Open plan and spacious coastal living in a private setting.

Description

Reef House is a substantial village house, tucked away down a small lane of similar scale houses. The private and peaceful setting provides excellent access to a coastal lifestyle, with the village centre, the famous quay and the coastal paths all within easy reach of the house.

The house, set back from the lane, is an attractive Arts and Crafts design which has been altered over the years to create a home fit for modern day living with fantastic open plan living and spacious rooms, with plenty of natural light and spread over three floors. The focal point for the house is the impressive kitchen/dining/living space. With Aga, oversized dining table, island unit, clever cabinetry, limestone floor and a cosy reading area this is the perfect centre of family life, or entertaining guests, with glazed doors leading out to the stone paved terrace and outside dining area. A useful utility and boot room/dog room conveniently adjoins the kitchen. Double doors feed through to the living room, a further spacious room to enjoy with oak flooring, woodburner and French doors out to the terrace. The flow of the house continues with a generous entrance and staircase hall.

A substantial landing on the first floor leads to all five first floor double bedrooms. These include the principal bedroom, a light and airy room of about 6m x 6m, with dressing room and en suite bath/ shower room, and located at one end of the house. The remaining bedrooms include built in wardrobes and a balcony to the second bedroom. The accommodation continues with a second floor comprising two bedrooms and a bathroom, with views of the coast between trees.

Within the house is a self-contained ground floor annexe. This has external access, independent from the main house, with a connecting door enabling easy incorporation back into the house should it be preferred. The annexe comprises a room with a pair of French doors allowing in plenty of natural light, with a kitchenette, bespoke cabinetry and shelving, and a bathroom. This has been successfully let and previously used as a games room.

Gardens and Grounds
Reef House has the rare Blakeney commodities of private gardens and off road parking. Accessed from the west, onto a gravelled drive framed by attractive wrought iron park fencing, there is plenty of space of vehicles and boat storage.

The gardens wrap round the house, with expanses of lawn and mature boundaries of hedging, raised herbaceous beds and shrubs, with the back of the garden backing onto neighbouring woodland. Along one side of the house is an extensive raised terrace, perfect for dining and entertaining, with one end enclosed by slatted fencing to provide a sheltered and private BBQ area complete with hot tub.

A storage shed provide a useful space for coastal ‘kit’ such as kayaks, kite surfing equipment and bicycles, but could be utilised in other ways.

Location

Blakeney is one of the most sought after villages lying along the North Norfolk Coast in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The village is famous for its distinctive quay looking out over the marshes, with charming unspoilt streets of fisherman’s cottages. The village has the renowned Blakeney Hotel, Moorings fish restaurant, Two Magpies bakery, Willie Weston’s fish shop, The White Horse public house and the Kings Arms, delicatessen, shops, Art gallery, primary school and doctors surgery. There is excellent sailing, bird and seal watching, crabbing and a network of coastal paths to enjoy from the village, and at other points along the coast alongside a plethora of restaurants and pubs including the famous Wiveton Hall Café and the Michelin starred Morston Hall. To the east are good golf courses at Cromer and Sheringham.

The picturesque market town of Holt is 4.5 miles, and is renowned for its boutique shopping, Byford’s delicatessen, good restaurants and pubs and further specialist and everyday shopping. There are also banking and transport facilities within the town and private education at Greshams School, with Beeston Preparatory school further along the coast to the east.

Square Footage: 4,023 sq ft


Acreage: 0.35 Acres

Additional Info

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

Local Authority
North Norfolk District Council
Council Tax Band G

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.

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.

Agent's Note
We wish to inform prospective purchasers of this property that the seller is an employee of Savills.