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Hardwick HouseAgricultural Hall Plain

NorwichNorfolk, NR1 3FS

Tel: +44 (0) 1603 229 229Contact: Louis de Soissons

ldesoissons@savills.comwww.savills.com

Fakenham: 10 miles, King’s Lynn: 13 miles, North Norfolk Coast: 17 miles, Holt: 20 miles, Norwich: 35 miles.

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68.5 ACReS

Main house: entrance hall * reception hall * drawing room * dining room * morning/meeting room snug/sitting room * study * garden room * well-fitted custom built kitchen with Aga * breakfast room * boot room

gun room * utility room * laundry room * boiler room * pantry * cloakroom * 11 bedrooms * 2 dressing rooms 6 bathrooms * separate WC * linen room * nursery

Annexe: Sitting room * dining room * bedroom * shower room with separate WC

Manor Cottage: Sitting room * kitchen/breakfast room * 3 bedrooms * 2 bathrooms

Manor Lodge: entrance hall * sitting room * dining room * kitchen * cloakroom * 3 bedrooms * 2 bathrooms

Outside: Stable block * outbuildings * mature landscaped gardens and grounds * parkland * woodland fenced paddocks * in all extending to 68.5 acres (est)

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situationLittle massingham manor is situated in a peaceful and unspoilt rural position a short distance from the village of Great massingham which is a picturesque village with attractive period houses overlooking a pond. The village has a post office/village stores as well as a primary school and a fine 14th century church as well as an excellent and highly regarded pub, The dabbling duck. Norwich, the cathedral city and regional centre of east Anglia, lies about 35 miles to the southeast and King’s Lynn is about 13 miles away. There is a main line railway station at King’s Lynn with a fastest journey time to London King’s Cross of 1 hour 34 minutes. The fast growing commercial centre of Cambridge is about 50 miles to the southwest. London is about 107 miles.

The attractive market town of Fakenham is about 10 miles and Holt, renowned as the home of Gresham school, is about 20 miles. Sandringham and the North Norfolk Coast, must of which is classified as an Area of outstanding Natural beauty, are within easy striking distance and there is excellent sailing along much of this coast, as well as bird watching from the creaks and the marshes. The coastal village of brancaster (17 miles) and Holkham are particularly renowned. This part of northwest Norfolk lies in one of the most favoured areas of the county for pheasant, partridge and duck shooting and the shooting rights on Little massingham estate are in hand. Fly fishing is available on several rivers and streams in the county including the Narr, a renowned chalk trout stream. There is good sailing the full length of the North Norfolk Coast, hunting with the West Norfolk Fox Hounds and North Norfolk Harriers. There are excellent golf courses at brancaster, Hunstanton and Sheringham. The area is well known for bird watching and there are a number of reserves in the area including Cley, blakeney Point and Scolt Head.

Private schools in the locality include beeston Hall Preparatory School, Gresham’s public school at Holt and Glebe House Preparatory School in Hunstanton. State education is available locally.

the ProPertyLittle massingham manor is an impressive Arts & Crafts country house set in a splendid rural location, approached by a long drive and set in about 68.5 acres with mature gardens and grounds, parkland and woodland. Little massingham manor was built in 1907 by an American Harley Street surgeon who decided to retire to the area. After his death in 1916 and that of his son in 1919 his widow sold the property to mr dixon Spain, a gentleman farmer from the Fenland. The house remained a happy family home, much loved by friends and acquaintances. The family held many social events at the manor and were well known in west Norfolk.

during World War II, the manor was requisitioned by the war office and used by the RAF as an officers’ mess for the area. many well known pilots stayed at the property. In 1962 the dixon-Spains sold the property to a religious congregation of sisters and it became a flourishing retreat centre until the nuns sold the property in 2001. The current owner bought the property in 2008 and since then a major programme of refurbishment has been carried out including a thorough overhaul of the wiring, plumbing and heating installations with the provision of a new sophisticated central heating system, significant re-plastering and complete redecoration as well as the provision of a new custom built fitted kitchen and replacement and creation of new bathrooms. Formal landscaping of the gardens and grounds has been carried out to a scheme designed by Claudia morley.

Little massingham manor is situated at the end of a long drive of about 0.2 of a mile lined by an avenue of lime trees and set in mature gardens, grounds, woodland and parkland in all extending to 68.5 acres (est). The house is in a splendid rural situation surrounded by the picturesque rolling countryside of northwest Norfolk. As can be seen from the floorplans the main house has spacious and well arranged accommodation with a magnificent main reception hall and four beautifully proportioned main reception rooms, all with fine views over the surrounding gardens, grounds and parkland. The bedroom accommodation is divided over two floors and situated in the grounds there is a separate three bedroom cottage (manor Cottage) as well as an annexe and a lodge at the entrance to the drive. There is also a fine and substantial stable block.

