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Workhouse Lane, North Norfolk

PROPERTY TYPE

Detached

BEDROOMS

8

BATHROOMS

6

SIZE

5,368 sq ft

499 sq m

TENURE
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Freehold

Key features

  • Ultimate privacy and seclusion
  • Five bedroom family home, architecturally designed
  • Three bedroom barn conversion
  • Party/concert barn, further outbuildings including storage, workshop and car ports.
  • Hard tennis court, formal and informal gardens
  • Wild flower meadow, ponds, stream
  • 4.6 acres

Description

Description
Moor Hall Farm is hidden away in unspoilt North Norfolk countryside, with no near or visible neighbours. Set in 4.3 acres of wild flower meadows and gardens, the 18th & 19th century collection of unlisted farm buildings were expertly converted, and indeed award-winning, to provide a handsome principal house, a performance/party barn, a 3 bedroom holiday letting barn, and associated outbuildings providing workshops, storage and covered car parking.

Moor Hall Farmhouse
Centrally located is the impressive farmhouse which has an charming approach. The architect-designed remodelling and significant extending of the house is striking yet sympathetically given the use of brick, flint, and lime mortar to blend in with the adjacent traditional buildings. A spacious entrance and staircase hall reaching to the second floor provides the link between the original house and the distinctive new tower wing, and immediately sets the tone with traditional and contemporary features that blend seamlessly to create a vibrant and well arranged living space, with glass balustrades on a bespoke oak staircase, and even a cleverly exposed well with glass capping. The hall leads to all the principal living spaces. The light and elevated kitchen/breakfast room is of particular note, with a good ceiling height and triple aspect providing fine views of the surrounding gardens and grounds. French doors open onto decking with steps down to a paved terrace. From the main hall, passing a bootroom/pantry, the original farmhouse ground floor has been opened up to create two distinct living areas, with a family room with woodburner and fitted shelving, and a living room with contemporary fireplace; both rooms taking in plenty of natural light with a southerly aspect. A lower ground floor level provides a large utility/store room WC and plant room.


The bedrooms are spread over the first and second floors, all with wonderful views of the gardens and countryside beyond. On the first floor, a galleried landing with window seat nestled within an oriel window, leads to four bedrooms, with two bath/shower rooms. The stairs continue up to a further bedroom on the top floor, which is triple aspect and an adjoining bathroom, and where there is access to the parapet viewing area which has 360 degree views over the landscape.

Cottage, Barn and Outbuildings
Great thought was given by the current owners as to how best to utilise the charming farm buildings. With around 4000 sq ft of traditional buildings, there is a great balance of converted areas alongside a wonderful courtyard of original open fronted cart bays.

The main two storey barn was divided to create a holiday let at one end, and a party/performance barn at the other. The holiday let is impressive in its own right, with a double-height vaulted open plan living space of about 9.5m x 4.5m, kitchen, entrance hall, a convenient ground floor bedroom and bathroom, and two second floor bedrooms, both with en suites. All the bedrooms are generous double rooms, and there is brilliant sense of light and space throughout, with parking and private gardens overlooking the wildflower meadows. The cottage provides significant income, which could be increased as the current owners often use the cottage privately for family and friends.

The party barn is an amazing space: one seamless open room up to the rafters, measuring about 12.4m x 6.3m, flooded with light from a floor to ceiling window, and served by an initial entrance hall, kitchenette, shower and WC. Recitals, jazz concerts, yoga and family parties have all been hosted within this atmospheric room, complete with large woodburner and theatre lighting. The barn has a link through to the holiday let via a door to the kitchen to help with catering.

A separate single level barn of just over 1000sqft comprises a studio which is ideal for working from home, art or similar, a garden store, work shop, garage and further store area.

General
Services
Mains electricity. Private water (bore hole), private drainage. Oil fired central heating to farmhouse, ground source heat pump to barn.

Local Authority
North Norfolk District Council - Council tax band G

Fixtures & Fittings
All fixtures and fittings including fitted carpets and curtains are specifically excluded from the sale, but may be available in addition, subject to separate negotiation.

Gardens and Grounds
Moor Hall Farm has a right of way over a private road from the public highway which is owned by the neighbouring farmer. The private drive of Moor Hall Farm is defined by a gravel driveway that sweeps through a lightly wooded area before opening out to the farmhouse and buildings, where the drive continues to a parking and turning area, and to the courtyard with 6 open-fronted cart bays for covered parking.

The formal gardens are predominantly to the east and south of the house. To the south is a paved York stone terrace, perfect for outside dining and entertaining, with an expanse of lawn to well stocked herbaceous flowerbeds. To the east, and open to the south, is a further York stone terrace, with brick weave path to the house with beds of herbs and annuals on either side. Wildflower areas are framed by large swathes of mown grass providing a structure and flow to the grounds, taking in beech topiary, orchard, wildflower meadows, rose beds, ponds, a hard tennis court, croquet area and meadow. The land is dotted with fine specimen trees including black poplars, oaks and beech, with further planting carried out by the current owner. A stream, a tributary of the Bure, meanders through the grounds from west to east, feeding the pond and continuing onwards, with bridge between the tennis court area and orchard. The grounds are a haven for wildlife, with resident barn owl, heron and egret on the pond, and an abundance of other animals and birds.

Local information
Moor Hall Farm is located in glorious seclusion, surrounded by a DEFRA designated conservation area that offers a 5km or 2.5m walk neighbouring fields. The farm is about two miles from the well-served village of Briston, home to the the award winning and highly respected Graves butchers, and two village stores including a co-op. The village has a popular pub, The Three Horseshoes.
The Georgian town of Holt is about 7 miles and is the home of Gresham's School as well as a number of excellent independent shops, a Michelin star restaurant, various bakeries and delicatessens, public houses, antique shops and art galleries. The Georgian town of Aylsham is about 9 miles and has a charming market square, with the national trust owned Blickling Estate to the north-west of the town.
The cathedral city and regional centre of Norwich is about 17 miles away and the North Norfolk Coast, renowned for its sandy beaches, bird reserves and sailing facilities is about 3 miles to the north of Holt.

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COUNCIL TAXA payment made to your local authority in order to pay for local services like schools, libraries, and refuse collection. The amount you pay depends on the value of the property.Read more about council Tax in our glossary page.
Band: G
PARKINGDetails of how and where vehicles can be parked, and any associated costs.Read more about parking in our glossary page.
Yes
GARDENA property has access to an outdoor space, which could be private or shared.
Yes
ACCESSIBILITYHow a property has been adapted to meet the needs of vulnerable or disabled individuals.Read more about accessibility in our glossary page.
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