A Fine Grade Ii Listed Family Home Set in About 4.78 Acres
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A FINE GRADE II LISTED FAMILY HOME SET IN ABOUT 4.78 ACRES THE GRANGE WOOD NORTON, DEREHAM, NORFOLK A FINE GRADE II LISTED FAMILY HOME SET IN ABOUT 4.78 ACRES THE GRANGE WOOD NORTON, DEREHAM, NORFOLK NR20 5BD Ground floor: Entrance hall w staircase hall w drawing room w dining room w garden room w kitchen/breakfast room w sitting room w boot room w pantry w utility w WC First floor: Principal bedroom with en-suite bathroom w four further bedrooms w family bathroom w study/store area Second floor: Sitting room/bedroom 7 w shower room w bedroom 6 Exceptional barn with kitchen/breakfast room w bedroom w bathroom w games room/gym area with mezzanine floor Further outbuildings w hard tennis court w mature gardens and grounds of about 4.78 acres Holt 9 miles, Norwich 20 miles, Blakeney 13 miles Description The Grange is a wonderful family home, dating back to the early 18th century with later additions and alterations, enjoying a peaceful edge of village position. Grade II Listed and constructed of mellow red brick under a pantile roof, the house has been the subject of many improvements since the current owners acquired the house, most notably the superb conversion of a former outbuilding to create ancillary accommodation and a substantial entertainment room measuring 35'10'' x 17'9''. The house has elegant rooms, with the principal rooms leading off an impressive entrance hall, including the drawing room, sitting room and garden room with a pair of French doors out to the gardens. An impressive focal point of the house is the open plan kitchen/breakfast room with bi-fold doors into the sitting room. All the main rooms have fireplaces. There are further useful rooms such as a spacious boot room, useful utility and pantry. The extensive bedroom accommodation is over two floors, and all are light and airy double rooms. Of particular note is the principal bedroom, with vaulted ceiling and en-suite bath/shower room, the principal guest bedroom and the charming second floor bedroom with adjoining shower room. All bathrooms have been upgraded with stylish walk in shower and fittings. The house enjoys distinctive period detail with fan light, sash windows and cornice work and has been well maintained with major works including an overhaul of the roof, re-plumbing and the installation of a biomass boiler and solar PV panels. The Barn To the north of the house is a substantial and impressively converted barn, completed in 2013 to a high standard. The barn comprises a kitchen/breakfast room into a fantastic double height games/ entertainments room measuring 35'10'' x 17'9'' with mezzanine level. A flight of stairs leads to a large double bedroom with en-suite shower room. The barn provides ancillary accommodation to the main house with potential to add further accommodation if required. Outbuildings The property has an excellent range of traditional outbuildings, including garaging, store rooms, workshop, boat storage, two bay vehicle stand and an office with under floor heating. To the far end of the grounds is a further barn for storage. The buildings could be used in a variety of ways, subject to any necessary planning consents being obtained. Gardens and Grounds The Grange is approached from the west over a main gravelled drive through a brick boundary wall leading to a parking and turning area to the west of the house and continuing to a further substantial gravelled yard adjoining the main house, barn and vehicular stand. This area is also accessed from a second driveway. The gardens are a particularly attractive feature of the property with thoughtful landscaping complimenting the house and setting. The west of the house is framed by clipped box hedging with rose beds and climbing hydrangea trained to the western elevation. Immediately to the south of the house is a newly landscaped lavender garden. The main formal gardens are to the east of the house, opening out to the south and linked to the house via a paved terrace framed by clipped box hedging. The large expanse of lawn is bordered with well stocked herbaceous beds and mature hedging, opening out to the park like grounds beyond and leading through to an established kitchen garden with green house. The land sweeps away to the south to meadowland with two ponds and woodland and mature hedging on the