North Norfolk farmhouse with excellent potential.

Description

The Property
Manor Farm is a handsome Grade II listed farmhouse, circa 17th century with later additions, with plans to remodel the internal layout to create a home that fits with modern day family living on a large scale.

Great thought was given to the plans, to provide open plan, formal and informal living spaces, whilst all bedrooms are spacious with en suite bathrooms. With a predominantly south facing aspect new openings have also been included to connect the house with what could be exceptional gardens that sweep away to the River Burn and beyond.

Of particular note on the plans are the creation of the open plan kitchen/breakfast room, a focal point of the house, with French doors out to the gardens and double doors into the sitting room with fireplace. A formal dining room and snug/TV room complete the reception rooms with essential farmhouse areas such as boot room, utility and pantry all within the plans.

The bedroom space will be fantastic, with a wonderful master bedroom with dressing room and en suite bath/shower room and a further four en suite double bedrooms of fine proportions, one with study, and a large airing cupboard.

The house has a grand feel for a farmhouse, with high ceilings compared to many local farmhouses, and with lovely views of the surrounding gardens and countryside. The plans include the opportunity to add period detail where appropriate, such as a leaded door canopy. The house is currently in a condition where investment is required, either to carry out the plans or to refurbish the existing layout.

Outside
The grounds of Manor Farm are charming, entered through an attractive brick and flint wall with distinctive capped pillars onto a parking and turning area that feeds through to a further area of parking. Under the new landscape plans, the driveway continues to the east of the house through another set of pillars within a high brick and flint wall, into the partly walled garden and a reinstated turning circle in front of the main entrance.

The gardens to the house sweep from the east round to the south, with an attractive brick and flint wall running the entirety of the eastern boundary. This provides a framework, together with hedged boundaries to the south, the River Burn meandering through the grounds to the west of the house and some existing mature trees and hedging within the garden, to provide a canvas to landscape the grounds to compliment the house.

There is space for a tennis court and swimming pool if required, without compromising the outlook over the river to the meadow and ponds beyond which are including within the sale.

A traditional outbuilding is to the west of the house, comprising of store rooms, which could be utilised in many different ways and is located on the banks of the river so could provide a delightful feature to the property.

The gardens and grounds in all extend to about 3.4 acres.

Location

Situation
The sought after village of South Creake has a recently renovated pub & restaurant, The Ostrich, which has been very well received, a tennis club, fine 14th century church, village green and village pavilion. The property is approximately four miles to the south of Burnham Market, regarded as a central location along the Norfolk North Coast and with a village green surrounded by 18th century houses. It has an extensive range of shops and restaurants including Socius and Number 29, a wine merchant, famous fish shop, two book shops, a doctors’ surgery, dental surgery, pharmacy, primary school and post office as well as a butchers and delicatessen. The town of Holt, the home of Gresham’s Public School is approximately 17 miles. Further everyday facilities, supermarkets and specialised shopping can be found in the market town of Fakenham (six miles).

Burnham Market is only 1.5 miles from the sea which can be accessed nearby from Burnham Overy Staithe or from Brancaster Staithe and nearby Holkham, all of which form part of this Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. There are delightful beach and sand dune walks particularly in the vast sandy expanse of Holkham Bay. There are many leisure pursuits along the coast including golf at Brancaster, riding, sailing, walking and bird watching with a number of reserves in the area including Cley, Blakeney Point and Scolt Head.

There is a mainline railway station to the southwest at King’s Lynn and Downham Market with regular trains to London King’s Cross. To the southeast the cathedral city of Norwich also has a mainline railway service to London Liverpool Street and Norwich International Airport with an expanding range of destinations available via Schiphol.




Acreage: 3.4 Acres

Additional Info

Services
Mains water and electricity, private drainage, oil fired central heating.

Agents Note
1. Listed building consent has been granted, ref 18/00205/LB , King’s Lynn & West Norfolk District Council but has now lapsed.
2. Approved floorplan layout available upon request.

Local Authority
Kings Lynn and West Norfolk District Council.

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.