4 bedroom house

Rural barn conversion with separate garage/studio

Location

Situation
The barn is located in an area of unspoilt and peaceful countryside on the edge of the Wolterton Park Estate, with the other notable country house of Mannington Hall within walking distance. Also within walking distance is the excellent Saracens Head pub and restaurant, with the neighbouring village of Itteringham hosting a further renowned pub, The Walpole Arms and a community run village shop.

The popular Georgian town of Holt has excellent shopping facilities including many thriving independent shops and is home to Gresham's Public School, with the market town of Aylsham providing similar amenities about five miles to the east. Beeston Hall Preparatory School is nearby on the coast towards Sheringham.

The North Norfolk Coast, much of which is classified as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, is approximately eight miles and offers numerous recreational pursuits including bird sanctuaries, beaches, excellent sailing and many popular public houses and restaurants. The Gunton Arms public house and restaurant on the edge of Gunton Deer Park is about seven miles. The city of Norwich has comprehensive shopping, schooling, business and leisure facilities, a mainline train service to London Liverpool Street and an international airport.

Description

The Property
2 Park Farm Barns is a charming Grade II listed rural barn, in an unspoilt area of countryside and formerly part of the Walpole estate. Converted by the renowned McNamara Associates in 2006/07, with great attention to detail and finished to a high standard, the barn has excellent living space to compliment the delightful courtyard garden and south facing gardens, together with the asset of a studio/annexe above the car ports and garage.

The house provides a lovely welcome into the impressive kitchen/breakfast room, with immediate views out to the south facing gardens, accessed via french doors. The bespoke kitchen was crafted and installed by well-known local firm KitchensEtc, with curved doors, fitted cupboards, integrated appliances and a substantial island at the heart of it all, with granite worktops throughout. Off the kitchen is the wonderful open plan living/ dining room, with impressive vaulted ceilings, wide oak floorboards and a fireplace with oak mantle and an efficient modern wood burner. Access to the house is also via the functional utility room, essential for country living, again with granite worktops and an adjoining WC.

The principal bedrooms are on the ground floor, and grouped together on the southern wing of the barn. The spacious main bedroom enjoys vaulted ceilings and an en suite bath/ shower room, with two further bedrooms one with en suite shower room and one with WC. A spiral staircase leads to the substantial first floor bedroom, a space that can be utilised in many ways, with an en suite shower room.

Outside
The barn is approached over a shared gravelled driveway leading to the parking area for the house, adjoining the double carport and garage. This building also hosts the excellent studio room with velux windows, bathroom and central heating which would be ideal as an overflow guest accommodation, working from home, or art studio. Behind the garaging is a further area of parking and garden with fruit trees and kitchen garden.

A pair of panelled wooden gates lead onto the charming and sheltered courtyard garden, with beds of lavender, rosemary and hydrangea, elegant water feature and flint work amongst the sandstone paving leading to the entrance to the house.

The delightful main garden is to the south of the house, with paved patio immediately adjoining and providing a lovely area for outside dining and enjoyment. An expanse of lawn sweeps away from the house, bordered by wellstocked herbaceous beds and shrubs, to a southern boundary of wrought iron park fencing and an attractive summer house that is ideally positioned for afternoon and evening sunlight.

Square Footage: 2210 sq ft

Acreage: 0.31 Acres

Marketed by: Savills, Norwich