Howden Close, Corbridge, Northumberland

Located in the much sought after village of Corbridge, is this truly magnificent and very special, unique home that is a rarity to the market in the North East of England. This fine country residence could provide three individual dwellings, two of which are now combined as one and are known as Howden Close which is a stunning beautiful family home.

Positioned behind a discreet yet impressive entrance, with large electric gates set back with stone pillars, a majestic tree lined avenue and driveway leads up to the individual panelled wooden gates of Howden Close and its cottage.

Leading through the wooden panelled gates access is given to an open courtyard and driveway, which accommodates many vehicles then leads around the side and rear of the house to a stone triple car garage, which has a glazed porch connecting into the cottage, with access to the front and rear for individual privacy, as well as linking behind the garage to a games room and snooker room.

Howden Close is accessed via a superb pillared portico which leads up to the extra wide and large panelled door and into the beautiful hallway and anteroom to the reception areas. The reception hallway has a fabulous marble fireplace and bay window overlooking the gardens. 

The hallway then connects to a further inner reception hallway with the main staircase, beneath which there is access into the cellars for general storage and wine. The drawing room is to the front and side of the house with a central fireplace and stunning window views, as well as a door to the outside terrace. 

The family snug is to the opposite side of the hallway, and this leads on to the elegant dining room, which is a spacious room with a beautiful fireplace and vaulted ceiling. 

Beyond this there is a utility room and laundry, as well as a cloakroom and a separate WC. 

Close to the dining room there is a butler’s pantry and storage areas, as well as a second staircase leading to the accommodation above.

There is a super spacious kitchen/dining/family room which benefits from great natural light from its southern elevation and the lantern window above. The kitchen includes a fabulous large island with marble worktops, a 6 oven AGA and cooking range, as well as top of the range built in appliances. 

The dining and family room have three sets of bi-folding doors which open onto the south-facing terrace for outdoor dining and sitting. There are electronic veranda canopies for shade as required. 

From the main hallway, the elegant staircase leads up to the master suite and four double bedrooms. The master suite is entered through double doors into the large bedroom with an impressive vaulted ceiling. The adjoining dressing room is fully fitted with bespoke wardrobes and a dressing table, this connects to the master bathroom which includes a sauna and steam shower. 

Three of the other bedrooms have their own individual dressing rooms and bathrooms, whilst the fourth bedroom has access to a family bathroom. All the bedrooms have outstanding views over the gardens. 

Howden Close is surrounded by circa 4 acres of carefully manicured and landscaped grounds, offering great privacy and seclusion with the tall hedge boundaries, close-boarded fencing to the front, as well as wrought iron gates and railings to the entrance. 

The grounds include formal parterre and box hedging to the foreground of the house, with attractive pathways and walkways leading around water features and onto the terraces, as well as to the further timber constructed oval shaped summerhouse with its beautiful sitting area.
To the eastern boundary of the house, there is a greenhouse, vegetable garden and all-weather tennis court.  

There is a separate formal driveway which leads around the south and east, wrapping around the formal grounds and paddock gardens set out to the front, as well as the all-weather tennis court.

Connected to Howden Close is Howden Cottage, which is accessed via its own private driveway with a detached double garage and ample parking. 
Howden Cottage is a large property and separately rated in respect of council tax. 

The ground floor accommodation includes a cloakroom, two WCs, two utility rooms and storage areas, a well-equipped kitchen, dining/family room and a large office/living room. 

The two staircases lead to the first floor, where there are four double bedrooms, one of which has ensuite facilities and two share a Jack & Jill bathroom whilst the remaining bedroom has access to a family bathroom. The bathrooms are all fitted to the highest of standards. 

The whole of this cottage offers great accommodation and is ideally structured to be separated from the main house if required.
 Hexham 3.4 miles, Newcastle International Airport 12 miles, Newcastle City Centre 16 miles, Carlisle 38 miles (all distances are approximate)