boundary with fine views of rolling countryside beyond. To the south of the outbuildings is a hard tennis court, surrounded by lawn, with a paddock beyond with orchard. Throughout the grounds are fine specimen trees including oak and poplar. The land in all extends to about 4.78 acres. Situation Wood Norton is a pretty rural village about 6 miles from the market town of Fakenham, which has excellent shopping, banking and transport facilities. The nearby village of Guist has a tea room and post office, with Foulsham (2 miles) providing further local shops and a village school. The picturesque Georgian town of Holt is about 9 miles and has particularly good shopping facilities, as well as being the home of Greshams Public School. The North Norfolk coast at Cley-next-the-Sea is about 3 miles to the north of Holt, whilst Burnham Market is about 8 miles to the northwest of Fakenham. The North Norfolk Coast, much of which is classified as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, is within an easy drive and has excellent beaches, good sailing and bird watching facilities. Sporting amenities in the region include golf at Sheringham, Cromer, Brancaster and Royal Norwich courses. There is national hunt racing as Fakenham, shooting with a number of syndicated shoots and hunting with the North Norfolk Harriers and West Norfolk Foxhounds. Norwich has a mainline railway station with regular trains to London Liverpool Street with an approximate journey time of 1 hour 50 minutes. The airport to the north of the city has frequent flights to the UK, Europe and beyond with most international destinations available via Schiphol. Agent's Note The barn cannot be sold away from the main house. Directions From Norwich travelling northwest take the A1067 towards Fakenham. Continue as far as Guist and turn right at the clock tower signposted Holt on the B1110. Take the third turning on the right and follow this lane into the village. After about ½ mile there is a church on the left and the property will be found directly opposite. The postcode for the property is NR20 5BD. Services Mains water and electricity, private drainage. Oil fired central heating, biomass boiler and solar PV panels. Local Authority North Norfolk District Council. Tax Band – G. Fixtures and Fittings All fixtures and fittings including fitted carpets and curtains are specifically excluded from the sale, but may be available in addition, subject to separate negotiation. Viewing Strictly by appointment with Savills. If there is any point which is of particular importance to you, we invite you to discuss this with us, especially before you travel to view the property. Main House gross internal area = 5,782 sq ft / 537 sq m The Grange Barn gross internal area = 1,176 sq ft / 109 sq m Barn Store gross internal area = 387 sq ft / 36 sq m Garage gross internal area = 594 sq ft / 55 sq m Carport & Store gross internal area = 770 sq ft / 72 sq m Total gross internal area = 1946 sq ft / 181 sq m Workshop gross internal area = 861 sq ft / 80 sq m Store Kitchen 5.70 x 4.31 4.83 x 3.20 18'8" x 14'2" Utility 15'10" x 10'6" 4.68 x 3.73 15'4" x 12'3" Hall 2 5.07 x 2.75 16'8" x 9'0" Store Boot Room Master Bedroom 3.88 x 3.69 5.80 x 4.68 6.01 x 4.71 12'9" x 12'1" 19'0" x 15'4" 19'9" x 15'5" Dining Room Garden Room/ Bedroom 5 5.07 x 4.60 Library Sky 5.26 x 4.52 16'8" x 15'1" 5.27 x 5.07 17'3" x 14'10" 17'3" x 16'8" Boiler Pantry/Larder Workshop 4.47 x 3.35 Drawing Room Sitting Room Bedroom 2 Bedroom 4 14'8" x 11'0" Bedroom 3 10.89 x 5.43 6.78 x 5.46 5.50 x 5.29 6.80 x 5.44 5.51 x 4.09 35'9" x 17'10" 22'3" x 17'11" 18'1" x 17'4" 22'4" x 17'10" 4.40 x 4.06 18'1" x 13'5" Store Area 14'5" x 13'4" Ground Floor 4.50 x 3.35 14'9" x 11'0" Hall 1 First Floor 5.50 x 2.71 Boiler 18'1" x 8'11" Bedroom 7 6.12 x 5.33 20'1" x 17'6" Bedroom 6 4.82 x 4.24 15'10" x 13'11" Bedroom/ Sky Sky Ensuite Sky 4.98 x 3.55 5.96 x 5.26 16'4" x 11'8" 19'7" x 17'3" Second Floor Garage Floor Above Kitchen 10.17 x 5.49 Sky Sky 33'4" x 18'0" The Grange Barn First Floor Store Carport Barn Store 5.78 x 5.52 6.78 x 5.54 6.19 x 5.83 19'0" x 18'1" 22'3" x 18'2" 20'4" x 19'2" Kitchen/ Sky Breakfast Room Sky 5.96 x 5.26 Gym 19'7" x 17'3" 11.63 x 5.07 38'2" x 16'8" Garage/Store FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES ONLY - NOT TO SCALE Savills Norwich The position & size of doors, windows, appliances and other features are approximate only.