For Sale7 Bedroom House in Ide Hill Road, Four Elms, Edenbridge, Kent, TN8 6NT£5,950,000

A charming & compact country estate with a superb Georgian manor house, excellent ancillary accommodation & outbuildings, situated centrally within rolling parkland of over 42 acres. Holmwood Place is a most striking and unique country estate occupying a charming situation within beautiful Greenbelt countryside on the edge of the popular village of Four Elms. The Estate is believed to originally date from the 14th Century and has slowly been enlarged and adapted over the years, being owned by the same family for almost a century, with the focal former manor house which retains exquisite character features and proudly sits centrally in its surrounding parkland, together with a detached farmhouse and two cottages, a range of outbuildings and former farm buildings, and the most impressive grounds and parkland. Approached over a sweeping treelined carriage driveway, Holmwood Place is an elegant late Georgian former manor house, believed to have been originally constructed in the 1830s with later additions, retaining an abundance of history and period features, reflecting Georgian, Art Deco and Gothic influences. The property is now in need of refurbishment, and offers an exciting opportunity for the incoming purchaser to restore a rare and untouched charming piece of history. Salient features include a sweeping Art Deco staircase, decorative coving, high ceilings, parquet and tiled flooring, Adams style fireplaces with marble surrounds, full length and bay windows, wood panelled walling and sash windows. A vestibule entrance leads to the impressive reception hall with decorative tiling and provides access to the principal reception rooms, which comprise a drawing room, dining room, music room/study and an orangery, all with French doors opening to the grounds. The kitchen/ breakfast room features a bay window and is served by an adjoining pantry and scullery. There is a playroom/studio with built-in storage cupboards and a lift rising to the first floor. The western wing of the ground floor houses a boiler room, hallway with utility area, wine cellar, work shop and gardeners cloakroom. Arranged over the first floor are 5 bedrooms, all with bay windows and spectacular views to the gardens and grounds. A Jack and Jill bathroom adjoins the second bedroom. There is a further bathroom, shower room and W.C. Approached via a separate staircase is a magnificent double aspect billiard room with a charming bay window. Arranged over the second floor is a penthouse with two bedrooms, a sitting room, kitchen and separate W.C and bathroom. Ancillary Accommodation: The Cottage, Barrowden & The Farmhouse are detached properties offering well-appointed accommodation, with gardens and off road parking, all currently let on ASTs. Holmwood Place is surrounded by amenity land and gardens, with parkland, farmland and swathes of woodland. Within the walled garden are flowerbeds, with wisteria, roses and jasmine adorning parts of the wall and house. There is a swimming pool, a peach house in need of repair, and a potting shed. Adjoining the kitchen garden is the original game larder and old dairy, with two gardeners cloakrooms and a covered hall linking to the house. The idyllic parkland is divided with mixed hedgeland, mature majestic trees and a millpond, attracting an abundance of wildlife, and has been grazed by cows and sheep over the years, some currently let on an FBT. There is an extensive range of outbuildings including barns, stable blocks, a granary and numerous outhouses/workshops. Further land may be available via separate negotiation. View payable Stamp Duty for this property