4 bedroom detached house for sale
Key information
Property description & features
- Tenure: Freehold
- Mature Well-Maintained Gardens
- Beautiful Secluded Woodland Location
- Stone-Built Picturesque Cottage
- Substantial Twin Timber Garages
- Period Details
Accommodation in Brief
Porch | Kitchen/Breakfast Room | Utility Room | WC | Central Hallway | Dining Room | Sitting Room | Principal Bedroom | En-suite | Three Bedrooms | Bathroom
External
Substantial Twin Timber Garages | Gravel Drive | Storage Area | Forester’s Shed
The Property
Foresters Cottage is a lovely, picturesque cottage occupying a quiet, secluded location within the surrounding Northumbrian woodland. The exterior of the property presents very well, benefiting from mature, well maintained gardens. This property has been consistently well maintained by the current owner and is a great opportunity for anyone seeking a more private location.
Inside, the property is inviting and characterful, featuring spacious and brightly lit accommodation throughout, with views of the surrounding woodland and garden kept in frame. The kitchen is outfitted with a Rangemaster oven and welcomes with a charming multi-fuel log burner set within a lovely inglenook fireplace. The sitting room features French doors which open onto the South-west facing patio beside the garden while the dining room also features a cast iron fireplace and stone surround and French doors which open onto an east-facing patio.
The first floor houses the principal bedroom, an inviting space featuring an en-suite bathroom. A further three bedrooms, sharing a family bathroom, appear on the first floor. Two of the bedrooms have exposed timber floors that pair particularly with the solid wooden doors. There is also a linen cupboard off the first floor landing.
Externally
The property's outdoor space includes an exceptionally well-maintained mature garden, providing a tranquil setting. Practical features include a substantial twin timber garage with mains electricity and a forester’s shed, adding to the property’s charm and utility. The driveway has been recently re-graveled by the current owner.
Local Information
Healey is a rural estate and civil parish in Northumberland, England, situated between Riding Mill to the north and Slaley to the south. Riding Mill is a popular commuter village in the Tyne Valley and offers a good range of local amenities including a pub, two active village halls, churches for various denominations, an extensive selection of clubs and societies, a tennis club and a small village deli and café.
Further afield, the village of Corbridge offers day-to-day amenities with a wide variety of shops, restaurants, inns, doctors’ and dentist surgeries, community services and a garage, while nearby Matfen Hall, Close House and Slaley Hall offer excellent leisure facilities.
For schooling there is a First School in Riding Mill, an excellent Middle School in Corbridge and senior schooling is offered in Hexham. There are also excellent private schools in the vicinity with Mowden Hall Preparatory School just outside Corbridge that provides education from nursery up to 13 years together with a selection of day schools in Newcastle.
For the commuter the A69 provides excellent access to Newcastle to the east and Carlisle to the west and onward access to the A1 and M6. The rail station in Riding Mill provides regular cross-country services to Newcastle and Carlisle, where connecting main line services are available to major UK cities north and south. Newcastle International Airport is also within easy reach.
Approximate Mileages
Riding Mill 3.4 miles | Slaley 3.9 miles | Corbridge 4.5 miles | Hexham 6.8 miles | Newcastle Upon Tyne 19.4 miles | Newcastle Internation Airport 17.1 miles
Services
Mains electricity and water. Drainage to septic tank. A new oil-fired boiler was installed to the property last year.
Wayleaves, Easements & Rights of Way
The property is being sold subject to all existing wayleaves, easements and rights of way, whether or not specified within the sales particulars.
Agents Note to Purchasers
We strive to ensure all property details are accurate, however, they are not to be relied upon as statements of representation or fact and do not constitute or form part of an offer or any contract. All measurements and floor plans have been prepared as a guide only. All services, systems and appliances listed in the details have not been tested by us and no guarantee is given to their operating ability or efficiency. Please be advised that some information may be awaiting vendor approval.
Submitting an Offer
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