- Exciting refurbishment opportunity +
- Detached barn conversion +
- Superb established plot of 1.11 acres +
- Large range of outbuildings +
- 5 bedrooms +
- Parking for several cars +
- Partly walled garden +
- Paddock +
- Rural setting +
- Convenient for A11 +
A superb refurbishment opportunity consisting of a detached brick and flint barn conversion in a convenient rural setting with 1.11 acres and a range of outbuildings. It provides an exciting prospect for those seeking to live their own version of 'the good life'.
Property - The property is a rare and exciting prospect for those looking for a refurbishment opportunity and living 'off the grid'. Superbly positioned within it's 1.11 acre plot the property consists of a brick and flint former cow barn which has been extended and also includes a lower ground floor. With a walled area to the front and a paddock to the front of that, the property has a feeling of rural France.
The front door opens into a triple aspect garden room with exposed flint wall to one side. Double doors lead into the spacious kitchen/breakfast room with, pantry and solid fuel range that supplies the central heating. There is a sitting room to the rear with open fire and French doors to the patio. There are four bedrooms at one end of the property plus a bathroom. Stairs lead down from the inner hall to the lower ground floor which is currently open plan living space with a wood burner. Off the kitchen is a spacious utility room with door to the rear porch and access to the fifth bedroom with ensuite shower room.
There is a substantial range of outbuildings all needing work. They include a superb former glass house and a range of barns and sheds. There is a substantial single storey barn that has been converted and could be used for a variety of purposes. The grounds are a delightful feature and once restored will provide a superb setting for the property. There is a large patio immediately to the rear plus lawn areas with an array of shrubs and trees including orchard. The whole plot is bordered by mature hedging.
Location - Bridgham is a small and peaceful village not far from the beautiful Thetford Forest, a mere ten-minute walk away across the river. The larger village of East Harling is a couple of miles distant with GP surgery and dentist, butcher's, a village shop and post office and two pubs. Thetford with it's supermarket, cinema and well known grammar school is a 12-minute drive while Bury St Edmund's, Cambridge and Norwich can all be reached in a little over half an hour. The market town of Diss, provides a further range of facilities together with a mainline rail link to London Liverpool Street. Thetford Forest and the River Thet are a five minute walk from the house.