Location

Set conveniently outside of Brenchley on Crook Road, Temple Farm enjoys a tucked away position at the end of a farm track, on the edge of the village of Brenchley.

Lying about seven miles to the east of Tunbridge Wells, Brenchley is surrounded by beautiful countryside in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. This picturesque village offers a post office, dentist, doctors’ surgery and dispensary, along with a fine church, primary school, The Little Bull Café & Bar and Brenchley and Matfield lawn and tennis club.

Temple Farm is approximately 2.1 miles away from the centre of Horsmonden where there are further village 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. Brenchley is also just under two miles from the popular and pretty village of Matfield, with its traditional village green, butcher, and public houses.

For more comprehensive shopping, Paddock Wood (approximately 3.3 miles) offers a good range of shopping facilities including a Waitrose supermarket, doctors surgery, bank, Costa Coffee, butcher, Greggs, Barsley's Department Store, Putlands Sports and Leisure Centre and primary school. Tunbridge Wells (approximately 8 miles) offers a wide choice of facilities including two theatres, a multiplex cinema, health clubs, restaurants, cafés, bars and hotels, The Pantiles and High Street.

There are many highly regarded schools in the area, both state and private, including Brenchley and Horsmonden village primary schools, the Grammar Schools in Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge and Maidstone, Bethany School in Goudhurst, St Ronan's and Marlbrough House in Hawkhurst, the Schools at Somerhill, Holmewood House, Kent College for Girls, Tonbridge School for Boys, Mayfield School for Girls and co-education at Sevenoaks School.

Paddock Wood station has mainline services to London Charing Cross via London Bridge and Waterloo East (and Cannon Street), with services from about 53 minutes.

The nearby A21 links directly to the M25 London orbital motorway to the north and thereby a national motorway network, Gatwick and Heathrow airports.

Description

Temple Farm is an unlisted farmhouse with mid-16th century origins and a later Edwardian extension. The house offers considerable potential and is an exciting opportunity for the next owners to put their own stamp on it.

The property has a wonderful feel due to a combination of some large, light reception rooms with high ceilings and period features. There are also some more intimate rooms for those cozy winter evenings. The classic features such as high ceilings and sash windows all add to the charm of this delightful family home. All principal reception rooms have large sash windows and most have double aspects overlooking the gardens and giving lots of light to the rooms.

The comfortable, welcoming, farmhouse-style kitchen/breakfast room with wooden wall and base units and co-ordinating solid wooden worktops providing good storage and preparation space, with plenty of room for a family-sized dining table. Adjoining the kitchen is a separate utility/boot room with direct access to the garden, a separate dining room can also be found to the front of the property.

To the rear, our clients' sitting room benefits from a statement Inglenook working fireplace and direct access onto the library with fitted units and a separate WC. There is a further reception room currently used as a study, offering a flexible space that can be arranged to suit individual requirements.

On the first floor, the light-filled landing gives access to the four bedrooms, one of which enjoys an en suite and dressing room, together with the well-appointed family bathroom. All of the bedrooms enjoy the wonderful elevated views of the gardens and neighbouring countryside.

Outside: The established gardens wrap around the property, with various seating areas from which to take in the views. The lawns are interspersed with specimen plants and trees, together with a pond and plenty of space for both formal gardens and areas for play. There is also land of approximately 5.1 acres including a pond.

Outbuildings - quadruple carport. workshop, store room & stable.