Loughbrow House, Dipton Mill Road, Hexham, Northumberland, NE46

SITUATION
Loughbrow House enjoys a superb rural position on the outskirts of the historic market town of Hexham, lying approximately 0.5 miles from the town centre, accessed via a long sweeping private tarmac drive. The property combines the peace and seclusion of a private countryside setting with the convenience of easy access to a wide range of amenities. Hexham Racecourse, located approximately 2 miles to the south, is one of the most scenic and popular National Hunt racecourses in the country, hosting a regular calendar of race meetings throughout the year and adding to the area's leisure appeal.

Hexham offers an excellent selection of services including well-regarded primary and secondary schools, independent and highstreet retailers, leisure facilities, cafés and restaurants, the renowned Hexham Abbey and Hexham General Hospital. The town benefits from a railway station providing regular services operated by Northern Rail to Newcastle upon Tyne and Carlisle.

The A69 trunk road offers efficient road connections, with Newcastle upon Tyne located approximately 23 miles to the east and Carlisle approximately 39 miles to the west, both providing an extensive range of cultural, commercial and leisure amenities. Newcastle International Airport lies some 20 miles eastnortheast, offering a comprehensive range of domestic and international flights.

The surrounding South Northumberland countryside is celebrated for its rolling landscapes, historic villages and outstanding recreational opportunities, including walking, cycling and access to Hadrian’s Wall and the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

LOUGHBROW HOUSE
Loughbrow House is a striking late Victorian residence, commanding an impressive, elevated position, enveloped by a canopy of mature trees that ensure both privacy and a deeply tranquil setting. The house enjoys far-reaching views across the surrounding countryside and offers a rare opportunity to enhance an already distinguished home in line with modern expectations.

On entering the property, the sense of scale and proportion is immediately evident. A welcoming entrance hall creates a pleasing first impression, from which steps descend to a wine cellar.

Internally the property displays attractive period detailing including intricate plaster cornicing and traditional sash and case windows, alongside a central staircase that provides a practical and well-positioned connection between floors. These enduring features offer an excellent foundation for further refinement.

The principal reception rooms are accessed from the entrance hall, lending themselves equally to both formal entertaining and relaxed family living. The drawing room, accessed via the dining room, is a particularly fine space of excellent proportions, enjoying a southerly aspect and delightful views over the beautifully designed Edwin Lutyens inspired gardens. Bathed in natural light, it offers an exceptional setting for entertaining on both an intimate and a larger scale.

To the rear of the house, the kitchen is centred upon a traditional four oven gas fired Aga and forms the heart of the home. Adjoining are a generously proportioned utility room and larder, together with a secondary staircase rising to the first floor, providing both practicality and flexibility, with scope for enhancement if desired.

The principal staircase rises from the entrance hall to the first floor, where the bedroom accommodation is both extensive and well balanced. There are seven bedrooms in total, each enjoying attractive proportions and an abundance of natural light, creating bright and inviting spaces throughout. The two principal front bedrooms include en suites, with other bedrooms serviced by a jack and jill bathroom, two dressing rooms, and two further family bathrooms situated at either end of the house. The layout offers both flexibility and considerable potential for refinement to suit individual requirements.

ACCOMMODATION
Ground Floor:
Entrance Hall, Reception Room, Boot Room/WC, Kitchen, Utility Room, Larder, Dining Room, Drawing Room, Library, Store Room, Garage

First Floor:
7 Bedrooms (2 En Suite), Jack and Jill Bathroom, 2 Further Bathrooms, 2 Dressing Rooms, Linen / Laundry Room and 2 Storerooms/Bedrooms

Basement:
Cellar

GARDEN AND GROUNDS
Loughbrow House is set within beautifully landscaped gardens and grounds that enhance the elegance and stature of the property, creating a private and tranquil environment enriched by mature planting and established trees.

