College Road, Thornton Curtis, DN39

This exceptional opportunity is perfect for a discerning buyer seeking a refurbishment project with land. White Lodge is set on approximately 11.15 acres of magnificent grounds, previously utilised as an outdoor leisure sports centre.

The property includes a one-bedroom attached guest annex, while the main house features three bedrooms and a spacious ground floor.

Step Inside

An entrance porch opens into a spacious reception hall with a staircase leading to the first floor. This hall provides access to two reception rooms, one on each side. The main reception room is a lounge featuring sliding doors that open to the rear; it is centred around a period-styled fireplace. This room has previously been used as a ground-floor bedroom, which involved installing an open-ended false wall to create a walk-in wardrobe by the bay window at the front. This wall can easily be removed to restore the room to its original dimensions.

A door from the lounge opens into a split shower room, designed with an open layout that includes a bath and WC on one side, and a shower and hand wash basin on the other. Another access point from the shower room leads into the kitchen, providing a convenient cloakroom service for the ground floor.

The second reception from the hall is a forward-facing sitting room/dining room with a corner-placed wood burning stove an arch opens in the kitchen. The kitchen is fitted in a range of traditional styled cabinets with a Leisure cooker. There is a small corner desk fitted to one side of the room adjacent is the door to the bathroom and a door opening into the conservatory.

The expansive conservatory features French doors leading to the rear patio and opens to a porch at the back. This space connects seamlessly to a large utility room, which includes a built-in storage area. Previously utilised as part of a business, the utility room offers the potential for transformation into a more extensive kitchen, possibly incorporating the dining room, pending architectural advice.

Step Upstairs

The landing leads to a family shower room and three bedrooms, the principal is dual aspect with a kitchenette and storage cupboard off.

Guest Annex

This compact space is ideal as a guest annex, home office, or studio. The utility door at the front of the house leads to a lean-to on the right, where the oil tank is located. From here, a door opens into a small lobby, with a door to a bedroom with a shower cubicle. The lobby also leads to an open-plan living area with a kitchenette where double doors from the living area open into a garden room featuring brick walls and a polycarbonate roof and side panels.

Step Outside

At the front of the property, there's a spacious brick paved reception parking area and a paved path leading to the main entrances and the annex. The property boasts stunning open views of the adjacent farmland.

To the rear, you'll find a paved patio and an ornamental pond that connects to a larger pond overlooking a generous lawned garden, featuring established landscaped beds and a variety of both small and mature trees. Alongside this garden, pathways lead to a substantial workshop and a polytunnel.

The lawned garden meanders into a path that leads to more parkland-style gardens. Adjacent to the path, there is another lawned area that meets a second pond, showcasing an attractive timber house partially over the water.

Beyond this, the parkland grounds include a third lake with a substantial timber and glass summer house overlooking the pond. Various areas of interest are designed to create spaces where patrons of the former outdoor pursuits business enjoyed their time in this delightful setting. A small woodland completes this idyllic outdoor space.