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Location
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
City: NORWICH
Property Type
House detached
Property Summary
Detached 3 Bedroom Victorian Mill House. This is an angler's dream. The house has an acre of garden including a mature woodland copse of beech, copper beech and oak. It is in a superb tranquil location on the outskirts of the beautiful city of Norwich in the Norfolk village of Old Costessey and yet is only 5 miles from the city centre. It has the benefit of having the beautiful lowland chalk River Wensum running through its garden of manicured lawns and herbaceous borders before tumbling its sparkling white water through the old Mill Race. A famous angling writer was a former owner of this house and specimen roach, dace, chub, pike and barbel have been caught by the current owner in this stretch of the river without moving from the garden! It has been his happy sunny south-facing family home for the past 28 years but it is time to move! The house itself dates back to the 1850s and includes a hall entrance, two reception rooms and three bedrooms, two of which plus a separate landing boast fantastic river views. CONSERVATORY ENTRANCE: Wooden door to the front, glazed conservatory with pitched roof. Door leading to the river terrace - with superb views overlooking the river. Door leading to boiler cupboard. Wooden entrance door to: HALLWAY: Stripped wooden doors leading to sitting room, dining room, kitchen and bathroom, stripped wooden door leading to a cupboard, partly glazed door to the rear and staircase leading to the first floor. DINING ROOM: Bay window to the rear with river and garden views, window to the side, ceiling beams, radiator, stripped wooden doors leading to the kitchen and hallway. SITTING ROOM: Sit in this tranquil room overlooking the garden and flowing river, enjoy the open fire set in a brick built fireplace with built storage area and feature arches, radiator, stripped wooden door to hallway. KITCHEN: Window to the front and side, wooden panelling to the walls, solid fuel AGA inset to chimney breast, range of units, one and a half bowl sink unit, space for appliances, stripped wooden door to hallway. BATHROOM: Sealed unit double glazed windows to the side and front, panelled double bath, W.C, bidet and wash hand basin. LANDING: Light and airy split level landing with wooden sash window to the rear - boasts spectacular views overlooking the gardens and river. Built in bookcase. Stripped wooden door leading to airing cupboard, stripped wooden doors leading to the bedrooms, radiator. MASTER BEDROOM: Window to the rear - overlooking the gardens and river, sealed unit double glazed window to the front, range of wardrobes, radiator. BEDROOM 2: Window to the rear - overlooking the garden and river, radiator, wash hand basin. BEDROOM 3: Window to the front, double wardrobe, radiator, wash hand basin. GARDENS: Pretty snowdrop woodland copse to the side of the property containing a fine copper beech and other mature beech, oak and holly trees and to the front a five bar gate leading to a shingled driveway and turning area. Access to the carport and garage. Range of evergreen shrubs and spring flowers. Pathway leading to the rear garden. The garden is very tranquil with the river flowing in the background. To the side of the rear garden is a raised woodland copse which slopes down to a lawned garden with a mature range of trees and shrubs and spring flowers leading down to the river which flows through the garden. The property has benefits of both river banks and a purpose built boat dock. GARAGE: Brick built detached garage with pitched roof and up and over door. Power and light. CARPORT: Ideal for parking one car. ANGLING INFORMATION: This river stretch is renowned for the capture of giant barbel and a fish caught in these waters in 2008 was a few ounces under the British rod caught record. DIRECTIONS: Proceed out of Norwich on the Drayton Road. When reaching Drayton turn left before the petrol station, proceed over the river bridge and the property can be found on the right hand side. If you would like some historic information and old photos of Costessey Mill go to http://www.norfolkmills.co.uk/Watermills/costessey.html