A sweeping tarmac driveway ascends from the public road, leading gracefully to the front of the house. To the east lies an exceptional formal garden, extending to approximately 2.53 acres and inspired by the designs of Sir Edwin Lutyens. Elegantly arranged around a sequence of rills and stone bridges, intersecting pathways and four principal planted beds, forming a striking and harmonious composition. The garden is both ornamental and productive, featuring an array of established fruit trees, including peach, fig, apricot, cherry and apple, alongside soft fruits such as blackcurrants, redcurrants and white currants.

Within the north-eastern corner sits a traditional walled garden, home to a substantial greenhouse equipped with an oil-fired boiler, as well as raised planting beds and shelving. This area offers excellent scope for continued horticultural use or further enhancement, depending on individual requirements. A further garden storage shed is conveniently positioned by the garden entrance gates.

To the north-west of the house, nestled within mature woodland, lies a former quarry now transformed into a picturesque, secluded garden. Carpeted with rhododendrons that provide vibrant seasonal colour throughout spring and summer and approached by stone steps flanked by a pair of small stone lions, this enchanting area offers a peaceful and atmospheric retreat.

To the front, an open expanse of lawn extends from the principal elevation, with stone steps leading down to a former north-facing tennis court.

Situated to the rear of Stable Cottage, the stables comprise a traditional lofted, brick-built range attached to the cottage. Arranged in two principal sections, they include a storage area/cart house and a stable block featuring three large loose boxes and five ornate stables with grooved concrete flooring. While requiring modernisation, the buildings retain considerable character and offer excellent potential for a variety of lifestyle or equestrian uses.

LOUGHBROW LODGE
Loughbrow Lodge lies at the entrance to the main driveway serving Loughbrow House and provides an attractive ancillary dwelling within the wider estate. The property is a traditional brick built lodge under a slate roof, featuring scalloped timber fascia boarding and enjoying a well-defined and established position at the gateway to the house.

The lodge is set within its own generous garden grounds and benefits from a parking area for up to two vehicles located opposite the property.
Loughbrow Lodge offers well-proportioned accommodation arranged over two floors and provides a charming and self-contained property that complements the principal house while retaining a high degree of independence.

ACCOMMODATION
Ground Floor:
Kitchen, Sitting Room, Living Room, Shower Room

First Floor:
3 Bedrooms, Bathroom

HOUSEKEEPER'S COTTAGE
Housekeeper’s Cottage forms the western wing of Loughbrow House and provides well-arranged ancillary accommodation that is both connected and capable of independent use. The cottage is directly linked to the main house via interconnecting doors accessed through the utility room and the upstairs store room on the western elevation of the main house, allowing it to function seamlessly as part of the principal accommodation if required.

Arranged over two floors, the cottage offers balanced living and bedroom accommodation, incorporating reception space on the ground floor and bedrooms above. It integrates naturally into the architectural form of the house and represents a versatile and attractive component of the overall property.

ACCOMMODATION
Ground Floor:
Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen

First Floor:
Two Double Bedrooms, Single Bedroom, Bathroom

STABLE COTTAGE
Stable Cottage forms the western part of the traditional stable block and provides a characterful two storey dwelling. Constructed of brick under a slate roof and partly rendered, the cottage is attached to the stables and integrates naturally with in the grounds of Loughbrow.

The accommodation is comfortably arranged over two floors, with living space on the ground floor and bedroom accommodation above, offering an additional well-balanced and self-contained property within an established estate setting.

ACCOMMODATION
Ground Floor:
Hallway, Living Room, Kitchen, Bathroom

First Floor:
Two Double Bedrooms

AGRICULTURAL LAND
The agricultural land surrounds Loughbrow House and extends to approximately 7.90 hectares (19.52 acres) of predominantly Grade 3 permanent pasture, divided into three parcels. Undulating in nature, the land is accessible directly from the public highway to the south, as well as via the private accessway serving Loughbrow House, and benefits from a mains water supply.

