The Barn House, Denton Norfolk & North Suffolk

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•A  large Detached Family Home set in spectacular Gardens with a fabulous Outdoor Swimming Pool. • Two Reception Rooms with an exceptionally Large Drawing Room/Dining Room • Stunning Kitchen with Pantry and separate Utility • Five Bedrooms with En-Suite and Dressing Room to the Master; Bathroom and Two Additional Cloakrooms • 2 X Double Garages and Large Parking Areas ; Spectacular Garden with Open Country Views and Pond • Grounds extend to approximately 2.5 acres • The Accommodation extends to 3,624sq.ft

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Country Idyll “Such an oasis of tranquillity, with beautiful gardens and grounds, a substantial home superlative, with opportunity and views to astound; its barn origins deliver huge character, while flexible living space abounds - the impressive outdoor pool will doubtless ensure this is your ideal family home found.” “The sense of peace and quiet is quite extraordinary; we feel genuinely privileged to have lived here, surrounded as we are by such beautiful views and abundant wildlife,” comment the owners of this fabulous family home. Converted in the 1970s from a working barn, the property retains many of its original features, including stunning beamed ceilings and walls. Having extended the kitchen when they moved nearly four years ago, the house delivers wonderful and highly engaging living spaces for its current owners, spaces presented with inherent warmth and huge character. “Our children, who live in London, absolutely adore coming to stay – but they always call to check the swimming pool is in action first!” exclaim the owners. With two and a half acres of lovingly tended gardens and grounds, in addition to a walled outdoor swimming pool, it’s no wonder that the owners have thoroughly enjoyed sharing The Barn House with family and friends.

“Every room in the house overlooks our gardens and grounds; it’s our own private oasis, a very special place indeed…”

Terrific Family Living

Glorious Views - Practical Too!

“We used local craftsmen to extend and improve the kitchen and we are delighted with the end result,” note the owners. This most convivial social space is bathed in natural light from lovely big windows overlooking the gardens and fields beyond, and boasts black granite worktops which beautifully complement the timber cabinets. “It’s a fantastic place to eat, drink and generally make merry – and of course with the Aga it’s just such a welcoming space in the winter,” confirm the owners, who declare they are ‘never short of space!” Indeed, the main sitting room is further testament to that. Naturally divided into two by a glorious inglenook fireplace, it offers separate and engaging spaces for relaxation and dining, while also leading into a sunny garden room. “We spend so much time there in the summer because it has such fabulous garden views,” emphasise the owners, who similarly relish the wood burner and open fire options provided by the inglenook in the main reception space.

“We are so lucky here, because every room in the house overlooks the gardens and grounds,” declare the owners. And what views! Backing onto open farmland at the rear, the front of the house overlooks its own substantial and well stocked wildlife pond, a view of which the owners never tire. “Both the master bedroom and the room that we use as a sewing room overlook the pond and it’s an ever changing scene, with our resident wild ducks and other wildlife which the pond attracts,” they add. This is certainly a home from which to enjoy all aspects of country life, with practical elements which the owners particularly welcome: “there’s a most useful walk in pantry in the kitchen and an invaluable utility room, which, along with the double garage, was originally one of the pig pens! There’s also a downstairs shower room which is brilliant when the pool is in use,” they note.

Standout Gardens & Grounds

Cloakroom

Kitchen

“It’s a really interesting garden, with colour and texture all year round – and it’s particularly beautiful in the summer when the roses come out,” confirm the owners. An absolute delight to walk around, the garden is tremendous size, with sublime vignettes offered at each and every turn. “The pool area is completely enclosed by a lovely old brick wall and there is plenty of scope for entertaining there,” the owners note, adding, “it really is a super garden, both for children and adults.” The owners have relished developing the vegetable garden, a bespoke area that boasts a green house, fruit cage and chicken run alongside the 13 raised beds. “It is simply enchanting in the summer, with the mass of lavender and camomile, all the amazing scents and of course the proliferation of bees and birds that they attract,” the owners declare. And such is the success of their organic vegetable garden that the owners are able to be almost completely self sufficient.

Here you find a hand basin incorporated within a vanity unit and a low level WC.

The current owners have recently renovated this fantastic space, which is bathed in natural light benefitting from a dual aspect with a large window allowing you to gaze at the garden and neighbouring field whilst preparing meals with the second window opposite looking back over the shingle area towards the study. There are timber cabinets to three aspects contrasting beautifully with the classical black granite work surfaces. Integrated within the kitchen is a four oven electric Aga, a double stainless steel sink unit, a large fridge and freezer, a pantry and a dishwasher. There is plenty of space to the centre of the room for a table and chairs. Set just off the kitchen a door offers access through into a valuable storage room which could be used for a number of different purposes including a pantry.

