BordykeTonbridge, Kent, TN9 1NN

The Priory is an impressive Grade II listed home of mixed ages blending multiple character features with modern touches to provide versatile, well-proportioned & stylishly appointed accommodation, with pretty walled gardens and ample parking.

A historical blue plaque commemorates Eliza Acton, the cookery writer and poet and Elizabeth Weller, great-grandmother of Jane Austen.

The property is superbly situated in Tonbridge, with its excellent commuter links to London Bridge and Charing Cross, popular state and private schools, wide range of High Street retailers, a 12th century castle, river, a park with two lakes, a putting green and miniature railway.

An imposing entrance hall leads on to the principal reception rooms, all of excellent proportions and comprising a triple aspect drawing room with an open fireplace inset with a wood burning stove, a double aspect sitting room and a dining room.

The bright kitchen/breakfast room features several skylights and is fitted with wall and base cabinetry, an Aga, wine fridge and space for appliances. Doors lead to an attractive inner courtyard.

From the drawing room, a set of stairs leads to the cellar, with a cloakroom completing the ground floor.

To the first floor there are four bedrooms, two served by well-appointed en suite bath/shower rooms and an additional shower room.

There is also a family room exceeding over 30 ft in length with fitted storage and an adjoining office, a second office with garden views and two cloakrooms.

A further staircase rises to the second floor and two additional bedrooms and a modern bathroom, with a separate shower.

An attic comprising three store rooms is accessed via a separate staircase.

The walled gardens have a predominantly westerly aspect and create a lovely backdrop, with the plot amounting to about 0.37 of an acre.

To the rear there is a level area of lawn enclosed by a gravel path and raised beds abundantly planted with a wide variety of cottage garden perennials, herbs, fruit trees and established herbaceous shrubs.

Elsewhere, there is a dining area covered by a pergola adorned with vines, a greenhouse, shed/garden kitchen and further seating areas.

The Priory is approached via a set of wrought iron gates and a gravel turning circle/driveway with a central bed planted with a knot garden and fruit trees and brick edged raised beds to the boundaries. The drive provides parking for multiple vehicles and leads on to the detached garage with an adjoining open store.

Accessed via a separate front door is a ground floor flat, comprising a kitchen, sitting/dining room, shower room, WC and a bedroom with doors to a courtyard seating area, which in turn has access to an open bay garage.

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