Detached House for sale with 6 bedrooms, Garden Cottage, The Ferns

This unique period property hidden behind a quiet cul-de-sac in the beautiful Regency town of Royal Tunbridge Wells was originally a stable, coach house and gardener’s cottage and still retains some fascinating character features. It has something for everyone and is ideal as an intergenerational property as there is a spacious self-contained annex ideal for adult family members or as a holiday let, while many of the rooms in the main house are on one floor, providing plenty of flexible accommodation.

If you want to work from home there are two delightful separate offices on the first floor with vaulted ceilings and exposed beams. These are accessed from individual staircases including the spiral staircase from the entrance hall and a central staircase from the lounge and are ideally located if you want to work from home undisturbed by activities in the rest of the house. The studio is just the place for anyone with an artistic bent.

The residence is approached down a long driveway flanked by high hedging that leads to the double garage large enough to include a workshop area, a frontage providing plenty of off road parking and the front of the property. With its ivy covered exterior, cream walls, slate roof and a charming veranda it has immediate appeal. The front door opens into an attractive entrance hall with the spiral staircase, a coat cupboard and access to much of the ground floor accommodation including the master bedroom with an en suite bathroom. There are three other double bedrooms, some of which could always be used as a snug and playroom. Having downstairs bedrooms is always useful for guests with mobility issues.

There is also a charming study with exposed beams, a family bathroom and the bright artist’s studio with an angled glass ceiling provides plenty of natural light and is accessed from the kitchen/breakfast room.

There is an attractive lounge with ceiling beams and an impressive brick surround fireplace with a beam mantle, a large log burner stove as well as the staircase to one of the first floor offices and double doors that open into the stunning atrium/dining hall. This impressive room has bi-fold doors to the rear garden, a wall of windows overlooking the driveway, Velux ceiling windows and stairs to the annex first floor and is beautifully designed for parties and family celebrations.

The spacious kitchen/breakfast room includes attractive white units with a built in oven and hob as well as stand-alone appliances while still leaving a large breakfast area with delightful views over the garden and stairs down to the characterful dining room that includes a central beam and tiled flooring.

In the extensive annex there is underfloor heating and you will find a large living room with a wide arch to the kitchen/breakfast room, providing a semi open plan feel. The kitchen includes fitted units with a built in oven, microwave and hob as well as stand-alone appliances and space for a table and chairs. On the ground floor there is also a family bathroom and double bedroom, that could always be a snug/office or separate dining room, while upstairs there are two further bedrooms serviced by a central shower room.

The gardens stretch to 0.39 acres and include great swathes of lawn that wraparound the property with plenty of space for children and pets to run around in. There are also impressive specimen trees and a wisteria-covered pergola for outdoor entertaining as well as the high hedge surrounding much of the property and a 10ft brick wall that runs along the back of the house that provides privacy and security, as does the fact that, because of the property location, any car or person turning up at the house is unlikely to have escaped the notice of the neighbours. There are also two sheds including one large enough to house one and a half cars, a large capacity heat pump adjacent to an equally capacious hot water tank.