Location

Robinwood Cottage is set back from the road at the bottom of Kingston Hill, next to Richmond Park. Richmond Park offers over 1,000 acres of open space with outstanding views towards London and the River Thames. Nearby are several useful local shops with both Wimbledon Village and Kingston town centre approximately 4 miles away, offering an excellent selection of shopping and recreational facilities, including several golf clubs.

Kingston Hill offers regular bus services and Norbiton Mainline Station is approximately 2.4 miles away with regular rail services into Waterloo via Wimbledon in approximately 30 minutes. The area is well known for its excellent selection of schools in both the state and private sectors. King's College School is approximately 4 miles away, rated UK top 5 secondary school along with two highly sought after preparatory schools, Rokeby and Holy Cross approximately two miles away, on George Road.

Source of times www.tfl.gov.uk.
Source of distances Google Pedometer
All measurements are approximate.

Description

This outstanding detached house is set within about 0.5 acres and offers excellent lateral living and entertaining space across two floors. Additionally there is a detached studio office/garage and secure gated off street parking for several cars.

A solid oak door opens into a central entrance hall creating a great sense of light and space with dark wood flooring that extends across the reception space. Off the hallway is a generous reception room with a dual aspect and lovely green garden views. Double doors open to the side to a beautifully landscaped mature garden, with elegant topiary bushes and decorative trees. Alongside is a formal dining room with an attractive stone fireplace and garden views. The private, mature back gardens lead down to the wall of Richmond Park with spectacular views of the Park from the rear rooms of the house.

An impressive kitchen/breakfast space features fully integrated appliances, and a large central island/breakfast bar. Full height sliding glass doors open to a paved terrace overlooking the garden that extends to approx. 80ft. The ground floor also comprises a playroom/family room and a guest cloakroom.

Upstairs, on the first floor is a wonderful principal bedroom suite featuring well designed fitted wardrobes, a luxurious en suite bathroom with a separate glass shower and doors to a pretty balcony with unbroken views of the garden and Richmond Park. There is a guest bedroom with a stylish en suite shower room, an additional three double bedrooms, a single bedroom/study, a contemporary family bathroom with a freestanding bathtub and a separate shower room.

A generous loft offers excellent potential to increase the square footage further, subject to planning. Planning was approved in 2007, Ref: 07/14175/FUL, and some works have begun.