The White House Town Street | Hickling | | NR12 0AY VILLAGE AND BEACH

“In a pretty Broadland village, close to the water and to the beach, you’ll find this beautifully renovated cottage – a quiet country setting but all you need within reach. With wrap around gardens and fields beyond, you’re part of the community but secluded too, neighbours around but still so private, and the tower of the village church in view. There’s a potential annexe, office or studio – all the flexibility you need. Altogether this attractive property your expectations will surely exceed!”

KEY FEATURES

• A beautifully Renovated and Sympathetically Extended Period Residence, which stands in the Broadland Village of Hickling • Four Double Bedrooms; Four Bathrooms; Two Cloakrooms • Additional Annexe-Style Accommodation, ideal for In-Laws, Guests or as a Home Office • Three Receptions; Conservatory • Wonderful Open-Plan Breakfast Kitchen and Living Area • Separate Utility • Character includes Timber Flooring, Fireplaces, Wood Burners, Oak Internal Doors, Granite Work Surfaces and Bay Windows • Double and Single Garages with the Property enjoying a Two Street Frontage • The Grounds extend to approximately 0.45 of an acre • Easy Access to Hickling Broad • The Accommodation extends to 3,976sq.ft • Energy Rating: TBA

In the heart of , just a few miles from the coast, with open fields stretching away opposite your driveway, this delightful period cottage enjoys an enviable setting indeed. It’s been updated and extended without compromising its character and now offers spacious, appealing accommodation that would meet many different needs. Perfect for any growing family or a sociable couple.

A Lovely Location The owners of this attractive property absolutely love Hickling and have called it home for many years. One a keen fisherman, the couple also enjoy going out on the water and have a boat moored nearby. The coast is another attraction – just a short drive away – and the beaches around here are often deserted and are very dog friendly. Nearby Hickling Broad is well known for having one of the more active sailing clubs in the area, and there are also paddleboard and windsurfing groups. There’s a slipway for fishing boats or canoes, plus both parish and private moorings. Birdlife abounds in the area and it’s great for walking too. Head to nearby Sea Palling for a family day at the beach, or stroll along the dunes to Cart Gap and pick up home-made cake in the popular café. Horsey is also close and is known for being home to a grey seal colony, with tens of pups seen on the beach every winter.

Gorgeous Green Surroundings The house itself dates back to 1763 and started life as three or four farm worker’s cottages. Over the years, it’s retained plenty of character, with features including three stunning inglenook fireplaces, each with a log burner. “We fell for the house

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straight away because it offers so much space but still has that cosy cottage feel,” the owners confirm, “When friends come to visit, they say it’s wonderfully relaxing here”. You have neighbours, so you don’t feel isolated, but in the house and garden it’s still very private – and there are open fields over the road, with views across to the village church from one side of the house. “We feel rural, with walks straight from the front door, but we also feel very connected.” Muntjac wander the garden in the evening, birds come in to feed and the buddleia attracts butterflies in summer. There’s plenty of space for children to play on the lawn or for adults to relax on the terrace, listening to the trickling of the pond water and watching the fish within.

Attractive And Appealing The cottage walls are very thick and the owners have insulated inside and out, so it holds the heat beautifully in winter, whilst remaining nice and cool in summer. The heart of the accommodation is a fabulous open plan kitchen, dining and living area, where you can gather together with friends and family, enjoying each other’s company over a glass of wine or two. Doors open onto the garden beyond, while the sitting room and formal dining room both lead off here. Where the owners have added a double garage, they have created an impressive studio space above it, complete with its own shower room. This could be an annexe, home office, games room, den for teens – it’s very versatile.

The Accommodation You take in the wonderful front elevation of the property, noting its sympathetic two storey extension and bay windows. You move through to the main reception hall, where to your right is the…

Sitting Room This room is dominated by its wonderful inglenook fireplace with wood burner set within, whilst you also notice an oak staircase rising to the first floor. To your left a further door takes you through into the…

Open Plan Breakfast Kitchen and Living Area Which is once again dominated by another inglenook fireplace with a wood burning stove set within. Additional character includes two bay windows, French doors and timber floors which continue through to here from the main reception hall. The kitchen itself is set around an impressive island unit complete with breakfast bar. Additional cabinets can be found to three aspects contrasting beautifully with the granite work surfaces. A number of appliances

