Standen Street, Benenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4LA (Off Market)

For Sale, Guided Price: GBP 2,000,000


Standen Street, Benenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4LA,

Property Type : Single Family Home

Property Style : N/A

Build Size : 3,932 ft² / 365 m²

Land Size : N/A

Bedroom : 5

Bathroom : 0

Half Bathroom : 0

MLS#: N/A


Property Description

Location

The popular village of Benenden (2 miles) is easily accessible providing local shopping facilities including a Community village shop with post office, excellent butcher and public house. More extensive shopping and amenities can be found in Hawkhurst (4.5 miles), Cranbrook (4.8 miles)and Tunbridge Wells (18.6 miles) with leading supermarkets, boutiques and a wide variety of restaurants.   

Staplehurst has frequent services to London Bridge, Waterloo and Charing Cross. Direct early morning and evening services run to Cannon Street. Eurostar trains run from Ashford International and there is high speed link from Ashford to London St Pancras in about 37 minutes.

There is an excellent selection of schools in the area in both the state and private sectors at primary and secondary levels. The property falls within Cranbrook School catchment (2024).

The M25 via the A21 can be accessed at J5 and the M20 via J8, providing links to Gatwick and Heathrow airports and other motorways.

*All distances and mileages are approximate

Description

Springhill Farm is a handsome Grade II Listed farmhouse, understood to date in part from the 19th century with later 20th century additions, nestling amidst well established gardens of 1.8 acres with a heated outdoor swimming pool, a stylish pool house and separate detached double garage.

The property boasts well proportioned, family accommodation approaching 4,000 sq ft, which is arranged over two floors, together with a wine cellar. Internal features include high ceilings with picture rails, sash windows, painted panelled doors, exposed wooden or brick flooring to some rooms and attractive open fireplaces.

Reception rooms include a drawing room, a sitting/TV room and a lovely light and airy dining/family room which is open to the kitchen. All enjoy a westerly aspect with an outlook over the lawned gardens, and they provide perfect areas for entertaining. Linked to the rear hall via a generous boot/laundry room is a further reception room/home office/study with panelling and an open fireplace.

The kitchen incorporates stylish modern cupboards and a central island with granite work surfaces. Appliances comprise an electric two oven AGA and two fridges. Off the rear hall there is a walk in pantry and a preparation kitchen, with electric oven, dishwasher and fridge. Completing the ground floor is a WC and steps lead down to the single room cellar which provides useful storage facilities.

Situated on the first floor the attractive principal bedroom suite enjoys lovely rural views and benefits from an open fireplace, a dressing room and a luxuriously appointed en suite bathroom with under floor heating. There are four further bedrooms, one with en suite shower facilities and three with wardrobe cupboards, together with a family bathroom and shower room, both finished with modern white sanitary ware.

Springhill Farm is approached via an electric gate which opens to an initial part-shared drive (owned by the property) with a spur continuing off to a sweeping gravel drive leading to the front of the house. Located on the opposite side of the drive to the east is the detached garaging which has both closed and open garages, rafter storage, log stores together with plenty of additional parking.

The attractive enclosed gardens provide a lovely setting and comprise expansive lawns, planted borders, rose beds and an orchard with apple, plum and cherry. A wonderful addition to the property is the heated outdoor swimming pool and stunning pool house, which incorporates two rooms, one with a bar, kitchen facilities with dishwasher, oven and space for fridge/freezer and a shower room. The pool is heated via an air source heat pump, there is also a gas firepit, an electric sauna, a hot tub and an outdoor shower.

Directions

From Cranbrook proceed down the High Street into Stone Street and take the first right onto The Hill. Continue and take the third right onto Tilsden Lane and follow until the T junction. Turn left signposted to Benenden. On reaching the crossroads in Benenden turn right and proceed southward for 1 mile into Iden Green, turn left signposted to Standen Street and Dingleden and continue for about 0.8 of a mile and the electric gate and shared drive (owned by the property) will be found on the left.
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Standen Street, Benenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4LA, United Kingdom is a 3,932ft² United Kingdom luxury Single Family Home listed for sale Guided Price: GBP 2,000,000. This high end United Kingdom Single Family Home is comprised of 5 bedrooms and 0 baths. Find more luxury properties in United Kingdom or search for luxury properties for sale in United Kingdom.