Kent

Hildenbrook Farm
Hildenborough, Tonbridge, Kent, TN11 9JN

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Glen House is a wonderful family home offering rare and extensive accommodation. Expansive rooms for formal entertaining are complemented by relatively smaller rooms for more intimate occasions.

The principal reception rooms provide elegant well proportioned entertaining areas, all with an attractive outlook over the south facing garden. The drawing room has an open fireplace, two sets of French doors opening to the rear terrace and double doors lead to the dining room which also
has a fireplace.

The striking family room has an outlook to all four sides and a modern staircase rising to the first floor recreation room.

The kitchen/breakfast room is fitted with a comprehensive range of wall and base cupboards with a matching island unit and granite work surfaces incorporating a double sink.
There is a walk in larder with shelving. Appliances include a Kuppersbusch double oven with a Smeg gas hob and extractor fan over, a Neff eye level oven, a Neff oven/microwave, an integrated dishwasher and fridge freezer.

The spacious conservatory has glorious views over the gardens and a tiled floor with ten pairs of doors opening to the outside.

The study has an outlook to the front and an extensive range of fitted office furniture including a library.

The playroom also has an outlook to the front and an attractive fireplace.
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The ground floor bedroom serves well as a guest suite.

here is a sitting room with an attractive fireplace, a double aspect bedroom with views over the gardens and a well appointed en suite bath and shower room. A rear vestibule and entrance, close by, gives independent access.
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There is a boiler room and two cloakrooms completing the ground floor accommodation.

The superb recreation room can be approached from either the family room on the ground floor or the first floor landing. It has an outlook over the gardens and a fireplace with an open fire and is currently an excellent games room.

The master suite comprises a double aspect bedroom with a striking fireplace and gas fire. There is a study area and a generous dressing room with fitted hanging rails and drawers. The contemporary en suite bathroom is by Dornbracht and comprises a ‘his and hers' pedestal wash basins, W.C., bidet, bath and separate large shower cubicle.

There are five further double bedrooms all of a good proportion and some with fireplaces. Three have well appointed en suite bathrooms and four have fitted wardrobes.
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The well appointed family bathroom with separate shower cubicle completes the first floor accommodation.

The house is approached over a long drive which leads to the brick pillared entrance with electrically operated wrought iron gates. The gravel drive, flanked by trees, culminates in a parking area and leads to the detached triple garage with three electric up and over doors, power and light connected and access to the eaves storage over.
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The gardens are principally laid to lawn with formal areas comprising clipped box hedging and rose beds to the front of the house, cone shaped trees to the side of the ornamental pond with a water feature, to the rear, with a path leading through the rose garden with a brick and timber arbor, enclosed by yew hedging. There are well stocked shaped beds and borders planted with a variety of trees and flowering shrubs.
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To the west of the rear lawn there is a stunning natural swimming pool including decking, and architectural grasses. To the side of the garage is a sheltered kitchen garden with a
number of beds and a garden shed.

The paddock lies to the west, south and east of the property with parkland fencing to the east and western boundary and a ha-ha to the south. There are three 5-bar gates, two are from the garden and one is from the drive leading to the property.

On the western boundary is an area of bluebell woodland and a stream.