Guide Price £7,685,000
7 Bedrooms
5 Receptions
A substantial detached six bedroom family home boasting charm and character within approx. 1.54 acres on private elevated grounds within a premier road, within the exclusive Coombe Estate.
The Location
The property is located along Coombe Park, off the public section of the road before it becomes privately adopted off Kingston Hill, but within the envelope of the Coombe Estate (Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames). The property is situated in a well-regarded residential area comprising properties of differing styles and character and is conveniently located within reach of local amenities, shops and public transport.
A range of international retail chains and local boutiques as well leisure facilities can be found in the bustling historic market town of Kingston upon Thames, approximately one mile distant. Kingston upon Thames is a typical medium density South West London district situated approximately nine miles west of Central London
With Richmond Park on the doorstep, the largest of the capital’s 8 Royal Parks and the biggest enclosed space in London, its 2,368 acres of natural beauty are home to the beautiful Isabella Plantation, Pembroke Lodge and herds of Red and Fallow deer.
This fabulous area is also home to five golf clubs, including the prestigious Coombe Hill Club. The All England Lawn Tennis Club and Wimbledon Village are within close proximity, where one can enjoy a variety of specialist boutiques and a wide range of restaurants catering for most tastes. Wimbledon Common is also close at hand, where one can enjoy a variety of activities from cycling to horse riding.
Wimbledon Theatre is a popular choice for local residents with many a new production debuted before launching in the West End in addition to Richmond Theatre in Richmond and Rose Theatre in Kingston Town Centre. Coombe, Kingston and Wimbledon are also home to a wealth of good schools catering for all ages, including private and state with a variety of international educational establishments. There are also private school buses serving schools further afield with pick up points close by.
Norbiton mainline stations is located within one mile providing a regular commuter service into and around Central London. Numerous bus routes also serve the surrounding area with the A3 providing fast access to the South and into London.
Set in leafy surroundings only nine miles from Knightsbridge and within easy reach of central London, the South Coast and Heathrow and Gatwick airports are accessible via the A3 and M25 Motorway.
The Property
Coombe Park is approached off Kingston Hill (if coming up from the A3 just after Kingston University Gypsy Hill Campus) and is located off the public section of the road before it becomes privately adopted.
This remarkable home is one of only ten properties within the whole Coombe Estate that has in excess of 1.25 acres.
The property is approached via wrought iron security gates with an entry phone at the gate, to a tarmacadam drive leading to a large forecourt in front of the two large garages in a detached independent structure.
A York stone paved path leads to an upper level that leads to the main Oak panelled front door with steps back down to the drive, bordered by elevated beds and low brick walls and a back door to the kitchen.
The front door is approached via a detailed arched brick faced recess with a stone surround, and niches. The entrance vestibule offers a patterned mosaic tiled floor with a detailed black tiled freeze, sky light and oak panelled walls with an oak door to the guest cloakroom. This is divided into two areas, the first part offers an attractive wall mounted wash hand basin which then leads to the separate cloakroom with WC pan and wash hand basin. Both areas enjoy detailed mosaic tiled floors.
A part oak glazed door leads to a spacious entrance hall with oak floors and oak panelled walls with a delightful staircase with oak spindles and panelling cladding. There is a walk in cloaks/boot room, study with ample bookshelves and stone fireplace surround with oak panelled walls. A triple aspect split-level reception room features a beautifully carved fireplace surround with oak panelled walls and strip wood flooring and a wide glazed aspect over the gardens with French doors to the rear terrace. The formal dining room also features a limed oak surround and herringbone flooring with a large hand carved stone surround fireplace, base, and delightful vista over the rear garden. In addition to all these areas is a double aspect music room with a stone fireplace surround.
The inner hall leads to the kitchen breakfast room, which almost mimics a Bavarian style kitchen with panelled walls to the eating area and panelled fronted wall and base units. Whilst in good condition, the age and designs of the wall tiling and floor tiling are of age. The kitchen leads to another lobby, which leads to the rear garden and indoor swimming pool complex. Here one enjoys a large pool, plant room, sauna with changing and shower facilities. The tiled floors offers a great deal of space for recliners and sliding glazed doors to the rear garden. The back of house leads to a laundry room and has a second back staircase, which leads to the room currently used as a chapel, which previously was the library.
The easy rising staircase leads to the first floor which is home to the principal bedroom comprising of a separate dressing room, large bathroom with a coloured cast iron bath, two pedestal wash hand basins and low level WC built in cupboards, a ceramic tiled floor with double aspect views of the gardens. The Principal bedroom is above the formal drawing room and as such is the same shape with panelled walls and strip wood flooring. There are four further bedrooms, a separate cloakroom and bathroom. Furthermore, there is walk in linen room.
The second floor offers two very large bedrooms, a spacious landing, family bathroom which is also en suite to one of the bedrooms and large loft store rooms.
Outside
The gardens are extensive and wrap around the back of the pool area where the green houses and purpose built kennels are, and winds between mature trees and shrubbery to a circular pond with amazing water lilies, a central stone fountain surrounded by mature box hedging. The garden offers lovely walks around the perimeter with a large expanse of lawn. The garden boasts a wealth of trees, bushes and perennials with special features.