Detached house for sale in Bells Yew Green Road, Bells Yew Green, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN3

A stunning and substantial period country house set in glorious gardens and grounds.

Description
Built in the late 19th century, this attractive house in set in a semi-rural position between Bells Yew Green and Frant, well placed for access to the mainline station and within easy reach of Tunbridge Wells.

Entrance hall, drawing room, library, family room, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room with pantry and wc off. Lower ground floor wine cellar, laundry room, store room, boot room, cinema, yoga room, gym, access to the gardens.

Principal suite with bedroom and en suite bath/shower room, guest suite with en suite bath/shower room and dressing room (possible bedroom 7), 2 further bedrooms (1 with en suite shower), family bathroom. 2 second floor bedrooms, family shower room and eaves access.

Gardens and Grounds:
To the outside is a smart triple garage with 1 bedroom annexe and gardener's wc. The gardens, which are attractive and well maintained, include a well, kitchen garden and greenhouse, swimming pool surrounded by elegant decking with outdoor kitchen, pool house with outdoor shower. All-weather tennis court, croquet lawn, putting green and clay shooting ground. The remaining land is down to pasture.
In all about 27.78 acres.

Location
Camden House is located in a semi-rural position between the villages of Frant and Bells Yew Green, about 3.5 miles south-west of Tunbridge Wells. Bells Yew Green (under half a mile) has a popular local store, Lambs Larder, public house, The Brecknock Arms, Bells Yew Green Cricket Club and mainline rail station (Frant station). The village of Frant (about 1 mile) has an active community with amenities including a convenience store with post office, coffee shop, hairdresser, two characterful pubs and a church, all within a few hundred yards. Fuller's Farm Shop can be found at Eridge (about 3.2 miles).

Other local attractions include Bewl Water and Bedgebury Pinetum and Forest for a range of further outdoor activities. Royal Tunbridge Wells is a historic spa town located about thirty miles south of London, surrounded by countryside and offering a popular base for commuters, known for the historic Pantiles, with its charming Georgian colonnade and summer Jazz festivals, and regular craft and food markets. The town offers excellent cultural, leisure and shopping attractions including cafes, restaurants and two theatres. There are cricket and tennis facilities at the Nevill grounds, as well as the renowned Nevill Golf Club.

State Schools: Primary schools in Frant (about 1.2 miles) and Lamberhurst (about 4.8 miles). Secondary schools include Uplands Community College in Wadhurst and the boys’ and girls’ Grammars at senior level, including Skinners, twggs, twgsb with entry via academic performance in the 11-plus examinations. The Skinners’ Kent Academy in Sandown Park.

Independent Schools: Holmewood House, Cumnor House, Vinehall, Rose Hill and The Mead. At senior: Beechwood Sacred Heart School, Mayfield School for Girls, Tonbridge for boys and co-ed options at Sevenoaks, Eastbourne, Upper Dicker (Bedes) and Brighton.

Mainline rail: Bells Yew Green has its own station (Frant) which is just one stop further down the line from Tunbridge Wells with regular services to London Charing Cross via London Bridge (from 40 mins) & Waterloo East and Cannon Street.

Square Footage: 6,273 sq ft

Acreage:
27.78 Acres



Additional Info
Camden House benefits from solar panels, which generate an income from the feed-in tariff (further details upon request).

Additionally, the central heating at the property is fuelled via two air source heat pumps installed in 2020, also providing the hot water.

The well captures approx. 5,000 gallons of surface water, ideal for the garden.