Lister Chase, Stable Drive, Eshott, Morpeth, Northumberland

A breath-taking property offering a unique blend of executive and countryside living. Elizabeth Humphreys Homes are delighted to bring to the market this exquisite 5 bedroom detached property located in the highly desirable village of Eshott. This opulent home, with a high specification quality finish including oak flooring through most of the ground floor, offers spacious light and bright contemporary living with elegance and grandeur emanating from every room. In addition, this exclusive home benefits from a large plot including gorgeous country cottage-style garden planting, gravelled driveway parking leading to a double garage, an attractive paved entrance to the front door, superfast broadband, wooden windows and doors, and a superb amount of loft storage.

Furthermore, the property is heated by an air source heat pump fitted in 2019, which the current owner has found very reasonable to run and is beneficial and economic compared to other similar homes. There are several years of quarterly Renewable Heat Incentive payments left to run on the Green Deal Scheme (£430 a quarter) and, for a monthly charge of £75, the property shares water treatment plant with other properties in the village, and is linked to a private water supply from a borehole. This home cleverly encapsulates modern living with a period feel, leaving you in no doubt of the quality and comfort offered.

Eshott is an idyllic village located just off the A1 close to the neighbouring village of Felton which is an historic village full of charm and character. The fabulous Northumberland Arms pub and the renowned Running Fox Café and Bakery are only minutes away and serve some of Northumberland finest produce including artisan breads, pies and cakes. There is also a village shop and post office. A few miles away is the championship golf course at Burgham Park Golf and Leisure Club but if golf isn’t to your taste then there are plenty of stunning walks around the villages as well as areas of the Coquet which are considered a fishery of national importance. Eshott has a unique community spirit with regular village BBQs and bonfires on the village green. There is a variety of footpaths and bridleways that go through the village providing miles of great walking country. Residents also have access to the woods surrounding Eshott Hall, making another great place to walk. The village provides convenient access south to the bustling towns of Morpeth and Newcastle and north to Alnwick and onward to Edinburgh. The East Coast mainline is close by in the village of Alnmouth, which is a short drive away.

Entry is via the front door into this unique home via an internal porch which showcases glorious, coloured floor tiles. A wood and glass door opens to the main hallway, with oak flooring which extends throughout most of the ground floor creating a seamless transition between the different spaces. Stairs ascend to the first floor and various doors lead off, one of which is useful storage beneath the stairs. The hallway also presents access to a beneficial office overlooking the front garden which offers a pleasant view whilst working from home. Another door opens to a ground floor WC which is a superb asset as it negates the need to continually frequent the upstairs facilities. The suite comprises a pedestal wash hand basin with a neutral splashback tile and a close-coupled toilet. Practical and attractive tiling furnishes the floor and a window allows for natural light.

The well-equipped country cottage kitchen-diner is a superb family-friendly space in which you can chat with family and friends and/or supervise homework whilst creating culinary delights. This lovely space is perfectly illuminated by windows overlooking the front and side of the property, as well as by a pair of French doors which open into an orangery and a further set of French doors leading to a family room, all of which capture views over the stunning gardens. The kitchen offers a good number of wall and base units with Farrow & Ball-style Elephant’s Breath-coloured doors with a wood handle complemented by a stylish leather-look cold stone slate coloured work surface and striking bottle green vertical brick-style splashback tiling. The worksurface is particularly beneficial for pastry or pasta making. The kitchen equipment comprises a fully integrated Miele dishwasher, a bowl and a half Franke sink dropped into the work surface, a large AEG induction hob beneath a NEFF chimney-style extractor fan, two Siemens ovens, an under-bench fridge, pullouts and drawer packs. In addition, the breakfast bar area, with a solid wood work surface, fitted wine cooler and further cupboards, offers another place to sit and chat whilst in the kitchen. The dining end of the room comfortably accommodates a large farmhouse table and accompanying chairs.

The utility room leads from the kitchen and provides access via a wood and glass stable door into the rear garden. The space allows for a tall fridge and a tall freezer in addition to pantry-style cupboards, space and plumbing for a washing machine, and space for a tumble dryer. The granite work surface incorporates a stainless-steel sink and a window overlooks the front of the property. A door presents useful access to the double garage which offers further storage.

The Amdega orangery, adjacent to the dining end of the kitchen, is a breath-taking space. With many windows, a tiled floor and French doors opening to the garden, this is the ideal place in which to relax and enjoy the garden views throughout every season. Your eye is also drawn to a unique stone feature of a fragmented wall and arched doorway, to look like that of a church, in addition to an attractive Victorian-style greenhouse behind a lawned area and raised beds including vegetable patches.

