Country house for sale in Kingston upon Thames KT2, 10 Bedroom

Set within landscaped grounds, this is an exceptional country house which retains considerable character throughout with a Grade II Listed drawing room.

About this property
The combination of the design and size of Soames House makes this a rare and unique opportunity to own an extensive family house with unrivalled grounds.

A gated carriage driveway leads to a red brick neo-Georgian house is settled beautiful grounds, creating an exceptional amount of privacy as it sits behind mature trees and high walls.

Soames House is a remarkable family house with extensive lateral accommodation over three floors. Upon entering the house, the marble floored reception area has a light and airy feel due to the unusually high ceiling space. Leading from the reception hall is the formal dining room and the main reception rooms.

The Grade II Listed drawing room is memorable and impressive with its old pine panelling, barrel ceiling and ornate double doors opening onto the garden.

The dining room offers a formal setting for entertaining with a stone fireplace in one corner and views over the rear lawns. The adjacent sitting room offers a slightly cosier, less formal room to relax in, with a unique octagonal shape and stone fireplace. To the right of the entrance hall is a cloak room and library surrounded by the landscaped side garden. To the left of the hall is a TV den, which forms part of the family kitchen, with a staircase down to the utility basement. Within the family kitchen is a more intimate dining area with access to the secondary/staff staircase, rear courtyard, garage and staff/guest apartment.

Ascending the curved staircase from the reception hall, there are four bedrooms on the first floor including the master suite. The master bedroom suite is to the rear of the house with three small balconies overlooking the grounds and a luxurious en suite bathroom. Across the hall is a bedroom with dressing area; however it is currently used as an extension of the master suite with a dressing room and study/private drawing room. On this level are two further bedrooms with en suite bathrooms, including a guest suite with dressing room.

The second floor of Soames House is ideal as the children's floor. There are four bedrooms and three bathrooms, two of which are en suite. One of the bedrooms could potentially be suitable as staff accommodation as there is an open plan kitchen and sitting room at the east side of the floor.

Across the courtyard from the main house is the entrance to the coach house flat, a sleek and contemporary one bedroom suite. The kitchen/dining area is modern, with sharp, clean lines. The sitting room has a balcony with spectacular view over the grounds, whilst upstairs the mezzanine bedroom completes the studio: A perfect guest or staff flat.

The grounds of Soames House are as much a feature of the property as the rooms and architecture. A lawn stretches back from the main house, to the left, down stone steps is a landscaped garden leading to the heated pool and the pool house (which is available under separate negotiation). The pool house, designed by Richard Holden, is simply magnificent with a portico facing the pool. It comprises of a studio room with kitchenette and a gym with shower rooms. Within the grounds are also woodland areas and a Grade II Listed wall which was part of the original Coombe Warren estate. The garden wraps around the house on the east side with an Italianate Pope's garden leading back to the front of the house.

Local information
Soames House is located in the heart of the Coombe Hill Estate. The Coombe Hill Estate forms part of the larger Coombe Estate, a private residential estate located between Wimbledon Village and Kingston upon Thames.
It is an area well known for its wide open space with two private golf clubs, excellent local schools and easy access to both Richmond Park and Wimbledon Common.
Travel
Central London (West End) is only ten miles away with the A3 giving a road link to the City and Heathrow. New Malden station is just over a mile away offering a regular service to Waterloo (25mins).
Education
Kings College Boys School is approximately two miles away.
Wimbledon High School for Girls is approximately 2.8 miles away.
Marymount International School is within half a mile.
Rokeby prep school is within half a mile.
Holy Cross prep school is approximately half a mile away.
St Pauls School is approximately seven miles away.
Charterhouse School is approximately 27 miles away.
Eton College is approximately 30 miles away.

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