High Street, Thornham, Hunstanton, PE36

VIDEO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST An elegant and immaculately presented Edwardian house, with four large bedrooms en suite, extensive entertaining space, gated parking and south facing garden. Situated in the highly desirable North Norfolk coastal village of Thornham, with the beach and great amenities on the doorstep. Proven holiday let income figures available. Planning permission for additional bedroom en suite roof extension with sea views. __________ GROUND FLOOR - Sunny entrance hall/garden room - Elegant drawing/dining room - Bright and spacious sitting room - Substantial kitchen/breakfast/family room - Boot room/utility area - WC - Double bedroom with en suite shower room __________ FIRST FLOOR - Main bedroom with en suite bath and shower room (affording distant sea views) - Two further double bedrooms with en suite shower rooms __________ OTHER - Recent high yield income figures with Barefoot Retreats - Set well back from the road with gated and fully fenced garden & parking - Extended and renovated by current owners (full details of work undertaken available) - Finished beautifully to a high standard throughout - Large, light and spacious reception rooms - Lovely original features - Walking distance to beach, Drove Orchard and village amenities - Opposite The Thornham Deli, playing fields and tennis court - Planning permission (in perpetuity) for an additional bedroom en-suite roof extension with sea views - On the Coastal Hopper bus route __________ OUTSIDE - Professionally landscaped grounds - Gated gravelled parking for several cars - South facing garden with entertaining terrace - Side access to back garden, further terrace and BBQ area - Garden storage shed __________ DRIVING DISTANCES (approx.) - Burnham Market 7 miles - Hunstanton 4 miles - Kings Lynn 21 miles (mainline trains to London Kings Cross via Cambridge) - Brancaster Staithe 4 miles __________ SITUATION The highly sought-after village of Thornham sits in a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on the North Norfolk Coast. This is a small village with fantastic amenities, including a village hall with playing fields and tennis court. A fine parish church, three popular gastro pubs, and the Thornham Deli for delicious treats, dining and lifestyle shop, which is directly opposite Lavender Cottage. The ever-expanding Drove Orchard on the edge of the village has a farm shop selling local produce, pick your own, Gurney's Fish Shed, Eric's Fish and Chip shop and The Yurt Eric's Pizza restaurant. It also has several clothing and gift shops, a garden nursery and a hairdressing salon. Leisure pursuits include bird watching with famous bird reserves at nearby Titchwell and Holme, Golf at Hunstanton and The Royal West Norfolk Golf Club at Brancaster, wonderful coastal walks, cycling, salt marsh, dunes and miles of beautiful sandy beaches for lazy summer days. There is also a thriving sailing club in the nearby village of Brancaster Staithe which has a natural harbour and picturesque tidal creeks, leading out to Scolt Head Island Nature Reserve. The well-known village of Burnham Market is just seven miles to the south with attractive Georgian properties running along the edge of the large village green. Here there is an eclectic selection of designer boutiques and traditional shops, including a butcher, fresh fish shop, book shop, art galleries, wine merchant and deli. The nearest main line railway service is twenty-one miles to the southwest at Kings Lynn to Cambridge and London Kings Cross. __________ DESCRIPTION Lavender Cottage is a beautifully proportioned, double fronted brick and flint house with large windows and fabulous living space. It has been a highly successful holiday let with Barefoot Retreats. Double French doors open to a lovely light filled entrance hall with large south facing windows and original floor tiles, this area provides a wonderful place to relax and read or just enjoy the garden views. The two principal receptions rooms sit on either side of the hallway, these are spacious and light rooms with big bay windows, a southerly aspect and high ceilings with original cornice features. The drawing room has a fine marble fireplace and wood burning stove, it offers plenty of space for comfortable seating and currently also accommodates a generous dining table and chairs for more formal dining. The sitting room is equally lovely with original wooden flooring and a pretty tiled fireplace with an inbuilt wood burner. The vendors extended the property in the 2017/18 and have created a fantastic kitchen family room, a ground floor double bedroom with en suite shower room and a utility/boot room and WC, to the rear of the main elevation. Running the width of the house the kitchen is fully fitted at one end with a bespoke painted wooden kitchen from Naked Kitchens with a range of base and wall units, oak worktops, Belfast sink and integrated appliances including a Bosch dishwasher, Fisher Paykel American style fridge freezer and Falcon electric range cooker. The room allows lots of space for a large table and chairs and comfortable seating, with a contemporary wood burning stove at the other end of the room. With panelled walls, wide oak floorboards, mosaic tiles, high ceiling and large skylights this room has the wow factor. Beyond the kitchen, the utility/boot room is well fitted with matching built in cupboards, Belfast sink and space for washing machine, the boiler is located within a cupboard in this room. There is also a separate WC. A rear door from the utility/boot room provides access to the back garden terrace and is currently used as the principal entrance to the property. __________ OUTSIDE Situated opposite the Thornham Deli, and within easy walking distance of all village facilities, the property sits well back within its fully landscaped grounds and is wonderfully screened by tall fencing, natural greenery and flowering cherry trees. Solid wooden double gates open to a generous gravelled parking area bordered by lavender hedging. A tall beech hedge divides the garden from the parking area giving further privacy. The garden is south facing, very sheltered and private with paved terracing, areas of lawn and steel-edged beds with Mediterranean themed planting including lavender, large phormiums, ornamental grasses, purple alliums, verbena and salvias. Tall shrubs provide further screening on the west boundary. There is access down both sides of the house and at the back a smaller paved garden provides a BBQ area and further seating terrace. The back boundary is planted with live bamboo fencing. A wooden garden storage shed is located on the other side of the property adjacent to a gated fenced enclosure containing a new top specification Tuffa oil tank and wood storage area. Whether you are looking for a fantastic investment opportunity, family holiday house or full-time home, this is a property that should not be missed. __________ LOCAL AUTHORITY Kings Lynn and West Norfolk - Business Rated __________ SERVICES Mains water, drainage and electricity, oil fired central heating __________ DIRECTIONS On entering Thornham from the east on the A149, proceed through the village and the Thornham Deli will be found on the left had side just before you leave the village, Lavender Cottage is opposite this as indicated by the For Sale Board __________ DATE DETAILS PRODUCED March 2022 __________ IMPORTANT NOTICE 1. These particulars have been prepared in good faith as a general guide, they are not exhaustive and include information provided to us by other parties including the seller, not all of which will have been verified by us. 2. We have not carried out a detailed or structural survey; we have not tested any services, appliances or fittings. Measurements, floor plans, orientation and distances are given as approximate only and should not be relied on. 3. The photographs are not necessarily comprehensive or current, aspects may have changed since the photographs were taken. No assumption should be made that any contents are included in the sale. 4. We have not checked that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation approval, statutory or regulatory permissions or consents. Any reference to any alterations or use of any part of the property does not mean that necessary planning, building regulations, or other consent has been obtained. 5. Prospective purchasers should satisfy themselves by inspection, searches, enquiries, surveys, and professional advice about all relevant aspects of the property. 6. 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