The history of the house has been published and printed privately and is available to prospective purchasers.

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Sky

Eaves

Bedroom 64.65 x 4.50

15'3" x 14'9"

Bedroom 77.46 x 4.8924'6" x 16'1"

Bedroom 114.41 x 3.37

14'6" x 11'1"

Bedroom 85.49 x 4.46

18'0" x 14'8"

Bedroom 96.07 x 4.22

19'11" x 13'10"

Sitting Room8.37 x 5.2527'6" x 17'3"

Bedroom 105.44 x 5.37

17'10" x 17'7"

5.17 x 3.3117'0" x 10'10"

Sky

Bedroom 54.45 x 4.02

14'7" x 13'2"

Nursery4.47 x 3.23

14'8" x 10'7"

Bedroom 46.15 x 4.2620'2" x 14'0"

Bedroom 36.13 x 5.2920'1" x 17'4"

Bedroom 25.28 x 5.18

17'4" x 17'0"

Master Bedroom6.35 x 5.47

20'10" x 17'11"

Dressing Room 25.25 x 3.51

17'3" x 11'6"

Dressing Room 15.38 x 4.47

17'8" x 14'8"

Sky

Boiler Room5.72 x 3.96

18'9" x 13'0"

Log Store3.95 x 2.3213'0" x 7'7"

Laundry3.91 x 3.72

12'10" x 12'2"

Utility3.84 x 2.72

12'7" x 8'11"

Boot Room3.60 x 2.69

11'10" x 8'10"

Study6.05 x 4.32

19'10" x 14'2"

Snug6.16 x 4.1320'3" x 13'7"

Garden Room4.26 x 3.01

14'0" x 9'11"

Breakfast Room4.44 x 4.01

14'7" x 13'2"Kitchen/Dining Area

8.86 x 5.4629'1" x 17'11"

Dining Room7.18 x 6.08

23'7" x 19'11"

Reception Hall12.25 x 6.0340'2" x 19'9"

Drawing Room7.92 x 5.46

26'0" x 17'11"

Meeting Room8.23 x 5.4227'0" x 17'9"

Hall2.81 x 1.909'3" x 6'3"

3.19 x 1.9210'6" x 6'4"

Gun Room3.97 x 3.59

13'0" x 11'9"

Pantry3.58 x 1.9511'9" x 6'5"

Larder

5.75 x 4.4918'10" x 14'9"

Linen3.30 x 2.25

10'10" x 7'5"

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Gross internal area (approx):Main House - 11,329 sq ft / 1,053 sq mFor identification purposes only. Not to scale.

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First FLoor

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Manor cottageThis is situated to the south of the main house and has a sitting room, kitchen/breakfast room, three bedrooms and two bathrooms all on one floor (please refer to the floorplans).

Bedroom 15.59 x 4.39

18'4" x 14'5"

Bedroom 32.73 x 2.628'11" x 8'7"

Bedroom 23.65 x 2.73

12'0" x 8'11"

Sitting Room5.69 x 4.93

18'8" x 16'2"

Kitchen/Breakfast Room5.69 x 2.8218'8" x 9'3"

Hall

Gross internal area (approx):Manor Cottage - 1,163 sq ft / 108 sq mFor identification purposes only. Not to scale.

Sitting Room4.26 x 3.66

14'0" x 12'0"

Dining Room4.27 x 3.62

14'0" x 11'11"

Larder

Hall

Kitchen3.07 x 2.2510'1" x 7'5"

Bedroom 14.25 x 3.00

13'11" x 9'10"

Utility2.74 x 1.869'0" x 6'1"

A/C

Bedroom 24.44 x 4.31

14'7" x 14'2"

Bedroom 33.65 x 3.11

12'0" x 10'2"

Eaves Store Bedroom6.07 x 2.41

19'11" x 7'11"

Sitting Room7.22 x 5.0423'8" x 16'6"

Dining Room9.03 x 5.0729'8" x 16'8"

Office/Store3.15 x 2.4310'4" x 8'0"Kitchen

3.47 x 2.1811'5" x 7'2"

Workshop3.14 x 2.4410'4" x 8'0"

Mower Store8.36 x 3.0027'5" x 9'10"

Garage 25.10 x 3.02

16'9" x 9'11"

Stable 33.05 x 2.9210'0" x 9'7"

Stable 23.14 x 3.08

10'4" x 10'1"

Store2.82 x 1.859'3" x 6'1"

Garage 16.44 x 6.0921'2" x 20'0"

Stable 14.60 x 3.06

15'1" x 10'0"

Tack Room5.11 x 4.51

16'9" x 14'10"

6.15 x 3.5120'2" x 11'6"

8.06 x 6.1826'5" x 20'3"

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Manor LodgeThis is situated at the head of the drive to the property and has a sitting room, dining room, kitchen, cloak room, three bedrooms and two bathrooms over two floors. It is currently let under an assured shorthold tenancy with the current rent in the region of £700 per month. vacant possession can be obtained, subject to the usual notice period.

the stabLe bLockA substantial L-shaped complex of single storey accommodation plus hayloft stabling. original stores and loose boxes remain with some accommodation now used as garaging and workshop. This has potential for conversion into residential use (subject to planning permission/usual consents). The gross internal area extends to 1,757 sq ft.

