The Newlings Outwell Road | Cambridgeshire | PE14 8QR FESTIVAL OF LIGHT
Surrounded by farmland on a magical fen Is a statuesque home that’s an absolute gem - Such a pretty house with so much space, Really quite grand and full of grace, The grounds are palatial and need to be seen This place is just fabulous, it’s fit for a queen!
• Impressive Victorian Property Set on a Plot of Approx. 4.5 Acres (Subject to Measured Survey) • Wonderfully Presented Throughout Offering Modern Living & Lifestyle • Has Been a Venue for Quite a Few Civil Weddings & Other Events • Under 20 mins from Downham Market with Regular Direct Trains into Central London • Kitchen, Dining Room, Drawing Room, Sitting Room, Orangery & Study • Five Double Bedrooms, Family Bathroom, Shower Room & Downstairs w.c. • Recently Refurbished Spacious One Bedroom Ground Floor Annex • Separate Large Games Room and Bar Plus Enclosed Courtyard • The Property Benefits from Stunning Country House Style Lawns, Gardens & Grounds • The Total Accommodation Approx. Extends to 4,856 sq. ft. A very impressive, late Victorian house that might even be described as magnificent, lies on the outskirts of the fenland village of Outwell, and stands on a plot of between four and four and a half acres, surrounded by open farmland. The charming exterior of red brick under a slate roof with decorative terracotta ridge tiles is a feast of almost floor to ceiling windows, the top sashes in small panes, the lower large expanses of glass allowing natural light to pour in and an uninterrupted view of the gardens, are set into yellow stone. Big bays feature stone panelling, gables are edged with pretty barge boards, and yellow brick detailing all add to the enchanting picture of the building’s exterior. The date of its build – 1900 – is announced on a plaque in the exterior wall, but is somewhat hidden by burgeoning climbers!
Delightful Entrance
The house is well set back from the road, indeed the gravel drive, through rather splendid electronically-controlled gates in a curving brick wall, is long and leads past an extensive front lawn bordered by tall, mature trees and thick hedging, Most of the rooms are dual aspect, and very, very with the house’s enchanting, south-east facing facade glimpsed over a delightful, thirty-foot long pond surrounded light with a spacious feel, there are many period by shrubs, and full of koi carp and water lilies, before you features including the original timber sash windows which turn onto a considerable but attractive area of block-paving that would accommodate a large number of cars. There’s we have restored and are now double-glazed” even an electric charger point for a car on the drive.
Restoration Project
“It’s been the most wonderful place to bring up our four children, and have my mother living in the adjoining annex,” says the owner, “but it didn’t look anything like it does today seventeen years ago when we bought the property. I had just flown off to the States and my husband secured the deal, despite my reservations! It was in a pretty dire state – there were three old boilers just dumped in the dyke alongside, and not one of the windows would actually open as they were all sealed up with paint; but I came round and fell in love with it, particularly after all our hard work restoring it to its former glory and more, and completely landscaping the gardens.” The property is now in immaculate condition, and has been maintained to the highest degree. the drawing room is my favourite room; it’s quite Fine Proportions formal and I love having the French doors onto the terrace,” divulges the owner. “There is a sitting It is a substantial, five bedroomed house with an room as well – an even larger room - which my integrated, quite luxurious annex; all of the rooms youngest son has enjoyed to himself latterly, but are of very fine proportions with exceptionally it made a fabulous playroom when the children high ceilings, and of a generous size. “Most of the were small. That’s where you find the second set rooms are dual aspect, and very, very light with a of stairs, and the utility room is through there, with spacious feel,” attests the owner. “There are many a door to the outside.” period features including the original timber sash windows which we have restored and are now Large Scale Entertaining double-glazed. We believe the ceiling roses and deep cornices are original, so too, some of the “We’ve had a huge number of parties here as the fireplaces such as in the dining room and in two house lends itself perfectly to entertaining,” the of the bedrooms. We installed a marble one in owner confirms. The separate, large games room the drawing room with its gas fire. There’s another and bar on the far side of the enclosed courtyard gas fire in the dining room, but we did line the at the back is ideal for both youngsters and adults. chimneys if someone were to want an open fire. The courtyard was great when the children were At Christmas we have three massive real trees in little as you could keep the gates shut and know the house: in the hall, in the drawing room and in they couldn’t stray far. “The games room was the orangery which all looks spectacular!” completely re-done only recently, as we held a big new year ball for the NSPCC. It’s had a totally Top Notch Bespoke Kitchen new floor, and been professionally