Location

Orchard View is situated on the peaceful Half Moon Lane in Tudeley, a tranquil hamlet set within the beautiful High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The nearby village of Five Oak Green, just under 2 miles away, offers excellent local amenities, including a village shop, post office, a church, and the well thought-of Dovecote Inn pub serving locally sourced food.

Royal Tunbridge Wells (approximately 4.8 miles) is a historic spa town located about thirty miles south of London, surrounded by countryside offering a popular base for commuters. The town offers excellent cultural, leisure and shopping attractions including two theatres locally at The Assembly Halls and Trinity Theatre, together with the newly rejuvenated civic centre, The Amelia Scott. The town enjoys an abundance of cafés, such as Juliet's, Italian Delicatessen Arte Bianca and Fine Grind on the High Street and restaurants including Thackerays, The Ivy and The Old Fishmarket, together with a good mixture of national multiple retailers and independent shops. The nearby North Farm offers excellent options for shopping and leisure including M&S, BUPA Health Club, and Odeon cinema complex.

Leisure Facilities: Nizels Golf and Fitness centre in Hildenborough. Tonbridge School Sports Centre. Poult Wood Golf Centre, Tonbridge. Also in Tonbridge are outdoor and indoor pools, the Angel Leisure Centre and a range of sporting clubs to include cricket, rugby, football, baseball, swimming and sailing.

There are many highly regarded schools in the area including Somerhill and Kent College in the immediate vicinity, Holmewood House, Beechwood and Rose Hill as well as the Grammar Schools in Tunbridge Wells, Bethany School in Goudhurst, Tonbridge School for Boys and co-education at Sevenoaks School.

Mainline rail: Tonbridge Station (approximately 4.6 miles) and Tunbridge Wells (approximately 5 miles), with fast and frequent services to London Charing Cross (via London Bridge and Waterloo East) and Cannon Street with journey times from 31 minutes (Tonbridge), 50 minutes (Tunbridge Wells).

Description

This unique home began life as a Victorian isolation hospital and has been completely rebuilt by the current owners into a striking, single-storey five bedroom residence offering ample entertaining space both in and outside. The result is a seamless blend of contemporary design with a nod to its period heritage, clean-lined, practical and purpose-built for modern living.

Set well back from the lane and accessed via a private drive, the house is clad in accoya wood cladding with black metal roofing and industrial-style detailing. Inside, the layout is both spacious and efficient, with five bedrooms, three bathroom including a generous principal suite, and a central open-plan living space with high vaulted ceilings which connects effortlessly with the outdoor terraces. Externally there are generous gardens to the rear, a turning circle enclosing an additional lawn and a triple garage.