Next you come to the…

Study This room benefits from plenty of natural light with two windows that look upon the drive and carport and across to the kitchen. Fitted shelves run the length of one wall. At the end of the hallway a further door reveals the fantastic…

Drawing/Dining Room

With the benefit of a lively village community, “where you can play as large – or as small – a role as you wish,” note the owners – The Barn House presents an irresistible opportunity. “It’s a very special place and one that has given us such exceptional memories. If it wasn’t for our family being down in London, and our first grandchild being due soon, wild horses wouldn’t prise us from here,” explain the owners.

Like osmosis, character is drawn through the very pores of this massive room, at the heart of which sits the exposed brick Inglenook fireplace with wood burner and stone hearth. Exposed brick walls complement the timbers to the ceiling and walls, while to the left a long window divided into four panes frames a panoramic view of the pond, with two further windows giving a sneak preview of the gardens that envelop the house. The fireplace acts as a natural division offering a separate dining area beyond where there are more windows that enjoy breathtaking garden views, while two staircases offer different access points to the first floor accommodation. To the floor you find a timber surround to a central carpeted area and to the left a large bay has been fully utilised as a delightful…

Accommodation

Garden Room

The shingle drive sweeps past the pond and widens to offer an abundance of parking in addition to the double car port and double garage. The house is imposing with incredible grounds that offer only a hint of what lies ahead. Impressed by what you have seen so far you make your way to the front door that allows access into the...

Reception Hall With a window to the left capturing views of the pond and a smaller accompanying window immediately ahead, this is a bright welcome to the house. To the right you locate the...

This area is small but potent with two large windows that span the walls offering some of the best views of the pond and majestic garden. To the right French doors open to the terrace. The timber flooring surround is continued in here with a separate carpeted area in the middle that helps to differentiate this area from the expansive main room. Looking back at the drawing room from here, immediately opposite you spot another set of French doors through which you can see all the way across to the car port. From the dining area a door leads to the…

Utility Room Its size is a pleasant surprise offering plenty of additional storage to that found in the main kitchen. Timber cabinets are found to two aspects incorporating a butler sink and the terracotta quarry-style tiles to the floor add a rustic touch with additional space for a dishwasher, washing machine and tumble dryer. The vaulted ceiling embellished with more exposed beams heightens the spacious feel with a small galleried area that defines some high-level storage. There is a door that leads to the shingle parking area and a large window that faces the pond. At the opposite end of the room there is external access to the pool and a further door unveils a Shower Room with shower cubicle and WC. Retracing your steps you move up the stairs from the dining area where to the right you find the very pretty…

Bedroom Two With large weathered beams to one wall and privileged views out over the garden and fields beyond, this would make a very attractive nursery or child’s bedroom. Adjacent to this you find…

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...and then along comes Fine & Country with an approach that doesn’t just attract attention and win awards, it sells houses!”

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• High profile advertising both locally and nationally…see our regular adverts in the ‘Times on Sunday’

For more information on our services call Fine & Country on

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“We extended and replaced the kitchen when we moved in, using local craftsmen; it’s now a brilliant social space and the Aga ensures it’s so welcoming in the winter…”

“It’s a great village community, very lively with lots going on; you can play as large, or small, a part in proceedings as you wish.”

Norfolk &&North Chelmsford West Suffolk Essex

“There you were thinking all estate agents were the same...

...and then along comes Fine & Country with an approach that doesn’t just attract attention and win awards, it sells houses!”

• Unique ‘lifestyle’ marketing to make your home stand out from the rest

• Booklet style brochures reflecting the individuality of your home

• Magazine style property features written by professional journalists

• Professional photography to create the right look

• High profile advertising both locally and nationally…see our regular adverts in the ‘Times on Sunday’

For more information on our services call Fine & Country on

Norwich Office

01603 221888

North Norfolk Office

01553 769100

www.fineandcountry.com

www.fineandcountry.com

01553 769100

North Norfolk Office

01603 221888

Norwich Office

For more information on our services call Fine & Country on

• High profile advertising both locally and nationally…see our regular adverts in the ‘Times on Sunday’

• Professional photography to create the right look

• Magazine style property features written by professional journalists

• Booklet style brochures reflecting the individuality of your home

• Unique ‘lifestyle’ marketing to make your home stand out from the rest

...and then along comes Fine & Country with an approach that doesn’t just attract attention and win awards, it sells houses!”

