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Swan Cottage is a charming traditional brick and flint property with flexible accommodation that has been a much-loved family home and now offers potential for updating and making your own. With lovely established garden and brick and flint garage. Located within easy reach of Holt, Greshams Schools and with all joys of the North Norfolk coast on your doorstep.

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Swan Cottage is a charming traditional brick and flint property with flexible accommodation that has been a much-loved family home and now offers potential for updating and making your own. With lovely established garden and brick and flint garage. Located within easy reach of Holt, Greshams Schools and with all joys of the North Norfolk coast on your doorstep. __________ GROUND FLOOR - Entrance hall - Kitchen dining room - Large conservatory - Sitting room - Utility room - Boot room - WC __________ FIRST FLOOR - Main bedroom with en suite bathroom - Single bedroom/study - 2 further double bedrooms - Dressing room - Family bathroom __________ OTHER - Solar panels with feed in tariff - Fast speed broadband is available to the property __________ OUTSIDE - Attractive partly walled garden - Open countryside views - Rural location within a small community - Brick and flint garage building offering potential for conversion (subject to necessary planning consents) __________ DRIVING DISTANCES (approx.) - Cley-next-the-Sea: 2 miles - Holt: 2.2 miles - Blakeney: 3 miles - Norwich: 25.6 miles __________ SITUATION Swan Cottage is situated within a conservation area about two miles from the coast. The neighbouring villages of Cley-next-the-Sea and Blakeney are perfectly placed for easy access to the saltmarshes, Blakeney harbour and Blakeney Point. There are many ways to while away leisure hours in this beautiful part of the world including sailing, bird and seal watching, cycling, golf, coastal walking and numerous fine beaches to discover. The North Norfolk coast is designated as an area of outstanding natural beauty and is famed for its bird reserves, sandy beaches and sailing. There are a number of golf courses, notably at Sheringham, Cromer and West Runton. There is a buzz in the air in North Norfolk and the surrounding area enjoys everything from locally sourced butchers, fishmongers and farmers markets to artisan bakers, coffee shops, restaurants, delicatessens, up-market farm shops and art galleries. Holt, a town renowned for its attractive street frontages and for its wide and eclectic range of independent shops cafes and bars. Amenities include a supermarket, primary school, doctors' surgery, dentists, bank and post office. Holt is also home to Gresham's pre-prep, prep, and senior schools, founded in 1555. The Cathedral city of Norwich is only twenty-six miles to the south with its excellent selection of schools, shopping and cultural facilities. From Sheringham there are rail connections to Norwich with regular inter-City trains to London (Liverpool Street Station). Norwich also has an international airport. __________ DESCRIPTION Swan Cottage is an attractive brick and flint property. Today it offers potential for some updating to create your perfect country home. The front door opens into a spacious and welcoming entrance hall with tiled flooring, book shelving and painted original beams on the ceiling. A small pantry leads off this room. To your left off this hallway is a spacious utility room with a Belfast sink, the boiler is located in this room and beyond that the boot room which has an outside door, perfect for coming in with muddy boots or dogs after being in the garden or a walk. There is a separate WC leading off this room. The kitchen dining room has lots of natural light with a door and windows allowing views and access to the garden, this is a fabulous room, fitted with a range of paint finished wooden cupboards and shelving. For cooking there is a 2-oven oil fired Aga and for added warmth and charm there is the original cast iron open fireplace at one end of the room. Laminate wood flooring runs throughout, and the original painted wooden beams span the ceiling. A really spacious conservatory leads off the kitchen with pamment tiled flooring, French doors lead from here into the garden, making this an ideal place to relax or dine and enjoy views of the garden whilst being protected from the elements. The spacious sitting room is located on the south end of the house, this runs the width of the property and has has south and west aspect and the original fireplace with an electric stove fitted. There are two sets of Norfolk winder stairs in the house, one leads up from the kitchen to the main bedroom above, a nicely proportioned room with views over the garden. Beyond this is a smaller room which was used as a study. It could be a single bedroom but currently access is through the main bedroom. An adjacent en suite bathroom leads off the main bedroom with a dressing room beyond this, one might want to reconfigure this area to utilise the space differently. The second set of stairs lead up from the sitting room to a landing where there are two further double bedrooms and a family bathroom. __________ OUTSIDE The garden is very pretty and well established, laid to lawn with some fine mature trees and well stocked herbaceous borders, it is enclosed on the south and east sides by lovely brick and flint walls with trees and hedges on the other boundaries. A generous paved terrace easily accessed from the kitchen and conservatory makes the perfect place to enjoy the sunshine. The property has a useful garage/outbuilding, this is accessed by vehicles over a shared driveway. A side door of this garage leads into the garden for easy pedestrian access to the house. This brick and flint building offers covered parking or storage and even potentially conversion to a home office or similar subject to necessary planning permissions. __________ LOCAL AUTHORITY North Norfolk District Council, Band: E __________ TENURE Freehold: NK177296 __________ SERVICES Mains water and electricity, oil fired central heating and Aga and private drainage. __________ DIRECTIONS NR25 7EA We highly recommend the use of the what3words website/app. This allows the user to locate an exact point on the ground (within a 3-metre square) by simply using three words. The property can be found using the following 3 words: ///tudedos.storybook.stood __________ DATE DETAILS PRODUCED March 2024 __________ 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. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact; we have no authority to make or give any representation or warranties in relation to the property. If these are required, you should include their terms in any contract between you and the seller. 7. Note to potential purchasers who intend to view the property; we would politely ask you discuss with our staff if there is any point of particular importance to you, before you make arrangements to visit or plan a viewing appointment. 8. Viewings are strictly by prior appointment.