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Welcome to St.Michael’s Place... 101545 St Michaels Bro 24/10/08 12:32 Page 4 101545 St Michaels Bro 24/10/08 12:33 Page 5

...Welcome to a fabulous Hopkins home

St. Michael’s Place is a stunning development of 2, 3, 4 & 5 bedroom new homes and includes the redevelopment of the former St Michael’s hospital into houses and apartments - all perfectly placed in the idyllic Norfolk market town of Aylsham.

Designed with the flair and sensitivity that you have come to expect from award-winning East Anglian developer Hopkins Homes, St. Michael’s Place offers a wide selection of properties in keeping with their surroundings. Perfect for rest and relaxation, this exceptional development is surrounded by countryside and is just a short drive from the coastal towns of Wells-next-the-Sea and Blakeney, yet is within easy reach of all that Norwich City has to offer.

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A tradition of excellence

Award-winning East-Anglian developer Hopkins Homes is proud of creating properties with timeless appeal and with emphasis placed upon a fine balance of character and style; each development is distinctive in appearance and individual in character and St. Michael’s Place is no exception.

At St. Michael’s Place, careful and considered design has been applied to each one of the properties, with a combination of traditional methods of construction, modern materials and inspired architecture.

This unprecedented new development is set to underline the growing reputation of Hopkins Homes for creating individual properties of the very highest standard.

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Enjoy the rural peace of Aylsham

St. Michael’s Place is situated on the outskirts of the thriving historic market town of Aylsham, nestled in the heart of the Norfolk countryside, beside the upper reaches of the River Bure, yet just 13 miles from the centre of Norwich.

With the majestic gardens and park of Blickling Hall on the doorstep, hundreds of historical churches, wonderful gardens such as Mannington and Wolerton close by and numerous arts and craft centres both in and around Aylsham, there is always plenty to see and do.

The Bure Valley railway, Norfolk's longest 15-inch gauge line, operates between Aylsham and Wroxham. The 18 mile round trip runs through the picturesque Bure Valley, following the meandering river through meadowland and ancient pasture, stopping occasionally at small country villages along the way.

Well known for its twice-weekly market and home to many independent boutiques, the town is also well-served for all your grocery needs with a ‘green’ Tesco store and a Somerfield.

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The best of Norfolk on your doorstep

Located at the heart of the Norfolk countryside, your beautiful new home at St. Michael’s Place is in the ideal location from which to enjoy a perfect balance of country and city life. Around every corner you will find idyllic villages and historic churches, miles and miles of unspoilt beaches, countryside and rivers teeming with wildlife, relaxed towns and a city with wonderful shops and tempting cafés.

While away the day meandering through the rambling streets of one of Norfolk’s smaller towns such as Blakeney, Burnham Market, Swaffham and Holt where you will find local farmers’ markets, art galleries, local delis and little gift shops galore - or take a trip further afield and enjoy a day of retail therapy in the county’s capital, Norwich. In the top five shopping destinations in Britain, Norwich offers an incomparable mix of leading High Street brands and quirky independent boutiques.

St. Michael’s Place is also the perfect base from which to explore The Broads - a unique patchwork of lakes, rivers, woodland, marsh and wide open skies.

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Beautifully crafted homes

KITCHENS CEILINGS • Choice of kitchen cupboards and worktops* • Ceilings smooth throughout with coved cornicing • Oven, hob and extractor fan fitted as standard where possible • Plumbing for washing machine and dishwasher where possible FIRES AND FIRE SURROUNDS • Choice of ceramic floor tiles from our selected range* • Choice of fire surround to selected plots* • Choice of wall tiles from our selected range* • Gas fire fitted as standard to selected plots