“There you were thinking all estate agents were the same...

Norfolk &&North Chelmsford West Suffolk Essex

“It’s a very cleverly designed garden, with interest all year round; we developed the bespoke vegetable garden and are almost self sufficient in organic produce.

Bedroom Three Another nice room with fantastic views of the fields beyond the beautiful gardens. Exposed beams remain faithful to the barn’s past while double doors conceal a fitted wardrobe. There is also a hand basin in here too. Moving on you venture into…

Bedroom Four With its own hand basin, exposed beams and fitted wardrobe, the window offers lovely views of the terrace and garden. Past the stairway you wander down the corridor where the first door on the left reveals a separate WC with window and more exposed beams before you come to the…

Bathroom In here you find a corner bath with a handheld shower and a hand basin incorporated within a timber vanity unit. Leaving the bathroom the next room on the right proves to be….

Bedroom Five As you enter this double bedroom, doors to the right open to a fitted wardrobe with two windows ahead proffering delightful garden views. At the end of the corridor you pass the second stairway that takes you back down to the drawing room and at the end you locate the…

At the far end of the room a further door takes you into the…

Dressing Room With fitted wardrobes to the right and two windows letting in natural light.

The Grounds Laurel hedging helps conceal the house from the road with a large timber gate that permits access to the sweeping drive. Passing a commanding horse chestnut tree to the right you get your first real look at the substantial pond with its long grasses and statuesque weeping willow. To the corner you spot a timber bench offering an ideal vantage point for taking in the myriad of wildlife. The drive widens beside the house to offer plenty of parking in addition to the double car port and double garage. Behind the car port you find a useful concealed area for bins that is enclosed by fencing. The current owners have incorporated a fabulous vegetable garden enclosed via post and wire fencing. There are 13 raised vegetable and flower beds with an impressive display of lavender through its centre. Also within

the enclosed area is a garden shed, a green house, a fruit cage and a chicken run. From here a timber gate allows access through to the swimming pool and surrounding terrace. Enclosed by a red brick wall which separates this area from the rolling lawns beyond, this is the perfect place for entertaining with a separate storage and pump room. Beyond here the exceptional gardens unfold with a fusion of more than 150 different tree types including magnificent conifers such as the giant redwood, bald cypress, aspen poplar, golden oak and liquid amber. There is a fern leaved beech as well as an Antarctic beech tree, forest pansy, dogwood, multi-stemmed mahogany barked cherry trees and a wide range of shrubs and perennials. Set amid open countryside, the garden areas range from a sheltered walled flagstone terrace where you can relish the spectacular views, to extensively planted island beds incorporating a range of vistas which are simply beautiful throughout the year. In all, the gardens and grounds extend to approximately 2.5 acres and adjoins open farmland to its rear boundary enjoying exceptional views.

Master Bedroom A very bright room enjoying a dual aspect with one window allowing you to look across to the kitchen arm of the house, while the second window frames a shot of the pond and its wildlife. Fitted wardrobes to two aspects of the room offer plenty of storage space with a further fitted unit to one wall offering a plethora of drawers. A door leads you into the…

En Suite Bathroom

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Where you find a timber-panelled bath with shower overhead, a WC and hand basin incorporated within a timber vanity unit.

B E DR OOM 2 9'4 x 8' 2.8m x 2.4m

O P E N P LAN LIV ING AR E A 45' x 31'9 13.7m x 9.7m

Floor Plans

MAS T E R B E DR O O M 17'4 x 16' 5.3m x 4.9m

E NT R ANC E HALL

B E DR OOM 5 16'5 x 12'2 5.0m x 3.7m

DR E S S ING R O O M

S T UDY 16'6 x 13'4 5.0m x 4.1m

1S T F LOOR

B E DR OOM 4 11'10 x 7'11 3.6m x 2.4m

B E DR OOM 3 11'2 x 8'1 3.4m x 2.5m

B R E AK F AS T K IT C HE N 24'7 max x 15'2 7.5m max x 4.6m

S T O R AG E 10'11 x 5'10 3.3m x 1.8m

B E DR OOM 2 9'4 x 8' 2.8m x 2.4m

O P E N P LAN LIV ING AR E A 45' x 31'9 13.7m x 9.7m

MAS T E R B E DR O O M 17'4 x 16' 5.3m x 4.9m

UT ILIT Y R O O M 15'8 x 14'7 4.8m x 4.4m

E NT R ANC E HALL

G AR AG E 17' x 10' 5.2m x 3.1m

1S T F LOOR

S T UDY 16'6 x 13'4 5.0m x 4.1m

B R E AK F AS T K IT C HE N 24'7 max x 15'2 7.5m max x 4.6m G AR AG E 17' x 10' 5.2m x 3.0m

