Price changed to £900,000
July 2, 2025
Listed for £995,000
April 1, 2025
An attractive and manageable sized country house with many period features in an accessible location requiring modernisation.
Description
Beautifully situated Grade II* Listed Georgian manor house with two apartments, set in mature gardens and grounds extending to c. 3 acres. Requiring modernisation and improvement but with significant potential.
LOCATION
Newbiggin Hall lies just over 12 miles from the Lake District and under 6 miles from Carlisle providing excellent connectivity to the wider networks via rail and road. The M6 Junction 42 is just under 1 mile away putting Newbiggin Hall in an enviable position both for practical and recreational purposes.
Set within the picturesque Eden Valley, communications are excellent for travel to our region's areas of natural and historic interest such as the beautiful Eden Valley, Hadrian's Wall UNESCO World Heritage Site and Solway towns and beaches. The historic city of Carlisle has an impressive 900 year old Cathedral and prominent castle. A growing café culture enhances a great choice of restaurants, bars and eateries. Of interest the station has many direct services including to London Euston in around 3 hours 20 minutes, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Manchester and airport. The following cities can be reached by car within or around 2 hours - Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester and Liverpool.
APPROXIMATE MILEAGES M6 J42 0.8 | Wetheral Village 3.6 |Carlisle Station Westcoast Mainline 4.2 | Lake District National Park - Caldbeck 12.6, Pooley Bridge Ullswater 21.3, Keswick 30 | Penrith Station Westcoast Mainline 15.7 | Solway Coast AONB - Bowness on Solway 17.5 | North Pennines AONB - Alston 27.5 | Newcastle International Airport 57.3
DESCRIPTION
The Grade II* Listing is testament to this property's historic importance not just within North Cumbria but further afield as referenced by Pevsner and Historic England amongst others. Built in the 14th century by the De Briskau family as a fortified Pele Tower and gentrified in the 1690s, the property has been altered and remodelled over a period of six centuries to its current form. Newbiggin now has a 17th century facade and later Georgian features.
This property has been a beloved family home for 46 years whilst also providing second income stream from the two adjoining apartments. The extent of the accommodation is broad as are the potential opportunities for a new owner to maximise investment, subject to consents. The accommodation is full of character with period features and detail from many centuries.
The principal rooms on the ground floor are set within the imposing walls of the Pele Tower. These include a grand vaulted hall with a Georgian staircase rising through two upper storeys, an impressive dining room featuring a Listed fireplace, and a delightful sitting room that enjoys a dual aspect overlooking the front garden and a small wooded area. The spacious breakfast kitchen is equipped with a two-oven Aga and has direct access to the garden.
The property has evolved over time, offering a range of possibilities for further development. The two apartments, situated across portions of the ground and first floors, can be reintegrated into the main residence if desired. The ground floor apartment is most suited to being a separate space and presents income generating potential as a result.
The property sits within some three acres of landscaped gardens and wooded grounds. A private sweeping driveway and lawn fronts the property providing ample parking. A gateway through an impressive, Grade II listed, sandstone wall dating to the late 15th century, which formed part of a former outbuilding, leads through to another large formal lawned garden. There is a former greenhouse requiring renovation and a wilder wooded area of the garden grounds to the rear.
Grand reception hall | Sitting room | Wonderful dining room | Inner hall | Second stairs to apartment two | Access to wine cellar | Store | Cloaks | Bathroom | Generous study/living room | Farmhouse kitchen with Aga | Inner lobby (access to apartment 1) | Larder | First floor landing | Front double bedroom one | Front double bedroom two with ensuite dressing room and WC | Front double bedroom three with dressing room (access to apartment two) | Bathroom | Second floor half landing | Bathroom | Landing | Attic double bedroom four | Attic double bedroom five | Kitchen diner | Box bedroom | Store | Large private mature grounds circa 3 acres | Sweeping drive off shared private lane | Outbuildings | EPC listed building exemption | Council Tax Band house only - D | Oil heating - recently upgraded boiler.
ACCOMMODATION SUMMARY
APARTMENT ONE Entrance into kitchen | Lounge | Double bedroom with ensuite
APARTMENT TWO First floor landing | Lounge | Breakfast kitchen | Double bedroom | Bathroom
Acreage: 3.82 Acres
Additional Info
TENURE - The freehold of the property is available with vacant possession upon completion.
RIGHTS OF WAY, EASEMENTS & WAYLEAVES - The property is sold subject to, and with the benefit of all existing wayleaves, easements and rights of way, public and private whether specifically mentioned or not.
SERVICES - Mains electricity, mains water and private drainage system.
LOCAL AUTHORITY - Cumberland Council
MINERAL RIGHTS - The mineral rights are reserved to a third party.
DESIGNATIONS - The house is Grade II* Listed and the garden wall is Grade II Listed. UID for main house: 1087720, UID for garden wall: 1335520
COUNCIL TAX - Band D
EPC - Exempt
METHOD OF SALE – Newbiggin Hall is offered for sale by private treaty as a whole, prospective purchasers are encouraged to register their interest with Savills.
VIEWING - Strictly by appointment through the selling agents.
HEALTH AND SAFETY - Given the potential hazards we would ask you to be as vigilant as possible when inspecting for your own personal safety.
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