Property description

This historic barn was used for agricultural storage until the early 1990s when it was converted into a superior family home by local craftsmen using traditional materials including a wealth of exposed timbers. It once served a farmhouse that was razed to the ground forty or fifty years ago.



The dwelling faces south towards a County Wildlife Site comprising Old Decoy Plantation, an attractive mixed woodland where deer cross and the fishing lake called Selbrigg Pond beyond. A footpath then leads southwards to Hempstead and Baconsthorpe and another one leads northwards through Bodham Common and Hundred Acre Wood around High Kelling to Kelling Heath. Here the headwaters of the river Glaven run through undulating arable and wooded countryside in a tranquil backwater that is only a short drive from Holt with its excellent facilities and the coast with its attendant attractions.



The accommodation, which has double glazed windows and oil fired central heating, comprises:- 

GROUND FLOOR  

VESTIBULE 7' 3" x 6' 0" (2.21m x 1.83m) Ceiling timbers. Ceramic tiled floor. Reinforced half-glazed door into 

SHOWER ROOM  

LIVING ROOM 20' 0" x 21' 0" (6.1m x 6.4m) Ceiling timbers. Brick fireplace with bracketed oak mantle. French windows to garden (south). Stairs to first floor. 

DINING ROOM 13' 0" x 8' 0" (3.96m x 2.44m) Ceiling timbers.  

KITCHEN 19' 4" x 16' 6" (5.89m x 5.03m) Ceiling timbers. Grand array of fitted wooden floor and wall units with ceramic tiled working surfaces and surrounds. Ceramic tiled floor. 

UTILITY ROOM 14' 9" x 6' 9" (4.5m x 2.06m) Belfast sink (h. & c.) with large wooden drainer & tiled surround. 

GAMES ROOM 36' 3" x 15' 0" (11.05m x 4.57m)  

BEDROOM 25' 6" x 11' 9" (7.77m x 3.58m)  

ENSUITE BATHROOM Wood panelled bath with mixer tap and shower attachment. Pedestal washbasin with mixer tap. Low suite W.C. 

FIRST FLOOR  

GALLERIED RECEPTION ROOM 19' 9" x 16' 9" (6.02m x 5.11m) Open to roof with exposed timbers including two large beams. Brick fireplace with chimney stack exposed to ridge with mantle-piece. Window bench and fine southerly views. 

MASTER BEDROOM 17' 0" x 12' 9" (5.18m x 3.89m) 2 fitted wardrobe cupboards.  

ENSUITE SHOWER ROOM Aqualisa shower cabinet. Pedestal washbasin (h. & c.) with tiled splashback. Low suite W.C.  

BEDROOM 12' 9" x 9' 9" (3.89m x 2.97m) Beamed ceiling.  

BATHROOM Beamed ceiling. Wood panelled bath (h. & c.) with tiled surrounds. Pedestal washbasin (h. & c.) with tiled splashback. Low suite W.C. 

OUTSIDE The property is accessed through five bar gate onto a large concrete parking area which affords access to the 3-bay open Carport, Workshop/office (c. 14' 6" x 11' 9") and separate Gardener's W.C. To the south of the Barns is a terrace outside the French windows with a grassed garden area beyond. This is bordered by hedging to the east and west with the principal paddock sloping down to the adjacent woodland. To the north of the building is a second smaller paddock and a thorn hedge, now reaching maturity, surrounds the property on its north and west sides. 

SERVICES Mains water and electricity. Klargester type of independent drainage system. 

TENURE Freehold with vacant possession on completion of the purchase. 

AGENTS' NOTE The original planning permission dated 12th October 1989 (NNDC ref. 01891842F) required that the occupier of Hurricane Farm Barn should be employed full time in the workshops.



The workshops were converted into further residential accommodation in the 1990s and have always been used as such. The current owners have made an application for a Lawful Development Certificate for Existing Use to regularize these arrangements in accordance with current planning policies.