decorated using Farrow & Ball’s colour palette, like the rest of the The top quality, painted timber, handmade, house. The pool table in there is included in the bespoke kitchen is perfectly in-keeping with the sale of the property.” style of the house: solid and traditional yet very stylish featuring half-pilasters and panelled cabinet The annex has been refurbished very recently too. doors, and gleaming, dark granite worktops. The This is a very spacious, luxurious, ground floor flat range-style cooker has electric ovens and a gas which has its own entrance from the outside, yet hob fuelled by LPG with the tank hidden outside. it has internal doors connecting with the main “There is an integrated fridge freezer as well as house, and French doors onto the courtyard. It dishwasher,” informs the owner, “and there is a has two bathrooms, each with a lavatory, one with built-in waste disposal unit and a water softener. a shower, and one with a bath. I have a massive walk-in pantry under the stairs just outside the kitchen door, which is a fantastic Wedding Venue benefit.” The Newlings has been host, on a commercial The house itself has no less than five reception basis, to quite a few civil weddings. “We began rooms: a formal drawing room, a dining room, a with my brother getting married in the timber study, a sitting room and an orangery. “I would say orangery – we can seat 66 people to eat in
there – but we have also done a number of events in a marquee on the lawn with 250 place could easily become an equestrian property. “We have a lot of storage outside,” people,” says the owner. The grounds are certainly an idyllic place for a wedding. Reached attests the owner. “And there is a wonderful walkway down the length of the garden through an archway in the thick laurel hedge to the back are vast formal lawns featuring with hedging on one side and shrubs on the other. The dogs absolutely love their walks a cross of gravel paths bordered by box hedging, wirework gazebo in the centre, more round the garden: if I walk five times round the periphery I have covered two miles!” The reminiscent of a palace than a family home! Beyond is grassland with an orchard and creation of the garden is quite some achievement. “None of the hedges were here when beyond that, extensive vegetable plots. we came. We have planted thousands and thousands of shrubs and several specimen trees including the backdrop of poplars, some white ashes and two rather special Tibetan Horses For Courses cherry trees. It’s a haven for loads of different types of birds such as green woodpeckers, thrushes, sparrows, owls, and we see deer as well, in the fields if not in the garden.” Beside the house are some stables which the owners currently use for storage, but this
Annex
It’s been the most wonderful place to bring up our four children, and have my mother living in the adjoining annex, but it didn’t look anything like it does today seventeen years ago when we bought the property” Annex Large Scale Entertaining
The games room was completely re-done only recently, as we held a big new year ball for the NSPCC. It’s had a totally new floor” There is a wonderful walkway down the length of the garden with hedging on one side and shrubs on the other. The dogs absolutely love their walks round the garden: if I walk five times round the periphery I have covered two miles!” None of the hedges were here when we came. We have planted thousands and thousands of shrubs and several specimen trees including the backdrop of poplars, some white ashes and two rather special Tibetan cherry trees” Agents Notes EPC Additional Information
LOCAL AUTHORITY: Fenland District Council
AGENTS NOTES: Mains Electricity and Water. Septic Tank. Propane Gas Heating.
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On The Doorstep... How Far Is It To... Directions The village of Outwell lies between the market towns of Outwell is just 5 miles away from the market town of From King’s Lynn, take the A47 towards Peterborough. At the Downham Market and Wisbech. It sits quietly in a corner of Wisbech. Kings Lynn just 18 miles away and operates a roundabout take the first exit onto Pullover Road, signposted Norfolk on the edge of the Cambridgeshire Fens, straddling main line railway connection in London Kings Cross (1 to Wisbech. After approx. 11.5 miles at the Elm Hall Hotel a canalised river called the Well Creek. The nearby town of hour 40 mins). The rail services can also be accessed from roundabout take the first exit onto A1101 signposted to Downham Market offers many facilities including sports centre, Peterborough and Downham Market. The Coastal beaches in Downham Market/Ely. Continue along the A1101 for about swimming pool with many pubs, restaurants and shops that Hunstanton just 33 miles away are just the beginning of the 2.5 miles and The Newlings will be on your right, clearly you would expect to find in a traditional market town. On stretch of North Norfolk Coast line. Cambridge is 34 miles marked with our Fine & Country ‘For Sale’ Board. every Friday the town boasts a traditional market that enables away and is famous for one of the oldest universities in the you to purchase locally grown fruit and vegetables directly world together with a host of other attractions from the producers.
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