Harehope Farm, Alnwick, Northumberland

Reception hall | Sitting room | Kitchen/Breakfast room | Principal bedroom with en suite shower room | 1 Further bedroom | Family bathroom | Outbuilding | Off-road parking | Garden | EPC rating D

Eglingham 1.3 miles, A1 7.5 miles, Alnwick town centre 8.7 mile, Alnmouth railway station 12.7 miles, Bamburgh 17.3 miles, Morpeth 28 miles, Newcastle International Airport 43 miles, Newcastle Upon Tyne 44 miles

A delightful conversion of an agricultural building which provides an appealing rural single storey cottage set amidst a farmstead. It is a well-designed and characterful property, with its vaulted ceilings and exposed beam framework which are a showcased and create a light and airy ambience to reception areas. Natural stone flooring in the reception hall with a country cottage charm on entering this enchanting property, with two steps to one side leading up into the kitchen/breakfast room. With a south-westerly aspect, newly upgraded arched French doors in this room allows natural light to flood inside and provides an outlook and direct access to the courtyard garden setting. Fitted with wooden cabinetry and with charming pictorial splashback tiling, the kitchen features a Belfast sink and offers space for dining and a casual seating area. Across the hallway, the sitting room features a log-burning stove set within an impressive stone-built fireplace offering a warming quality to this relaxed setting, which also provides French door access to a garden terrace with spectacular uninterrupted views across an open vista.

Beyond the sitting room and via a step-level change, the bedroom accommodation comprises two rooms, with the principal bedroom benefitting from a modern en suite shower room and double doors to reach the outside. With vintage-inspired fixtures, including a free-standing roll-top tub, the family bathroom is positioned centrally within this enchanting home.

Low-level stone walling forms the front boundary and to the side, a timber five-bar gate opens onto a gravelled driveway which extends to an area for parking. A gravelled pathway is bordered by a length of high-level evergreen hedging and continues from the drive to the entrance portal which is sheltered by a canopied porch with post supports. The inter-connected wrap-around gardens comprise a West facing gravel and paved courtyard which captures the evening sun, an east facing side lawn with rockery central bed and a rear south facing garden mainly laid to grass with post-and-rail fencing to the boundary which allows an uninterrupted views to the adjoining landscape. Two paved terraces adjoin the home offering spots to sit and relax in this idyllic outdoor sanctuary, with an outbuilding providing storage or usage options.

The rural hamlet of Harehope offers a picturesque setting surrounded by the undulating Northumberland landscape. Idyllic walks can be reached via bridle paths from the doorstep across the nearby hills and the Cheviots. The nearby village of Eglingham offers the popular Tankerville Arms inn, a village hall which hosts events and activities, a parish church, a recreation ground and tennis court. Historic Alnwick is within easy reach and provides a wide range of amenities including shops, supermarkets, public houses, restaurants, a hospital, medical and dentist practices, and leisure facilities, as well as being renowned for its mediaeval castle and the Alnwick Gardens. The stunning Northumberland coastline, which has been designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, is within easy reach offering shoreside walks and water sports activities. The A1 trunk road provides access to Berwick to the north and southwards to Newcastle City Centre and Newcastle International Airport, whilst commuters are provided with services from Alnmouth which offer regular links to Edinburgh, Newcastle, York and London. The area offers a good selection of state schooling whilst Newcastle upon Tyne offers a wide range of independent schools for pupils aged 3 to 18 years.