Tea Garden Lane, Tunbridge Wells

The Property
Detached twin roundel Oast House with outbuildings and 2 acres.
Exceptional country setting yet within 2 miles of Tunbridge Wells Station and the Pantiles.
Planning permission granted to convert an adjoining 2 storey barn into an annexe.
A secluded courtyard-style internal garden, enclosed by the distinctive Oast house roundels and weather-boarded outbuildings, enjoying attractive views across a stream to the attached paddock.
The Oast house is set back from the quiet country lane with stone wall and brick path leading to a pitched tiled covered porch with Oak front door.
Stunning Wisteria and climbing hydrangea clad front elevation.
Spacious hall with quarry tiled flooring and delightful Crittall leaded light windows which feature throughout the property.
Cloakroom with low level WC, washbasin and window.
Triple aspect sitting room with herringbone oak floor, fireplace with multi fuel stove, oak bench with storage to side.
French doors lead to an outside brick terrace and the babbling brook.
Dining room/Bedroom 4, a former roundel and enjoying triple aspect outlook including French doors to outside and herringbone wooden floor.
The kitchen is also a former roundel with curved solid wooden worksurfaces with a comprehensive range of cupboards and drawers and matching wall mounted cabinets, integrated oven and grill oven, plumbing for dishwasher and washing machine, oil fired boiler (for transparency, this may need replacing), the roundel also enjoys a triple aspect outlook and French doors out to the formal garden and brick path across to the studio.
Staircase leads to a beautifully light first floor landing with views to the paddock and woodland backdrop.
The principal bedroom features a triple aspect outlook and is also a beautifully light room enjoying south, west, and east aspects.
Jack and Jill bathroom fitted with panelled bath, Aqualisa power shower above, low level WC and washbasin.
Bathroom 2 with panelled bath also with Aqualisa power shower above, low level WC and pedestal washbasin.
The 2 roundels provide interesting double bedrooms with beautiful views.

Outside
Total plot size is approximately 2.47 acres (not measured).
The Oast together with the adjoining garage, barns and studio encloses the formal garden on three sides, creating a sheltered and private courtyard garden settling, with views over a meandering stream to the paddock beyond and woodland backdrop.
The easily maintained gardens are laid mainly to lawn, with attractive brick paths, and a variety of mature flowering shrubs including Camellias.
One of the delightful features is a covered outside dining area under a pitched tiled roof, positioned to take the afternoon sun.

Studio
This is an attractive building with weatherboarded elevation under a mellow pitch tiled roof, stable door access leads into one large room with a pair of windows either side overlooking the lawn, power and light connected, also an interconnecting door through to a double height storeroom.

Barn
Panning permission has been granted for a 2 storey annexe currently with plans for one bedroom and bathroom on the first floor, kitchen and reception room on the ground floor, when converted this could create a granny or teenage annexe, or used as an extra income stream as an Airbnb.

2 Car Garage
A driveway from Tea Garden Lane leads to the garage which is double in length and full size for 2 cars in tandem, power and light connected plus a door at the far end leading into the outside dining area.
There is further parking to the right hand side of the garage also accessed from Tea Garden Lane.

Location
Tranquil country setting yet within 2 miles of Tunbridge Wells mainline station with its regular service to London and the coast.
Tunbridge Wells also offers access to Grammar Schools plus well respected Primary and Secondary Schools.
The Oast House is also within walking distance to the well-respected Beacon and Toad Rock Retreat pub/restaurants.

Practicalities
Mains water and electricity, oil fired central heating and private drainage with Klargester drainage system installed in 2019.

Viewing
Strictly by appointment only through sole agents Sumner Pridham