Location

Fishponds Place occupies an accessible spot on the outskirts of the popular village of Seal Chart, and enjoys far reaching views to the North Downs and surrounding countryside.

The property lies within the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and has excellent road and rail links from the M25, A25 and A21, ideal for Gatwick, Heathrow and Biggin Hill Airports, London, and the Channel Tunnel.

Sevenoaks offers an excellent range of highly regarded schools, amenities and a mainline station which provides a direct service to London Bridge from 22 minutes.

Comprehensive Shopping: Seal (1.9 miles), Sevenoaks (3.9 miles) and Bluewater (19 miles).

Mainline rail services: Borough Green (2.6 miles) & Sevenoaks (4.3 miles) to Charing Cross/Cannon Street/London Bridge/ London Victoria.

Primary Schools: St Lawrence C of E, Stone Street, Ightham, Seal, Kemsing & Sevenoaks.

Grammar Schools: Sevenoaks, Tonbridge & Tunbridge Wells.

Private Schools: Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Sackville and Walthamstow Hall Secondary Schools. Various Preps in Sevenoaks. St Michaels & Russell House Prep in Otford. Radnor House in Sundridge.

Leisure & Sporting Facilities: Reynolds Retreat. Nearby excellent golf courses include Wildernesse and Knole Park in Sevenoaks, and Wrotham Heath in Borough Green. Sevenoaks Leisure Centre. Cricket, football and rugby in the Sevenoaks Vine area.

All distances are approximate.

Description

Fishponds Place is a striking family home of excellent proportions offering stylish accommodation arranged over two floors, ideal for both family living & entertaining. Also of note are the impressive grounds & leisure facilities.

The superb primary reception rooms comprise an elegant drawing room with a feature fireplace and French doors opening to the rear, a formal dining room with attractive views to the grounds, an impressive entrance hall and snug, also with doors opening to the gardens.

The magnificent kitchen is fitted with a comprehensive range of bespoke wall and base cabinetry with integrated appliances and a striking island incorporating a breakfast bar. The adjoining breakfast/living area has bi-fold doors opening to the rear and provides another impressive area for both formal entertaining and family living.

A well-appointed utility room and pantry provide additional storage and space for appliances, with a boot room with a cloakroom connecting the two. A study and an additional cloakroom complete the ground floor.

From the entrance hall a striking staircase ascends to the first floor and superb principal bedroom suite, which is served by a stylish en suite bathroom and walk-in wardrobe.

There are two further bedrooms with modern en suite bathrooms and fitted/built-in storage space, and another two with fitted wardrobes and served by a well-appointed family bathroom.

A study has a view to the front and could be untilised as bedroom or dressing room space if required, and a linen store completes the accommodation.

Fishponds Place is approached via electronically operated gates with a sweeping drive flanked with lawn, majestic trees and established hedging, culminating at the house and garaging.

The charming gardens and grounds are a real feature of the property, spanning around the property and providing privacy.

Within the curtilage of the house are swathes of parklike, landscaped lawns, which have been thoughtfully designed and planted with lighting throughout, with an abundance of specimen trees, shrubs, flower beds and topiary throughout.

A generous terrace adjoining the property providing ideal areas for al fresco entertaining, with lawn paths leading past an ornamental pond and to the idyllic swimming pool area, and tennis court beyond.

Fishponds Place benefits from an expansive range of outbuildings including detached garaging, a workshop, stabling and store rooms.

There are paddocks ideal for equestrian use, together with a sand school in need of updating.

Directions

Proceed in a northerly direction on Sevenoaks High Street. After the traffic lights turn right into Seal Hollow Road, and at the traffic lights turn right onto the A25. Proceed through the village of Seal. Continue up the hill for approx. 1.8 miles and the entrance to Fishponds can be found on the right, before the entrance to Reuthe's.