The land is currently let under a Grazing Licence until 30th November 2026; further details are available on request.

WOODLAND
The woodland areas extend to approximately 2.97 hectares (7.35 acres) and comprise a diverse mix of broadleaf and coniferous trees, thoughtfully established primarily for amenity purposes, creating an attractive and natural setting within the wider grounds.

ENVIRONMENTAL SCHEMES
Part of the agricultural land at Loughbrow is entered into a Countryside Stewardship Scheme, which is due to terminate on 31st December 2026. Subject to the completion date of the sale, any payment due for the 2026 scheme year will be apportioned accordingly.

A further portion of the land is currently entered into the Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme. As this scheme is non-transferable, the associated options will be removed upon completion of the sale.

Additional land adjoining the property is also available by separate negotiation, with further details available from the selling agents on request.

SERVICES
Loughbrow House - benefits from mains water and electric with solar power for the hot water, mains gas heating and a private septic tank which is shared with Housekeepers Cottage and Stable Cottage.

Loughbrow Lodge - benefits from mains water, electric, mains gas heating and mains drainage.

Housekeepers Cottage - benefits from mains water and electric, mains gas heating and a private septic tank (shared)

Stable Cottage - benefits from mains water and electic with solid fuel heating and a private septic tank (shared)

WAYLEAVES & EASEMENTS
The property is sold subject to any wayleaves or easements, whether mentioned in these particulars or not.

DEVELOPMENT CLAWBACK
The property will be sold subject to a Development Clawback (Overage) provision, intended to capture any future uplift in value arising from non-agricultural development, including any increase in the residential element beyond the existing level.
The provision will be triggered upon the implementation of planning permission for non-agricultural uses, including residential development where the level of residential accommodation exceeds that currently in place, or upon the disposal of any part of the property with the benefit of such consent. Planning permissions solely for agricultural or equestrian use will not trigger the provision.

The clawback will apply for a period of 50 years from the date of completion. In the event of a trigger, the Vendor will be entitled to receive 50% of the uplift in value attributable to the relevant consent.

DIRECTIONS
Travelling east from Newcastle on the A69, take the exit onto the A6079 signposted for Hexham, then take the first exit towards Rotary Way. Continue for approximately 0.4 miles, taking the second exit towards the town centre. At the next roundabout, take the first exit onto Station Road and proceed for around 0.2 miles, bearing right onto Chisholm Place as the road rises to a roundabout. Take the second exit onto Priestpopple and continue for approximately 280 yards through Hexham, then turn left onto Eastgate, adjacent to The Victorian Tap.
Continue for a further 0.2 miles before turning right onto Dipton Mill Road, signposted for Hexham Racecourse. After approximately 0.3 miles, the stone entrance gates to Loughbrow House will be found at the junction.

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Post Code: NE46 1RS

VENDOR SOLICITORS
Wrigleys Solicitors LLP, 3rd Floor, 3 Wellington Place, Leeds LS1 4AP

FIXTURES AND FITTINGS
No items are included unless specifically mentioned in these particulars.

VIEWINGS
Strictly by appointment with the Selling Agents –
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OFFERS
All offers should be submitted to the selling agents. Interested purchasers are advised to contact the selling agents following inspection so that they may be kept informed of any updates regarding the sale

HEALTH & SAFETY
Appropriate caution should be exercised at all times during inspection particularly in reference to any livestock present, working machinery or equipment on the property, as well as any uneven ground or private access route.

ANTI MONEY LAUNDERING REGULATIONS
Please note that under the 2017 AML regulations we are legally required to carry out money laundering checks against purchasers. Upon verbal acceptance of an offer, we require to identify the purchaser for Anti-Money Laundering purposes. Our service provider ‘First AML’ will contact the purchaser to gather the required identification documents. An information sheet is available from the selling agent on request. We are not able to enter a business relationship with a purchaser until they have been identified.

Failure to provide required identification may result in an offer not being considered.

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