Standing proudly in the centre of the quaint village of Tuttington, near Aylsham, the Old Vicarage is a substantial red brick property in picturesque, landscaped gardens of almost two acres – and it’s now on the market at a £1,250,000 guide.
The property, currently on the market with Jackson-Stops, Norwich, is believed to date back to the 1800s. The current owners have lived there for 52 years and have carried out an extension to the ground floor, adding a large living/garden room in 1973.
The Old Vicarage has been well-maintained throughout with all windows replaced with double glazing and the wooden sash repaired in recent years.
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A number of charming period features are found throughout the Old Vicarage, including sash windows with shutters, ceiling roses, picture rails and geometric floor tiles.
The five-bedroom property also benefits from a cart lodge, summer house and an outbuilding that may offer a development opportunity (subject to necessary planning being approved).
Entering through the grand solid oak front door with pointed arch, the spacious entrance hall with geometric floor tiling provides a warm welcome to the home. An elegant oak staircase with turned balusters leads to the first floor, and there are doors to the study, sitting room, dining room and an inner lobby to the rest of the ground floor accommodation.
The dual-aspect study is a spacious room featuring an open fireplace and window shutters, while the sitting room boasts a long bay window inviting in plenty of light, as well as window shutters, picture rail and a marble fireplace with tile hearth.
The dining room also has a double aspect overlooking the gardens in addition to light wood flooring, a picture rail, ceiling rose and an open fireplace with a built-in China cupboard to one side.
Accessed from the inner lobby, the kitchen has a variety of built-in cabinets, a matching island unit and a four-oven AGA. It also benefits from a useful utility room to one side with built-in cabinets and a butler sink, and a walk-in butler’s pantry to the other, which is fitted with shelving, drawers, cupboards, including a larder cupboard, and a deep glazed sink.
At the end of the north wing is the living/garden room, a beautifully bright and cheerful space that’s ideal for entertaining. With large triple aspect bay windows to the south, east and west, this room also features a set of double doors opening out to the rear garden and a wood burner for colder nights. An adjoining shower room offers a WC, walk-in shower and wash hand basin.
On the first floor, one of the Old Vicarage’s five bedrooms is currently used as a snug and features half wall panelling and a wood burner. The remaining four bedrooms are all of a good size and are served by a family bathroom with a circular sunken bath, wash hand basin and WC.
Outside, the Old Vicarage is secluded and peaceful, standing well back from the road and approached by a long, gravelled driveway lined with mature hedging and trees leading to a turning circle at the front of the property.
To the front and side of the property there is a cart lodge, plus a single garage with hayloft above and adjoining two-stall stable/outbuilding. Planning permission could be sought to turn this outbuilding into an additional living space, if desired.
The stunning gardens and grounds feel like something out of a period novel, with meandering pathways and neatly curved flower beds contrasting more open, woodland-style areas with mature hedging and specimen trees, all extending to approximately 2.0 acres (subject to measured survey).
The garden and its views over countryside and farmland can best be enjoyed from the brick and timber summer house with pantile roof, which was added to the grounds approximately two years ago.
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The village of Tuttington is located just under three miles from the market town of Alysham and is within easy reach of the Norfolk Broads and the north Norfolk coast. Local rail connections at North Walsham link through to Norwich and London.
For more information, please contact Jackson-Stops.
PROPERTY FACTS
The Old Vicarage, Tuttington
Guide price: £1,250,000
Jackson-Stops, Norwich, 01603 612333
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