Location

Craymere Farm enjoys a rural location, reached by country lanes through unspoilt countryside. The nearby well served village of Briston is to the north, home to the award winning and highly respected Graves butchers, and two village stores including a Co-op and post office. The village has a popular gastro pub, The Three Horseshoes, primary school and recreation grounds. Neighbouring Melton Constable has a doctors surgery, Co-op and Rutlands butchers.

The picturesque village of Heydon (2 miles), owned by the Estate, is brilliantly preserved and the epitome of an English rural village. With attractive green, overlooked by architecturally distinguished houses, this is a destination village at the end of a no-through road. At the heart of it all is the popular public house ‘The Earle Arms’, a thriving bakery ‘Husk’, renowned tea room, the interiors shop ‘Moochi Modo’ and florist and artisan store ‘The Wallflower and Wallace’. Further offerings within the village include a beauty and wellbeing barn, Pewter gift shop and hairdressers. The estate owners allow access to the park on a permissive basis, working in with the livestock and farming elements of the estate. This allows for visitors and inhabitants to wander freely through the historic park.

The bustling Georgian town of Holt is famous for its boutique shopping including Bakers & Larners, Byfords delicatessen and many independent retailers alongside art galleries, interior shops, antiques and jewellers. The town is fast becoming known for its restaurants too, with Michelin starred ‘Meadowsweet’, and some continental offerings such as the Tapas bar ‘Casa Blancas’ alongside cafes including ‘Two Magpies’ and artisan coffee shops such as ‘Cross Street Union’.
The renowned Gresham’s Preparatory and senior schools are on the edge of the town, with further preparatory education at Beeston Hall School near Sheringham. The beguiling North Norfolk Coast is approximately 8 miles to the north at Blakeney, with the village and coastline an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and deservedly popular with ornithologists and sailing enthusiasts. There are a plethora of restaurants and pubs in the area, seal trips at both Morston and Blakeney and a network of coastal walks through the marshes and beaches.

Description

Surrounded by countryside, Craymere Farm is a wonderful opportunity to acquire a period farmhouse set within 5.5 acres. With no neighbours in sight, and rolling farmland all around, the farm has the rare commodity of complete privacy, as well as peace and quiet given the rural North Norfolk location.

The period farmhouse, likely early 1900’s, of Norfolk red brick and a pantile roof, was extended in the late 1980’s to create a comfortable family home. This addition added a spacious triple aspect sitting room, with sliding glazed doors to the south, and a fireplace, and a first floor principal bedroom with built in wardrobes and an en suite shower room. The original house hosts an impressive open plan dining/living room of 10.2m x 3.5m, with the traditional group of kitchen/breakfast room with Aga, pantry, utility and WC at the back of the house. Alongside the principal bedroom and en suite, the first floor hosts two further double bedrooms, a bedroom/study, and a smaller room suited to storage or an office. These are served by a family bathroom and WC.

The house has been owned by the same family from 1970, with upgrades and extension in 1987. The house would now benefit from updating, and given the setting, and outbuildings in close proximity, there is clearly tremendous potential subject to obtaining the necessary planning consents. The house is not listed.

Gardens and grounds
The gardens and grounds of Craymere Farm are a brilliant asset to the lifestyle the property could provide. From the initial gardens to the house, to the meadowland and outbuildings, there are so many opportunities to create something very special.

The entrance to the farm is to a parking and turning area adjoining the house and garage. The drive then continues to a former yard and to the entrance to the meadows. The gardens to the house are predominantly to the west and south, with an area of lawn to the west set between outbuildings, and further lawns to the south that sweep round to an orchard to the west, and greenhouse.

An arch through beech hedging leads to grassed area, formerly the stable yard, with traditional brick and flint outbuildings providing tack room and a workshop of 7.9m x 4.75m, and a pair of brick built stables opposite. Further outbuildings include the extensive garage measuring 14.6 metres long, and a stand alone three bay cart lodge with enclosed and open fronted storage space. All the outbuildings could be utilised to suit personal requirements, and provide obvious potential.

The majority of the land is a large meadow, of about 4.6 acres, with established grazing land enclosed by mature hedging and oak trees. The land has been used for horses, sheep and hay crops, and is divided into two large fields and one smaller field. At the entrance to the meadow is a dutch barn.