luxury house for sale East Sussex, United Kingdom

This is a great home for us and our children and we have been very happy here for the past six years but we need to move for family reasons. During our time here we have installed double glazed windows, put in the new kitchen and updated the bathrooms as well as having new block paving on the drive and terrace. It is in a great location as it is easy to get into the centre of town or go for a country walk and the house is also near good schools. We are on a bus route and there are two pubs nearby as well as the Neville Golf Club and Tunbridge Wells rugby and cricket clubs.Tunbridge Wells or, more formally Royal Tunbridge Wells, became a famous spa town in Regency times when it was frequented by the aristocracy who came to take the waters and enjoy the entertainment organised by Beau Nash. Much of this historic and attractive town was developed during that time including the famous Pantiles that now offers a delightful mix of independent shops, bars and restaurants, while the rest of the town also includes high street stores, a variety of eateries, individual shops, hair and beauty salons and a number of luxury and boutique hotels as well as retail parks and a station with trains that will get you to London in three quarters of an hour.With regard to education there are a number of excellent primary and secondary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted including St James and St Peters’ C of E primary schools and the Bennett Memorial Diocesan School, the St Gregory’s Catholic School, Tunbridge Wells Girls and Boys Grammar Schools and the Skinners’ School as well as The Judd School and the famous Tonbridge School. There are delightful places to enjoy a walk including Grosvenor and Hilbert Park created by the renowned Victorian architect Robert Marnock who also designed many of the Victorian properties that abound alongside impressive residences from the Regency era.  Additional entertainment facilities include a nine-screen Odeon cinema, the Trinity Theatre, the well-respected Assembly Theatre and exhibitions in the Amelia Scott cultural centre while, for sports enthusiasts, there are a variety of additional sports clubs including football and tennis as well as the indoor sports and tennis centre and a swimming pool.

We moved here in 1996 and it has been a wonderful home to bring up our family. However the children have now flown the nest and we feel it is time for us to downsize. We really love Pembury and lived here even before we bought this house but we saw this house and realised it was everything we needed at the time. It is quiet and peaceful and, because it is in a cul-de-sac, it is also very safe for children and pets. We have always enjoyed the large south facing garden and have hosted a number of outdoor parties and even a family wedding with a marquee that actually looked quite small when compared with the size of the garden. It is great that the good primary school and nursery are within easy walking distance and we are not far from the doctor’s surgery while the recently built hospital is nearby. The heart of the village centres around the village green and it maintains its unique character with historic buildings from the 12th century through to the modern homes built in the 20th century. There is a useful convenience store as well as a post office, newsagent, bank, chemist and hairdresser and three pubs, other eateries and the Camden Arms Hotel, while excellent local produce is available from the Downingbury Farm shop. In addition to a junior football club and cricket club the village also includes a bridge club and the Pembury Players for those with a theatrical bent.We are just four and a half miles from Tunbridge Wells with its delightful mix of independent shops, bars and restaurants, high street stores, hair and beauty salons and a number of luxury and boutique hotels as well as retail parks and a station with trains that will get you to London within an hour. There are grammar schools and a number of primary and secondary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted and entertainment facilities include a nine-screen Odeon cinema, the Trinity Theatre, the well-respected Assembly Theatre and for sports enthusiasts there is the indoor sports and tennis centre, a swimming pool and the Neville Golf Club.