Marwood, Barnard Castle, County Durham

A stone-built double-fronted family home with flexible accommodation arranged over two floors. Flowing from a wooden-floored reception hall and comprising sitting and dining rooms, the former with a front aspect bow window, the latter with exposed wooden flooring and both with woodburning stoves. The kitchen has a range of contemporary wall and base units including a breakfast bar, wooden worktops, full-height glazing incorporating a door to the terrace, and a useful utility room. The ground floor accommodation is completed by a double bedroom with en suite shower room.

On the first floor the property provides a principal bedroom with built-in storage and en suite shower room, three further bedrooms, one with feature fireplace with wood burner, and a family bathroom.

Services: Mains electricity and water, private drainage. Wood pellet heating - commercial RHI scheme. Fibre broadband to be installed late 2024. Cameras/alarm system

The property is approached over a driveway giving access to two car parks. The enclosed front garden is laid to lawn and gravel and features a paved terrace, and a door to the remaining grounds with hardstanding, an indoor arena, three stable blocks with a total of ten loose boxes, an outbuilding with a further six loose boxes, pony stall and stores, all benefitting from LED lighting. Also, a heated tack room and a feed room which benefits from hot water, a hay barn, kennels with 19 stalls with an industrial washing machine and rug drier, a staff cabin and a large storage shed. The lunge pen is approx. 18m diameter. Also, a wash box with a hot water shower and a Drimee Ultra Pro Solarium. The high spec indoor arena, built in 2018 measures 50m x 30m with sliding sides for extra ventilation in summer and an innovative Hi-Lite cladding to allow light and air in, one of the first arenas to have the cladding installed. It has a non-waxed surface supplied by Equestrian Surfaces. The arena also has full LED lighting to a high spec (national sport standard) and emergency lighting installed as well as an effective sprinkler system which can be adapted to adjust the surface between firm and soft depending on requirements. The horse walker is from Premier Horse Walkers and is a six-bay walker with electric pushers installed in July 2021. The owners are currently completing a hacking/canter track around the perimeter of the property.

Marwood sits just beyond the outskirts of Barnard Castle with more extensive facilities available in Bishop Auckland and Darlington. Local A roads give easy access to key regional centres, the A1(M) and motorway network, Darlington station offers services to Edinburgh, Leeds, York and central London.

Schooling
The area offers a good range of state primary and secondary schooling including Teesdale School and Sixth Form, together with independent schools including Barnard Castle, Pear Tree and Durham High School for Girls.