5 Museum Wing, Callaly Castle, Callaly, Alnwick, Northumberland

Impressive fully refurbished, one bedroom apartment in the Museum Wing of Callaly Castle, enjoying this stunning rural location with 35 acres of beautifully maintained private parkland and grounds, residents parking and a single garage within a block close by, and access to the Castle Museum - a perfect quiet rural retreat as a main residence or second home - NO UPWARD CHAIN

The 'Bell Flat' is a generous one bedroom apartment, located on the second floor of the Museum Wing and one of only five individual apartments within this fabulous Grade I Listed wing of Callaly Castle. The apartment, accessed via both a lift and a staircase, has accommodation circa 81m² and has seen an extensive programme of refurbishment works in the last 12 months (full list outlining suppliers and companies available by request).

Works between Sept 2025 - May 2026 include; electrical and plumbing works to include a newly fitted ensuite, new cloakroom/WC vanity unit, and new stainless steel hot water cylinder. The courtyard sashwindows have been removed, refurbished and repaired and re-painted by a specialist contractor, a new fitted kitchen & integrated appliances installed, redecoration and painting throughout,new flooring laid in the ensuite, cloakroom and kitchen. A new cast iron multi fuel stove added to the sitting room, with venetian blinds and curtains fitted throughout.

Accommodation - Entrance from the courtyard into a large communal entrance hall with access to a storage room | Beautiful reception hallway with an impressive staircase to the upper floors, as well as access to a lift | Private entrance from the 2nd floor landing | Hallway with a new cloakroom/WC and new stainless steel 130L hot water cylinder with dual immersion heaters | Generous sitting room with excellent natural light from the dual aspect windows to the Museum & courtyard and Velux window to the roof, period marble fire surround, ceiling coving and a newly fitted wood burning stove | Superb kitchen/dining room fitted with a range of cabinets, and new appliances (fridge/freezer, washer/dryer, cooker, dishwasher, microwave) | Double bedroom with windows to the courtyard and sliding door built in wardrobes | Well appointed ensuite bathroom - bath with electric shower over, bidet, wash hand basin, WC and programmable and electric towel rail heater.

Externally - Callaly Castle can be approached from both the north and south, with a long sweeping private driveway from both directions, through the beautifully maintained grounds and gardens | The stunning gardens surround the Castle to all sides and can be enjoyed by all residents with extensive lawns, mature trees, and well maintained formal beds | The mature surrounding woodland offers a quiet haven for a wide variety of wildlife & birds, with ornamental lakes and ponds, vegetable garden, stone bridges and beautiful country walks | The apartment has a single garage in a separate garage block, located close by Museum Wing - there is electricity and the potential for an EV charging point.

Callaly is a delightful hamlet on the edge of the Northumberland National Park, with easy access of the market towns of Alnwick, Rothbury and Wooler. Alnwick provides offers a good range of local amenities with supermarkets, shops, Leisure facilities, Golf Club and a swimming pool, Alnwick Playhouse/cinema, Hospital and Alnwick Castle and Garden with its contemporary landscaped gardens and unique Treehouse Restaurant. The beautiful surrounding area provides varied country walks including the Simonside and Cheviot Hills and Coquetdale and Cragside, the popular National Trust site at Rothbury. There are local amenities in the nearby village of Powburn, with a petrol station/shop/sub-post office, 'Running Fox' cafe/Plough Inn pub, Antiques centre and Village Hall.
The A697 and A1 provides access north to Wooler and Edinburgh and south to Morpeth and Newcastle upon Tyne and Newcastle International Airport - there is a Mainline Easy Coast railway station at Alnmouth (approx. 15 miles) with regular links to Edinburgh Waverley, Newcastle and London's Kings Cross.
Approx. distances - Glanton 2.5 miles | Powburn 5 miles | Rothbury 7.7 miles | Alnwick 10.4 miles | Wooler 15 miles | Morpeth 22.3 miles | Alnmouth Railway Station 14 miles | Newcastle upon Tyne 37.8 miles | Newcastle International Airport 34.2 miles | Edinburgh 78 miles

Services: Mains Electric | Private Water & Septic Tank | Electric Heating | Tenure: Leasehold | Council Tax: Band E | Grade I Listed | EPC: D

Lease Details: Managing Agents: CALLALY CASTLE MUSEUM WING MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD | Service Charge - Approx. £2,600 annually to cover Building Insurance, Roof Checks, Communal Electrics, Communal Cleaning, Lift Maintenance, Fire Alarm System | Lease Term Remaining - 960 Years | Expiry Date of Lease - 2986 | Annual Estate Charge for Grounds Only- £714 twice a year (6 monthly)