi-Detached
- BEDROOMS
5
- BATHROOMS
3
- SIZE
4,456-5,266 sq ft
414-489 sq m
- TENUREDescribes how you own a property. There are different types of tenure - freehold, leasehold, and commonhold.Read more about tenure in our glossary page.
Freehold
Key features
- Approximately 4,456 sq. ft. of accommodation, plus cellar and garage, with a total plot of 0.69 acres
- Set back from the road, approached by the original estate drive, with private parking and garage and mature grounds, including terracing and lawned gardens
- Offering a grand scale with high ceilings and an abundance of period detail
- Town and village life, set between Tunbridge Wells and Langton Green, within about 1.9 miles of the mainline railway station and about 1.6 miles to the Pantiles
- Tunbridge Wells has an extensive range of schools, with Holmewood House at Langton Green and the village primary school
- EPC Rating = D
Description
Description
Once the home of Princess Louise, daughter of Queen Victoria, this important grade II listed brick and stone mansion house is now divided into three Freehold sections. Dornden is the west wing of the property, with the house having undergone extensive alteration and remodelling in 1925, to the designs of the architect, Joseph Compton Hall.
The accommodation is well presented and offers great style throughout, with large, well proportioned rooms being a consistent theme over the principal floors. Period features include panelling, ceiling mouldings and decorative fireplaces, with polished oak floors. The elevations are in brick and stone and there are feature stone mullion windows too.
The kitchen has access to the terrace and garden and incorporates a large bespoke island unit, incorporating the hob and a twin sink, with dishwasher, having further built in units, parquet flooring, down-lighters and a beautiful grey marble period fireplace.
The well established gardens are also an attraction, with extensive ornamental box and yew hedging, a large York stone terrace adjacent to the house, along with two good size lawns, to the front and rear. These are interspersed with a good number and variety of mature shrubs and specimen trees.
The house has its own private turning and parking area, at the end of the house drive, and there is also a garage nearby.
Location
Dornden is found within the highly-regarded and sought-after residential area within the popular village of Langton Green, which is situated within 2 miles of Tunbridge Wells with its comprehensive amenities, shopping, schools, recreational facilities, theatres, pubs and restaurants, including The Beacon which is within 0.4 miles, and historic Pantiles known for its charming Georgian colonnade and summer Jazz festivals, and regular craft and food markets at weekends.
In the village itself, there is a well-regarded 'gastro-pub' - The Hare, overlooking the Village Green, where the popular annual summer fete is held, there is an Indian restaurant, All Saints Church, newsagent, Pavilion Café, as well as the Village Hall with a purpose-built nursery, a petrol station/convenience store and the Groombridge Farm Shop, specialising in produce from Kent and Sussex, is also within 1.5 miles.
For commuters Tunbridge Wells Station is about 1.9 miles and has regular services to Charing Cross and Cannon Street via London Bridge. The popular Centaur commuter bus also has a pick-up point within the village.
Private and state schools: Langton Green has a village Primary School rated 'Outstanding' and the house is within immediate proximity of Holmewood House Preparatory School (entered off Holmewood Ridge with the exit via Hither Chantlers). At secondary level there are many well-regarded schools in the area, including the Grammar schools in Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells and private schools at Tonbridge for boys, Mayfield for girls and co-ed options at Tunbridge Wells, Sevenoaks, Eastbourne, Upper Dicker and Brighton.
Leisure: Golf at the Nevill in Tunbridge Wells and at Lamberhurst and the Royal Ashdown in Forest Row. Water sports at Bewl Water and a variety of country pursuits throughout the area. Private Health clubs in Tunbridge Wells.
Communications: The M25 (junction 5) is about 15.6 miles to the north, Gatwick airport about 21.5 miles, Heathrow airport about 60 miles and the Eurotunnel at Folkstone about 54.6 miles.
Square Footage: 4,456 sq ft
Additional Info
Services: Mains water, electricity and drainage. Mains gas central heating.
Please note, there are maintenance costs for the shared driveway which is currently£100 per year.
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Web DetailsParticulars- COUNCIL TAXA payment made to your local authority in order to pay for local services like schools, libraries, and refuse collection. The amount you pay depends on the value of the property.Read more about council Tax in our glossary page.
- Band: G
- PARKINGDetails of how and where vehicles can be parked, and any associated costs.Read more about parking in our glossary page.
- Yes
- GARDENA property has access to an outdoor space, which could be private or shared.
- Yes
- ACCESSIBILITYHow a property has been adapted to meet the needs of vulnerable or disabled individuals.Read more about accessibility in our glossary page.
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