Barrwood SHIPBOURNE NR TONBRIDGE KENT

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1 Barrwood SHIPBOURNE NR TONBRIDGE KENT

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3 Barrwood Hildenborough Road Shipbourne Nr Tonbridge Kent TN11 9QA Impressive and imposing modern country house finished to a high specification and set within established and private grounds in a sought-after location Porch, Vestibule, Reception Hall, Drawing Room, Dining Room, Sitting Room, Kitchen/Breakfast/Family Room, Utility Room, 2 Cloakrooms, Boiler Room Games Room, Cinema, Cloakroom Master Suite, 4 further Bedrooms all En Suite 2 Bedrooms, Family Bathroom, Store Room Established gardens with pond, Swimming Pool, Paddocks Garaging, Office, Pool House, Stables The total area amounts to 5.5 acres EPC = D Savills Sevenoaks 74 High Street Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1JR sevenoaks@savills.com savills.co.uk

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5 Description Barrwood is an impressive and imposing family house of excellent proportions, completed in 2008 to a very high standard throughout. The house offers both formal and informal entertaining areas, ideal for modern family living, with the well presented accommodation arranged over four floors. The gardens and grounds provide a superb private setting for the property. There is a heated swimming pool, pool house, home office and stabling within the grounds which amount to about 5.5 acres. Features include a Rencraft kitchen, modern and stylish bathroom suites, in-ceiling speakers with sound system, under floor heating throughout, pressurised water system, ground source heat pump and rainwater harvester. An oak pillared porch with front door leads to the vestibule with glass screens, and double doors open to the impressive reception hall with an attractive fireplace and oak stairs rising to the upper floors. The principal reception rooms provide well proportioned and elegant areas for formal entertaining. The drawing room has an open fire and is double aspect with bi-folding doors to the southerly terrace. The double aspect dining room also has a fireplace with gas fire and a bay window to the front. The excellent kitchen/breakfast/family room has a roof light and is double aspect with full height windows and doors leading to the terrace. The kitchen is fitted with a comprehensive range of wall and base cupboards by Rencraft with an island unit and marble work surfaces incorporating a breakfast bar. Appliances include a 4 oven Aga with electric companion with extractor fan over, Neff microwave, dishwasher and integral fridge and freezer. The dining and family area are ideal for modern day living. The sitting room has an outlook to the side and is adjacent to the kitchen/breakfast/family room. A well appointed utility room has space for appliances and storage cupboards. Two stylish cloakrooms complete this floor. Arranged over the lower ground floor is the spacious games room, cinema and a cloakroom. From the reception hall, stairs rise to the galleried landing with a superb outlook over the front gardens. The master suite comprises a bedroom with a balcony and Juliette balcony to the front and an outlook to the side. There is a well appointed en suite bathroom with his and hers sinks, bath and separate shower cubicle. Completing the suite is a dressing room. There are four further bedrooms on this floor all served by stylish and well appointed en suite bath or shower rooms. The second floor comprises two spacious bedrooms, a store room and family bathroom. The house is approached via electrically operated wooden gates over a tarmac drive with granite insets which leads to the parking area and garaging. The oak framed garage comprises two garages with timber doors, two open bay garages and a log store to one side.

