2 bedroom cottage for sale

The Cottage

1 Baileygate Cottages has been beautifully renovated and refurbished with meticulous attention to detail, including a loft extension and employing local craftsmen to preserve the cottage's original features, creating a luxurious two-bedroom home.  This charming Grade II Listed brick and flint end of terraced cottage is located in the heart of the historic village of Castle Acre, with a pretty enclosed cottage garden and easy walking distance to the local amenities.  

The cottage is stylishly presented throughout, with generous living space downstairs, including a cosy sitting room with a wood-burning stove, a well-equipped bespoke built kitchen in the middle and dining area in the garden room at the rear with French doors leading out to the garden.  On the first floor and in the loft, there are two beautiful bedrooms and a bathroom with views of the village.  

The open plan ground floor is filled with natural light, with a wealth of original features, including exposed beams, traditional lime plastered walls, exposed flint walls and clay pamment tiles. The front door opens into the inviting and cosy sitting room and benefits from plenty of light, coming through the window overlooking the front as well as the light streaming through from the back of the house.  The sitting room has an original brick fireplace housing the woodburning stove and plenty of room to curl up on the sofa with a good book.  This leads through to the bespoke handmade fitted kitchen, with a Belfast sink, induction hob, fan assisted pyrolytic (self cleaning) oven and space for a free standing fridge freezer.  The garden room at the back is filled with natural sunlight and perfect for dining, with French doors leading out to the garden.  

The Norfolk winder staircase, features a conservation roof window, bringing in plenty of natural light and leads up to the first floor, with the principal bedroom and the bathroom off the landing.  The principal bedroom, on the first floor, is a pretty shape with a window to the side and front, an original feature fireplace and has plenty of room for a king size bed and additional furniture.  There is a utility cupboard in the bedroom with plumbing for a washer dryer.  The bathroom has a contemporary free standing bath, separate enclosed shower, hand wash basin and loo.  An oak staircase off the landing leads up to the newly converted second floor loft bedroom, with wonderful beams in the eaves, a beautiful exposed flint wall and a large conservation roof window looking down over the village.  

Outside 

To the rear, French doors lead out to a patio with lighting and steps down onto the shingled path, with borders either side full of mature shrubs and plants, leading down the garden to the brick paving at the back with plenty of room for al fresco dining in the warmer months.  There is also a useful storage shed with power and lighting.  

Holiday Let Opportunity

Holiday Let Occupancy: Approx. 24 weeks in 2024.  Net Income £11,760.  

1 Baileygate Cottages is a much loved second home for the current owners and has been a super successful holiday let since 2021.    

The cottage could be available with much of the furniture and fittings (by separate negotiation), please contact the team at Big Skies for more details on what might be left and for more information on holiday letting.

The Location

Castle Acre is a pretty village, steeped in history and is a rare survival of a Norman planned settlement, including a castle, village, parish church and one of the best preserved monastic sites in England; the Priory.  Visitors are spoilt for choice with castle ruins, Castle Acre Priory and the parish church of St James the Great to explore, all within walking distance of the cottage. The cottage abuts The Bailey Gate, an ancient monument overlooking Stocks Green, from where the main part of the village leads. For keen walkers, the Castle Acre circular walk, is a six mile stroll along the picturesque River Nar, through open countryside and woodland, passing Castle Acre Priory, forming part of the Peddars Way.  

Castle Acre has excellent facilities, including The Ostrich Inn, a 16th Century tavern.  Whittles Café, across the green serves homecooked soups, sandwiches and cakes and there is a fish and chip shop.  The Priory is an English Heritage Site with a shop, museum and gardens to explore.  There is also a well equipped village shop (Budgens) and post office, a second hand book shop and a village playground.  

The village is well located for exploring the rest of the North Norfolk coast and nearby Sandringham is just fourteen miles away.   Swaffham is four miles away with a choice of supermarkets including a Waitrose, Tesco and Asda.  

Other Information

Tenure: Freehold

Services: Mains Electricity, Water and Drains

Heating: Electric Central Heating.  Underfloor heating on the ground floor and column radiators upstairs.  

Complete Renovation includes: Replacement of front door and sash windows to front elevation (2021), roof glazing to garden room (2023), loft extension, lime plastering, full re-wiring (incl. hard wired smoke alarms), new central heating system, cast iron radiators on the first floor, new bathroom.  All documentation for building/renovation works will be provided

EPC: Listed Building 

Windows: Wooden windows with double glazing to garden room.  

Council Tax: Kings Lynn and West Norfolk (Currently on Business Rates)

Viewings: Strictly by appointment with Big Skies Estates.  

Agents Note: 1. Whilst these particulars have been prepared in good faith to give a fair description of the property, these do not form any part of any offer or contract nor may they be regarded as statements of representation of fact. 2. Big Skies Estates have not carried out a detailed survey, nor tested the services, appliances and specific fittings. All measurements or distances given are approximate only. 3. Where a property is promoted as suitable for holiday letting, such use is conditional on the legal due diligence to be undertaken by the buyer’s conveyancer to ensure the property can be used for holiday letting. Big Skies Estates does not examine the legal title or any restrictions on the property. 4. No person in the employment of Big Skies Estates has the authority to make or give representation or warranty in respect of this property. Any interested parties must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of any information given