The Square, Cowden, TN8

** MAIN HOUSE AND ATTACHED COTTAGE** A special Grade II listed home located in the heart of Cowden village, opposite the Church. The property benefits from generous period accommodation with five bedrooms in the main house, providing a lovely family home with plenty of space for entertaining. There is also a separate cottage/annex with a further 3 bedrooms which provides flexible accommodation suitable for multi-generational living and potential rental or air B & B options, beautiful grounds extending to nearly 1 acre. The property in total, extends to almost 6000 sqft with additional cellar space extending to nearly 500 sqft. There are also two detached structures in the grounds offering a further 1170 sqft; the Bakehouse and the garage building. The property is offered with no onward chain. Call us now, we are **Open 8 am – 8 pm 7 Days a Week**

SITUATION
The property enjoys a central position on The Square in the heart of historic Cowden village. The property is accessed via a private gated archway that leads to the driveway and the front door. The property has another door that fronts the high street providing direct access into the kitchen/breakfast room. Cowden is an attractive village that lies a short drive from the larger towns of Edenbridge and East Grinstead. Tunbridge Wells also lies a 20 minute drive away. Cowden benefits from a railway station that is a short drive or 15 minute walk away offering direct trains into Croydon and Central London. In addition, there is a popular public house, The Fountain Inn, a 14th Century village church, a village hall, and the popular tennis club. Gatwick airport lies a 25 minute drive away and Junction 6 of the M25 is 30 minutes by car. There are excellent schools nearby including Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells Grammar Schools, and also Chiddingstone and Hever Primary schools.

ENTRANCE HALLWAY
The front door leads to a spacious entrance hallway with tiled flooring, a feature fireplace housing a wood burning stove, a lead lined window, exposed original timbers, and doors leading into the reception room and the snug.

RECEPTION ROOM
An impressive room with a feature fireplace housing a wood burning stove, carpeted flooring, two radiators, exposed original timbers. The room leads through into the sitting room in a semi-open plan format.

SITTING ROOM
The sitting room sits in a semi-open plan format with the reception room. The room has carpeted flooring, a feature fireplace, a lead lined window with secondary glazing overlooking the rear garden, exposed original timbers, a period bread oven and bi-folding doors leading into the kitchen/breakfast room.

KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM
A welcoming room with a range of base and wall units, a four oven electric Aga, an additional two ring induction hob, an electric oven, a stainless steel sink, tiled splashbacks, exposed original timbers to the ceiling, an external door, space for a dining table and chairs, tiled flooring, a wood burning stove, a radiator, two electric storage heaters, and additional stainless steel sink, space for an American style fridge/freezer and large ceiling height windows. There is also access to one of the cellar spaces via a hatch in the floor.

DINING ROOM
The dining room has carpeted flooring, two large windows with secondary glazing, exposed original timbers, and two radiators.

STUDY
A useful study space accessed from the hallway with a lead lined window with secondary glazing, a radiator, and laminate flooring.

SNUG
The snug is a cosy room with an impressive fireplace housing a wood burning stove, period cupboards, exposed original timbers, a lead lined window with secondary glazing, and an internal opening into the dining room.

UTILITY/CLOAKROOM
A handy downstairs utility/cloakroom with a low level flush W/C, tiled flooring, a hand basin with storage underneath and space for washing machine.

FIRST FLOOR
The first floor galleried landing space has a vaulted ceiling, carpeted flooring, and doors leading into the various rooms and the airing cupboard. The principal bedroom has carpeted flooring, twin aspect lead lined windows with secondary glazing, two radiators, fitted wardrobes, a walk in dressing room, and an additional door leading back out onto the landing, and a door leading into the ensuite. The ensuite has carpeted flooring, a large bath, twin pedestal basins, a low-level flush W/C, a cupboard, and a lead-lined window with secondary glazing. There are a further four bedrooms within the main house. In addition, there are two ensuites and an additional family bathroom.

SECOND FLOOR
The second floor is accessed via a carpeted staircase from the first-floor landing. There is a double bedroom, an ensuite bathroom room plus additional storage space.

ANNEXE/COTTAGE
The property benefits from a self-contained cottage with its own private entrance via an inner courtyard and linking to the main house at first floor level. This allows the annexe to comprise of either two or three bedrooms providing versatile accommodation as required. The cottage also has a reception room, a fully fitted kitchen, an ensuite to one of the bedrooms, a downstairs cloakroom.

OUTSIDE
The property benefits from one of the largest gardens in the village centre, stretching to almost 1 acre. The grounds are accessed via the private gated archway that leads to the gravel driveway and the garaging. The grounds have a large level lawn area, an orchard, a vegetable patch, a metal framed greenhouse, a rose garden, a large garden shed, mature trees, a pergola and herbaceous border.

CARPORT, COACH HOUSE & BAKEHOUSE
There is a newly installed oak framed car port that is accessed from the main driveway. There is also a detached coach house that provides two additional covered parking spaces as well as a sizeable first floor accessed via an internal wooden staircase. The bakehouse is a detached structure near the rear of the main house, this space could lend itself to any number of future uses.

SERVICES
Council Tax Bands: Main house: H. Cottage/Annexe: A. (Sevenoaks District Council) Mains Water. Mains Electricity. Oil Fired Central Heating. Mains Drainage.

PLATFORM PROPERTY NOTE
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