Close to neighbouring market towns of Fakenham and Holt, this beautiful brick and flint period property offers a wealth of character features that have been restored or added by its current owners. The reception hall is stunning with its inglenook style fireplace and pamment tiled floor. The dining room is accessed via a pair of feature doors from the reception hall, or from the kitchen. The stunning attached barn has been converted by local builders, to provide a wonderful sitting room, with vaulted ceiling, exposed chalk lump and brick walls, overlooking open countryside.
The ground floor ensuite bedroom is a delight for guests who may like to access the garden from their room. There are three further bedrooms and two bath/shower rooms. The gardens surround the property and provide space for children to play and dogs to roam. The double garage offers fantastic space to house vehicles or storage. This family home should be viewed to fully appreciate all of its facets.
Description | Orchard Cottage is an attractive detached brick and flint built cottage under a pantile roof having been refurbished and updated by the present owners. Conversion of the adjoining barn has created a superb vaulted main reception room, overlooking open fileds to its rear aspect. The property benefits from replacement timber framed double glazed windows and stable doors to the front elevation, three reception rooms, four bedrooms, the master being to the ground floor with an en-suite wet room that has been modernised recently to include, quadrant shower surround, pedestal wash hand basin and w.c. Additional ground floor shower room, 22' kitchen with separate utility room, three first floor bedrooms, plus family bathroom. The property retains many character features including stripped pine latch doors, beamed ceilings, open fireplaces, pamment tiled floors plus stripped wooden flooring to numerous rooms. The property adjoins farmland and enjoys some views over open fields.
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Entrance Via | Stable door with glazed insert to:
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Reception Hall/Breakfast Room | 12'3\" x 12'2\" (3.73m x 3.7m). With multi paned double glazed window to front, staircase with wooden balustrade to first floor, beamed ceiling, feature period open fireplace with pamment hearth and stone arch, housing wood burner stove, exposed brick work, storage cupboard, radiator, feature gothic style double arched doors to dining room, pamment tiled flooring, archway to lobby area and door to:
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Ground Floor Shower Room | 8' x 6'1\" (2.44m x 1.85m). Tiled shower with double glass doors to front, freestanding bowl set on feature floating wood shelf, WC pamment tiled floor and window to side.
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Dining Room | 15'1\" x 12'3\" (4.6m x 3.73m). Multi paned double glazed window with views over garden, stripped wooden floor, exposed brick work, feature period fireplace with mantel over, pamment tiled hearth, cupboards to side and radiator.
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Sitting Room | 23'3\" x 12'10\" (7.09m x 3.91m). A stunning feature of the property formerly the adjoining barn which has been recently converted into an additional reception room retaining many original features including exposed beams to vaulted ceiling, chalk and brick walls, full height windows with views over the garden, double casement doors to side giving stunning views over farmland, wall light points, under floor heating and multi paned double doors to inner hallway.
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Inner Hallway | With timber boarded floor and door to:
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Ground Floor Master Suite | 13'8\" x 10' (4.17m x 3.05m). Double casement doors leading to rear garden, timber flooring, telephone point, radiator and window to side.
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En-Suite Wet Room/Shower Room | Recently modernised, quadrant shower and drain, part tiled walls, pedestal wash hand basin, low level WC, tiled floor, shaver point, skylight window, extractor fan and radiator.
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Kitchen | 22'5\" x 7'2\" (6.83m x 2.18m). Range of solid oak painted, hand made wall and base units with pine work tops over, butler sink with mixer tap, beamed ceiling, exposed brick work, pamment tiled floor, wall light points, two windows with views over rear garden, space for range style cooker, tiled splash backs, display shelving, radiator, stable door to rear garden, door to...
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Lobby Area | Timber boarded floor and space for large style fridge freezer.
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Utility Room | 7'9\" x 7' (2.36m x 2.13m). Window with views to rear garden, timber boarded flooring, worktop, plumbing for dishwasher and washing machine, space for tumble dryer, beamed ceiling and radiator.
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Landing/Snug | 7'10\" x 10' (2.39m x 3.05m). Port hole style window to front, window to rear giving views over garden, sloping ceiling, exposed timber screen and access to loft space.
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Bedroom Two | 12'6\" x 11'11\" (3.8m x 3.63m). Multi paned double glazed window to front, exposed brick chimney breast with two built in wardrobe cupboards with automatic lighting either side, radiator and inset spotlights.
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Bedroom Three | 13'10\" x 12'7\" (4.22m x 3.84m). Multi paned double glazed windows with views to front garden, two built in double wardrobes with automatic light to one wall, additional airing cupboard with lagged cylinder and immersion heater, radiator and inset spotlights.
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Bedroom Four | 12'3\" x 7'7\" (3.73m x 2.31m). Window with views over rear garden, sloping ceiling, built in cupboard and radiator.
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Family Bathoom | 11'4\" x 7'9\" (3.45m x 2.36m). Three piece white suite comprising of Victorian style freestanding roll top bath with claw feet, shower mixer tap attachment, low level WC, pedestal wash hand basin, wall light points, window to side, radiator, timber boarded floor and sloping ceiling.
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EXTERNAL | The property is approached through two high wooden gates on to a gravelled forecourt area providing ample off road parking for numerous vehicles.
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Double Garage | With power and light and two sets of double doors of timber construction.
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Gardens | The property is enclosed by trees and shrubs offering a high level of privacy to the front and sides, with uninterrupted views over open farmland, The front of the property faces south looking across the gravel drive to a large grassed area divided by mature laurels backing on to farmland. To the west lies a further gravelled area offering additional parking and leads to an enclosed brick and cobblestone pathway and patio area . The property has a hooded well , shed , log store and outside lighting.
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