4 bedroom house

Elegant 1930s home with a wonderful semi-rural character yet convenient for Ashurst village and Tunbridge Wells


Description

Tucked away on a private 'no through' lane behind the church and village hall, Robin Hill is a fine and individual detached family home. Originally dating from the 1930s, the house retains many of the best characteristics of that era and has been considerably improved and enlarged by the present owners who have lived at Robin Hill since the early 1970s.
The property presents very well today, with modern double glazing and a good sized kitchen/breakfast room that opens through to a lovely garden room.

All ground floor rooms take advantage of the stunning rear view and west-facing aspect. Upstairs, three of the bedrooms offer a very similar outlook, and the views to the front from the first floor, across the neighbouring farmland, are also pleasing.

The mature gardens are beautifully maintained, including an impressive lawn that gently slopes away from the generous rear terrace towards the breathtaking views over open countryside.

There is a lower shingled terrace and small pond to one side, forming another attractive seating area. A further, and substantial, sloping stretch of grass is hidden beyond the formal gardens, interspersed with younger planted trees and shrubs and also incorporating a wild flower meadow, complete with orchids.

Services: Mains water and electricity, oil-fired central heating and private drainage.

Agent’s Note: A path, about 6ft wide, runs inside the hedge line across the very far end of the garden and is gated to the two neighbouring gardens. This is a private right of way, only for the two neighbouring properties, and provides access to a track that leads down to Ashurst Station. This right of way has not concerned our long-resident vendors. Prospective buyers would be able to screen the path, if they wished, by hedging along the right of way to follow the neighbours’ hedge line.

Location

This location is a gem. Peacefully positioned, while convenient for the church and village hall and within about 0.6 miles of the Ashurst mainline railway station for trains to London Bridge. Tunbridge Wells is within about 5.5 miles for mainline services to London Bridge, Charing Cross and Cannon Street.

Tunbridge Wells also offers a full complement of retail and entertainment facilities. There is good local shopping in Langton Green (about 2.5 miles) and Groombridge (about 3.5 miles) with a well-regarded farm shop situated between the two.

A very good choice of schooling can be found in the area, with primary schools at Langton Green, Withyham and Groombridge and also Holmewood House Preparatory School in Langton Green. Other ‘prep’ schools include Brambletye, Cumnor House and Michael Hall Steiner School to the west and Rose Hill School in Tunbridge Wells itself. At secondary level there are grammar schools in Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge and private schools at Sevenoaks, for boys and girls, Tonbridge, for boys and Mayfield for girls, with co-ed options in Brighton and Eastbourne also.





Acreage: 0.95 Acres

Directions

Postcode - TN3 9TD. From Tunbridge Wells, head west on the A264 Langton Road, passing through the village of Langton Green and turning right to continue on the A264, signposted East Grinstead. On reacing the village of Ashurst, look out for the drive on the left, signposted for the Village Hall and Church. Take the first left a short way up into Claytons Lane and then Robin Hill will be found a short way up on the right hand side.

Marketed by: Savills, Tunbridge Wells