Highbeech Harpley,

Detached, spacious family house with flexible accommodation set in 5.6 acres (stms), in rural village on the edge of Houghton Estate.

Features - Rural village with school and pub - Close to Cambridge and London rail link at King’s Lynn - Large sitting room - Dining room - Study - Conservatory - Kitchen -Utility, wet room and cloakroom - Master bedroom with dressing area and en suite bathroom - 2 further double bedrooms - Family bathroom - 1st floor annex with kitchen, sitting room, bedroom, shower room, balcony and own entrance - Paddock, woodland and gardens of 5.6 acres (stms) - Double and single garage, workshop

Driving Distances (approx.) - King’s Lynn 12.8 miles - Fakenham 9.9 miles - 12.5 miles

Situation Harpley is a rural village, well placed for not only the London rail links at King’s Lynn but also the market town of Fakenham and the coast at Brancaster. Within the village is a well- respected primary school, the Rose and Crown pub, parish church and village hall. High Beech is situated just off the main village street, up a peaceful country lane, behind brick and flint walls. Harpley is said to be one of the highest points in the Norfolk and affords some lovely open country views making it a popular area for walkers, nature enthusiasts, horse riders and cyclists many of whom use the nearby Peddars Way – a 93 mile long distance path from Suffolk up to Holme, linking up with the Norfolk Coast Path.

Great Massingham, 2 miles away, offers a good selection of amenities including a doctors’ surgery, village stores and Post Office, primary school, the Dabbling Duck pub and a country goods and clothing shop. 9 miles to the east, Fakenham offers a range of supermarkets and other larger retailers as well as its ren owned National Hunt Racecourse, weekly auction and market.

Harpley sits on the edge of the Houghton Estate – a beautiful Palladian stately home built by the first English Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole and surrounded by extensive parkland. 8 miles North West is Sandringham and where the young royals are soon to take up residence.

Description Highbeech is a detached family home designed and built in the 1970s by the family who have resided there ever since. The property sits proudly on its plot with formal garden, paddock and woodland. Highbeech offers an opportunity to purchase a good-sized family house with the potential to create impressive, cutting edge accommodation, set in flexible grounds suitable for equestrian use, self- sufficiency or formal, landscaped gardens.

Currently, the accommodation comprises 3 reception rooms, conservatory , kitchen, utility, cloakroom, wet room and large entrance hall downstairs with a master suite including dressing area and bathroom, 2 further double bedrooms and family bathroom upstairs as well as a 1 st floor self-contained 1 double bedroom annex with it s own kitchen, sitting room, dressing area, shower room, balcony and own entrance. The annex could easily be incorporated into the main house whilst the attached double and single garage would, with the usual planning permissions, make a generous extensio n to the living space.

The property is approached through a five bar gate onto a gravel driveway with parking for several cars. Steps down from the south-facing terrace take you onto a large lawned area with a small spinney to the front. To the rear are further more formal gardens, a gate into the paddock and access to the mainly beech tree woodland overlooking fields beyond. In total the grounds amount to approximately 5.6 acres (stms).

Directions PE31 6TP From Fakenham on the A148, go through the Rudhams and, after approx. 3 miles, turn left signposted Harpley. Short Lane is third on the left, Highbeech is indicated by a plaque to the front.

Local Authority West Norfolk and King’s Lynn District Council, Band: G, Annual Cost: £2,487.94 (2015/16).

Services Mains water, mains drainage and electricity. Oil-fired central heating to radiators.

Fixtures & Fittings Items regarded as fixtures and fittings including carpets, curtains, light fittings, kitchen appliances and garden ornaments are excluded although these items may be available by separate negotiation.

Viewings Strictly by prior appointment with sole agents Jackson-Stops & Staff. 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.

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