G R OUND F LOOR

S T O R AG E 10'11 x 5'10 3.3m x 1.8m

T OT AL AP P R OX. F LOOR AR E A 3624 S Q.F T . (336.7 S Q.M.) W hils t every attempt has been made to ens ure the accuracy of the floor plan contained here, meas urements of doors , windows , rooms and any other items are approximate and no res pons ibility is taken for any error, omis s ion, or mis -s tatement. T his plan is for illus trative purpos es only and s hould be us ed as s uch by any pros pective purchas er. T he s ervices , s ys tems and appliances s hown have not been tes ted and no guarantee as to their operability or efficiency can be given Made with Metropix ©2012

UT ILIT Y R O O M 15'8 x 14'7 4.8m x 4.4m

G AR AG E 17' x 10' 5.2m x 3.1m

G AR AG E 17' x 10' 5.2m x 3.0m

G R OUND F LOOR

Gross internal floor area approximately 3,624sq ft. T OT AL AP P R OX. F LOOR AR E A 3624 S Q.F T . (336.7 S Q.M.)

W hils t every attempt has been made to ens ure the accuracy of the floor plan contained here, meas urements of doors , windows , rooms and any other items are approximate and no res pons ibility is taken for any error, omis s ion, or mis -s tatement. T his plan is for illus trative purpos es only and s hould be us ed as s uch by any pros pective purchas er. T he s ervices , s ys tems and appliances s hown have not been tes ted and no guarantee as to their operability or efficiency can be given Made with Metropix ©2012

Energy Graphs

Additional Information Local Authority South Norfolk District Council Agents Notes

Oil Central Heating, Mains Water, Private Drainage

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• Booklet style brochures reflecting the individuality of your home

• Unique ‘lifestyle’ marketing to make your home stand out from the rest

...and then along comes Fine & Country with an approach that doesn’t just attract attention and win awards, it sells houses!”

“There you were thinking all estate agents were the same...

Norfolk &&North Chelmsford West Suffolk Essex

The floor plans are for illustrative purposes only. All measurements walls doors window fittings and appliances their sizes and locations are shown conventionally and are approximate only and cannot be regarded as being a representation either by the Seller or his Agent. © Unauthorised reproduction prohibited. These particulars whilst believed to be accurate are set out as a general outline only for guidance and do not constitute any part of an offer or contract. Intending purchasers should not rely on them as statements of representation of fact, but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to their accuracy. No person in the employment of Fine and Country or Norfolk Country Properties Ltd has the authority to make or give any representation or warranty in respect of the property. We would also point out that we have not tested any of the appliances and purchasers should make their own enquiries to the relevant authorities regarding the connection of any services.

Location

On The Doorstep

How Far Is It To?

Directions

The Barn House enjoys a rural location in the village of Denton, which is believed to date back to the Saxon times. Denton boasts an active village hall that hosts a gardening club, a bowls and social club as well as summer balls and fetes. There is also an open bar evening that takes place there every Friday evening. For more information visit: www.denton-norfolk.co.uk There is also St Mary’s Church and the Chapel. “Denton is a tiny village about six miles away from Harleston and five from Bungay. It is just two miles away from the main A146 Lowestoft, Diss and Beccles road. Norwich is only 15 miles away and there you have a mainline railway station.”

The delightful market towns of Bungay and Harleston are nearby which have a large range of amenities including both high street shops and more individual locally owned stores, while the cathedral city of Norwich lies approximately 17 miles to the north with a wide selection of entertainment and leisure facilities as well as a main line rail station with links to London Liverpool Street and an international airport. The attractive market town of Diss is located approximately 14.5 miles south west of Denton with its large variety of shops, auction house and museum. It too boasts a main line rail link to London Liverpool Street. Try www.diss.co.uk for more information.

Leave Norwich on the A140 Ipswich Road before turning left onto the B1127 signposted Bungay and Hempnall. Pass through Hempnall and then turn right onto Aldburgh Road in the direction of Hempnall Green. Follow the road around as it veers to the left joining Broad Road before turning left towards Denton. The road curves around to the right onto Darrow Green Road and you will pass Darrow Green Farm on the left hand side. Continue forward until you reach the right hand turn for Aldburgh opposite which you will find The Barn House on the left.

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