Location

West Whinfel is conveniently located within 2 miles of Crowborough town centre. Crowborough enjoys a good selection of supermarkets, including Waitrose, Lidl and Morrisons,there is a good selection of cafés, restaurants, Boots chemist, hairdressers and barbers, pubs and variety of independent shops; there is good choice of primary schools in Crowborough and The Beacon Academy at secondary level. The town benefits from a Leisure Centre and the private golf at The Beacon Golf Course, is just meters away from the house.

The surrounding countryside includes the 6500 acres of the historic Ashdown Forest known the world over as the home of 'Winnie the Pooh' and one of the largest free public spaces in the South East. This ancient area of open heathland is the highest sandy ridge-top in the High Weald National Landscape.

Royal Tunbridge Wells is a historic spa town located about thirty miles south of London and approximately 9 miles from the house. The town offers excellent cultural, leisure and shopping attractions including many cafés, restaurants including The Ivy, Thackerays, Old Fish Market, Essence, The Warren, there are two theatres locally at The Assembly Halls and Trinity Theatre, together with the newly rejuvenated civic centre, The Amelia Scott. Tunbridge Wells High Street is linked by the delightful Chapel Place walkway to the historic Pantiles, known for its charming Georgian colonnade and summer Jazz festivals, food and craft markets.

There are excellent local schools in the area, both state and private and of particular note, there is good access to Holmewood House preparatory school in Langton Green (approximately 7.3 miles), on the way into Tunbridge Wells. Other schools include Brambletye Boarding/Day School, Cumnor House, Ardingly, and Tonbridge. Public schools on from here include Tonbridge and Sevenoaks to the north and Mayfield and Upper Dicker, Eastbourne and Brighton, to the south. In addition, the Beacon Academy at Crowborough is growing in status and popularity.

Rail services run on Southern Rail from Jarvis Brook(approximately 2.8 miles) and from South East Trains from Tunbridge Wells (approximately 9 miles), offering good alternative services into London.

Additional Schools: Preparatory schools include Holmewood House in Langton Green, Skippers Hill in Five Ashes, Cumnor House in Danehill and co-ed senior options in Sevenoaks, Eastbourne, Upper Dicker (Bedes) and Brighton, Ardingly, Hurstpierpoint,as well as Tonbridge for boys and Mayfield School for girls.

Description

Dating back to the early 1900s, West Whinfel forms one portion of this handsome period house, which was converted into two dwellings in the 1950's. This substantial property which is beautifully presented throughout offers an abundance of space, nearing 5000 sq ft set across four floor.

The house enjoys much character, with high ceilings and well-proportioned rooms and with many interesting and eye-catching features found throughout, including a number of feature fireplaces, decorative coving and picture rails to some rooms, and original wooden flooring to the ground floor.

On entering West Whinfel the split level ground floor is currently arranged with a family room to the front of the house, used by our clients as a craft room/study. The reception hall is of such a size and with good natural light pouring through the roof lantern, that our clients use this space for entertaining, formal dining and a cosy seating area near the feature fireplace.

The kitchen/breakfast room can accommodate a large dining table and the well-appointed kitchen is fitted with shaker-style base cabinetry providing good storage, ample preparation space, with a range of integrated appliances including an AGA oven, and space for further freestanding appliances; there is also a good sized pantry cupboard.

The sitting room is of particular note; this very elegant and impressive room, with its wonderful feature windows and doors enjoys direct access onto and the view over the garden
beyond. A cloakroom completes the ground floor.

The cellar provides yet more flexibility, used by our clients for more recreational space, with two store rooms and a wine cellar, and separate access to the driveway and front garden.

Subject to individual needs there are up to six bedrooms and four beautifully appointed bath/shower rooms set across the first and second floors, the majority of which benefitting from the elevated views over the garden and countryside beyond. On each floor there is a separate WC and very useful storage cupboards, together with a laundry room on the first floor, with space for appliances, air drying and ironing.

Outside: West Whinfel enjoys an established, good-sized garden but is still manageable in scale. There is plenty of room for child's play on the level lawn, with space for outdoor entertaining and dining on the large flag stone terrace that wraps around the house.

The house is approached via a private driveway with parking for numerous vehicles. There is a detached double carport with a room above which is an ideal space for a home office/gym/studio.

Directions

Postcode - TN6 3ST. From Beacon Road (A26) turn onto Sheep Plain Road, West Whinfel will be found approximately 450 or so feet along on the right hand side.