The Green, West Peckham, Maidstone, Kent, ME18

Charming character home with views over farmland to the rear.

Description

Pear Tree Cottage is a charming, detached family home, situated in a delightful rural setting, just off The Green, on the edge of West Peckham. The versatile and well-proportioned accommodation is well presented throughout and arranged over two floors, providing excellent areas for entertaining and family living. Of particular note are the delightful gardens with orchard, detached annexes, garaging and views over farmland to the rear. In total, the plot amounts to about 0.73 of an acre.

The spacious reception hall with attractive quarry tiles leads to the principal reception rooms comprising a charming sitting room of excellent proportions, with a brick fireplace with wood burning stove and double doors leading out to the rear terrace, and an adjoining dining room with two sets of double doors leading to the gardens. Both rooms have solid wood flooring.

The kitchen/breakfast room is well-equipped and of excellent proportions. It is fitted with a comprehensive range of Shaker-style wall and base units, together with central island incorporating a breakfast bar. There are also integrated appliances including an AGA, space for a fridge/freezer, a pantry and a boiler/store cupboard. A door provides access to outside.

A generous inner hall is currently utilised as a study/home office and leads to the principal bedroom which enjoys views over the garden, an en suite shower room and a lobby area with fitted wardrobes. There are two further bedrooms, one with fitted cupboards and double doors leading out to the terrace which could be used as an additional reception room, and one currently used as a study. There is also a dressing room which is generously fitted with two sets of wardrobe cupboards. A family bathroom and a boot/cloakroom complete the ground floor. Stairs rise to the first floor where there are two further bedrooms, and a bathroom which completes the internal accommodation.

The property is approached via two five bar gates over a driveway to the front with parking for several cars.

The driveway continues round the property, culminating in a parking area leading to the detached ancillary accommodation which comprises: a ground floor annexe with open-plan kitchen/sitting room, bedroom and shower room; and a first floor annexe with sitting room, kitchen, bedroom and shower room, which is accessed via a set of external stairs to the rear. There is an attached garage and store room. To one side of the property is a terrace with flowering shrub borders.

A pedestrian gate leads to the south-easterly rear gardens which are a delightful feature of the property. A terrace provides an ideal area for al fresco dining and leads to an expanse of lawn, bordered with mature trees and shrubs. An opening to the rear leads through to a further area of lawn with an orchard planted with many mature pear and apple trees and a kitchen garden with beds for planting a variety of fruit and vegetables. The property is surrounded by farm land and offers far reaching views. In total the plot amounts to about 0.73 of an acre.

Agents note: The photographs were taken in April 2022.

Location

Pear Tree Cottage is located on the edge of the village of West Peckham which is a thriving village clustered around a pretty village green, where cricket is played. St Dunstan’s church in the village appears in the Domesday Book and dates back to the turn of the 11th century. There is a gastro pub (The Swan) and a village hall.

Local Shopping: Hadlow (2.6 miles) offers good local amenities catering for everyday needs including post office, greengrocers, bakers and pharmacy; it also has a primary school, doctors, dentists, library and agricultural college.

Comprehensive Shopping: Tonbridge (6.2 miles) provides supermarkets and other high street retailers as well as many Pubs and Restaurants, as does Sevenoaks, Tunbridge Wells and Bluewater Shopping Centre.

Mainline Rail Services: Tonbridge mainline station (6.6 miles) has a fast and frequent service to London Bridge/Waterloo East/Charing Cross/Cannon Street. West Malling mainline station (4.4 miles) offers frequent services to London Victoria.

Primary Schools: Mereworth, Hadlow, Shipbourne and Plaxtol.

Secondary Schools: Judd Boys Grammar, Tonbridge Girls Grammar and Weald of Kent Girls Grammar Schools in Tonbridge. Hadlow Rural Community School. Wrotham School.

Private Schools: The Preparatory Schools at Somerhill. Hilden Oaks and Hilden Grange in Tonbridge. Tonbridge and Sevenoaks Public Schools. Several Preparatory schools in Sevenoaks. Sackville School in Hildenborough. Sutton Valence School.

Leisure Facilities: Nizels Golf and Fitness centre in Hildenborough. Poult Wood Golf Club, Tonbridge. Also in Tonbridge are outdoor and indoor swimming pools, the Angel Leisure Centre and a range of sporting clubs to include football, baseball, swimming and sailing. David Lloyd Tennis & Fitness Club at King’s Hill.

Motorway Links: Excellent access to the motorway network at Leybourne onto the M2, linking to the M25 for Gatwick and Heathrow Airports. The adjoining road networks offer links to London, Canary Wharf, the South Coast and Channel Tunnel Terminal.

Square Footage: 2,807 sq ft


Acreage: 0.73 Acres

Directions

From Sevenoaks, take the A25 east for about 6.6 miles. Turn right onto the A20. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit. After 3.1 miles, turn right onto Mereworth Rd. After about 0.8 miles, continue to village green, turn left at the church, and go past The Swan. At the T-junction, turn right onto the unmade lane. The entrance to Pear Tree Cottage can be found on the left.

Additional Info

Services: Oil fired central heating. Mains water & electricity. Private drainage (Tank installed August 2023). LPG to ancillary accommodation.