5 bedroom detached house

Located in the sought after village of Corbridge, is this truly special and very unique home that is a rarity to the market in the North East of England. Offering outstanding presentation, interior design and architecture, the property was purchased by the current owners 12 years ago and following that was extensively renovated, remodelled and refurbished over 2 years to create three separate dwellings. 

Positioned behind a discreet yet impressive entrance, with large electric gates set back with stone pillars, a majestic tree lined avenue and driveway leads up to the individual panelled wooden gates of Howden Close and its cottage. 

Leading through the wooden panelled gates access is given to an open courtyard and driveway which accommodates many vehicles that lead around the side and rear of the house to a stone triple car garage, which has a glazed porch connecting into the cottage, with access to the front and rear for individual privacy, as well as linking behind the garage to a games room and snooker room. 

Howden Close is accessed via a superb pillared portico which leads up to the extra wide and large panelled door and into the beautiful hallway and anteroom to the reception areas.  The reception hallway has a fabulous marble fireplace and bay window overlooking the gardens and was the original drawing room for the property. 

The hallway then connects to a further inner reception hallway with the main staircase, beneath which there is access into the cellars for general storage and wine. The drawing room is to the front and side of the house and has been cleverly created, combining two previous rooms into one with a central fireplace and stunning window views, as well as doors to the highly impressive gardens. 

The family snug is to the opposite side of the hallway, and to the rear of this area a passageway leads on to the elegant dining room, which is a large and impressive room with a beautiful fireplace and decoration. 

To the west wing, there is a utility room and laundry, as well as a cloakroom WC. 

The east wing passageway then connects and leads on to the middle section of the house, where there is a butlers pantry and storage areas, as well as a second staircase leading to the accommodation above. 

The kitchen then opens up to three separate areas, with the high level kitchen including handmade bespoke cabinets by Callerton Kitchens, a fabulous large island with marble worktops, an 8 oven AGA and cooking range, as well as top of the range built in appliances.  The lower floor level has the dining and breakfasting area and leads into its sitting room and family day room, which has great natural light from its southern elevation and the lantern window above.  Large doors open onto the front terrace, where there are three electronic veranda canopies and stone terraces ideal for sunny afternoons and evenings. 

The kitchen connects back through to the inner hallway and rear entrance porch adjacent to the courtyard. 

Returning to the main entrance hallway, the staircase gives an elegant and gentle rise to the rear landing and then the principal first floor landing and leads onto five double bedrooms, four of which have their individual dressing rooms and bathrooms and the fifth having access to the family bathroom. The stunning master bedroom and principal guest room have great aspect and views overlooking the south facing gardens. 

Connected to Howden Close is Howden Cottage, which is accessed via its own private driveway, and parking, from the rear lane and on to its own detached double garage. 

Howden Cottage is a very large property and separately rated in respect of council tax, it is accessed via a lobby with two staircases, storage areas, a cloakroom WC and a utility, as well as a front porch and rear entrance, which links onto the glazed conservatory connecting to the garage. There is then access to a professional working office and studio, which leads on in turn to a stunning family room, a well equipped kitchen and two sitting rooms, which are all individual and beautifully decorated. 

To the first floor, there are four double bedrooms, one of which has ensuite facilities, and two sharing a Jack & Jill bathroom; the remaining bedroom has access to a family bathroom. The bathrooms are all fitted to the highest of standards. 

The whole of this cottage offers great accommodation and is ideally structured to be separated from the main house if required. 

Howden Close is surrounded by circa 4 acres of carefully manicured and landscaped grounds, offering great privacy and seclusion with the tall hedge boundaries, closed bordered fencing to the front, as well as wrought iron gates and railings to the rear. 

The grounds include formal parterre and box hedging to the foreground of the house, with attractive pathways and walkways leading around water features and onto the terraces, as well as to the further timber constructed oval shaped summerhouse with its beautiful sitting area.  

To the eastern boundary of the house, there is a greenhouse and access to the double garage adjacent to the cottage. 

There is a separate formal driveway which leads around the south and east, wrapping around the formal grounds and paddock gardens set out to the front, as well as the all weather professional tennis court. 

Howden Close & Cottage are protected by state of the art CCTV cameras, as well as a monitoring service to the security backup.  

Situated on the outskirts of the charming village of Corbridge in the Tyne Valley, this special property is ideally located for a range of high quality shops, restaurants and has good access to road links, as well as the railway linking into Newcastle to the east and Carlisle to the west. Newcastle International Airport is situated only approximately 20 minutes away. 

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Council Tax Band: H
Tenure: Freehold