10 bedroom house

An impressive income generating property including fully renovated 18th century farmhouse, four self contained five star holiday lets and caravan club certificated location


Description

The Property
Meadow Farm is an impressive collection of 18th century farmhouses and superbly converted barns, providing four self-contained five star luxury holiday lets, charming gardens and grounds complete with Caravan club certificated location, and all located within the Norfolk Broads.

The property as a whole has been the subject of a thorough programme of renovation and refurbishment, carried out by the current owners to a high standard of finish. The main house has been significantly extended and now presents a comfortable home with a thoughtful layout, which incorporates a self-contained annexe and an adjoining but individually accessed bedroom with it’s own en suite.

At the core of the house is a spacious living room, dual aspect with wood burner and direct access out to the south facing terrace and gardens beyond. A more formal dining room is off this, together with the well-appointed farmhouse kitchen and adjoining breakfast room. Further useful rooms include the large laundry/utility, a large study with separate access to the outside. The property also has an essential boot room.

The house has two first floor bedrooms, with the spacious principal bedroom complete with dressing area and shower room, and a double bedroom and family bathroom. The self-contained annexe provides further space with an open plan kitchen/dining/sitting area, with an en suite shower room and mezzanine bedroom. On the west of the house is an individually accessed bedroom with it’s own en suite bathroom.

The south facing house enjoys plenty of natural light and views of the gardens and grounds.

The Barns
What was once a traditional Norfolk grain barn has been expertly transformed into four 5 star luxury self contained holiday lets, with their own courtyard gardens. Three have their own private hot tub. There are two one bed units and two with two bedrooms. All bedrooms are en suite and each unit has a different layout with comfortable living space. The cottages are deservedly popular with a five star Google review and hold customer awards from cottages.com. The holiday letting business has been intentionally controlled so as not to exceed the annual VAT threshold, and is open for seven months of the year. The buildings could therefore be capitalised on further. Detail for the barns can be viewed at

Gardens and Grounds
The gardens and grounds of the house have been thoughtfully landscaped and improved to give many points of interest, with private areas to the main house and the individual holiday lets, together with communal areas for all to enjoy such as the meadow and woodland.

The property is approached over a privately owned loke, leading to the first entrance with gravelled drive providing access to the parking area for the holiday lets and caravan site. A second entrance is on to a private gravelled parking and turning area for the main house.

The private gardens are mainly to the south of the house, with well stocked herbaceous flowerbeds, lavender beds, pergola, box topiary and an extensive paved patio providing a wonderful area to dine or entertain outside. The lawns sweep away from the house to a kitchen garden, green houses and with some fine trees including in particular a Holme Oak. There are further private lawns to the front of the property which faces north, with shrubs and box topiary. A post and rail fence separates the main lawns from the meadow, a well-kept grassed area with individual electric and water hook points for the CL. Beyond this is an area of mature broadleaf woodland.

Location

Situation
Meadow Farm is situated in an unspoilt rural position on the edge of the popular Broadland village of Hickling about 4 miles from the town of Stalham which has an excellent range of shops and amenities including secondary schools. Being in the centre of the Norfolk Broads area, there are fine countryside views and the property is in an excellent location for walking, sailing and wildlife. The village of Hickling is famous for its Broad, the largest of the Norfolk Broads and has a nature reserve. The village also has a school and there are two public houses; one with a community shop. The northeast Norfolk coast at Sea Palling is about three miles which has unspoilt sandy beaches.

Norwich, the cathedral city and regional centre of East Anglia, is about 16 miles.





Acreage: 2.92 Acres

Directions

The postcode for the property is NR12 0AX. The what3words code to pinpoint the entrance is; cleanest.ignites.language


Additional Info

Services
Mains water and electricity. Private drainage. Oil fired central heating.

Local Authority
North Norfolk District Council:

Agent’s Note
1. The loke leading from the highway to Meadow Farm is owned by Meadow Farm. A right of way is granted to the neighbouring properties and farm.
2. Floor plan available upon request.

Fixtures & Fittings
All fixtures and fittings including fitted carpets and curtains are specifically excluded from the sale, but may be available in addition, subject to separate negotiation. The self-catering barn units are being sold fully furnished.

Viewings
Strictly by appointment with Savills. If there is any point which is of particular importance to you, we invite you to discuss this with us, especially before you travel to view the property.

Marketed by: Savills, Norwich