For Sale6 Bedroom House in Phillippines Shaw, Ide Hill, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN14 6AF£3,675,000

Impressive & imposing family home of elegant proportions, with extensive gardens of about 3.2 acres & set within an exclusive gated development. Phillippines Shaw is an exclusive and sought after gated development on the edge of the popular village of Ide Hill in the heart of a designated Area of Outstanding Beauty, Greenbelt and National Trust land. Ide Hill is a vibrant community with lots of activities in the village including a choir, book club, Nordic walking, gardening club, Cubs/Beavers/Scouts, a football club, yoga & pilates classes and the Ide Hill society which runs an annual lecture programme. Verulam House is a handsome, Georgian style mansion, built in 2008 and offering immaculately presented and well-proportioned accommodation arranged over four floors, ideal for both family living and formal entertaining. Salient points include a bespoke kitchen, modern bathroom suites, multi-pane sash windows, high ceilings, recessed lighting and a feature fireplace. Also of note are the impressive gardens and grounds, which enjoy a predominantly southerly aspect and amount to about 3.2 acres in total. The superb reception rooms comprise a triple aspect family room, an elegant drawing room with a feature fireplace, a bright and spacious orangery with a vaulted light well, and a dining room which is open to the kitchen and has doors leading to the orangery; all of which provide excellent areas for entertaining. The bespoke kitchen is fitted with a comprehensive range of stylish wall and base units with some integral appliances and a matching island unit incorporating a breakfast bar. An adjoining breakfast room has doors opening to both the orangery and south facing paved terrace. A cloakroom and coats cupboard complete the ground floor. Arranged over the lower ground floor is a well-appointed gym and study with doors opening to the front, a shower room and plant room, wine store and utility room. From the impressive entrance hall stairs rise to the first floor and principal bedroom suite which is served by two dressing areas with fitted wardrobes, an en suite bathroom, and doors opening to a charming south facing balcony with glass balustrading. There are three further double bedrooms, all with built-in wardrobes and stylish en suite shower rooms. Arranged over the entirety of the second floor and completing the accommodation are two spacious bedrooms, a well-appointed family bathroom and eves access to a generous store. Verulam House is approached over a private sweeping, treelined driveway through wrought iron electric gates. As the drive branches to the left, a gate leads to the driveway which culminates at the house and garage, and provides ample off road parking. Steps ascend to the impressive portico entrance and manicured gardens to the front. The charming established gardens to the rear of the property enjoy a southerly aspect and are a real feature of the property. The immediate gardens are predominantly laid to landscaped lawn with a generous paved terrace spanning the rear of the property, ideal for al fresco entertaining, and is flanked with a deep, well-stocked flower bed. A variety of close board fencing, established trees and hedging to the perimeter provide a degree of privacy. Beyond the lawns, swathes of established mixed woodland extend out and provides a perfect area to walk through and enjoy. The Phillippines Shaw Estate offers an additional area of communal woodland which amounts to about 25 acres and incorporates attractive walks and children's play areas. View payable Stamp Duty for this property