5 bedroom semi-detached house for sale

An impressive, stylish and substantial family house on the south side of town, offering generous proportions, together with an attractive mature garden. Description Originally built in the 1920’s, this grand family house has historically been skilfully divided to create two dwellings, with Rumbers Hill House forming the major portion, and retaining the main drive and turning circle, along with many of the original, key rooms. Features include the wide arched reception hall, which runs through the house, with reception rooms leading off on each side, two with fireplaces, and one of these fitted with a wood burning stove. Also, there is a large, elegant, modern style kitchen/breakfast room, with French doors and windows to the rear garden. This includes a four oven gas Aga with side module, incorporating two electric ovens and a gas hob. This room enjoys high ceilings along with the others, and leads through to an intimate, lower ceilinged dining room, linked by an open plan conservatory, overlooking the rear garden. Upstairs features a wide first floor landing to three bedrooms and a dressing room/fourth bedroom. These are served by a generous family bathroom and an en suite to the principal bedroom, and there is also a further wet room shower as well. On the top floor, there is a further bedroom suite of two rooms and a bathroom, which is reached through a family room, which benefits from a front to back double aspect, including French doors to a roof terrace at the front. The attractive rear garden is predominantly level lawn, with mature trees and hedging to the boundaries and immediately beyond the rear patio, there are brick pathways and pergola, designed with box planting and an acer tree, creating a feature garden onto the lawn. Gated private drive with turning circle and extensive parking. Location Rumbers Hill is situated on the popular south side of town, within approximately 1.1 miles of the station, Sainsbury's supermarket, the High Street, with its collection of boutiques, cafs, deli's and restaurants and the historic Pantiles, known for its charming Georgian colonnade, further independent shops, Public houses, restaurants, art galleries, summer live music festivals, regular craft and food markets and the Chalybeate Spring. "TN2", a popular local store and off-licence, can be found on Frant Road, next door to The Bull pub approximately 0.2 miles. Tunbridge Wells town centre (approximately 1.3) also offers a wide range of well known retailers, two theatres, pubs, cafs and restaurants, and the Royal Victoria Place shopping centre. The town is ideally placed for enjoyment of the Kent and East Sussex countryside, being an Area of Outstanding National Beauty and is known for its many public parks and open spaces including Calverley and Dunorlan Parks and The Tunbridge Wells Common. The property is within convenient reach of cricket and tennis facilities at the Nevill grounds off Warwick Park (approximately 0.6 miles) and the renowned Nevill Golf Club is also within approximately 1.1 miles. Tunbridge Wells station offers regular commuter services to London Charing Cross and Cannon Street (via London Bridge and Waterloo East). The Centaur Commuter Coach service also stops along the Frant Road opposite the Bull Pub. The town is well-served by a good selection of well-regarded schools, including The Mead School (approximately 0.6 miles), the boys’ and girls’ Grammars at senior level in Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge, further preparatory schools in Langton Green (Holmewood House), Tunbridge Wells (Rose Hill) and independent senior schools in Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge, Sevenoaks, Eastbourne and Bedes in Upper Dicker. All distances are approximate. Square Footage: 4,492 sq ft Additional Info Services: Mains water, electricity, gas and drainage. Local Authority: Tunbridge Wells