Writer's elegant apartment on one of West London's most desirable greens.

Description

This large two-bed apartment sits in a Victorian mansion block overlooking a leafy green near Kensington High Street, extremely well connected by transport links into Central London, and a quick direct line to Heathrow Airport. Owned by a writer and development anthropologist, the apartment has spacious, light-filled and well-proportioned rooms with high ceilings. The sitting / dining room at the front has a large library and windows on all sides that make you feel as if you are in a tree house. You can pick your spot to work, browse the cherished books, stand at an easel, or simply enjoy the art collected from around the world. The art and objects reflect the owners' lives, from hundreds of history books, to a well-known artist's wild Scottish landscapes, to blue glass from Herat, Afghanistan, or Iznik tiles on the shelves, Syrian tiles over the bath, or Kyrgyz carpets scattered about the floors. You can even admire paintings from the owner himself. Right opposite the block are tennis courts where it is cheap and easy to rent a court. A parade of quiet cafes and artisan bakeries lie a few minutes walk away, as well as an independent fish shop, cheese shop, French and Italian wine shops, a French restaurant, and a large supermarket tucked behind the street. Restaurants and gastro pubs abound, and your landlord can supply you with recommendations for a quite evening out. Or there's the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith and the Bush Theatre in nearby Shepherds Bush. You are a 10 minute walk from the River Thames at Hammersmith where you can wander for miles in either direction, enjoying the riverside pubs, criss-crossing the bridges, or watching the rowers and dinghies. Try the Riverside Studios overlooking historic Hammersmith Bridge, or the destination Chiswick Cinema, or the iconic Olympic Studios just over the river at Barnes where the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Queen, and the Who all recorded. You are a 15 minute walk away from Holland Park and Kensington Gardens. You can borrow two of the landlords' bikes for exploring further afield. For the retail enthusiast, the famous Westfield shopping centre lies a 10 minutes walk away, where you will find an array of designer and other shops and restaurants for all tastes.