ELECTRICAL INSULATION • Burglar alarm • Cavity wall insulation as standard • Double socket outlets throughout • Quilted insulation fitted to loft • Outside lighting to front and rear on certain plots • TV points to living room, study and bedrooms WALL TILING • Telephone points to living room, kitchen, • Kitchen - between worktop and wall cupboards* study and bedrooms • Bathroom - half height all round* • En-suite - full height to shower cubicle, with splashback PLUMBING to hand basin and tiled window sill where applicable* • Central heating via thermostatically controlled radiators • En-suite with bath - full height to shower cubicle • White sanitaryware throughout with chrome effect and half height all round* mixer taps plus white bath panel and matching toilet seat • Cloakroom - splashback to hand basin* • Outside tap where possible OTHER ITEMS CARPENTRY • Loft light • Moulded skirting and architraves painted white • Panel fencing between all rear gardens where applicable • White painted staircase • Front garden landscaped and turfed where applicable • Six or four panel internal doors with matching • Rear garden cleared, rotivated and topsoiled brass-effect handles† where applicable • Painted wooden windows containing sealed • All internal walls painted magnolia unit double glazing • Water butts where possible on selected plots * Choice available subject to stage of construction.

† Depending on property.

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A portfolio of our success

Hopkins Homes is a privately owned company placed at the forefront of residential development in East Anglia. With an enviable reputation for developing award winning homes - whether contemporary city centre apartments or stunning riverside town houses - every Hopkins home features the strength and durability of traditional building techniques, fused with the latest modern technology. From day one, a Hopkins home looks like it has stood for years yet perfectly balances social and environmental awareness with the demands and aspirations of today’s home owners.

Hopkins Homes’ skill lies not only in building houses that harmonise with their neighbours and surroundings, but also in creating homes of character and individuality. Our approach is to take all the qualities that have stood the test of time to produce homes that are easy on the eye and blend with their surroundings. We use this traditional approach as our platform and add to this all the convenience, practicality and low maintenance required in a modern house.

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Explore the Bure Valley  

Aylsham is located at one end of the Bure Valley Path, a nine-mile route through the picturesque Bure Valley to Hoveton and Wroxham.

Not only does the walk loosely follow the River Bure it also follows the route taken by the narrow gauge Bure Valley Railway which runs on Anglia Railway’s Bittern Line.

The Rising Sun and the King’s Head sit This scenic route passes through some of Norfolk’s most side by side on the banks of the River Bure on the outskirts of Coltishall. As attractive countryside and pretty villages. well as those travelling by road, both pubs welcome visitors travelling up While the more energetic might like to take on the whole the River Bure by boat from Wroxham, mooring on its banks while enjoying route, the railway halts at Brampton, Buxton and Coltishall the excellent food and drink offered where it picks up passengers as well as allowing others to by both pubs. disembark, allowing you to walk, cycle or relax on the train as you explore the picturesque landscape on your doorstep.

Wells-next-the-sea Blakeney Cromer St.Michael’sPlace King’s Lynn Aylsham . Norfolk A140 Wisbech A47 A47 Norwich A10 A134 Great Yarmouth B1113 B1077 A140 Thetford B1077 The Bure Valley Railway, Norfolk's Ely A1066 A143 A10 A11 Diss longest fifteen inch gauge line runs A14 A14 A143 between the ancient market town of Newmarket Southwold Cambridge Bury St. Aylsham and Wroxham, the 'Capital of Edmunds A14 Aldeburgh the Norfolk Broads'. A cycle and A12 footpath has been constructed along the A10 railway's entire 9 mile length allowing M11 Ipswich cyclists and walkers of all abilities to enjoy A12 the Norfolk countryside. Walk or cycle Felixstowe Bishop’s Stansted A120 one way and take the train back for a day Stortford Colchester out with a difference. Area map Map not to scale

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  Travel times & distances  By road: Norwich Airport 9.9 miles    Norwich 13.1 miles Norfolk Broads 28.8 miles  Cambridge 74.5 miles  
  By rail: from Norwich station to: Diss 17 mins 
  Ipswich 37 mins Liverpool Street 1 hr 54 mins

    

 


 
   
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Photograph depicts previous Hopkins Homes development.

“The properties at St. Michael’s Place have been carefully designed with interiors commanding a high internal specification suited to this exclusive development. This exceptional development is set to underline our growing reputation for creating individual properties of the very highest standard”.

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For more information on any of our developments please visit www.hopkinshomes.co.uk

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