Location

The popular village of Sandhurst (1.5 miles) has a good range of local amenities including a convenience store, two garages, beauty salon, primary school and Medieval church. The village recreation ground is host to a number of sports teams, clubs and a children's playground. Tenterden, Rye, Cranbrook and Ashford provide a more extensive range of shopping and leisure facilities.

There is an excellent selection of schools in the area in both the state and private sectors at primary and secondary levels. The property falls within Cranbrook school catchment area (2024) and further schools include Saint Ronans, Marlborough House and Dulwich preparatory schools, Sandhurst and Hawkhurst primary schools and Homewood School in Tenterden. Further afield there are schools in Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge, Sevenoaks and Eastbourne.

Fast and frequent services run from Staplehurst and Etchingham to London Charing Cross and Cannon Street (peak times) via Waterloo East and London Bridge. A high speed link runs from Ashford to London St Pancras in about 37 minutes.

The M25 via the A21 can be accessed at J5 and the M20 via J8 both providing links to Gatwick and Heathrow airport and other motorway networks.

*All distances and mileages are approximate.

Description

Lamberden House is a beautiful attached Victorian barn, which extends to approximately just under 2,500sqft of accommodation. The property offers extremely versatile living space, perfect for multi-generational living, with a detached studio/annexe as well as a home office.

As you enter you are greeted with a spacious reception hall with a handy double aspect study and cloakroom.

The focal point to this home is certainly the wonderful kitchen/breakfast room with bi-fold doors opening onto the terrace and enjoying stunning scenic views. The well appointed kitchen has a range of wall and base units with integrated appliances, Range cooker and terracotta tiled floor. There is also a useful boot room off the kitchen.

The property boasts a fabulous sitting room with a feature fireplace and gas fire, exposed brick and beams. It enjoys colourful views of the garden and beyond. There is also a formal dining room to the ground floor.

On the first floor, the landing has fitted storage cupboards and gives access to the four bedrooms, WC and family bathroom. The principal bedroom is a great size and again boasts wonderful far reaching views and is complete with an en suite shower room.

Externally, the house is approached over a shared driveway leading to the property's private gravelled off-road parking area. A wonderful addition to this home is the smart annexe featuring kitchen, shower room and spacious reception room with double doors opening out to the gardens. There is a further outbuilding currently used as an office. The flexibility of the accommodation is perfect for multi-generational living.

The immaculately maintained gardens and grounds are a particular feature of the property and enjoy the most stunning, far-reaching views over the surrounding countryside. There is also a swimming pool which is ideal for the summer months, in total the plot extends to 1.27 acres.

Directions

From our Cranbrook office proceed into Stone Street and turn right onto The Hill, then take the third right onto Tilsden Lane and follow until the T junction. Turn left towards Benenden. At Benenden crossroads, turn right onto Iden Green Road, continue for 3 miles and turn left to Sandhurst village. Proceed out of the village for about 1.5 miles and the shared private lane will be found on the left hand side. Continue and Lamberden House will be found at the end.