Wealden Times | WT206 | April 2019 | Garden supplement inside

Hill House
£1,595,000
The dream: An unusually spacious Grade
II* listed townhouse, in the heart of
Cranbrook. The front is beautifully tile
hung, with a splendidly porticoed front
door. Parts of the house date back to the
mid-15th century, when it was a cloth hall.
Where: On The Hill, in the lee of
the famous windmill, with all of
Cranbrook’s attractions on hand.
Setting: High pavement and street
to the front, gardens to the rear.
Beds: 7 Baths: 4
Special features: The drawing room is large
enough for a full-sized billiards table as well
as the usual sofa etc and there are three other
generous reception rooms and an eat-in kitchen.
Pleasing details: Glorious beams,
fireplaces and wide floorboards.
Outside: A lovely and extensive partially
walled mature garden, with a terrace.
Time to town: Ten mins to Staplehurst,
then just over an hour to Charing
Cross or Cannon Street.
Price: OIEO £1,595.000
Agent: Harpers & Hurlingham, Cranbrook
01580 715400 harpersandhurlingham.com
21A, The Pantiles
£685,000
The dream: What better way to embrace
town centre living, than in one of the loveliest
of town centres – The Pantiles in Tunbridge
Wells. This three-storey maisonette is bang
amongst it all, with internal proportions as
elegant as the urban landscape without.
Where: Bang in The Pantiles, within walking
distance of all Tunbridge Wells has to offer,
right by the chalybeate spring (water rich in
iron) which made the town a Regency spa.
Setting: The Georgian collonnade,
with all its lovely shops and places to
eat, plus the lovely row of trees.
Beds: 3 Baths: 1 (and another loo)
Special features: Lovely French
windows opening onto a cast-iron
balcony in the sitting room.
Pleasing details: A groovy
contemporary kitchen.
Outside: The Pantiles.
Time to town: An hour from
the station, just up the hill.
Price: £685,000
Agent: Hamptons, Tunbridge Wells
01892 310693 hamptons.co.uk
27 wealdentimes.co.uk