Gross internal area (approx):Stable Block - 1,757 sq ft / 163 sq mGarages - 540 sq ft / 50 sq mAnnexe - 1,078 sq ft / 100 sq mOutbuilding - 293 sq ft / 27 sq mFor identification purposes only. Not to scale.

First FLoor

ground FLoor

Gross internal area (approx):Manor Lodge - 9,416 sq ft / 875 sq mFor identification purposes only. Not to scale.

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outsideThe house is approached from the east by a long drive of 0.2 of a mile and bordered by an avenue of lime trees under planted by spring bulbs. The drive finishes in a turning and parking area to the front and east of the house. To the east and flanking the drive on either side there are extensive formal lawns with some fine mature trees including beech with the lawns fringed by mature woodland. To the northeast a new formal garden of topiary yew has been created, designed by the garden designer Claudia morley. A substantial beech hedge divides this area from the new formal garden situated to the rear and west of the house.

To the rear and west of the house there is a stone paved terrace bordered by box hedging and topiary yew. This leads onto a formal parterre garden designed by Claudia morley of clipped box with a central gravelled walk and an avenue of white beam leading though a yew hedge to create a fine vista to the west with far reaching views over the surrounding countryside. There is a further stone terrace adjoining the house to the north with a covered loggia overlooking a tennis lawn. This is fringed by woodland to the north providing shelter and seclusion. The splendid park-like grounds continue to the south where there are some fine ornamental trees and an area of orchard. mixed woodland containing some magnificent mature trees surrounds the formal gardens and grounds on all sides.

the LandThe house is set centrally within the 68.5 acres (est) with the main formal gardens and grounds surrounding the house. The land extends to about 45 acres and is mainly situated to the southeast and southwest of the house and is mature grassland/parkland. The land contains mixed broadleaf copses and there is an extensive area of mature broad leaf woodland predominantly to the north of the house and is interspersed with mown grass rides and paths and under planted with spring bulbs. To the southwest are some paddocks providing ample grazing divided by post and rail fencing and connected to water.

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directions (Pe32 2Ju)From London proceed on the m11 northbound as far as Junction 9. Take the A11 towards Newmarket joining the A14 for a short while and then rejoin the A11, having passed Newmarket and following the signs for Norwich. At the barton mills roundabout take the second exit joining the A1065 towards brandon and Swaffham. Pass through brandon and Swaffham. Take the A1065 signposted towards Fakenham. After about 7 miles turn left onto the b1145 signposted towards King’s Lynn. Turn right after about 3 miles signposted towards Great massingham. drive through the village of Great massingham and on through Little massingham where the drive to Little massingham manor will be found after a short distance on the left hand side.

From Norwich take the A1067 Fakenham Road. At Fakenham turn left onto the A148 signposted towards King’s Lynn. After driving through east and West Rudham and passing the turning to Houghton on the right, turn left signposted to Hartley and massingham. drive through the village of Hartley and continue up the hill towards massingham where the drive to Little massingham manor can be found on the right hand side marked by The Lodge on top of the drive.

services

mains water, electricity and drainage, and oil fired central heating.

LocaL authority

borough Council of King’s Lynn & West Norfolk

Little massingham manor: band H

manor Cottage: band b

manor Lodge: band d

agent’s notes

There is a beneficial covenant to the owners of Little massingham manor stating that the external colour of St. mary’s Cottage, adjoining manor Lodge, must be approved by the owners of the manor.

There is a right of access over the small area shaded on the plan to the east of manor Lodge in favour of St. mary’s Cottage.

Fixtures & Fittings

All fixtures and fittings including fitted carpets and curtains are specifically excluded from the sale, but may be available in addition, subject to separate negotiation.

viewings

Strictly by appointment with Savills. If there is any point which is of particular importance to you, we invite you to discuss this with us, especially before you travel to view the property.

iMPortant notice

Savills, their clients and any joint agents give notice that:

They are not authorised to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property either here or elsewhere, either on their own behalf or on behalf of their client or otherwise. They assume no responsibility for any statement that may be made in these particulars. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact.

Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents and Savills have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise.

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