- 7 bedrooms +
- 6 reception rooms +
- 4 bathrooms +
- Period +
- Garden +
- Patio +
- Semi-Detached +
- Swimming Pool +
- Town/City +
- Private Parking +
West House is believed to have been built in 1885 and designed by the architect for the Church Commissioners at the time, Ewan Christian, who later designed the National Portrait Gallery in London. The house is the larger portion of the original vicarage to St Peter's Church.
The impressive entrance hall leads into a superb family kitchen with a range of bespoke, hand-crafted cabinetry, granite worktops, AGA and an island with further storage and seating for two. The kitchen flows directly into a spacious breakfast room, flooded with natural light, with doors leading out to the garden and offering space for a table, additional seating, built-in storage and a log-burning stove. There is a substantial utility / laundry room accessed from the breakfast room.
There are four generous reception rooms, used by the current owners as a Drawing Room, Dining Room, Family Room and Orangery. There are a wealth of period features on display including high ceilings, picture rails and feature decorative fireplaces. The rooms flow seamlessly creating a wonderfully versatile living and entertaining space, continuing directly out into the garden.
Also on the ground floor there is a study, cloakroom and downstairs w.c.
The Principal Suite is located on the first floor with a Juliette balcony offering wonderful views over the rear garden as well as a dressing room and well-appointed en suite shower room with 'his and hers' sinks. There are three further bedrooms, one with en suite shower room, also on this level.
On the second floor, there are three bedooms, one with en suite shower room and dressing room, and a separate family bathroom. This floor also offers a bright and spacious games room.
There is plenty of storage throughout the house including full height, boarded attic space and vaulted understairs wine storage.
Outside, the property is approached through a gated entrance leading to a private driveway with space for a number of cars and a turning circle.
To the rear, there is a good-sized patio area adjacent to the house - ideal for alfresco entertaining in the summer months. The garden has been beautifully maintained, mainly laid to lawn with established plants, shrubs and trees, as well as an outdoor swimming pool with pool house.
The property also benefits from an attached garage / store.
West House occupies an excellent location within the highly sought after Camden Park. This private park, with its superbly appointed villas, offers close proximity to the town centre of Royal Tunbridge Wells hosting a wide array of shops, boutiques, brasseries and restaurants, as well as having access to the delightful Dunorlan Park.
For those wishing to commute to London by train, the property is just 0.5 of a mile from the main line station. For motorists there is easy access to a number of major road routes, including the A21, which links with the M25 motorway network, and the international airports of Gatwick and Heathrow.
Tunbridge Wells and the surrounding area is renowned for the quality of its schooling, both in the private and state sectors, including Holmewood House Preparatory School, Tonbridge School, Sevenoaks School and Benenden.
Sporting and recreational interests in the area are well served with a number of renowned golf courses, cricket and tennis clubs.
Tunbridge Wells Station 0.5 of a mile (42 minutes to London Bridge), High Street 0.5 of a mile, Pantiles 0.9 of a mile, A21 (Pembury) 2 miles, M25 (J5) 16 miles. (All times and distances are approximate)