Norwell Brow, Craster, Alnwick, Northumberland

The Whin, Norwell Brow is a detached rendered and stone-trimmed family home offering more than 1,400 sq ft of light-filled, flexible accommodation arranged over a single floor. Configured to provide a practical and cohesive living and entertaining environment, maximising the stunning views over Craster’s harbour and the sea beyond, it features energy-efficient modern amenities, quality fixtures and fittings and elegant neutral décor throughout.

Featuring luxury vinyl tile flooring throughout the main reception areas, the accommodation flows from an entrance lobby with useful storage and a welcoming reception hall with part-wood-lined walls and a modern fully-tiled family shower room, also ideal for use as a guest cloakroom. It comprises an L-shaped rear aspect sitting room with a feature fireplace with woodburning stove, together with an adjacent dining area opening through an arch off the reception hall and featuring panelled and part wood-lined walls. On the other side of the sitting room the rear aspect kitchen has a range of wall and base units, a breakfast bar, complementary work surfaces and splashbacks, modern integrated Siemens appliances and an inter-connecting fitted utility room, The kitchen opens into a sun room with large wraparound picture glazing incorporating a glazed door to the garden, flooding the whole area with natural light.

The accommodation is completed by a bedroom wing. It provides a dual aspect principal bedroom with fitted wardrobes and a contemporary en suite bathroom together with two further double bedrooms.

Having plenty of kerb appeal, the property occupies an elevated position in a quiet no-through road. It is approached over a tarmac and block-paved driveway providing adequate private parking for up to 5 cars and giving access to the detached double garage and to steps leading down to the front door. The well-maintained wraparound garden surrounding the property on three sides affords stunning seaward views and is laid mainly to lawn bordered by well-stocked flower and shrub beds. It features numerous seating areas, a 19ft garden store beneath the conservatory, a covered log store and a sunken paved end-of-garden terrace screened by mature hedging and featuring a hot tub area and bespoke pizza oven, ideal for entertaining and dining.

Located in the Northumberland Coast National Landscape, the historic fishing village of Craster offers a harbour, church, playground, pub, gallery and nature reserve. The area provides a wide range of beautiful coastal walks as well as numerous golf courses, sea fishing and riding routes. The historic market town of Alnwick offers extensive facilities including shops, supermarkets, pubs, restaurants, schools, a hospital, GP and dentist surgeries. Transportation links are excellent: the A1 trunk road leads north to Berwick and Scotland and south to Morpeth and Newcastle upon Tyne, and Alnmouth station (7.8 miles) offers direct links to Newcastle (around 30 minutes) and Edinburgh (around 1 hour), with London Kings Cross a little more than 3 hours away.