This has been a wonderful family home for the past 18 years and we have loved being here. It was the views and the character of the property that initially appealed to us as well as the convenient and secure location. Being near the end of a cul-de-sac it is very quiet and safe for children and pets yet we are only a couple of miles from Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells and nearby access to the A21 and M25.
Southborough is a charming place with its 75 acre Common providing wonderful opportunities for walks and cycle rides. The town and surrounding area includes excellent pubs and restaurants as well as convenience stores, independent shops, a cricket club and a good primary school. There is a modern civic centre that opened in 2021 with its medical centre, pharmacy and a library as well as a hall with regular exercise classes and multifunctional spaces for hire.
Tonbridge includes a mainline station where trains can whisk you to London Bridge in about half an hour as well as independent shops, hair and beauty salons, bars, restaurants and retail outlets. There are excellent educational facilities with a number of primary schools including Slade Primary rated Outstanding by Ofsted, several Outstanding grammar schools, the West Kent College of further education and a small University of Kent campus plus the famous independent Tonbridge School founded in 1553. This provides a leisure club with extremely good facilities available to external club members including a swimming pool, gymnasium, athletics track and tennis courts while the town itself has golf, football, rugby, tennis and cricket clubs.
Tunbridge Wells also has local primary and grammar schools with some being 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 and Tunbridge Wells Girls Grammar School secondary schools. While a number of excellent private schools are also available within the locale. The town features the famous Pantiles with its mix of independent shops, bars and restaurants, while the rest of the town includes high street stores, a variety of eateries, individual shops, hair and beauty salons, luxury and boutique hotels and retail parks. There is a nine-screen Odeon cinema, the Trinity Theatre, the well-respected Assembly Hall Theatre and exhibitions in the Amelia Scott cultural centre. For sports aficionados there is the Neville Golf club and cricket, football, rugby and tennis as well as a swimming pool and the indoor sports and tennis centre.