6 bed detached house for sale

Watery Lane, Scarning, Norfolk NR19

The Old Hall is full of well-maintained period charm with south facing walled and courtyard gardens, significant outbuildings, and woodland in over 5 acres of grounds in rural mid-Norfolk. Built of rendered timber frame and brick elevations under pantile roofs, the property provides generous flexible family accommodation. To the front of the property are three wonderful reception rooms; a dual aspect 17th Century panelled drawing room with open fireplace and French doors out to the gardens; a dining room with inglenook fireplace with wood burning stove and original 16th Century panelled walled with a dentil cornice and access to the primary Elizabethan staircase; and hall with a front door separating a large sitting room also with inglenook fireplace with wood burning stove, access to the second spiral staircase with large storage cupboard and a separate storage room with sink. To the rear of the property is a light filled fitted kitchen with pamment floor, oil fired Rayburn range cooker, electric oven, wine fridge, and dishwasher all integrated within country style units under marble and solid wood work surfaces. Adjacent to the kitchen is a breakfast room with windows and door out to the south facing courtyard garden. Further downstairs accommodation includes a study, side kitchen, guest wc, a back hall with external door as well as a utility room, a further sitting room, office and bathroom, these could be used as a self-contained annexe with its own access, secure from the main house. Upstairs on the first floor, the property enjoys three large generous bedrooms, the Principal Bedroom has an ensuite bathroom and access to the second staircase, a large exposed beam bedroom with listed features, a large bedroom with walk-in wardrobe space, a separate family bathroom and a smaller single bedroom. On the second floor are a further two bedrooms, one with en suite bathroom with access to the second staircase, accessed via a room used as a sitting room room, but could be used as another bedroom, as well as another separate bathroom. The accommodation is presented in good condition throughout and enjoys many period features such as exposed timber beams, brickwork, fireplaces, mullion windows, all in which would expect from a Grade II Listed house of this style. It provides flexible accommodation for modern living including super-fast fibreoptic broadband.

Outside the south facing courtyard garden is incredibly attractive featuring a flagstone terrace and lawn garden flanked by an impressive timber framed Bothy with a garden storage room, a large courtyard dining or sitting area in the middle and a storage room at the side. Beyond the courtyard, an expanse of lawn wraps around the property to the south and east where the boundaries are walled. Further to the south is a wood which features a hobbit hole with wood burning stove, a pond and then a meadow with paths with an array of wildflowers. To the front of the property is an attractive walled lawn garden with deep herbaceous border and gate through to the side gardens. The property is approached through a brick and flint wall onto a gravel driveway and parking area leading to a detached garage block comprised of 2 single bays, a double bay and a storage room and an adjacent substantial agricultural barn.

The Old Hall is situated on a quiet lane in a rural countryside location in mid-Norfolk. The market town of Dereham is 2.5 miles northeast with a vast array of amenities. Access to the A47 is just over one mile away with the market town of Swaffham 11.5 miles away which has further amenities including a Waitrose supermarket. 18 miles east is the Cathedral City of Norwich, the regional centre offering a comprehensive range of commercial entertainment, cultural amenities and excellent schooling. Norwich has a main railway station providing a regular service to London. On the north side of the city is Norwich International Airport which caters for both domestic and international flight destinations.