Appletree House

Brancaster One of the finest locations and with some of the most stunning views on the North Coast

Appletree House, Brancaster, Norfolk PE31 8AD

Brancaster Staithe ½ mile, 4 miles, Wells-Next-The-Sea 9 miles, King’s Lynn 22 miles (King’s Cross 1 hour 50 mins)

Features: Accommodation: Reception hall | Drawing room | Library/sitting room | Dining room/study Kitchen/breakfast room | Rear hall | Utility | Store rooms and boot room

First Floor: Master bedroom with balcony and en-suite bathroom and dressing room Bedroom 2 with balcony and en-suite bathroom | 2 further bedrooms | Separate bathroom

Second Floor: Bedroom 5 with balcony | Separate bathroom | Box room

Side hall/conservatory and covered walkway to Entertaining Hall with Minstrel’s Gallery, cloakroom, kitchen and adjoining Turret with “Lover’s Seat” with spectacular views

Integral two bedroom cottage

Two bedroom Gardener’s Cottage

Extensive garaging and storage

Greenhouses and vegetable garden, delightful mature formal and informal gardens

Heated swimming pool with fully equipped Pool house

Astroturf Tennis Court

Exceptional views over the marshes

In all about 2 acres

Location Appletree House stands on the edge of the The village has the excellent Ship public north west Norfolk village of Brancaster house re-opened in May 2010 under Chris overlooking the saltmarshes and creeks. There Couborough, the Flying Kiwi Master Chef to are sensational views out to the Royal West great reviews. There are also a wide variety of Norfolk Golf Club and National Trust Reserve excellent local shops and public houses within of Scolt Head which is renowned for its wildlife the neighbouring villages of Brancaster Staithe including Marsh Harriers, Avocets, Oyster and Burnham Market. Catchers and Terns. Brancaster is famous for its Mussels, fantastic sandy beach which From the garden there is direct access to the stretches for miles backed by gentle sand dunes National Heritage Coastal Walk and out to the and the renowned golf course which is one sandy beaches and dunes beyond and to leisure of the most famous true Links courses in the pursuits including sailing, kiting, sea kayaking . and other water sports.

Overlooking the saltmarshes and creeks

The Property It is only the third time in living memory The bedroom accommodation is on that Appletree House has come to the two floors with an exceptionally well open market. Appletree House and finished, large master bedroom suite with its gardens were built in the 1920’s by access to a balcony and views over the Colonel Jack Lesley and his wife Margot. saltmarshes. There is a second principal The house has had many makeovers room with en-suite bathroom and private but the garden is still largely as the access to the balcony and fine panoramic Lesley’s created it, in the Italiante style, views. On the second floor is a further with many “rooms”, walls and hedges. bedroom and separate bathroom with its David Rocksavage, the Marquis of own magnificent sea views and separate Cholmondeley, spent many holidays attic storage space. here with his grandparents and it was his love of Appletree in Brancaster that A particular feature of the property inspired him to write and direct the film is the colonial style Dutch barn with “Shadows in the Sun” which starred Jean weathervane and clock which is Simmons and James Wilby. connected to the main house via a pitched roof arcaded walkway and An impressive hall with oak flooring provides a wonderful entertaining and leads to the principal reception dining room together with Minstrel’s rooms which are exceptionally well Gallery and adjoining Turret with presented with magnificent views over “Lover’s Seat”. The turret has some of the saltmarshes. The drawing room is the most spectacular views on the north beautifully proportioned with a fine open Norfolk coast. fire place with marble surround, window seats and full length double doors opening out onto the formal Italiante gardens. The kitchen/breakfast room has a bay window seat with spectacular views and includes a dining/eating area and is well fitted with built in four oven Aga with matching module with two ring gas/electric hob, matching base units, recessed lighting and beautiful antique French oak flooring.

Exceptionally well presented and beautifully proportioned principal reception rooms

The Gardens Described as a “Riviera garden in Norfolk” Beyond the limes is an orchard area, further by A J Hucksley in the Country Life April soft and hardwood trees including weeping 1961, the magnificent gardens to the property mulberries and beyond to the greenhouses, are predominantly on the south facing side nursery beds and vegetable plots. of the house, screened from the sea, and are landscaped and planned to provide a series of There are further flower and shrub borders self-contained units. A flagged path leads from and lawned gardens surrounding the heated the gate to the door of the house and into the swimming pool and pool house which has an oil first formal garden which includes a clipped fired boiler and separate cloakroom/shower and hedge of mixed privet and beech with a wide kitchen. Within the private landscaped grounds brick path with lavender borders. There is a is an Astroturf tennis court and extensive sunken garden with long formal pool with a garaging and storage. Lutyens designed wooden seat at the end which was the first part of the garden made in 1925. On the many walls of the property are a variety The garden is bordered by a wide variety of of climbing shrubs and flowers including Musk Roses, flower and shrub borders and Wisteria, Clematis and there are roses on walls steps lead up to a centre lawned garden with or over arches and trellis work. The gardens are flower and rose borders, formal hedging and famous for flowers throughout the year. onto a walk of pleached limes. All this can be seen from the Juliet balcony on the barn. The Cottages Both Appletree Cottage and Gardener’s Cottage provide two bedroom accommodation. The former can be accessed from the main house.

View of Brancaster Beach not visible from the property Floorplans for Illustration for identification Appletree House, Brancaster purposes only. Not to scale.

Approx gross internal area: 8,916 ft2 = 828.2 m2 Property details Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey Mapping with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Method of Sale and Tenure: Appletree House Office. Crown Copyright (ES100018525). is offered for sale as a whole with vacant NOT TO SCALE possession upon completion. The cottages are currently subject to AST’s

Fixtures and Fittings: All curtains, together with garden ornaments and statuary are specifically reserved from the sale.

Services: Mains water, electricity and drainage are connected to the property.

Council Tax: Appletree House – Band H, Cottage – Band A, Gardeners Cottage – To be assessed

Local Authority: The Borough Council of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk. Telephone 01553 616200.

Post code: PE31 8AD

Agent’s Note: The property is approached over Marshside over which there is a public right of way leading to a dead end. Pedestrian access goes out on to the coastal path. Appletree House owns a 15’ wide strip along the western boundary of Marshside. Further details available from the agent.

Directions (PE31 8AD): On entering Brancaster from Docking, turn right onto the Coast Road and take the second turning left into Marshside. Access to Appletree House will be found at the end of this road on the right hand side.

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