Ridge Farmhouse

A Grade II listed country home, together with a detached office/annexe, situated in a prominent position with wonderful views.


Description

A delightful Grade II listed farmhouse originating from the 16th Century and since extended and updated to create characterful family home with a wealth of period features including aged beams, drop-latch internal doors, exposed floorboards and inglenook fireplaces.

A detached office with adjoining garage lies away from the main house on the northerly side providing excellent additional space. There is also the benefit of planning permission (REF 20/02429/FULL dated 9/12/20) for the building of a new double garage.

Ridge Farmhouse is situated in a stunning elevated position close to the Kent/Sussex border, within a lovingly tended garden with an adjoining field and extensive rural views from the majority of rooms.

For those needing to commute, Frant and Wadhurst mainline stations are about 4.3 miles and 4.8 miles away respectively offering fast and frequent services to London.

Further points of note include:
- dual aspect drawing room with a delightful outlook over the front garden and a wide brick inglenook fireplace fitted with a woodburning stove;
- dining room overlooking the rear garden and with an inglenook fireplace and woodburning stove;
- kitchen/breakfast room with terracotta tiled floor, oak units with wood and granite worktops, a two-oven Aga with electric companion and two sets of French doors opening to the garden terrace;
- boot room with walk-in larder, space for a fridge freezer, a cloakroom to one side and a stable door out to the side leading to the garden office and driveway;
- principal bedroom with a view over the front garden to the Down beyond, exposed oak floorboards, fitted cupboards and an en suite bathroom;
- four further bedrooms, two en suite, and a family bathroom on the first floor and a second floor attic bedroom.

Outside
The superb gardens lie mostly to the rear, comprising distinct areas separated by brick walls and hedging creating a series of outdoor ‘rooms’.

To the front there are well-stocked beds, shingle paths and a pedestrian gate providing access from the road to the front door. From here, steps lead down to a level lawn interspersed with specimen trees which borders the driveway and parking area.

A five-bar gate gives access to the paddock which lies beyond a well laid out and productive kitchen garden with espaliered fruit trees to the boundary. A large greenhouse and garden shed lie within this area which is screened by high beech hedging.

A two-tier terrace spans the back of the house offering an ideal vantage point from which to enjoy the symmetry and order of the box and yew topiary and specimen trees behind the house.

A high brick wall joins the house to the garage and garden office building and enhances the seclusion offered by the rear garden.

Detached office
This adaptable space is currently divided into four rooms, with a store room, main office, a cloakroom and a further small office. There are lovely views over the garden and a small brick terrace to the rear.

Location

Ridge Farmhouse is situated in a prominent position on the Down, in the popular village of Lamberhurst, with its general store and well regarded public houses and restaurants.

Wadhurst, about 3.7 miles away, offers more extensive amenities including supermarkets, one with a post office, hairdressers, butcher, barber and florist.

There are many pubs and restaurants in the vicinity, including the Vineyard, which is part of the Elite group of pubs, and The Smallholding in Kilndown, named as one of the best restaurants in Kent.

Tunbridge Wells (about 6.8 miles) offers high street shopping, supermarkets, theatres and restaurants and extensive leisure amenities.

Bewl Water reservoir and Bedgebury Forest offer a wide range of outdoor activities including walking, horse riding trails, cycle hire and trails, water sports and fishing. There are Golf courses in Lamberhurst, Ticehurst and Tunbridge Wells.

State and Private Schools: Lamberhurst has its own well-regarded primary school and there is a pre-school at the vineyards.

Preparatory schools in Wadhurst (Sacred Heart),and Hawkhurst (Marlborough House and St Ronan’s). Uplands Community College in Wadhurst at secondary level and Kent grammar schools in Cranbrook, Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells.

Mainline rail: Frant (at Bells Yew Green - about 4.3 miles) with services to Charing Cross (via London Bridge and Waterloo East) and Cannon Street from about 62 minutes, or Wadhurst (about 4.5 miles) on the same line from about 68 minutes.

Square Footage: 4,179 sq ft




Acreage: 2.3 Acres

Directions

From Tunbridge Wells, head south on the A267 Frant Road. At The Bull pub, before the speed camera, fork left onto Birling Road, then bear right as the road becomes Bayham Road. At the end of this road continue straight over Forest Road to remain on Bayham Road (B2169).

Stay on this road, passing Frant Station, and continue through Bells Yew Green. After about four miles you will come to the Down, with The Vineyard public house on your left. Fork left here and Ridge Farmhouse will be found after about 170 yards on the left-hand side.


Additional Info

Agent’s Note:
The paddock is subject to a restriction, which has five years left to run, giving a previous owner of the property the right to a proportion of any uplift in value resulting from planning consent being granted for residential development.

The two pairs of stained glass screens in the drawing room and to the window of the side lobby are not included in the sale.

The majority of the photographs were taken in 2015 and some externals in January 2022.

Services: Oil-fired central heating, mains water, electricity and drainage.

Outgoings: Tunbridge Wells Borough Council: . Current tax band G. Improvement indicator.

Marketed by: Savills, Tunbridge Wells