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can be found integrated throughout including double electric ovens, warming tray, gas hob, dishwasher and a large fridge, whilst twin butler sinks can be found within the work surfaces. Numerous windows as well as twin sets of French doors affording access to the front and rear gardens provide plenty of natural light. Found off the breakfast kitchen is the side reception hall, with a second staircase rising to the first floor. Beneath the stairs is a ground floor WC, beyond which a door takes you through to the…

Dining Room Another wonderful room full of character with another inglenook fireplace with beam over. You have a continuation of the timber floors, with French doors affording access out to the…

Conservatory South facing in nature, the conservatory is bathed in natural light for the majority of the day, with a door affording access out to the terrace and gardens.

Accessed off both the dining room and the conservatory is a utility room which has space to accommodate lots of utilities. Also found on the ground floor is the spacious double garage, the boiler room complete with biomass boiler, a workshop and a second ground floor WC.

Situated to the first floor of the new extension is a stunning open plan space, complete with toilet and shower room. This versatile space could be used for a number of different purposes including a self-contained annexe, a games room or a superb home office. Twin dormer windows provide plenty of natural light. This extension offers a great deal of versatility to the main house.

Twin staircases afford access to the first floor of the main house. Please refer to the floor plan for the layout.

Four Double Bedrooms Two of which including the master bedroom offer en-suite facilities. The master bedroom is a fantastic size with a double aspect, with the impressive en-suite bathroom including a separate walk-in shower. The two remaining bedrooms have access to a Jack and Jill shower room. Each of the bedrooms is bathed in natural light, with large windows providing different views over the surrounding area.

THE GROUNDS

Situated on a generous plot of approximately 0.45 acres, the property benefits from a two street frontage, with garaging found to two aspects. The main entrance can be found on Town Street, with access through impressive double timber gates, with a large shingle drive leading directly to the newest extension of the property which incorporates a spacious double garage on the ground floor. The remainder of the front garden is laid to lawn, with close boarded fencing and mature hedging and trees affording tremendous privacy from the neighbouring properties. From the front garden you also have fabulous views of the village church. Found just off the front terrace is a Koi pond. From the drive, a shingle path leads directly to the front door, whilst another set of double timber gates can be found to the northern side of the garden. The generous rear garden is ‘L’ shaped in nature and is laid almost entirely to lawn, however there is a terrace leading off the conservatory and breakfast kitchen. Double gates offer access from Town Street to the garden, whilst also providing additional off street parking to the side of the single garage. The rear garden’s borders consist of high level mature hedging and trees, which once again affords plenty of privacy from the adjoining properties. In all, the gardens and grounds extend to approximately 0.45 acres.

INFORMATION

On The Doorstep The property is situated in the Broadland village of Hickling with its own Sailing Club and Nature Reserve. Within Hickling there are two public houses. Nearby is only a short drive away and has a good range of local shops, schools and amenities including a Tesco supermarket. Hickling is also close to Wroxham, which is considered to be the centre of Broadland with good shopping and sporting amenities as well as giving access to the entire Broads network.

How Far Is It To… The Cathedral City of is about 18 miles away and has excellent educational, cultural and recreational facilities. There is a regular rail service to London Liverpool Street (about 2 hours) and Norwich airport provides daily flights internally and to continental Europe. The Coast with its quaint villages and sandy beaches is a short drive with favoured spots including Holt, Wells on Sea, Blakeney and the Burnhams. A 45 minute drive south will see you arrive at Thetford Forest with its many nature trails and bicycle paths whilst Stansted Airport is a further hour drive with its many destinations offered throughout mainland Europe.

Directions From Norwich take the A47 Southern bypass heading towards . Upon reaching Acle take the A1064 exit on the roundabout heading towards Billockby. Prior to reaching Billockby turn left onto the B1152. Continue along this road through the hamlet of Clippesby before joining the A149 coast road. Continue along this road through before turning right signposted Hickling. Upon exiting the centre of the village, continue straight ahead and pass the village chapel and public house, as well as the village sign. Shortly after a sharp right and left hand bend, the property can be found soon after on your right hand side clearly signposted with a Fine and Country For Sale Board.

Services and District Council Private Heating via Pellet Fed Biomass Boiler (this produces a generous quartely feedback payment) Mains Water, Mains Drainage North Norfolk District Council

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