This converted oast house nestles in 1.19 acres of grounds. It was sympathetically converted in the 1990s to a very high standard by the current owners but retains many original features. However, it could be developed further as planning permission exists to increase the residential accommodation by 1200 square feet.
Although in a rural environment on the outskirts of Langton Green it is less than three miles from Tunbridge Wells. A long private drive leads to a spacious parking area and here you can begin to appreciate the property’s special charm. The front door opens into the dual aspect kitchen/dining room with limestone tiled floor that flows through to the utility room, French doors to the rear terrace, a staircase to the first floor and exposed ceiling beams. The kitchen, created Clive Christian, includes an Aga, a larder, a central island/breakfast bar and bespoke units housing upmarket appliances. The spacious dining area is adjacent to French doors opening onto a terrace.
Oak doors lead into the utility room/cloakroom and sitting room situated in the two roundels. The utility room includes a stove, hand built cabinets, space for laundry facilities and an external door while the dual aspect circular sitting room features a central ceiling beam and wood flooring. The triple aspect drawing room has vertical, wall and ceiling beams, a brick fireplace incorporating an impressive beam and a log burner plus French doors to the terraces.
A galleried landing has space for a study area, loft access and leads to a family bathroom and four dual aspect double bedrooms with exposed ceiling beams, fitted cupboards and magnificent views. Two of the bedrooms are in the roundels including the principal suite with a stunning ensuite bathroom.
The gardens back onto what was originally Groombridge Place but will soon be opening as The Pig at Groombridge. There is a decked terrace and a gazebo surrounding the heated swimming pool, delightful trees, a lawn with additional seating areas including another decked terrace overlooking the wildlife pond.
What the owners say:
We love the location, the views, the character of the home and the stunning grounds. It is very quiet and peaceful and safe for children and pets. We have lived here for the past 32 years and are just downsizing to a single storey converted barn next door.
Langton Green village has good primary school, the village store, Budgens garage and supermarket and the newsagent as well as The Hare pub. Nearby Tunbridge Wells includes the famous Pantiles, independent shops and high street stores, bars and restaurants, a nine screen cinema, the Trinity and Assembly Hall theatres and retails parks as well as the station with trains to London taking less than an hour.
There is the Neville Golf Club and Tunbridge Wells rugby, tennis and cricket clubs, an indoor sports and tennis centre as well as a swimming pool. With regards to education there are a number of primary and secondary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted and you will also find excellent private schools in the area.
If your dream home is a lovely oast house surrounded by stunning countryside in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, then look no further than this gorgeous twin oast and barn conversion nestling in 1.19 acres of grounds and with no forward chain. This lovely residence was originally and sympathetically converted in the 1990s to a very high standard by the current owners including the installation of a heat pump, but it also retains many of its original features giving it such a unique character. However, it could be developed further as there is enormous scope to increase the residential accommodation by going into the attic for potential loft conversion subject to building regulations.
The oast house is located on the outskirts of Langton Green village in a very rural environment but is less than three miles from the historic Pantiles in Royal Tunbridge Wells. It is approached via a long private drive that leads to a spacious parking area with delightful shrub borders and is where you can begin to appreciate the property’s special charm. With its two oasts, mellow brickwork, traditional weatherboarding, diamond pane windows and French doors as well as an oak framed, pitched roof porch it has delightful external appeal, even before you cross the threshold.
The front door opens directly in the characterful and well-proportioned dual aspect kitchen/dining room with its limestone tiled floor that flows through to the utility room, French doors to the rear terrace, a staircase to the first floor and exposed ceiling beams. The country style kitchen was created by London based and globally renowned kitchen designer Clive Christian and includes a three oven electric Aga, hand crafted painted shaker style units housing with Nero worktops, a Miele fridge freezer and dishwasher, a larder and a bespoke central island/breakfast bar. While the spacious dining area is adjacent to the French doors that open onto a terrace and provides delightful views over the garden and beyond.
Beautiful oak panelled doors lead from the kitchen/dining room into the sitting room and to the utility room that are situated in the two roundels. The impressive utility room includes a cloakroom and is designed like a second kitchen with a stove, hand built wall cabinets and shaker style units with fossil shell worktops created by Chartwell kitchens, space for stand-alone laundry facilities and it also has a useful external door to the garden.
The cosy and relaxing dual aspect circular sitting room is a delight with its central ceiling beam and wood flooring and is just the place for a quiet read or to watch television, while the fascinating triple aspect drawing room is ideal for entertaining friends and family. This charming room is accessed from the kitchen/dining room via a pair of French doors and is full of period character with its vertical, wall and ceiling beams as well as a spacious brick built fireplace incorporating an impressive bressummer style beam and a log burner as well as two sets of French doors to the terraces.
The beautiful staircase leads to a large galleried landing with enough room to create a study area, access to the loft and leads to the first floor accommodation. This includes a family bathroom with a stand-alone claw foot bath and four delightful dual aspect double bedrooms with exposed ceiling beams, fitted cupboards and magnificent views over the garden and the countryside beyond as far as the eye can see. Two of the bedrooms are in the roundels including the principal suite with a stunning ensuite bathroom incorporating a circular bath, a separate shower and an attractive vanity basin.
The gardens are another star feature of this very special property and back onto what was originally Groombridge Place. This is now being upgraded and will soon be opening as The Pig at Groombridge, an upmarket hotel and restaurant. There is a large decked terrace and a gazebo surrounding the heated swimming pool, providing plenty of space for lounging in the sunshine and al fresco dining. There are also delightful specimen and mature trees, a lawn with shrub borders where the kids can play and, in order to be able to follow the sun all day and to enjoy every aspect of the garden, there are additional seating areas. These include another decked terrace with a small ‘jetty’ overlooking the very large wildlife pond framed by weeping willow trees.
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