A wonderful, imaginative country home in this tucked away, yet convenient location.
Originally, believed to have been two estate cottages, as part of Lord Camden’s Bayham Estate, this Grade II Listed building was later imaginatively and stylishly converted into just one residence. This included a significant two story extension, which provides for the extraordinary, double height and galleried sitting room, which compliments the large and equally characterful kitchen/dining room, divided by a row of exposed timber uprights.
Upstairs there are four individual bedrooms and two bathrooms, one en-suite to the principal bedroom, as well as access to the sitting room gallery.
The self-contained studio garage conversion adds to the bedroom space, with an en-suite shower room. This also has its own delightful garden terrace, covered with a grapevine pergola. Alternately, this could make for an excellent home office.
There are also other character features throughout the property, including fireplaces of varying styles, a variety of brick block and timber flooring, latched cottage style internal doors, and some wood panelling, as well as an attractive timber stairs, with wrought iron balustrades. The overall effect is the image of a fine country mansion in miniature, which is worthy of it’s amazing setting, overlooking farmland and it’s beautiful, natural style gardens, which have been extensively developed by the current owner.
Here, there are lots of attractive seating areas to take advantage of the sun, and two areas of formal of lawn, featuring a variety of specimen trees and feature box hedging. Beyond the drive, there an extensive area of more natural garden, planted with an abundance of wild flowers, and leading down to a stream and pond, as well as a feature, folly ruin.
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For me, there is something magical here, both in the location and in the building. Perhaps best described as a perfect country retreats near Tunbridge Wells. Used for a long time as a second home in the past, but think also ideal as a fun, family home too.
Robert JacobsProperty agent