Tysdale Manor Common Way | Tydd St. Mary | | PE13 5QH MANOR FROM HEAVEN

With a primary school (with very good Ofsted reports) on the doorstep, a playgroup, a church, a very handy shop, and a serving good food, the property would be perfect as a family home ”

• A Stunning Grade II Listed 15th Century Residence Sitting on a Plot of 1.5 acres (subject to measured survey) • Located in the Delightful Leafy Lincolnshire Village of • Retaining an Abundance of Original Features with Immense Character and History Attached • Under 30 mins Drive from King’s Lynn with Direct Trains to • Bespoke Kitchen, Drawing Room, Dining Room, Reception Room & Utility • Six Bedrooms, Two with En-Suite Facilities, Two Bathrooms Plus Attic Room • Beautifully Landscaped Front & Rear Gardens • An Open Bay Cart-Lodge, Garage, Workshop and Other Outbuildings The house accommodates a lot of people – we have a big family and the dining room is perfect for entertaining as we’ve been able to sit about twenty-three people around the table” In the charming little village of Tydd St. does not have low ceilings. As the Mary on the borders of owner attests, “I am six foot one and I and Lincolnshire, and not far from barely have to stoop down anywhere West Norfolk, is the most immaculate at all; there are only two low points in property that was built in 1485. The the whole house. All the ceilings are at extremely attractive Tudor house is least seven or eight feet high. Stepping rendered in cream under a grey pantile through the solid entrance door at roof, its south facing facade featuring the side, which we believe is from gable ends and a dormer window; the the 1700s, you step down therefore prominent hefty brick chimney stacks increasing the head height.” divulge the age of the property, along with the timber casement windows The Grade II listed home has secondary with pretty leaded latticework panes. double-glazing throughout the property, Purple wisteria and a clematis soften the although with walls so thick it stays building whilst a little iron gate in the warm in winter and cool in summer. old brick wall along the front beckons “The walls are very thick making it you up to a central front door standing ideal in both winter and summer under a delightful open oak porch with temperatures; in a heatwave it is steeply pitched roof. However, the wonderful to step inside into such a everyday entrance is down the side of cool environment, and in winter it keeps the house. you nice and snug.” The three main reception rooms have fireplaces; the Spacious and Accommodating drawing room, directly off the kitchen, “We think it’s one of the oldest has an open fire with an oak surround buildings in the village, apart from the and an oak floor, the carpeted sitting church,” says the owner who came here room has a wide inglenook housing a with his wife about six years ago. “We Clearview log-burner, and the dining have always lived in older properties room, also carpeted, has a smaller with beams and timbers and this one inglenook with a niche and a grate for particularly appealed as the decoration an open fire with hood above. inside is an eclectic mix of old and new, it was presented in perfect order, in Modern Meets Traditional fact it had everything we wanted. The The kitchen is fitted with bespoke village is very pretty nestling within contemporary units beneath Corian many mature trees, and the house worktops, and features an industrial accommodates a lot of people – we style larder fridge across a corner, in have a big family and the dining room is contrast to an oil-fired Aga under a We were particularly taken with the perfect for entertaining as we’ve been backdrop of modern tiles. In addition choice of décor throughout the house, able to sit about twenty-three people are Neff appliances: an eye-level around the table.” oven, microwave and a hob, with an and the interesting and unusual attention to integrated dishwasher. The floor is detail” Surprisingly High Ceilings covered in Amtico tiles. “We were It is important to stress that although particularly taken with the choice this is an exceptionally old property, of décor throughout the house, and with heavily beamed ceilings, the house the interesting and unusual attention to detail,” discloses the owner. “The red contemporary of stairs up to the attic has, at the bottom, solid, heavily height, the floor covered in seagrass. The owner says, “The wallpaper in the dining room is very vibrant; it’s called Taj carved double doors in mango wood from India. They are house is in such good order, as I say, with superb attention Mahal and is from a specialist company called Casamance. a striking and unusual feature.” to detail. Storage is certainly not an issue here with all the There’s also a more traditional wallpaper, a green William bedrooms having built-in wardrobes and cupboard space. Morris one on a wall in one of the bedrooms. Another Plenty of Storage It should also be noted that a TRIAX system has been bedroom has a ‘resident’ four poster bed, the style befitting Venturing up these stairs to the second floor you find installed in a cupboard on the top floor; it blocks the signal with the age of the house. It’s been here a while and yourself in a world of sloping ceilings and exposed roof from the transmitter to provide a better quality reception will be staying! Off the long, wide landing, the second set timbers - enchanting spaces with surprisingly good head for the TV and WiFi.” Delightful Gardens to the rear garden which is overlooked through Gothic garden storage in a substantial timber shed.” Tysdale Manor sits within grounds of about one and a arched windows in the house. “The garden is fully enclosed half acres. With a large number of mature trees in many and secure for dogs and young children, and the outlook The owners are going to miss Tysdale Manor immensely, but varieties and colours, and well-stocked borders and beds through the trees is the neighbours’ grass with open circumstances mean a move is necessary. “With a primary of cottage garden plants that surround and punctuate farmland beyond. There’s a walkway around the back of the school (with very good Ofsted reports) on the doorstep, stretches of lawn, a haven of sheer delight has been garden and a round breeze house built in hardwood with a a playgroup, a church, a very handy shop, and a pub serving created. “It is split into four or five ‘rooms’ if you include conical roof, in one corner – an ideal place for relaxing or good food, the property would be perfect as a family home the vegetable garden behind the wattle fence on the other dining in shade outside,” describes the owner. “The property – it’s a very active village full of younger people,” the owner side of the drive.” Old slabs and paving by the main door also has outbuildings at the end of the drive: a log-store, concludes. at the side extend through a wrought-iron arched gateway an open bay cart-lodge, a garage, a workshop and further

The property also has outbuildings at the end of the drive: a log-store, an open bay cart-lodge, a garage, a workshop and further garden storage in a substantial timber shed”

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On The Doorstep... How Far Is It To... Directions The village of Tydd St. Mary lies in the middle of , with its market, leisure centre and other amenities and From King’s Lynn, take the A47 towards . At the the largest tract of low, flat land in the UK. Tydd St. Mary Wisbech Grammar School, is 5 miles to the south. Long Sutton, roundabout take the 2nd exit onto the A17 towards . is a rural village with its own pub, primary school and shop. a market town, is 3 miles north. Spalding is 18 miles to the Passing at the roundabout take the 1st exit and on Nearby has a shop and post office and Tydd west, King’s Lynn is 13 miles to the east offering a wide variety the other roundabout again take the 1st exit and continue onto of cultural and leisure facilities. The North Norfolk coast is no Station Road. In approx. 0.4 mile turn right onto Main Road and St. Giles boasts a popular Country Club & Golf Course. more than an hours drive away. Rail travel to London is either in less than a mile turn left onto Common Way. Stay on this from Peterborough, 25 miles to the west, on the east coast road and Tysdale Manor will be found on your right hand side. St Mary Church in Tydd St Marry Local Pub mainline with a journey time to London King’s Cross as little as 48 minutes or from King’s Lynn with a journey time of around 1 hour 40 minutes.

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