Hungershall Park, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4

An elegant, updated 'half' of one of these substantial Victorian Villa's, set in this exclusive edge of town location.

Description

A character family house, which was originally formed from a post war division of one of these substantial Victorian houses, with Meadowside being the west side of the building, benefitting from its own private, gated drive and having mature boundaries on all sides for seclusion. The property is situated in one of the town's most desirable roads, on the edge of the fashionable southern town centre and with the accommodation benefitting from elegant proportions typical of houses of this period, retaining features such as high ceilings, deep skirting boards, picture rails, coving and wooden sash windows.

Highlights include a kitchen/dining/family room, along with two interlinked ground floor entertaining rooms, giving access to the outside entertaining patio, overlooking the south facing garden. Also, almost the entire first floor has been given over to a sumptuous principal bedroom suite, including a large bedroom, dressing room and luxury bathroom, complete with a freestanding roll-top bath and a separate large, walk-in shower.

The whole house is very well appointed (although the cellar provides an opportunity for further work, if desired), using up-to-date fixtures and fittings in a contemporary style. The modern fitted kitchen has white marble worktops and attractive grey herringbone tiled flooring, which continues throughout the ground floor. There are Bosch appliance in the main, plus a Bora hob/extractor unit and a Quooker hot water tap. The reception rooms have marble fireplaces and ceiling coving and downlighters, with the study/garden room and the kitchen opening out to the rear entertaining area, with a pergola shingle terrace with grapevine, and stone terrace overlooking the rear garden.

Nice touches include fitted plantation shutters inside to many of the windows and a dog shower fitted in the boot room. Also, outside, there is a quality fitted automatic sliding gate to the entrance drive.

The rear garden has been landscaped into four level areas of lawn, below the large entertaining terrace, and features include a covered further shingle terrace, with louvred, opening roof. Also, at the far end, there is a brick outbuilding which has been converted into a gym, complete with mood lighting, rubber mat floor and wired for sound. Here, at this far end of the garden, there is a gated access out onto Cabbage Stalk Lane, which is a useful route for walking on to The Common and The Pantiles.

Location

Hungershall Park is conveniently located in a sought-after private residential park, less than a mile from Tunbridge Wells High Street, the historic Pantiles and with direct access to the open spaces of The Common to the West and country walks to the East.

Tunbridge Wells is the only spa town in the south east of England, lying about 30 miles south of London, surrounded by countryside and known for its architecture, cultural, leisure and shopping attractions. This wealth of amenities, together with the highly-regarded state and private schools, make the town a popular base for City commuters and their families.

Mainline rail: Tunbridge Wells (about 0.9 miles) offering regular services to London Charing Cross and Cannon Street (via London Bridge and Waterloo East) with journey times from 50 minutes.

Private and state schools: There are many highly regarded schools in the area including Holmewood House preparatory school (Langton Green), Rose Hill in Tunbridge Wells, Mayfield School for girls, Kent grammar schools in Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge and public schools in Tonbridge, Sevenoaks and Eastbourne.

Communications: The M25, accessed via the A21, links to other motorway networks and thereby the Channel Tunnel terminus and Gatwick and Heathrow Airports.

Square Footage: 3,647 sq ft


Acreage: 0.39 Acres

Directions

From central Tunbridge Wells, head South on the A26 London Road. Pass over the first mini-roundabout and, at the second mini-roundabout, turn right up Major York’s Road. Take the first left into Hungershall Park and the gate for number 5a will be found after about 0.30 miles on the left-hand side.

Additional Info

Services: Mains gas, electricity, water and drainage.