Location

Comprehensive Shopping: Tonbridge (4.4 miles), Sevenoaks, Tunbridge Wells and Bluewater.

Mainline Rail Services: Tonbridge (5.8 miles) with services to London Bridge/Cannon Street/Charing Cross. Bus routes between Maidstone, Tonbridge, Kings Hill & Tunbridge Wells from bus stop within 600 ft.   

State Primary Schools: Various including Hadlow, Woodlands Infant School and Woodlands Junior School.

State Secondary Schools: The Judd School in Tonbridge, Tonbridge Grammar School and Weald of Kent Grammar School. There are further grammar schools in neighbouring Tunbridge Wells, Sevenoaks & Maidstone.

Private Prep Schools: Hilden Oaks and Hilden Grange, The Schools at Somerhill, Kent College in Pembury as well as Tunbridge Wells and Sevenoaks prep schools.

Private Secondary Schools: Tonbridge School, Kent College (Pembury), Sevenoaks School and Walthamstow Hall (Sevenoaks), Sackville (Hildenborough).

Leisure Facilities: David Lloyd at Kings Hill (4.3 miles), Nizels Golf & Fitness centre in Hildenborough. Poult Wood Golf Club in Tonbridge. Also in Tonbridge are outdoor and indoor swimming pools, the Angel Leisure Centre.

All distances are approximate.

Description

Quince Cottage is situated within the Green Belt on the edge of the popular village of Hadlow, which provides a doctor’s surgery, post office, bakery, village shop, primary school, church and public house.

The property is a most charming detached family home offering characterful accommodation with period features throughout, arranged over two floors and ideal for both family living and entertaining.

The superb reception rooms comprise a sitting room with a charming bay window, a snug with an inglenook fireplace, and a well-appointed dining room.

The kitchen is fitted with a comprehensive range of base units with some integral appliances including an Everhot cooker, and is open to a double aspect breakfast area with attractive views to the gardens.

A utility room provides additional storage and space for appliances and has access to outside, and an adjoining cloakroom completes the ground floor.

Stairs rise to the first floor and principal suite which has fitted wardrobes and is served by an en suite bathroom with a free standing roll top slipper bath. There are two further bedrooms, both with fitted storage and served by a shower room.

Quince Cottage is approached over a gated gravel driveway, culminating at the garage and providing ample off road parking.

The outbuildings comprise a double aspect office and a summerhouse, both with power connected, and there is loft storage space arranged over the double garage.

The impressive gardens are a real feature of the property and are predominantly laid to landscaped lawns interspersed with a variety of specimen trees, and well-stocked flower, fruit and vegetable beds. An expansive paved terrace spans the side of the property and provides excellent areas for al fresco entertaining. The gardens and grounds amount to about 1.04 acres in total.

Directions

From Sevenoaks proceed southwards towards Hildenborough on the B245. Continue through Hildenborough and turn left into Dry Hill Park Road. Proceed along this road passing straight over the mini-roundabout and at the end turn left towards Hadlow on the A26. Continue through Hadlow village and turn left on to Common Road. The entrance can be found along on the right.