Salmans Lane, Penshurst, Tonbridge, Kent

This superb Grade II Listed converted barn nestles in about 6.4 acres of grounds that includes three large paddocks, a block of three stables and a tack room, a sand and rubber manege and an additional stable. The property has been sympathetically converted and updated while retaining wonderful period features including a plethora of original beams. It is accessed off a private lane via an electric five bar gate leading to a large parking area and an open fronted three bay garage with a store room and toilet.

The front door opens into an entrance hall with a large store cupboard/pantry. There is a dual aspect family room and the awe-inspiring dual aspect kitchen/breakfast/sitting room. The main seating area includes a log burner and French doors to the garden while the superb kitchen/breakfast area has hand crafted units housing high end appliances and a spacious central island/breakfast bar.

An additional seating area has a double height vaulted and beamed ceiling, French doors to the garden with double height windows and open vertical beams to the characterful dining room/garden room that has oak flooring, exposed beams and picture windows. There is also a utility room, toilet and a dual aspect double bedroom with an ensuite shower and external access.

The first floor includes a family shower room servicing two double bedrooms and the charming master bedroom with its vaulted and beamed ceiling, dressing room and contemporary ensuite bathroom, there is also a delightful drawing room with a vaulted and beamed ceiling, wall and cross beams, oak flooring, an inglenook fireplace with a log burner and a balcony overlooking the vaulted seating area. There are also stairs to the second floor galleried landing leading to a double bedroom.

The beautifully designed garden includes an elevated decked terrace with a 10 person sunken hot tub and a separate terrace offering delightful rural views. There is also a floating balcony overlooking a former quarry, large areas of lawn interspersed with mature trees as well as topiary hedging, colourful plantings and a vegetable garden.

What the Owner says:

What the owners say: We love this beautiful and characterful home and the wonderful grounds with far-reaching countryside views wherever you look. The very attractive and flexible accommodation is a really appealing factor and great for family life and for entertaining, while the stables, paddocks and manege were ideal for our family horses and ponies. However we are now starting a new chapter in our lives and trust that new owners will enjoy the place as much as we have.
Although we are surrounded by countryside, we are not isolated as it is only a mile or so to Penshurst. Steeped in history the village grew up around the famous 14th century Penshurst Place, the ancestral estate of the Sidney family including the current Viscount De L’isle. The village lies within the High Weald of Kent in an Area of Outstanding Beauty and the village itself is in a conservation area and includes many Tudor and Victorian buildings. There is a station with trains to London Bridge taking less than an hour, the Forge stores and post office for daily essentials as well as a weekly farmers’ market, gift shop and restaurant, a good primary school and a doctor’s surgery. There is also one of the oldest cricket clubs in the country and The Leicester Arms Hotel, while nearby is the excellent Spotted Dog gastropub and the cosy Bottle House Inn.
We are virtually equidistant between Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge so are really spoilt for choice when it comes restaurants, bars and independent shops.