Lydens Lane, Hever, Edenbridge, Kent TN8

Lydens Farm is a delightful Grade II listed farmhouse, rich in character and charm, occupying a picturesque position within the Metropolitan Greenbelt and an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Coming to the market for the first time in over 30 years and offered with no onward chain, this much loved family home presents a rare opportunity to acquire a country property with scope for renovation.

Approached via a sweeping carriage driveway, the house sits centrally within its level grounds of about 2.7 acres, enjoying a wonderful sense of privacy and a south-westerly outlook across the surrounding countryside.

Extending to over 3,300 sq ft and arranged over three floors, the accommodation is spacious and versatile, retaining a wealth of period features including exposed wall and ceiling timbers, impressive fireplaces and a striking barrel-vaulted ceiling within the kitchen/breakfast room. While the house would now benefit from updating and modernisation, it offers an exceptional opportunity for an incoming purchaser to enhance and personalise the property to their own requirements.

The principal reception rooms include a generous dual-aspect sitting room with two full-height bay windows, exposed timbers and an open fireplace, together with a dining room and study. The kitchen/breakfast room is fitted with a comprehensive range of units and enjoys direct access to the gardens, while a large utility room and cloakroom complete the ground floor.

The upper floors provide four bedrooms, one with a dressing room, two bathrooms and a separate WC, with the principal bedrooms enjoying attractive outlooks over the grounds and surrounding countryside.

The gardens are a wonderful feature of the property, creating an idyllic backdrop to the house. Predominantly laid to lawn and interspersed with a variety of mature deciduous and evergreen trees. A charming walled garden adjoins the rear terrace, with a pathway leading to a stone bridge crossing a stream. Further attractions include a swimming pool (in need of refurbishment), pool house and several garden stores, all combining to create a delightful country home with significant potential in an exceptional setting.

Lydens Farm enjoys a convenient yet rural location, with shopping facilities available in nearby Edenbridge (2 miles), East Grinstead (7.5 miles), Tunbridge Wells (10 miles) and Sevenoaks (12 miles). Communications are excellent, with two stations in Edenbridge (2.6 miles) providing regular services to London Victoria and London Bridge.

A wide selection of well-regarded schools can be found in the area, including primary schools in Hever, Penshurst, Chiddingstone, Fordcombe and Langton Green; grammar and state schools including Weald of Kent Girls' Grammar School, Tonbridge Grammar School, The Judd School, Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School, Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys, The Skinners' School; and a number of respected independent schools, including Holmewood House in Langton Green, Brambletye in East Grinstead and Ashdown House in Forest Row alongside numerous options in Sevenoaks and Tonbridge.

The area offers an excellent range of leisure and sporting facilities, including horse racing at Lingfield Park, Plumpton and Brighton racecourses, golf at Hever Castle, Holtye, Piltdown, Paxhill Park, East Sussex National and the renowned Royal Ashdown courses in Forest Row, together with a wide range of recreational amenities at Edenbridge Leisure Centre.