The Farmhouse, West Marlish, Hartburn, Morpeth

An attractive and very spacious family home, set within attractive grounds, with stabling, five acres and far-reaching views over Northumberland's rolling countryside.

A well presented, substantial, stone built 5/6 bedroomed early 19th century detached farmhouse in five acres, in a superb location close to the village of Hartburn, on an elevated, south facing site with wonderful views over the Wansbeck Valley towards Bolam Lake and Shaftoe Crags.

The Farmhouse is one of seven individual dwellings within this small rural hamlet, the former farm steading at West Marlish (converted to a Grade II listed residential development of five houses in 2002).

Surrounded by beautiful open countryside, yet within easy access to the A1, A68 and A696 making it conveniently situated for commuting into Newcastle (20 miles) and the independent schools in Jesmond as well as primary schooling in Cambo and Belsay and schools in Morpeth (8 miles) or Ponteland (12 miles). Newcastle International Airport (and the Metro at Callerton Parkway) is reached in 30 minutes (15 miles) and the East Coast mainline railway (from Morpeth or Newcastle) provide further communications with the rest of the country.

The Farmhouse offers extremely generous (438.8 sq m), well-proportioned family accommodation over two floors with sash windows, working shutters, deep skirtings and impressive vaulted, oak beamed ceilings across the entire second floor, set in attractive stone-walled gardens with paddocks and benefiting from excellent equestrian facilities.

Accommodation:
A traditional stone staircase leads up to the main front door from the front garden. The steps have been enclosed into a front porch/sun room with a seating area which overlooks the walled garden with extensive views to the south over the Wansbeck valley.

The ground floor rooms lead off from a spacious reception hall:

- south facing drawing room with original stone fireplace and multi-fuel stove
- south facing music room with original marble fireplace and multi-fuel stove
- dining room/sitting room with multi-fuel stove and rear staircase
- high quality, fitted Shaker-style kitchen in keeping with a traditional farmhouse
- extensive rear hall provides access to the utility room/WC and office/boot room and rear courtyard

To the first floor there are four double bedrooms, all with original fireplaces, a large bathroom (bath and walk-in shower) and separate WC.

The second floor, with solid wood flooring throughout, has a spacious guest bedroom with ensuite bathroom; a 22ft area currently used as a playroom could be a sixth bedroom and a large study/office leads off from this.

There is eaves storage running the length of the house, on both north and south sides.

Externally there is a large detached 4-car garage, alongside attractive well stocked walled gardens, an orchard, lawns and equestrian facilities, comprising of two 12 x 12 ft loose boxes, tack room and separate feed store and a turning circle around the stable block.

There is a 2500 L oil tank. Septic tank drainage is shared with the rest of the farm steading.