Hawkhurst Road, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17

Characterful home, set in approaching 2 acres with development potential and equestrian facilities

Description

A fabulous opportunity to acquire a characterful home with two stables and approaching two acres. Robinswood sits well back from the road, under one mile from Bedgebury Forest and Pinetum where there are miles of scenic trails for walking, cycling, and horse riding. The property presents an exciting chance to update and reconfigure to suit your lifestyle.

Approached via a private, shared driveway, Robinswood is a detached, period home dating back to 1910. A ground floor extension adds a spacious bedroom suite with its own wet room, enhancing the flexibility of the layout.

Step through a white picket gate into the front garden, with mature hedging, an ornamental pond and a mature apple tree. The front door opens to the entrance hall and in turn to a bright, double aspect sitting room with an open fireplace and leaded light windows.

Also off the hall is the dining room which continues into a modern kitchen featuring tiled flooring, modern cabinetry, composite worktops. The kitchen includes a range of built in appliances; two electric NEFF ovens, an AEG electric hob, integrated fridge/freezer, AEG dishwasher, washing machine, and tumble dryer. A stable door opens to the garden, and the space benefits from double glazing.

A third reception room currently serves as a ground floor bedroom suite, complete with a fireplace and French doors opening to the garden. This area includes an accessible wet room with underfloor heating, a towel rail, and built-in storage. A separate WC is also located on the ground floor. Upstairs there are two bedrooms. The front bedroom connects to a versatile room with plumbing in place for a potential en suite. The second bedroom features its own en suite bathroom with a bath and overhead shower, and includes a cupboard with access to a part-boarded attic space.

Outside, the garden is framed by a well established hedging and dotted with mature trees. There is potential to reinstate a rear driveway, allowing for additional parking. A timber gate provides access to the paddock, and outbuildings include a garden shed and a two stables.

Location

Robinswood is situated on the outskirts of the pretty and sought-after town of Cranbrook which provides good local shopping and leisure facilities whilst more extensive shopping, sport and leisure facilities can be found in Hawkhurst, Tenterden and Tunbridge Wells.

The area boasts an excellent selection of schooling options including Cranbrook, Benenden and Sissinghurst Primary Schools, Cranbrook School (grammar) and Homewood School. Independent options include Dulwich Prep, Saint Ronan’s, Marlborough House Vinehall, Sutton Valence, Tonbridge, Benenden and Bethany.

Mainline rail services to London Charing Cross and Cannon Street run from Staplehurst and Marden stations. A high speed train service runs from Ashford to London St Pancras in 37 minutes.

The M25 via the A21 can be accessed at J5 and the M20 via J8 both providing links to Gatwick and Heathrow airport and other motorway networks.

Leisure/sporting facilities include golf clubs at Dale Hill and Rye, sailing and fishing at Bewl Water, riding, walking, mountain bike trails, climbing and activity centre in Bedgebury Forest and Pinetum.

Square Footage: 1,327 sq ft


Acreage: 1.94 Acres

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Services: Gas central heating, mains water, electricity and drainage