Blending seamlessly into the existing community, these new homes sit conveniently close to shopping and other local amenities, while overlooking beautiful Kent countryside.
The larger, bustling towns of Royal Tunbridge Wells and Maidstone are within easy reach as is the smaller, charming town of Tonbridge, together with all the other various attractions that the historic county of Kent has to offer. The Burrows provides the very best of both worlds; modern living within a traditional community.
A great start for your children
Education provision in Kent is of a very high standard and the county utilises the state grammar school system. Locally and within a few miles of The Burrows there is a good selection of schools covering all aspects of education. Pre-school requirements are well catered for with a selection of nurseries within close proximity to The Burrows.
In the town of Paddock Wood there are two excellent mainstream schools. Paddock Wood Primary Academy is a community school for boys and girls of all abilities from 4 – 11 years of age. Mascalls Academy is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form. It is a high achieving, mixed, multi-disciplinary comprehensive academy with outstanding arts and sports facilities.
The town also has the Quest School, a special independent school for boys and girls aged 5 to 19 with autistic spectrum disorders. In the neighbouring larger towns of Tonbridge and Royal Tunbridge Wells, there are many schools dealing with the broad range of educational requirements – nursery, primary, secondary, grammar, college, faith and special needs.
Well connected
Its train station, less than half a mile from The Burrows, offers regular services every 30 minutes to London Charing Cross, reached in under an hour. Services also go to Folkstone, other Kent towns and the Kent coast. For road links, the town sits just off the A228 allowing fast and easy connections to the larger, neighbouring towns of Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells, Maidstone and Sevenoaks. The M20, M25 and M26 can be rapidly accessed to ease your travels North, South, East or West.
By car, Gatwick Airport can be reached in under an hour, approximately 40 miles away. London Heathrow Airport is approximately 62 miles with a travel time of just over the hour.
A great place to live and enjoy life
Set in beautiful Kent countryside, The Burrows is ideally located with leisure, shopping and entertainment all nearby. There are plenty of pubs and restaurants on the doorstep, alongside local amenities including a post office, pharmacy, large Waitrose, Costa Coffee and petrol station. To make life even easier, Paddock Wood benefits from a wide range of shops, including the large Barsleys department store.
The neighbouring town of Maidstone has two large shopping centres. The Mall offers a wide range of fashion and the Fremlin Walk shopping centre boasts a riverside setting and features a department store along with well-known shops and restaurants. Maidstone has one of the largest selections of independent retailers in the country, offering everything from jewellery and kitchenware to gifts and fashion. You can also take advantage of the weekly markets where you’ll find a range of fresh, local produce, including wines from the local Hush Heath Winery and ciders from Biddenden Vineyards.
The town of Tunbridge Wells is home to the Royal Victoria Place shopping centre and the famous Pantiles; an elegant walkway dating from the 18th and 19th centuries, now home to a variety of specialist independent shops and art galleries.