Shropham, Norfolk

Shropham House is a most attractive Late Georgian and Regency village house that has been lovingly restored and interior designed in its entirety to provide superb family accommodation that is finished to an excellent standard. Built of gault brick and partly flint elevations under slate hipped roofs with chimney stacks left and right, the property offers over 7,000 sq/ft of internal accommodation over two storeys. The size and proportions of this property are met immediately upon entering the entrance hall which has a wealth of space with tiled limestone floors and high ceilings. This leads to several impressive reception rooms including a dual aspect sitting room with sash windows and shutters, stone fireplace with wood burning stove and bespoke cabinetry for home entertainment. The 24-foot drawing room has south facing views over the garden and elegant features such as ceiling rose, chandelier, cornicing, stone fireplace with wood burning stove and door out to the gardens. The adjacent dining room is atmospheric with wood flooring leading through to a stylish snug bar. The kitchen is stunning with traditional handmade wall units encompassing American style fridge freezer and integrated oven alongside a pantry, a Lacanche range oven set within the chimney breast, a functional kitchen island with marble work surface, butler sink, cabinets and breakfast bar. The kitchen extends with underfloor heating under herringbone parquet flooring into a large dining space with bifolding doors out to a courtyard. The ground floor is complete with utility room, access to a cellar, and the Regency cross wing extension containing a rear hall with shower room, guest WC, boot room and games room. A beautiful deep step staircase leads to an open landing to the principal bedroom with large en suite shower room and a spacious fully fitted walk in dressing room. There are three further large double bedrooms of excellent proportions with two family bathrooms, one with a separate shower unit. Into the cross-wing section of the first floor are two further double bedrooms, a bathroom and an extremely comfortable home office, perfect for working from home, and separate enough from the rest of the house.

Outside, the property enjoys fabulous mature gardens and grounds and several useful outbuildings. Approached through pillared entrances in brick and flint wall via a gravel carriage driveway, a detached brick-built two storey coach house under pantile roof has a large garage, store room, workshop and a large general purpose room, whilst above are four further rooms which has approved planning permission for conversion to a holiday let property, but could potentially provide ancillary annexed accommodation. Additionally, another double garage is attached to a range of small store rooms and a sun room to the rear into the gardens. To the west of this is a double cart shed which is attached to a summer house with power and water and acts as a useful garden kitchen, perfect for entertaining on the adjacent evening terrace. The southern façade of Shropham House is most delightful and is draped in flowering wisteria during the summer months overlooking lush formal lawn gardens with well stocked shrub beds and a mixture of hedge and tree lined borders.

Shropham House is situated on the centre of the Breckland village of Shropham, conveniently located within easy reach of the A11 giving access to Norwich, Cambridge and London. Everyday amenities can be found in the market town of Attleborough, with supermarkets, post office, health centres and train station with direct line to Cambridge and Norwich, both with connecting services on to London. The Cathedral City of Norwich, the regional centre is 20 miles to the north and offers a comprehensive range of commercial entertainment, cultural amenities and excellent schooling. On the North side of the city is Norwich international Airport which caters for both domestic and international flight destinations.