Location

Silverden is situated within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, off a country lane, approximately 0.9 of a mile and 3 miles respectively from the villages of Sandhurst and Hawkhurst. There is a general store and garage in Sandhurst whilst Hawkhurst has a digital cinema, two supermarkets, tennis, squash and golf clubs, fishing facilities together with a variety of excellent local pubs and restaurants. More extensive facilities can be found in the popular towns of Tenterden, Rye and Tunbridge Wells. Lovely walks can be enjoyed from the property through countryside and vineyards, including a delightful walk to the tea shop at Bodiam castle.

Local & comprehensive shopping can be found in Cranbrook (6.1 miles) with more extensive shopping in Rye (11.5 miles), Tunbridge Wells (18 miles) and the historic towns of Battle (8.9 miles) and Hastings (15 miles).

Silverden is within the renowned Cranbrook School catchment area (2025). An excellent selection of education opportunities can be found locally at both primary and secondary levels, in the private and state sectors. These include Saint Ronans, Marlborough House and Dulwich preparatory schools, Hawkhurst and Sandhurst primary schools, The High Weald Academy, Benenden School for Girls and Homewood School in Tenterden. Further afield there are schools in Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge, Sevenoaks and Eastbourne.

Good sports and leisure opportunities can be found in Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Tenterden and Tunbridge Wells with the coast about 16 miles to the south. Bewl Water Reservoir offers a wide range of activities including sailing, rowing, and walking, excellent local walks, cycling and riding can be found in Hemsted Forest and Bedgebury Pinetum.

Rail links into London are found at Etchingham and Staplehurst. These connect into London Bridge, Waterloo East, Cannon Street and Charing Cross.

The A21 gives links to the M25, the coast, major motorway networks, Heathrow and Gatwick airports and the Channel Tunnel Terminus.

*All mileages and distances are approximate

Description

Silverden is a beautiful Grade II listed home dating in part from the late 16th century with 19th century additions, together with a separate two storey oak framed barn built by Hamlet Buildings in 2010 and utilised as ancillary accommodation to the main house. Occupying a wonderful setting they sit at the end of a gated drive with expansive landscaped gardens, a tennis court, a pond and an adjoining field, in all amounting to approximately 8.5 acres.

The property lies off a country lane, about a mile away from the village of Sandhurst and 3 miles to the west of Hawkhurst with its shops, two supermarkets and Kino cinema.

The principal accommodation comprises four reception rooms, including an attractive dual aspect sitting room with inglenook fireplace and woodstove, a dining room, an impressive oak framed garden room with lovely views over the pond, gardens and beyond, and a breakfast room which is open to the kitchen, with Esse oil fired range and direct access to the gardens.

The kitchen is equipped with modern cupboards and a larder cupboard. Appliances include two ovens, an integrated dishwasher, fridge and freezer. Off the kitchen is a boot room and a utility room, with space for a washing machine and tumble dryer. Completing the ground floor is a cloakroom and access to a single room cellar.

Over the first and second floors there are a total of five bedrooms, the majority of which have fitted cupboards, together with two bathrooms, one being en suite to the principal bedroom and two suite shower rooms to bedrooms two and five. Access can be gained to a useful attic store.

Silverden is approached via an electric gate, the drive, flanked by lawns and mature trees passes the barn and leads to the parking area and the detached triple garage with electric and manual doors.

The gardens and grounds surround the house and are a delightful feature with sweeping lawns, terraces, well established borders, varieties of seasonal shrubs, spring bulbs, mature trees and a pond. There is a tennis court and to the south is an enclosed field with separate vehicular access from the road.

Set away from the house is the detached barn which was converted in 2010 to provide the excellent two bedroom ancillary/guest accommodation. Internally, it features a lovely kitchen/dining room with a fitted kitchen and a guest bedroom suite on the ground floor and a spiral staircase rises to the first floor where there is a sitting room and a second guest bedroom suite.

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