Offers in Region of £2,525,000 8 bedroom detached house for sale Ashwellthorpe, Norwich, Norfolk

Tenure: Freehold

The property comprises a superb Grade II Listed Manor House with Elizabethan origins. It has been the subject of a comprehensive programme of restoration under the supervision of a well known Norwich based firm of Chartered Building Surveyors, and is now ready for occupation.
The house is predominantly of red brick construction with a steep slated roof and is bordered by a moat which is partly dry. A lake and further moated area is situated to the south west of the main drive.
Renovation works have included overhauling the external brick, stonework, chimneys and roof and renewing windows and treating timbers where necessary. The house has been rewired and re-plumbed and has a new oil fired radiator central heating system except in the kitchen which has electric underfloor heating. The house has excellent well proportioned reception rooms with working fire places with fine surrounds. Original features have been retained where possible with a splendid Yorkstone floor to the entrance hall and original working shutters in the drawing room and dining room.
The entrance hall has a fine new traditional oak staircase completed by local craftsmen which leads to an attractive open landing. Any doors that have been replaced have been renewed to match the period where possible and the original parquet flooring in the billiard room has been refurbished and polished.
The gym has a new maple strip floor.
The kitchen was created by Design Republic with bespoke oak and glass panels, central island and striking cracked glass effect raised bar area. A Miele 5 zone hob and extra wide oven is incorporated in the central island and further Miele appliances are built in, including single oven, combination oven and grill, two integrated dishwashers, two integrated fridge/freezers, one with perfect fresh zone, one with ice maker and Miele wine refrigerator.

Ashwellthorpe Hall is situated in an unspoilt rural position on the edge of the small picturesque village of Ashwellthorpe which has a fine 13th Century church, Village Hall and there is a public house in the neighbouring village of Wreningham.
Norwich, the Cathedral City of East Anglia lies about 8 miles to the north east and has excellent shopping, schooling, leisure and cultural facilities. There is a main line railway station with a Cambridge link, as well as connections to London Liverpool Street with a fastest journey time of approximately 1 hour 40 minutes. Norwich Airport situated north of Norwich, provides many domestic and European flights and an increasing range of continental destinations from Schipol Airport in Amsterdam.
The town of Wymondham, famous for its Abbey and Wymondham College, is about 3 miles away and provides good access to the A11 to Cambridge and London, as well as excellent shopping facilities. There is also a rail link from Wymondham to Cambridge. Norwich Southern Bypass linking with the A47 to the Midlands is about 4 miles away.
The surrounding countryside is wonderfully rural providing excellent opportunities to walk and ride. In addition, the Norfolk Coast is easily accessible having extensive beaches for walking, swimming and sailing. There are golf courses at Norwich, Diss, Thetford and Swaffham. Both Wymondham and Diss have thriving rugby clubs.

To the north east of the house is an enclosed courtyard with a range of traditional buildings including a two bedroom former coach house, former stables, former Gatehouse building by the Elizabethan gateway over the moat, garage and a coal/wood store. There is also a gardeners WC adjoined to the house.
There are electric radio controlled purpose made gates to the front and rear access driveways.