Morpeth - 6.5 miles, Alnwick 19.5 miles, Newcastle upon Tyne 17 miles, Newcastle airport 16.5 miles

Reception hall | Open-plan living area incorporating a sitting room, dining area and breakfasting kitchen Family room/snug | Utility room | Cloakroom

4 Bedrooms | 3 Bathrooms (1 en suite) including the master bedroom with dressing room

Adjoining single storey annex/office/ studio Courtyard | Garden | Parking

Rivergreen Kennels dates back to the early 1800s and once housed the Morpeth fox hounds. Today the original buildings have been sympathetically transformed into bespoke and highly individual homes. The properties are beautifully finished, insulated to modern standards and immaculately presented, with high-specification materials used throughout.

Both The Stables and Gracious (unit 3-coming soon) are arranged around a private courtyard and each still retains many traditional features. These include sliding timber sash windows, hand-tooled stonework, feature arches, cast guttering and Welsh slate roof tiles. Inside, craftsman-built fireplaces, exposed timber beams, handmade oak staircases and conservation Velux skylights make for stylish living spaces. The property is also fitted with the latest in modern technologies, such as German-engineered underfloor heating, touch-pad digital thermostats to every room and discreetly hidden HDMI CAT-5 cabling.

The generous sitting rooms offer plenty of space to relax and entertain. Each boasts broad-timbered engineered-oak flooring and a bespoke, hand-tooled fireplace, inset with a multi-fuel burner. Individually designed feature fireplaces have also been created for the family rooms which provide a cosy hideaway.

The spacious breakfasting kitchens with their ambient lighting, create a sociable hub for informal dining. Each is fitted with hard-wearing porcelain floor tiles and handmade oak units beneath polished granite worktops. Appliances include a dual-fuel Aga Rangemaster cooker with an extractor above, a built-in Bosch microwave, a wine cooler and an American-style fridge/freezer. Both properties also have a well-appointed utility room and cloakroom.

A mixture of carpets and hard surfacing has been used throughout the property and the double bedrooms are fully carpeted for extra comfort. The designer bathrooms all have porcelain-tiled floors and also make the most of feature wall tiles, Hans Grohe fittings, chrome towel ladders, as well as ambient LED accent lighting, wall-hung sanitary ware, power-fill baths and generous walk-in wet areas.

The Stables also has an adjoining annex which could serve as an office or games room.

Outside

A courtyard garden stands to the front of the property. It is enclosed by a low stone wall with pedestrian gate access - and has a lawned area, herbaceous border and natural stone paving.

A tarmac drive leads to the parking areas at the rear and a larger garden which is given over to lawn and herbaceous borders.

The property comes with the option to purchase extra land.

Situation

Rivergreen Kennels sits on a quiet lane close to Meldon Park, a traditional estate with gardens and 13 miles of walks to enjoy.

The popular market town of Morpeth can be found less than a mile to the east. This thriving centre provides a superb range of shops and supermarkets, eateries, healthcare and leisure facilities, as well as excellent first, middle and high schools. Morpeth also has a mainline train station which offers regular services to Newcastle upon Tyne, Edinburgh and London King’s Cross.

The property’s quiet rural setting provides a great base from which to explore the area’s many attractions, stunning Heritage Coastline and unspoilt countryside.