Detached House for sale with 3 bedrooms, Lower Cemetery Lodge, Bayham Road

This adorable and unique lodge was constructed in the mid-1800s in the identical stone as the chapel that was built at the same time. Although it has wonderful features, both externally and internally, the property has the advantage of not being a listed building, so there is always the opportunity to extend the cottage as it nestles in a beautiful garden, with views overlooking the Kent countryside as far as Frant.

The property is located on the outskirts of Tunbridge Wells and approached through a pair of impressive solid wood automatic gates, flanked by high hedging and stone walling, and leads to a spacious driveway where you can park numerous vehicles. It is at this stage you can begin to appreciate everything about this delightful L-shaped cottage style lodge when you see the outer stone walls, the high chimney stack, roof finials, the fascinating shaped mullioned leaded light stained glass windows and the arched shaped period front door.

Once across the threshold the unique features continue internally with stone walls, pine doors, oak lintels and staircase as well as simply stunning and unique stained glass windows in many of the rooms. They include one with the Royal Tunbridge Wells armorial bearing and motto ‘Do Well Doubt Not’, although the literal Latin translation is actually ‘Act Right Doubt Not.’

The hall has tiled flooring that flows throughout the flexible ground floor accommodation. This includes the spacious warm and welcoming country style kitchen/breakfast room with its stained glass windows and brightly coloured Rayburn stove for cooking as well as heating and hot water, although there is also an electric emersion heater as back up. The very attractive shaker and dresser style units house an integral dishwasher, fridge and freezer, while still leaving plenty of space for the family to sit around a farmhouse type table and chairs. An open archway leads to the utility room with laundry facilities and French doors to the rear terrace.

There is a charming dual aspect sitting room with stone walls, built in shelving either side of the stone chimney breast and fireplace with a log burner that makes a wonderful focal point and will warm you up on a cool winter’s evening. While another reception room with a solid wood beam over the fireplace could be a useful study for anyone working from home, a dining room for those more formal occasions or a double bedroom as it has a surprisingly trendy en suite shower room with a blue circular hand basin.

The stairs with their ornate newel posts lead up to the armorial stained glass window and on to the galleried landing with access to a simply stunning contemporary family bathroom with storage cupboards, an impressive slate tiled wall, a separate shower and a central stand-alone slipper bath where you can lie and watch the sun shining through the colourful windows. This bathroom serves two double bedrooms with partially vaulted ceilings including one with fitted cupboards and a stone wall and the master that has panoramic countryside views you can enjoy through the leaded light windows, a stone wall and chimney breast as well as a fireplace.

Outside this cottage provides even more delights with a large terrace for outdoor entertaining as well as being just the place to sit and enjoy the views and watch the local wildlife. The terrace leads to a large flat lawn with flower beds and trees surrounded by high hedging providing privacy and security and there is a side path flanked by clipped hedges. There are also solid wood gates on either side of the cottage leading to the driveway.