6 The gardens surround the house with a paved path leading to the front door with a granite sphere water feature and gravelled beds. This paving continues around the house and leads to a generous paved terrace and decked area to the east and south sides which provide ideal areas for al fresco entertaining. The gardens are principally laid to lawn with shaped well stocked shrub beds and borders. The swimming pool area has a generous travertine paved area with a timber arbour providing a seating area with an adjacent pool house with a shower room and plant room. Within the front garden is a large pond with aquatic planting and a home office, with power,lighting and air conditioning, overlooking the pond. The remainder of the land is arranged as paddocks (about 2.25 acres) with a timber stable block comprising two loose boxes. Around the perimeter is a wooded area providing privacy. Situation Barrwood is set down a private drive with a number of neighbouring properties, on the outskirts of Shipbourne. The village is situated in the Metropolitan Green Belt and is an area designated as a Special Landscape Area. There is a pub, church, village school and the nearby village of Plaxtol offers local shopping amenities with the larger towns of Sevenoaks and Tonbridge within easy reach. Comprehensive Shopping: Tonbridge (approx 4.5 miles) and Sevenoaks (6.5 miles) provide supermarkets and other high street retailers as well as a multitude of Pubs and Restaurants. Tunbridge Wells (9.5 miles) and Bluewater Shopping Centre. Mainline Rail Services: Hildenborough (approx 2.8 miles) and Tonbridge mainline stations to London Bridge/Charing Cross. Primary Schools: Shipbourne, Plaxtol and Hadlow. Secondary Schools: Judd Boys Grammar in Tonbridge, Tonbridge Girls Grammar in Tonbridge and Weald of Kent Girls Grammar School. Private Schools: The Preparatory Schools at Somerhill. Tonbridge and Sevenoaks Public Schools. Leisure Facilities: Shipbourne Tennis club. Nizels Golf and Fitness centre in Hildenborough. Poult Wood Golf Club, Tonbridge. Also in Tonbridge are outdoor and indoor pools, the Angel Leisure Centre and a range of sporting clubs to include football, baseball, swimming and sailing.

7 Motorway Links: The M20 at Wrotham Heath gives access to the M25, for Gatwick and Heathrow Airports. The adjoining road networks offer links to London, Canary Wharf, the Dartford River Crossing, Bluewater Shopping Centre and the South Coast. There is also convenient road access to Channel Tunnel Terminals at both Ashford International Station and Ebbsfleet International Station. Directions From junction 5 of the M25 with the A21, turn off onto the A25 heading east through Sevenoaks and Seal. After passing the Crown Point, turn right signposted Ivy Hatch and continue through the village and at the T junction, turn right onto the A227. Continue through the village of Shipbourne towards Tonbridge and turn right onto Hildenborough Road. Proceed for about 0.8 of a mile where the drive for Barrwood and its neighbouring properties will be found on the left hand side. Continue to the end of this drive where taking the first left hand fork signed Marchurst Barn. Continue past Marchurst Barn bearing left, the private drive for Barrwood will be found along on the right. General Remarks Services: Ground source heat pump. LPG. Mains water and electricity. Private drainage. Pool heating via oil. Outgoings: Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council Tax band H - rates for 2017/2018 3, Viewing Strictly by appointment with Savills on Important Notice Savills, their clients and any joint agents give notice that: 1. They are not authorised to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property either here or elsewhere, either on their own behalf or on behalf of their client or otherwise. They assume no responsibility for any statement that may be made in these particulars. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. 2. Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents and Savills have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise. AB/ Brochure prepared September 2017.

8 Stable Gross internal area (approx.) 3.54 x '7'' x 11'4'' Pool house House sq m (6911 sq ft) Pool House sq m (315 sq ft) Stables sq m (266 sq ft) 5.80 x '0'' x 10'10'' Stable 3.56 x '8'' x 11'4'' Trueplan (UK) Limited Kitchen / Breakfast / Family room 8.14 x '8'' x 26'6'' Sitting room 4.19 x '9'' x 12'5'' Drawing room Games room 7.73 x '4'' x 19'10'' Cinema room 6.30 x '8'' x 15'0'' 7.74 x '5'' x 20'1'' Boiler room Dining room 6.42 x '0'' x 15'4'' Cellar Ground floor Reception hall

9 Log store Gross internal area (approx.) Office sq m (192 sq ft) Garage sq m (645 sq ft) Trueplan (UK) Limited Office 4.76 x '7'' x 12'4'' Garage 5.67 x '7'' x 17'4'' Bedroom 4.56 x '11'' x 14'3'' Eaves access Garage 5.55 x '2'' x 17'4'' Bedroom 3.79 x '5'' x 11'7'' Bedroom 4.91 x '1'' x 11'10'' Bedroom 6.77 x '2'' x 11'11'' Master bedroom 6.14 x '1'' x 15'1'' Bedroom 6.96 x '10'' x 17'10'' Second Floor Bedroom 6.07 x '11'' x 16'4'' First Floor

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11 Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey Not to Scale mapping with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office Crown copyright ( ) NOT TO SCALE

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