Stower Grange hotel and restaurant in Drayton up for auction

Once a rectory, Stower Grange is currently an award-winning country hotel, restaurant and wedding venue with potential for conversion to residential or alternative use.

Owners Richard and Jane Fannon have successfully run the Drayton business since acquiring it in 2000 but are now selling due to retirement.

The property was previously a rectory (Image: Auction House East Anglia)

The Grade II listed structure was previously put on the market with an asking price of £1.35m but will now go under the hammer with Auction House East Anglia on June 12.

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The ground floor has extensive dining and entertaining spaces consisting of twin entrance halls, a ballroom, lounge bar, guest sitting room, dining room, breakfast room and a fully equipped professional kitchen.

There are 11 spacious en-suite rooms (Image: Auction House East Anglia)Each room is individually decorated (Image: Auction House East Anglia)

There are 11 individually decorated en-suite bedrooms on the first and second floors and the hotel is a sought-after location for weddings and events due to its extensive range of function spaces.

An application has been submitted for the conversion of the existing premises into three residential units and final approval is expected shortly. 

The hotel has a professional kitchen (Image: Auction House East Anglia)One of the dining areas (Image: Auction House East Anglia)

Broadland District Council has already indicated that the principle for residential use would be acceptable and in November 2021 planning permission was granted for the addition of seven further bedrooms and a meeting room. 

The property boasts 1.55 acres of picturesque grounds including a sweeping front drive with ample parking, rear landscaped gardens and woodlands.

The bar (Image: Auction House East Anglia)One of the dining areas (Image: Auction House East Anglia)A spokeswoman for Auction House East Anglia said: "The opportunity now exists for the property to be rejuvenated or following a successful pre-application, conversion to residential use may be possible for which a listed building planning application has been submitted and is currently being determined.

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"The setting is idyllic and planning permission has been granted to add an additional seven rooms to the existing property, offering an incoming owner excellent development potential to further grow the business or expand the existing living accommodation.

The gardens extend to 1.55 acres (Image: Auction House East Anglia)There is a large lawn to the rear of the property (Image: Auction House East Anglia)

"Rarely do opportunities as valuable as this come to the market and detailed viewing is highly recommended."