Location

Situation
The Oaks is located on the edge of the
village of Wretham, a village conveniently
located for quick access to the A11. The
house is situated on the Peddars way,
the historic footpath across Norfolk that
spans 46 miles from Holme-next-theSea on the coast, to Knettishall Heath
to the south, taking in everything from
forestry, to heath, to open countryside.,
and excellent for hacking. The house
has local convenience for everyday
shopping at Thetford and Watton, both
offering a range of facilities, GP surgeries,
supermarkets, public houses, cafes and
schools for all ages. Thetford has a train
station with access to Norwich and
Cambridge, with connecting trains on to
London.

Description

The Oaks, set on the edge of a village
opening out to neighbouring farmland, is
a property that is incredibly diverse with
what lifestyle it can provide. Whilst the
current owners have created their perfect
lifestyle home that appeals, the property
could be easily adapted to fulfil other ideas
and ways of living.
At the heart of it all is the house, set in the
centre of almost one acre of land. Built in
the early 1970s, the house is pleasingly
conventional in layout and functionality.
A welcoming entrance hall leads to all the
main rooms, including a study and dining
room. A lovely sitting room includes a
fireplace with woodburner, leading to a
south facing conservatory with a great view
of the garden, whilst the kitchen/breakfast
room is a spacious, open plan area with
Rayburn, and modern cooker with gas
hobs. This leads out to the garden room, a
brilliant addition to the house with plenty
of glazing and which could be utilised in
many ways to complement the rest of the
house.
There are four double bedrooms, all with
useful built-in wardrobes, off a central
landing. The principal bedroom provides
spacious accomodation and boasts a
balcony, and there are two bathrooms
helpfully on opposite sides of the house
making it a useable layout.

Outbuildings
The property has an excellent range of
outbuildings that provide the scope for
fulfilling many uses. Alongside the house
is a large garage, with electric doors, and
joined to the house by a car port. Opposite
the garage is a further car port, with good
height, and an adjoining store area. At the
bottom of the gardens is an open fronted
barn, used as machinery store and for
livestock, with stock proof gates.
Behind the house is the stable yard.
Purpose built, facing south to west, with
concrete yard, there are two foaling boxes
(oversized stables), six further stables,
feed room, wash room and long store
rooms almost 20m in length. The yard has
everything most equestrians require, and
is usefully positioned as it can be viewed
directly from the kitchen and the balcony of
the principal bedroom.
Within the garden is a studio/office, a
purpose built timber building, with electrics
and insulation. This is the ideal building
to work from home, or could become a
gym, studio or similar. It is surrounded by a
decked terrace.

Gardens and Grounds
The oaks land is a mixture of pleasure
and practicality. Electric gates, set
between metal fencing, open to a
gravelled driveway that seeps up to the
house and garaging, and continues round
to the back of the house and the stable
yard. There is plenty of parking.
The gardens are predominantly to the
south and east of the house. To the
south, adjoining the house is a gravelled
garden, a lovely spot for outside dining,
particularly with the raised beds, and koi
pond beneath a wisteria clad pergola, it’s
a calming space. Lawns wrap round the
house from south to east, where there
is kitchen garden of raised beds, with
gravel paths, box hedging and a useful
potting shed.
Equestrian
The current owners have enjoyed
creating their perfect equestrian setup,
with functionality and convenience. The
heart of it all is the stable yard, tucked
away behind the house, in a south to
west facing position. A concrete yard has
stables in a ‘U’ shape, with foaling boxes,
loose boxes, feed room, tack room and
wash room with solarium. Beyond the
wash room is plenty of storage space
for hay, shavings etc. The layout is well
thought through to make life as easy
as possible. The yard connects to the
manege, which is post and railed with
all-weather surface. At the opposite end
of the property is a horse walker and
machinery barn. Whilst everything is
setup for equestrian, the buildings could
be used in other ways to suit different
buyers, and the likes of the horse walker
and manege can be removed.
The grazing for the property is opposite
the house, and is on an informal
arrangement with a local landowner. The
grazing is about 8 acres, and has been
well maintained for many years, and a
formal arrangement can be discussed.
Further detail on request.