Gallowhill, Morpeth, Northumberland

Reception hall | Sitting room | Study | Kitchen/Dining/family room | Utility | Boiler room Cloakroom | Principal bedroom with en suite bathroom & dressing room | 3 Further en suite bedrooms | Stable block | Farm shed | 2 Field shelters | Gardens | Woodland | Circa 31 acres | EPC rating E

Foulmartlaw Farm is a handsome period property offering elegant, generously proportioned accommodation, with contemporary styling and neutral décor throughout. The beautiful flagstone flooring in the reception hall extends across much of the ground floor providing practicality and a pleasing sense of cohesion, with the heart of the home found in an impressive, light-filled kitchen and living space. Fitted with wooden cabinetry, topped with stone work surfaces, the kitchen features a Belfast sink and an island unit with wine store and breakfast bar, which forms a functional divide to a dining area and casual seating zone alongside a stone fireplace. Two sets of French doors open onto the courtyard providing a connection from the inside to the outside, and ancillary space is offered by an adjoining utility room, also with external door. The sitting room has a wood-burning stove and French doors which offer an outlook and access to the garden.

A classic staircase rises to the roomy first floor landing which gives access to four stylishly appointed en suite bedrooms, one with decorative cast-iron fireplace. The principal room offers a part-vaulted, beamed ceiling and a smart en suite bathroom.

A timber five-bar gate opens onto a driveway which extends around to the side of the house and links to an enclosed courtyard which features a central circular planted bed edged by a low-level stone walling. The L-shaped stable block forms two-sides to the courtyard with 16 partitions offering stalls and tack rooms. With a pleasing outlook from the house over the immediate garden, the beautiful landscaping and design offers a viewpoint featuring clipped evergreen hedging, a walled garden with timber edged planted beds, a neat lawn and a formal pond. A walkway between the walled boundary or through the arched hedge gives access onto a lawned garden with paved terracing and specimen trees. The grounds beyond include fenced paddocks and field shelters, and an outbuilding provides secure storage for agricultural machinery and weather protection for animals.

The house with driveway, gardens and stable block sits in just over an acre whilst the paddocks, woodland, large farm shed and field shelters occupy 30 acres, giving 31 acres in total.

With glorious vista across the Northumberland countryside, the property is in a private and secluded setting in rural Gallowhill. Belsay village just to the south is home to Belsay Hall, Castle and gardens, as well as a convenience store with post office, a family-run coffee shop set in a converted blacksmiths and a primary school. A good range of facilities are provided in the historic market town of Morpeth, to the east, including Morrisons supermarket, M&S Foodhall, independent stores, an array of leisure facilities and a train station for services to London Kings Cross and Edinburgh. Well-regarded schooling in the vicinity includes Newcastle School for Boys, Westfield, Dame Allan’s, Mowden Hall, Newcastle High School for Girls, Newcastle Prep and Royal Grammar.