The family room is also accessed, via French doors, from the dining space and presents a further beautifully light and bright living area. French doors open to a patio at the rear of the property which is ideal for alfresco dining. All these spaces have been designed to facilitate ease of movement between the different rooms whilst maximising the views of the stunning gardens, making it a wonderful entertaining space.

Incredibly light and bright courtesy of the many windows, the spacious and family-friendly lounge is an inviting room enhanced by the views of the wrap-around gardens. Furthermore, there is a pair of French doors with glass panels to either side which open out to the garden, capturing views of the arched windows within the stone wall feature outside. The room boasts a full wall of built-in shelving which would create a library area if so wished. A modern wood burner, with a soap stone surface that retains the heat for longer, forms an attractive focal point, enticing you to sit before it during those cooler months.

Taking the stairs to the first floor, the good-sized landing, with a conservation Velux window and a further window overlooking the front of the property, opens out to five bedrooms, three bathrooms and a cupboard housing the hot water cylinder.

With windows to three walls capturing garden views and a leafy green vista, the primary bedroom is a gloriously light and bright large double room oozing peace and relaxation. Neutrally decorated, allowing the easy addition of accent colour should you so wish, this lovely room also boasts an ensuite. Also with a conservation Velux for natural light and additional lighting by way of ceiling spotlights within the shaped ceiling, the suite comprises a slimline shower tray with a walk-behind shower screen with a waterfall shower head and a separate shower head within, a close-coupled toilet with a push button behind, a pedestal wash hand basin, and an electric shaver point. A tall white heated towel rail ensures added comfort and the matt white marble-effect tiling completes this boutique hotel bathroom feel perfectly.

The guest suite, which is another spacious double room with ensuite, is quietly located further along the hallway. Dual aspect, with a window to the front and one to the rear, this light and bright room offers a walk-in wardrobe with useful shelving. The ensuite, which has been fully tiled with a slate-look floor tile and a stone-effect wall tile, comprises a double-ended white bath with a shower over behind a glass bi-fold screen, a heritage-style pedestal wash hand basin, a close-coupled toilet with a push button, and a chrome heated towel rail. A conversation Velux allows for natural light and additional lighting is by way of ceiling spotlights.

Bedroom 3 is another good-sized double with two windows, one to the rear and one to the side. The shaped ceiling adds character and charm to this restful room.

Bedroom 4 is further dual aspect double room with a window to the side and one to the front. Again, with a shaped ceiling adding charm, this is another peaceful and calming room.

Bedroom 5, currently used as a cot room, is a double room with a window capturing views to the front.

The family bathroom, with beautifully colourful triangular floor tiles enhanced by the neutral white wall tiles, offers a relaxing bathing experience. With controls usefully located outside the shower, there is a slimline shower tray with a water fall shower head and a separate shower head within behind a glass shower screen, a free-standing double ended white bath with a free-standing tap with a separate shower connection, a modern pedestal wash hand basin and a close coupled toilet with a push button. A ladder chrome heated towel rail ensures added comfort, and a window allows for natural light with further lighting by way of ceiling spotlights.

Externally, the garden is surrounded by an original stone wall. There is plenty of driveway parking. The property boasts magnificent wrap-around gardens which include specimen trees, conifers, flowering plants, and shrubs and borders which are well-stocked with country cottage-style planting. The open countryside forms a wonderful backdrop to this relaxing and serene outside space. A hexagonal summerhouse, with multi-coloured glass windows, at the foot of the rear garden is a further quiet retreat from where you can appreciate the peace and tranquillity and enjoy watching nature unfold before your eyes. This formal, yet countryfied garden, is the perfect place in which to entertain family and friends, enjoying the countless well-placed spaces, surrounded by an abundance of perennial flowering plants and rose bushes, to sit and enjoy the warm summer months.

Important Note:
These particulars, whilst believed to be accurate, are set out as a general guideline and do not constitute any part of an offer or contract. Intending purchasers should not rely on them as statements of representation of fact but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to their accuracy. Please note that we have not tested any apparatus, equipment, fixtures, fittings or services including central heating and so cannot verify they are in working order or fit for their purpose. All measurements are approximate and for guidance only. If there is any point that is of particular importance to you, please contact us and we will try and clarify the position for you.