A spacious and impressive, stone-built, detached family home situated within large gardens and with adjacent paddocks of approximately 3.83 acres, set in the rural location of Kiln Pitt Hill in Northumberland and ideal for a buyer with equestrian interests or someone simply looking for a unique countryside retreat.
Originally built in 1836 as a single-storey residence, South Cottage was renovated and extended in 1993 to provide three reception rooms - including a picturesque orangery - four bedrooms, two bathrooms and two shower rooms, in addition to a large kitchen/breakfast room with an Aga and a utility room. There is also a detached double garage, accessed via the driveway, and with wooden stairs to a studio that has a log-burner and a glazed-panelled sun deck that provides far-reaching views over fields to the west. There may be potential to convert this space into annexed accommodation or a holiday let with the necessary consents. The well cultivated lawned gardens extend around the sides and to the rear of South Cottage, surrounded by mature hedgerow borders and trees, and with a stone patio leading into the orangery. Just across from the front entrance to the house there is an oak framed car port with triple bays and a further garage/store, while the paddocks lie to the south and east of the property, either side of the lane and extending to the apex at the edge of the A68. There is also planning permission for the erection of a further stable block.
Kiln Pit Hill is situated close to the Derwent Reservoir, set off the A68 and well placed for access to nearby Slaley Hall Hotel and its leisure and golf facilities. The main highway provides a link to the nearby centres of Shotley Bridge and Consett, 15 minutes' drive to the south, and Corbridge and Hexham, 20 minutes' drive to the north, which provide a variety of shopping, educational and recreational facilities. Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Newcastle airport are both less than 25 minutes away by car, while Durham city centre is a half-an-hour drive.
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| Porch | Tiled floor, radiator.
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| Living / Dining Room | 15'1\" x 28'4\" (4.6m x 8.64m). Wooden beams to ceiling, multi-fuel burner in stone Inglenook fireplace, four radiators, recessed spotlights, raised wooden deck for dining area. Door to orangery.
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| Orangery | 15'1\" x 18'5\" (4.6m x 5.61m). Wooden flooring, three radiators, recessed spotlights, French doors to garden.
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| Ground Floor Bedroom | 17'10\" x 10' (5.44m x 3.05m). Radiator, recessed spotlights, opens into En Suite Shower Room.
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| Ground Floor En Suite Shower | 6' x 5'10\" (1.83m x 1.78m). Fitted with shower cubicle with mains-fed shower, wash basin in vanity unit, tiled floor, extractor.
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| W.C. | 6'5\" x 6'10\" (1.96m x 2.08m). W.C. pedestal wash basin, radiator, tiled floor.
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| Kitchen / Breakfast Room | 22'10\" x 17'2\" max (6.96m x 5.23m max). Fitted with solid wood wu, with granite worktop, Aga range, large ceramic sink with mixer tap, plumbing for dishwasher, radiator, tiled splashbacks, open plan staircase to first floor, recessed spotlights, larder cupboard.
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| Utility Room | 10'8\" x 11'1\" (3.25m x 3.38m). Fitted with wall units and a worktop with space beneath and plumbing for washing machine, vent for tumble drier, clothes airer to ceiling.
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| Sitting Room | 17'11\" x 24'5\" (5.46m x 7.44m). Three radiators, recessed spotlights, doors to bathroom and study.
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| Study | 8'10\" x 13'10\" (2.7m x 4.22m). Two radiators, coving, recessed spotlights.
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| Ground Floor Bathroom | 8'10\" x 10'3\" (2.7m x 3.12m). Fitted with a bath, tiled shower cubicle, pedestal wash basin, W.C., radiator.
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| First Floor |
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| Landing | Recessed spotlights, radiator, loft hatch.
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| Master Bedroom | 16'5\" x 24'6\" (5m x 7.47m). Fitted wardrobes with doors concealing en suite bathroom and dressing room through to En Suite Shower Room, three radiators, wooden beams, recessed spotlights, sliding doors overlooking garden and paddock and fields beyond.
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| Dressing Room | 9' x 6'11\" (2.74m x 2.1m). Shelves, radiator, open into Shower Room.
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| En Suite Shower Room | 9' x 6'7\" (2.74m x 2m). Fitted with a large shower cubicle with mains-fed shower, wash basin in vanity unit, W.C., part-tiled walls, tiled floor, recessed spotlights, extractor.
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| En Suite Bathroom | 9' x 10' (2.74m x 3.05m). Fitted with white suite comprising panelled bath with electric shower over, pedestal wash basin, W.C., part-tiled walls, tiled floor, recessed spotlights, extractor, towel radiator.
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| Bedroom 2 | 22'5\" x 12'4\" (6.83m x 3.76m). Two radiators, dormer window, wooden beams, recessed spotlights.
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| Bedroom 3 | 15'1\" (4.6m) x 11'8\" (3.56m) to eaves. Two radiators, storage recess into eaves, dormer window, wooden beams, recessed spotlights.
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| Bathroom | 7'6\" x 8' (2.29m x 2.44m). Fitted with white suite comprising panelled bath with shower over, pedestal wash basin and W.C., radiator, part-tiled walls.
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| Store Room | 10'8\" x 6'6\" (3.25m x 1.98m). Partitioned store room with Velux window and housing hot water cylinder.
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| Double Garage | 19'10\" max x 17'1\" (6.05m max x 5.2m). Two sets of double wooden doors, light, electric sockets, W.C..
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| First Floor Studio (with sun deck) | 19'10\" max x 17'1\" (6.05m max x 5.2m). Situated above the garage, with access via an external wooden staircase leading to a sun deck with glazed panels affording views over the fields to the rear. With tri-fold upvc double-glazed doors, four Velux windows, treated floorboards, electric storage heaters, a sink with cold water, an electric water heater and a log burner. The studio, and all or part of the garage, could potentially be converted into further annexed accommodation or a holiday cottage, subject to the relevant consents and regulations.
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| Gardens | There are well cultivated lawned gardens to the sides and rear of the house, bordered by mature hedgerow and trees, and with a stone patio alongside the orangery, with a further block-paved area to north side where the oil tank is siutated.
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| Car Port / Garage / Store | Oak-framed car port with three open bays and a further single garage/store with double wooden doors.
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| Land | There are two paddocks, which lie to the east and south of the property and extend to 3.83 acres as a whole. There is also planning permission for the erection of a stable block.
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| Services | Mains electricity and water are connected. Drainage is to a shared septic tank, which is drained annually by Minsteracres Estate. The central heating system is oil fired, as is the Aga. The house has timber-framed double glazing and a security alarm system.
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