5 Bed Detached House For Sale

Approached via electrically operated gates over a gravel driveway, this Wealden Hall house is rich in character and has been beautifully restored by the current owners who have completely refurbished the property to a high standard, preserving its heritage while introducing thoughtful modern touches. Original features include a magnificent inglenook fireplace complete with bread oven, and exposed wall and ceiling timbers that celebrate the home’s history throughout.

Stepping through the front door, you are greeted by a welcoming hallway with flagstone floor that extends throughout the ground floor with the whole of the ground floor benefitting from underfloor heating. To the right lies a family room/study, complete with a wood-burning stove. Continue ahead to the sitting room, with its magnificent vaulted, beamed ceiling and wood-burning stove with bi-fold doors opening to the terrace and gardens beyond. A door off this hallway provides access to the wine cellar below which has an original well, accessed via a hatch.

The dual-aspect sitting room features the original inglenook fireplace with dais beam over and bread oven, creating a warm and inviting focal point. This space opens into the dining room with wood-burning stove and French doors to the garden, which in turn leads to the kitchen/breakfast room. Bespoke solid oak cabinetry by Stonehams with LED lighting, Corian worktops, and a four-oven electric AGA combine period character with modern convenience. A practical utility room offers space for laundry appliances and direct garden access, while a ground-floor Wet room with WC completes the ground floor.

The five double bedrooms are accessed via two staircases. The staircase rising from the dining room leads to the first floor with principal bedroom suite complete with stunning, vaulted ceiling with exposed beams, freestanding roll-top bath overlooking the garden, a stylish en suite shower room and dressing room. A further bedroom with en suite bathroom is located on this floor, with the stairs leading to a bedroom with vanity basin on the second floor. The staircase nearest the front door leads to a bedroom with en suite shower room, and a further bedroom with vanity basin on the second floor above. All bathrooms have been fitted to a high specification and fully tiled in marble.

Complementing the main house is a wonderful detached beamed barn providing approximately 1877 sq ft of versatile space. It currently offers two studios across the first and second floors along with storerooms, a garden store, car port and garage. This impressive structure offers further potential for conversion into ancillary accommodation, with planning permission already granted. Additional outbuildings include a Shepherds Hut with running water and log burner and a garage/mower store with its own double gated entrance to the road.

The garden enjoys an idyllic setting with open countryside views and far-reaching vistas to the rear, featuring a large pond with flagstone wall and waterfall. The garden is fully dog proof with a separate outside run and large kennel.  A generous terrace provides the perfect space for outdoor entertaining, while the front garden features neatly clipped topiary shrubs, a path leading to the front door and a charming stone wall with pedestrian gate and a Well.

Claygate House is located close to the village of Plaxtol and Crouch. Plaxtol has a village store, excellent primary school, church and pub. Crouch is a quiet Hamlet close to the conservation area of Claygate Cross which enjoys commanding views across the Bourne Valley. Nearby, Borough Green has a good selection of day to day shops and amenities with more comprehensive shopping available in Sevenoaks and Tonbridge.

Borough Green railway station has services to London Victoria and Charing Cross from approximately 45 minutes. Sevenoaks (7 miles) has fast and frequent services to Cannon Street, Charing Cross and London Bridge from 22 minutes. Nearby access to the M20 provides great links to the M25 and the airports at Gatwick and Heathrow together with London and the wider UK motorway network.

The area has excellent schools from primary schools in Plaxtol and Ightham to the Grammars, preparatory and secondary schools in Sevenoaks, Tonbridge and Maidstone (including Sevenoaks School, Tonbridge School, The Judd School, The New Beacon, Sevenoaks Prep and Walthamstow Hall).

There is a wide range of leisure facilities and sports clubs within a close proximity including Reynolds Health Club in Borough Green, Sevenoaks Leisure Centre and David Lloyd in West Malling as well as golf at Knole Park and Wildernesse golf clubs in Sevenoaks.