Property description

Sitting in the small leafy and prestigious hamlet of Leziate in rural West Norfolk is a secluded family home retaining evidence of its origins in another era. With relatively recent additions of garages, outbuildings and conservatories and surrounded by a wealth of flagstone terraces it provides a wonderfully comfortable and spacious home with flexible accommodation for modern living.The property, 20 Holt House Lane, is of a characterful cottage nature with its pitched roof entrance porch at the front, its cottage-style windows and its pantiled roofs, but on entering the impressive main reception room the open-plan space flooded with light from the windows and doors leading into the rear conservatory is far from what one might expect. Fireplaces at both ends of the room, one working with the woodburner, one for decorative purposes, and the hefty black structural beams overhead, supported by a modern turned timber upright, remind one of the age of the property. A black cast iron spiral staircase fitted in the corner of this room acts as a second staircase to the first floor. Refurbishments include the laying of oak flooring in the living room, and quality floor tiles throughout the rest of the downstairs. Internal doors are ledge and braced timber cottage doors, and many of the doorways and thresholds feature original timber lintels all painted black; there are other exposed roof timbers left unpainted but many of these are newer additions. Some big old-style cast iron radiators downstairs enhance the character of the place. Similarly upstairs, the bathrooms occupy the space in the eaves of the roof, featuring original solid beams, as does the attic room with its skylight and steep little staircase from the landing; and the master bedroom houses a working contemporary wood-burning stove in its fireplace.Outside, the garden is a wonderful open space of lawns and very mature trees, and is enclosed by mature hedging making it a perfect place for children to play in or for anyone to enjoy. Both the terracing and the decking areas at the south facing back of the house afford plenty of choice for basking in the sunshine or al fresco dining, easily accessed through French doors from both conservatories, making this a fabulous place for entertaining too. Leziate's prestigious location is very convenient for those wanting a quiet, private, rural home but within very easy reach of all the benefits of a town. The hanseatic port and market town of King's Lynn is only about five miles to the east, with direct rail links to Cambridge and London King's Cross; and forty-five miles to the west is the county town of Norwich which has an international airport. For walking and outdoor life, the endless stretches of beautiful beaches of the North Norfolk coast, and the woods on the royal estate of Sandringham are not so far away, along with an array of country houses and heritage sites almost on the doorstep.FAMILY FAVOURITE: \"A family home down Holt House Lane lies in Leziate, a hamlet in the parish of this name. Its size shrunk since medieval times by a hard, ruthless man's crimes. Neighbouring Holt no longer exists as his power persists the landowner of some notoriety, for his sheep, wiped out this society. But centuries on that fear long gone, this house sits stable and secure for happy times now and in the future.\"FAMILY FAVOURITE:\"A family home down Holt House Lane lies in Leziate, a hamlet in the parish of this name. Its size shrunk since medieval times by a hard, ruthless man's crimes. Neighbouring Holt no longer exists as his power persists the landowner of some notoriety, for his sheep, wiped out this society. But centuries on that fear long gone, this house sits stable and secure for happy times now and in the future.\"

Property Features :

• A Spacious Period Conversion of Three Former Cottages
• Situated in the Pleasing Mid-Norfolk Hamlet of Leziate
• Reception Room, Playroom, Gym and Two Conservatories
• Five/Six Bedrooms with One En-Suite Bathroom and a Family Bathroom
• Two Garages, Workshop, Gravelled Driveway and Electric Sliding Gate