Location

Beale House, 187 Forest Road is located on the popular south side of Tunbridge Wells in a sought after residential road comprising mainly prestigious detached family houses. The town centre is easily accessible, being approximately 1.2 miles and offering an extensive range of shops, department stores, restaurants, bars and coffee houses, together with two theatres, one of which also shows films.

The historic and picturesque Pantiles Georgian shopping colonnade and the old High Street area is a walk of just over a mile, and the Royal Victoria Place shopping mall is reached in approximately 2.3 miles. Knights Park out of town retail park is approximately four miles and offers a multi-screen cinema complex, bowling alley, health/fitness club and further large outlet stores. Local shopping is available in Frant village and TN2 Food and Wine is a popular family-run grocery store on the Frant Road.   

There are several parks and open green spaces in the vicinity, including Dunorlan Park and the town’s Common, with its extensive acreage of woodland and open spaces, loved by children and dog walkers for generations, as well as Hargate Woods which are accessible off Broadwater Down. The Nevill Golf Club and Nevill Ground (tennis and cricket) are nearby in Warwick Park.   

The surrounding countryside is designated as the High Weald National Landscape and boasts several places of historic interest and attractive walks, including the famous Ashdown Forest, sailing and fishing at Bewl Water near Wadhurst and cycling trails at Bedgebury Forest.   

Private and state schools: Tunbridge Wells has a number of well-regarded primary schools as well as The Mead, Rose Hill and Holmewood House preparatory schools. At secondary level, The boys’ and girls’ Grammars and Skinners are in the St John’s area on the northern side of town, approximately 2.3 miles and the Skinners’ Kent Academy in Sandown Park is approximately 2.6 miles Independent secondary options include Beechwood Sacred Heart School, Tonbridge for boys, Mayfield for girls and co-education options at Sevenoaks, Eastbourne and Brighton.

Mainline rail: Tunbridge Wells (approximately 1.2 miles) has services to London Charing Cross (via London Bridge and Waterloo East) and Cannon Street with journey times of under an hour.

Communications: The A21 is accessible just north of Tunbridge Wells, which links to the London M25 orbital and thereby the national motorway network, Gatwick and Heathrow airports.

Description

This attractive 1930’s family home has been expanded and adapted for modern family living and is set in a highly sought after location on the south side of town.

The ground floor accommodation is ideal for entertaining, with a large open-plan modern kitchen/breakfast room opening directly into the family room creating a social space. The sitting room also opens into the rear facing conservatory addition, designed and built by the well known local firm, Peter Edmondson Conservatories. This is a very large, L-shaped design, complete with a bar recess to one end and benefitting from wooden flooring, double glazing and combined air conditioning/ hot air heating. Double doors lead directly from here to the secluded, south facing terrace.

Both reception rooms benefit from a similar minimalist design style, but with impressive period features, each with attractive fireplaces, traditional wooden flooring and Critall windows. In addition, the entrance hall is panelled in oak, with the front door opening to a recessed porch with an outside light.

The kitchen/breakfast room has a front to back aspect and is fitted with a range of modern units with granite worktops and tiled flooring. Features include a built in larder and separate drinks store, together with an electric five oven Aga, incorporating a gas four burner hob. There is also space for a fridge/freezer and a Siemens built in microwave.

Upstairs, the gently rising original oak staircase has been extended up to the loft, providing for up to six generous bedrooms, with two shower rooms and one bathroom.

To the rear, the enclosed, beautifully planted, south-facing rear garden includes azaleas, roses, mature tree screening and rhododendrons, with two levels of lawn up to a brick wall boundary where there is recently planted tree screening. There is also a greenhouse and raised vegetable bed, garden shed and wood store, and gated access from the side drive.

Outside at the front, there are electric oak gates to the drive, with good parking and a recently built detached double garage in keeping with the house.

Directions

Directions - TN2 5JA.