5 Bedrooms Detached house to rent in Donkeyfield, Leigh, Tonbridge TN11 | £ 565

Property Description

A delightful spacious detached family house, a short walk from the centre of Leigh and enjoying charming views of the countryside. The house is set back from the cul de sac Donkeyfield, giving children freedom to ride bicycles away from village traffic.

Built in the 1960s, the house has been extensively updated by its current owners, including new wiring and fuse box, new Worcester combi-boiler, new flat roofs, new bathrooms and downstairs loo, new kitchen, new gutters, fascias, soffits and extensive work to the garden.

The front hall has Scandinavian style wood flooring that runs throughout the ground floor and a spacious under-stairs cupboard. Off the hallway there is a downstairs loo, decorated with pretty Winchester tiles and containing a large coat cupboard. A child friendly dog leg staircase rises from the hall.

The impressive recently installed kitchen has Neff applicances, including two double ovens, microwave, induction hob, pop up extractor fan, warming drawer, integrated dishwasher and full height fridge. The kitchen has a significant amount of storage, with pull-out larder cupboards, rotary corner storage, deep pan drawers and glazed dresser units. The dining area is big enough for a table to seat 16. The kitchen gives views of the delightful folly style gatehouse of Hall Place.

The dining area leads to the sunny south facing sitting room which has sliding doors leading onto the patio and a Yeoman wood burning stove. The light filled triple aspect playroom has sliding doors into the garden and could easily be fitted with doors to divide the open plan ground floor. A utility/boot room completes the ground floor, with a Neff integrated freezer, space for a washing machine and stainless steel sink.

Upstairs there are five bedrooms (two double, three good sized singles) all enjoying pretty views over fields. Three bedrooms have built in wardrobes. The family bathroom has a suite comprising panelled bath with a hand shower, toilet, basin and deep storage cupboard. There is a separate shower room with a powerful rainfall shower and handset run off exceptional mains water pressure, plus toilet and basin. Both rooms are floored with hard-wearing Karndean vinyl flooring.

Outside there is a single garage that extends from the front to the back of the house and gives access to the garden, in addition to the lockable gate on the other side of the house.

The generous gardens are a particular feature. There are beds filled with David Austen roses, a no dig vegetable plot, large shed, established asparagus bed, sunny greenhouse and a fruit cage with cherry trees, strawberries, raspberries and currants (red, black and pink). There are lots of fruit trees, including eating and cooking apples, pears and a very special quince tree. The lawn is not overlooked and there is plenty of room for football matches, a Wendy House and a giant trampoline. There are beautiful walks from the front and the back of the property. Children have a good deal of freedom to roam the countryside safely away from traffic. Barn owls make a daily journey over the garden at dusk to hunt in the field behind the house.

The house is situated a 5 minute walk from the beautiful village centre. Leigh has a friendly pub, a very useful shop and post office, a daily doctor's surgery, a hair dresser and an extremely popular school and pre-school. The classic English village green hosts football, cricket, rugby and stoolball teams. The community is very active and welcoming, with frequent events such as a produce society show, History Society talks, a very sociable tennis club, toddler groups, a choir and a range of fitness classes. The two village halls host badminton, Pilates and innumerable birthday parties / wedding receptions. Children from the village attend grammar schools and comprehensives in Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells. Many people choose to live in Leigh for its excellent commuting: A 5 minute drive takes commuters to Hildenborough station from which it takes approximately 40 minutes to reach Charing Cross, London Bridge, Waterloo East and Cannon Street. There are 3 commuter bus services each morning and evening taking residents to the station; a great way to meet people. There is also a village train station which connects to Tonbridge and Redhill, and on to Gatwick and Victoria.

This is a sunny, spacious and well maintained 1960s house is a rare find in this picturesque village.

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