Fairmans Lane, Brenchley, Kent, TN12

A characterful period house set within extensive grounds, conveniently located on the rural edge of Brenchley, together with a covered pool building and a substantial outbuilding.

Description

Echoes is a charming unlisted period property dating back in part to circa 1652 and nestled in an idyllic tucked away position on the edge of the village. The property is set within extensive grounds of about 2.4 acres in all, together with a covered pool building and a further substantial outbuilding.

The house is full of character with many period features, including wall and ceiling beams, fireplaces and drop latch doors. These sit delightfully alongside stylish fixtures and fittings, including a contemporary-style fitted kitchen with a Rayburn cooker, open plan to a light-filled conservatory/dining room extension to the rear with wood flooring, underfloor heating and a wood burning stove, and enjoying a lovely outlook over the grounds through picture windows.

There are two further reception rooms comprising a sitting room and a cosy snug. Four bedrooms and two bath/shower rooms area arranged over the top two floors, all enjoying an attractive rural outlook.

The grounds are a major feature here, extending to about 2.4 acres in all and offering a wonderful opportunity for those aspiring to have space for rural hobbies, or to use as a small holding. There are several different areas including a cottage garden to the front, a stream running along the western boundary, a well stocked orchard, mixed woodland, many established trees and swathes of wild flowers in the spring.

The pool building is cited on the eastern side, accessed via paths from the house and comprising a 16'x32' former outdoor pool which has been enclosed for year-round use. There is a further outbuilding towards the end of the plot, providing useful additional space.

Our clients have made several energy efficient improvements, including the fitting of solar PV panels to the pool building, as well as installing three separate air source heat pump systems, two of which provide central heating to the house, and the outbuilding, the third is to heat the swimming pool.

Echoes is set back from the lane with a gated front entrance leading to a large parking and turning area and a garage with a 7.2kW electric car charger on the side.

Location

Echoes enjoys a semi-rural position just 0.4 miles by foot from the popular village of Brenchley. This area of Kent is known as "The Garden of England" for its abundance of orchards and hop gardens and lies within The High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Brenchley has a good range of local amenities including a post office, doctors', a church, Little Bull cafe, tennis club, country pubs including The Hop Bine and Half Way House, and the well-regarded Brenchley and Matfield Primary School. The neighbouring village of Matfield (2.2 miles) has a traditional village green, butcher and pubs, including The Poet, well regarded for its food.

Horsmonden village (3.3 miles) has further amenities including an award-winning village shop (Heath Stores has historically been named 'Best Independent Food and Drink Retailer' by Kent Life), primary academy and kindergarten, sports field and tennis club.

Paddock Wood (2.8 miles) offers a good choice of amenities, including a Waitrose supermarket, doctors surgery, Costa Coffee, butcher, Greggs, Barsley's Department Store, Putlands Sports and Leisure Centre and a primary school.

Tunbridge Wells town centre (8 miles) offers two theatres, a multiplex cinema, health clubs, restaurants, cafés, bars and hotels and the historic Pantiles with it summer jazz evenings.

There are many leisure pursuits in the area including cycling trails, The High Weald Landscape trail, an iconic 145km (90-mile) route which links villages and historic gardens, historic houses, Bewl Water and Bedgebury Pinetum and Forest.

Mainline rail: Paddock Wood station (3.6 miles) with fast and frequent commuter services to London Charing Cross (via London Bridge and Waterloo East) and Cannon Street.

State and private schools: There are village primary schools in Brenchley and Horsmonden, grammar schools in Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells and Cranbrook, Maskalls Academy in Paddock Wood, Tonbridge and Sevenoaks public schools, Kent College, Pembury. Preparatory options at Somerhill and Hilden Grange (Tonbridge), Marlborough House and St Ronan’s (Hawkhurst) and Dulwich Prep (Cranbrook).

Communications: The M25 is accessed via the A21 (3.7 miles) to the north, linking to other motorway networks, Gatwick and Heathrow Airports and the Channel Tunnel/ports.

All quoted mileages are approximate.

Square Footage: 1,850 sq ft


Acreage: 2.3 Acres

Directions

Postcode - TN12 7BB. From the A21/A264 Pembury junction on the A21 at Tunbridge Wells, head south towards Hastings. At the next roundabout (Kippings Cross), turn left towards Matfield on the B2160.

Continue through Matfield and then turn right at the crossroads after the green, by The Poet pub, onto Brenchley Road. Stay on this road into Brenchley village and into the High Street, continue out of Brenchley on Horsmonden Road, then bear right after approximately 0.2 miles into Fairmans Lane for a further 0.2 miles and the gate to Echoes will be found on the left-hand side.

Additional Info

Services: 3 separate air source heat pump systems, two of which provide central heating to the house and the outbuilding, the third is to heat the swimming pool. Mains electricity, mains water, mains drainage, solar PV panels, air source heat pump. LPG to the outbuilding.

Outgoings: Tunbridge Wells Borough Council, Tax Band G.

Planning: Tunbridge Wells Planning Department reference: 00/01415/FUL for a side extension and conversion of garage to kitchen and utility room and addition of a fourth bedroom on the first floor dated 26/08/2000 and regarded as "Extant" works having started.

Echoes has mutual access rights with the neighbour for maintaining the two properties, including filling their oil tank, which covers the front garden and the drive of Echoes.
In addition, Echoes has a right of way for access down the track to the neighbouring property, Little Cowden Farm, Fairmans Lane, Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, TN12. This property now has planning permission granted for the change of use of five disused agricultural buildings to create five 4-bedroom dwellings with new vehicular access Tunbridge Wells Planning Department reference 21/03395/FULL.