4 bed cottage for sale

Highland Drive, Wark, Hexham NE48

**stone double fronted home**spacious**cellar**steeped in history**two bathrooms**garage & workshop**versatile**4 bedrooms

This attractive double fronted stone-built character house is remarkably spacious. This former public house named 'Highland Drove' (previously called The Drove of Cattle) offers a great amount of space and versatile accommodation with attractive exposed stonework, beams and inglenook fireplaces. The property is steeped in history with it likely dated late-18th or early-19th century, post-1769 and probably c. 1780–1810. There would be the opportunity for further development that could create an additional apartment or two dwellings. The property is offered with no onward chain, as a freehold and with oil central heating. There is under floor heating to the majority of the ground floor with well appointed electrical sockets around the property. There are parts of the property which would benefit from some modernising and refurbishment. Parking is on street on-street and to the front of or in the garage.

The property comprises of a 37ft open plan living room with inglenook fireplaces at both ends of the room, one has a cast iron wood burning stove. There is an impressive modern timber 'focal point' staircase in the centre of the room. This leads to the large dining kitchen with hidden hatch giving access to an attractive stone cellar that would make an ideal wine cellar. This leads into the partially open garage/yard area with timber garage doors, this area also houses the oil tank. Off the garage/yard there is a handy large workshop and separate utility room containing the central heating boiler and utility sink, that could be developed (using the first floor also), into a separate dwelling. To the first floor there is an impressive drawing room with feature fireplace and door leading to a small timber balcony. This room could potentially be utilised as two further bedrooms. There is also a beautiful master bedroom with feature exposed stone walls, vaulted ceiling with quadruple skylight windows and lavish bathroom with ultra modern period themed white suite incorporating free standing freestanding roll top bath. There are three further bedrooms; two large doubles, a smaller bedroom, and modern shower room. Viewing is imperative to appreciate what is on offer.

Wark village provides great amenities including village shop, public houses, sports facilities. Road links are good to the North and South to Bellingham, Scottish Borders, Hexham and Newcastle. Wark is a popular and well thought of Northumbrian village and will make a superb home for the buyer of this wonderful property.

Services Mains electricity, mains drainage and mains water are connected. Oil fired central heating.

Tenure Freehold.

Council tax band: D

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