Lesbury, Alnwick, Northumberland

Townfoot Farmhouse is a substantial period house with a wealth of period character, offering almost 4,000 sq ft of attractive accommodation arranged over two floors. The property features handsome stone elevations outside, while inside there is a combination of original details and stylish modern fittings.

At the heart of the home is a semi open-plan sitting room and kitchen, which offers informal, everyday living space in which to relax and prepare meals. The sitting room has a fireplace fitted with a logburner, while the adjoining kitchen features shaker-style units in white, a breakfast bar and integrated appliances, including dual ovens and an induction hob with an extractor hood. The utility room neighbours the kitchen and provides further useful fitted storage and space for home appliances. There are plenty of further spaces in which to work, relax or entertain on the ground level, including the private home office and the formal drawing room with its dual aspect, elegant cornicing and fireplace fitted with an electric fire. There is also a dining room for formal meals, while more relaxed living space includes the sunny conservatory with its large ceiling lantern skylights and French doors to the garden, and the generous family room or games room, which has French doors opening onto a glass-roofed pergola.

A turned staircase leads from the reception hall to the first-floor landing, off which there are four well-presented double bedrooms. Each of the four bedrooms is en suite, including the generous principal bedroom with its large en suite bathroom. One further bedroom has an en suite bathroom, while two have shower rooms.

At the entrance to the property, five-bar wooden gates open onto the gravel driveway, providing plenty of parking space and access to the detached double garage for further parking or home storage. There are gardens to the side and rear, including the south-facing side garden, which has an area of lawn and borders of various established shrubs and flowering perennials, as well as access to a greenhouse. The rear garden is southeast facing and provides a further area of lawn, bordered by hedgerows and mature trees. Patio areas to both the side and rear provide plenty of space for relaxing, dining and entertaining under two glass-roofed pergolas. Additional outbuildings include a garden store or office, and a timber-framed shed.

Lesbury is a small, picturesque village on the edge of the breathtaking Northumberland Coast National Landscape. The village sits beside the River Aln and is just moments from the estuary and the coast and within easy reach of Alnmouth Beach, one of Northumberland’s finest. The village has several local amenities for day-to-day living, including a shop, a pub, a parish church and a village hall, with nearby Alnmouth offering further shops, pubs and cafés. Alnmouth railway station is less than a mile away, offering direct services to several major cities including Newcastle, Edinburgh and London, while the A1 is less than three miles away. The historic market town of Alnwick is less than four miles away, and provides a greater range of shopping and amenities. Home to the famous Alnwick Castle and Gardens, it offers a wealth of shops, supermarkets, a good selection of cafés, pubs and restaurants, as well as a theatre, a local hospital and other services. Schooling in the area includes Hipsburn Primary School, as well as state secondary schooling in Alnwick.