Stud Farm North Runcton | Kings Lynn | PE33 0RF PRETTY AS A PICTURE In a bucolic setting, overlooking the common on the edge of the attractive little village of North Runcton, just four miles east of King’s Lynn, there is a delightful carrstone and brick house under terracotta pantiled rooves dating back to 1600. Recently extended, it provides an exceptional amount of living space, and includes garaging and a separate outbuilding that has scope for many uses. Behind its generous garden there are about two acres of grazing that is up for sale as well – ideal if someone wanted to have horses, or for other ideas requiring a considerable amount of land. INSIDE • The perfect example of a ‘Chocolate Box’ cottage with it’s stunning façade • Gated entrance to its garden which measure just over 0.5 acres (STMS) • Beautifully presented accommodation with Three Receptions & Four Bedrooms • Ideal for multi generation living with Bedroom and Shower on ground floor • Extensive range of outbuilding including workshop and Carports • Total Accommodation extends to 4121sq.ft • Energy Rating D Charming Original Features The picture postcard frontage indicates the huge amount of charm that lies within, with original beams overhead, inglenook fireplaces with exposed brick, and old panelled and cottage plank doors. Surprisingly not listed, this character has been fully retained but recent refurbishments now provide a beautifully presented, thoroughly modern and convenient family home. The current owner has lived here just five years but has done an enormous amount of work putting on a new roof, fitting a new kitchen only eighteen months ago, refurbishing the en suite bathroom, installing log-burners, adding the garaging and the electric gates, putting on a rear porch, and extending the family room to include the expansive balcony above. Not only that, but he also re-wired and re-plumbed the property, and laid new solid oak KEY FEATURES floorboards over an insulation layer downstairs. This lovely floor extends right the way through from the large dining room at the front, into the kitchen and breakfast room and on into the family room. The sitting room, and study beyond – believed to have been a post office once upon a time - are carpeted, so too the downstairs bedroom and the whole of the upstairs apart from practical, hard floors in the bathrooms. New Fitted Kitchen The open plan kitchen overlooks the rear terrace and garden, as does the newly extended family room which benefits French doors making it ideal for entertaining in the summer. “With a downstairs WC near the back door it is very handy if you have people over for a barbecue or if you’re working outside,” says the owner. “I had the kitchen fitted only eighteen months ago choosing top of the range appliances such as a Britannia range-style cooker with electric ovens and large gas hob (fuelled from bottled gas), and a Miele dishwasher. Units are painted timber with solid oak worktops, and a double butler sink, with the utility refurbished as well with a new sink and space under counter for a washing machine and tumble dryer. Also, the two inglenook fireplaces in the sitting room and dining room have had the chimneys lined and Woodwarm log-burning stoves installed. “The downstairs bedroom, which has a shower room, washbasin and lavatory on the other side of a largish KEY FEATURES inner hallway lends itself to being a self-contained annex as there is a path down the side of the house, and it would be easy to put a door here (subject to planning).” This could be ideal for an elderly parent, for instance, to live alongside the rest of the family. Endless Storage Upstairs, the master bedroom is extremely commodious and has original built in cupboards flanking the open fireplace. A door leads into a very spacious en suite which has been completely refurbished, fully tiled, with contemporary twin basins within a modern vanity unity providing copious amounts of cupboard space, and an extra large walk-in shower. There is even more storage through a door into the eaves. Bedroom two also has access into the en suite, although the family bathroom is easily reached from the landing. This bedroom has a wall of wardrobes with sliding doors, and the added benefit of double doors onto the impressive balcony for sitting outside in the fresh air with a morning cup of tea, or a drink in the evening, where it affords lovely views over the garden and surrounding trees. There is access to the loft from this bedroom. Bedroom three, like all the others, is a double bedroom and has a floor to ceiling, fitted, timber wardrobe with panelled doors, and further matching KEY FEATURES fitted cupboards in the recess beside the sloping chimney breast. Next to this is the family bathroom which has a curving bath, a separate shower, washbasin and lavatory. Substantial Outbuilding Outside, a gravel drive leads down the side of the house, through the new metal and hardwood gates, and onto a significant parking area in front of the garages which have been built by the current owner; one is a substantial size, and well insulated, it has an electrically operated roller door. Adjoining this are two bays for cars, which also have lighting and power. On the other side of the drive, which extends down the side of the rear lawn towards the two acres of land and tennis court (available separately), there is an attractive pantiled roofed outbuilding with windows and double timber doors. At nearly twelve metres long and almost five metres deep, with power and water, this gives much scope for development if desired (subject to planning). The private garden is mainly lawned with a variety of mature trees, hedging, and planting in raised brick walling. Discreetly hidden are some sunny and sheltered vegetable plots. The rear elevation of the house almost equals the prettiness of the front, with two projecting gable ends clad in chestnut lap-boarding, the sloping pantiled rooves, the sympathetic extension onto the paved terrace perfect for al fresco dining or just relaxing in the sun. KEY FEATURES The Village The village centres around a charming green overlooked by All Saints’ Church, built by the architect Henry Bell who also built the Custom House in King’s Lynn. A settlement here possibly dates back to Roman times, and North Runcton has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1085 where its population, land ownership and productive resources were extensively detailed. Fast forwarding to the twentieth century, as a young boy, the actor Michael Caine was evacuated to North Runcton from London during World War II. It is quite a lively village with a nursery school, a cricket club and a tennis club, and many activities based around the church. It is close to the A47 and to the A10, and for all the many amenities in King’s Lynn, including schools and a train station with a direct line to London and Cambridge. The royal estate of Sandringham and the Norfolk coast, with its miles and miles of sandy beaches, are also not far away. Services: Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council INFORMATION On Your Doorstep... The property is approx. 2.6 miles from the historic market town of King’s Lynn which has a wide variety of schools, cultural and leisure facilities and a main line rail link to London’s Kings Cross, taking approximately 1 hour 40 minutes. The popular seaside resort of Hunstanton is only 17 miles away, linking in with the beautiful North Norfolk coastline with its sporting and recreational amenities. West Winch is in the centre of many Golf courses; Middleton 3.2 miles, Ryston 10 miles and the Links courses of Hunstanton and Brancaster being a short drive away. The Cathedral city of Norwich is about 42 miles to the east with all the amenities that you would expect of a county capital including an airport with national and international flights. Directions... From the A47 turn into New Road and follow until the Cricket Club turning right onto Chequers Road where the property sits on the right hand side. Those with satellite navigation the postcode is PE33 0RF Norfolk Country Properties. Registered in England and Wales No. 06777456. Registered Office - 15B Regatta Quay, Key Street, Ipswich, Suffolk IP4 1FH copyright © 2016 Fine & Country Ltd. Agents notes: All measurements are approximate and for general guidance only and whilst every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy, they must not be relied on. The fixtures, fittings and appliances referred to have not been tested and therefore no guarantee can be given that they are in working order. 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