The Old Dairy, Newton NN14

"The Old Dairy"     

Discreetly positioned in this most desirable Hamlet, this substantial character home occupies a wonderful plot with beautiful, manicured gardens with adjoining rural countryside providing a striking back drop.  The charming interior features an entrance hall, guest cloak/shower room, the significant living room is flooded with natural light with "arrow slot" windows, an attractive stone fireplace enjoying the warmth of a "Clear View" wood burner, the scale of the room is amplified by a mezzanine area with Scottish Oak flooring, exposed brick elevations and roof timbers, perfect as a music/reading area, a balcony provides the perfect vantage point from which to admire the garden and view.  The kitchen/breakfast/family room creates the ideal social space, the dining room is perfect for formal entertaining and a study/snug adds to the versatility, the utility room and separate boot room offer practicality.  The generous landing has space for a variety of options leading to the principal bathroom with separate shower enclosure, there are four good double bedrooms, the main bedroom with built in wardrobes and ensuite, a fifth bedroom is currently utilised as a study and further store/dressing room but would make ideal single bedroom if desired.  Heritage style windows are sympathetically finished in UPVC for ease, central heating comes via an electric boiler and there is a security alarm system.  Outside the foregarden is attractively planted, an electric five bar gates extends to the sweeping gravel driveway and oversized double garage with twin electric doors, the gardens are a real spectacle perfect for summer outdoor living.  Newton has the renowned "Buttery", fine rural walks, yet offers ultra convenient access to both Kettering and Corby, their respective railway lines connecting to London St Pancras International in under an hour.  

- Heritage style UPVC double glazed windows
- Central heating via Potterton electric central heating boiler
- Security alarm system
- Entrance Hall - with ceramic tile flooring, stairs rising to first floor, useful under stairs storage cupboard, fabulous period doorbells are an impressive feature, interior doors leading to:
- Guest Cloak/Shower Room - suite comprising of low-level WC, wash hand basin with monobloc tap, set within a vanity unit, shower enclosure with mains shower, ceramic tiled splashbacks and flooring
- Living Room - a substantial room with a feature fireplace with inset "Clear view" wood burner set on a red brick hearth, striking arrow slit windows to either side allow natural light to flood in, a fabulous picture window in the guise of patio doors frames the view of the garden and fields beyond.  The living room is complemented by a wonderful mezzanine area with vaulted ceilings with exposed timbers and brick elevation
-Mezzanine -  a sizeable, versatile space accessed from either the living room or first floor landing with attractive Scottish Oak flooring, exposed brick elevations and roof timbers, the perfect space for relaxing, reading or enjoying music, currently housing a baby grand piano. There is a reading area which overlooks the mezzanine, arrow slit windows providing an attractive feature.  A glazed door leads off to a timber balcony, which is the perfect vantage point from which to admire both the garden and the wonderful far-reaching view of countryside
- Dining Room - a lovely room perfect for formal entertaining with wood effect specialist flooring, exposed ceiling beams, a deep sill window looks out to the front
- Kitchen/Breakfast/Family Room - a lovely farmhouse style kitchen creating an impressive social space with a range of base and eye-level cupboard and drawers, double bowl, single drainer, monobloc tap, tiled splash back, rolled worksurface, integrated fridge and dishwasher, Rangemaster cooker with concealed extractor over, exposed ceiling beams, quarry tiled flooring flowing to the breakfast/ family area, recessed downlights
- Utility Room - with base unit, single bowl, single drainer, monobloc tap, ceramic tile splashback, rolled worksurface with recess for dishwasher, washing machine, and tumble dryer.  There is also plenty of space for an additional fridge and freezer if desired
- Boot Room - an ideal space  for shoe and cloak storage with quarry tiled flooring, internal door leading through to the oversized double garage
- Study/Snug - offering a multitude of uses perfect as a space for those working from home.  This does also offer the option to utilise as a snug or ground floor bedroom if desired
- Upstairs - the galleried landing is flooded with natural light.  This generous space could be utilised as a reading area or study, the airing cupboard houses the hot water cylinder and linen shelving with interior doors leading to the principal bathroom with a low-level WC, wash hand basin set within a vanity unit, panel enclosed bath with monobloc tap and Mira mains shower over, separate corner shower enclosure also with shower.  The bedrooms are versatile with the option of six bedrooms but currently organised as four generous double bedrooms, the main bedroom with built-in wardrobes and an ensuite which features a low-level WC, bidet, panel enclosed bath with monobloc tap, corner shower enclosure with mains shower, twin wash hand basin set within a vanity unit with storage below, there are ceramic tile splashbacks and flooring as well as a chrome heated towel rail.  The fifth bedroom is a single size room currently used as a study with a built in desk, which opens through to a further store/dressing room offering options for a variety of uses

The Old Dairy is complemented by wonderful gardens, situated in this idyllic setting with far reaching views.   Accessed via an electric five bar gate with separate pedestrian gate leads to a sweeping gravel driveway with parking for four/six cars as well as access to an oversized double garage with twin electrically operated up and over doors.  The garage has both power and light.  To the side of the driveway is a paved area perfect for a storage shed and bin storage.  A rose arch with beautiful climbing roses leads through a courtyard area which is paved in a herringbone design, the perfect space for outdoor living.  A raised circular red brick lavender and herb garden, a brick wall running to the head of the patio with attractive inset plantings and a small paved patio is the perfect for use as a barbecue area.  The patio extends to the back of the house where there is a further patio, a silver birch tree provides the option of summer shade, a stonewall has an established wisteria providing lovely summer colour and aroma, specialist lighting offers evening illumination.  Manicured lawns are flanked by beautifully kept colourful planted borders, whilst an attractive pond with stepping stone pathway and waterfall is home to an array of water lilies, all of which can be admired from the adjoining patio whilst listening to the sound of soothing running water.  The lawn extends to the head of the garden where steps lead down to a discreet kitchen garden area with space for a greenhouse.   A timber storage shed is ideal for lawnmower among other garden tools, a steppingstone pathway within the lawn set behind established plantings leads back to the private driveway.

Living Room - 11.02m x 4.88m (36'2" x 16'0")

Dining Room - 5.56m x 3.58m (18'3" x 11'9")

Study/Snug - 4.55m x 3.76m (14'11" x 12'4")

Kitchen - 5.56m x 3.58m (18'3" x 11'9")

Utility - 2.72m x 2.67m (8'11" x 8'9")

Boot Room - 2.79m x 2.41m (9'2" x 7'11")

Mezzanine - 12.14m x 4.88m (39'10" x 16'0")

Bedroom 1 - 4.27m x 3.58m (14'0" x 11'9")

Ensuite - 3.07m x 3.58m (10'1" x 11'9")

Bedroom 2 - 3.61m x 3.56m (11'10" x 11'8")

Bedroom 3 - 6.3m x 3.15m (20'8" x 10'4")

Bedroom 4 - 3.25m x 3m (10'8" x 9'10")

Bedroom 5 - 3.45m x 2.39m (11'4" x 7'10")

Store/Dressing Room  - 3.66m x 1.91m (12'0" x 6'3")

Bathroom - 2.72m x 2.01m (8'11" x 6'7")