Norfolk: Only surviving lodge house to Burlingham Hall for sale

East Lodge on South Walsham Road is for sale for £600,000 and is the only surviving lodge house to the now-demolished Burlingham Hall, an early 19th century country house and former seat of the Burroughes family.

Christabell and James Burkin Burroughes lived at the hall for some time, along with their eight children. James died in 1803, leaving Christabell to care for the children, and when her father died four years later, she also inherited the Hoveton Hall estate.

The thatched roof has been recently rethatched and is in a good condition (Image: abbotFox)

Inside, East Lodge is immaculately presented, with welcoming yet cosy reception spaces on the ground floor and loads of character and charm (Image: abbotFox)

She moved there with her younger children shortly afterwards, where she instructed the landscape architect Humphry Repton to construct a new manor house.

Burlingham Hall passed on to Henry, the Burroughes' older son, and remained in the family for some years. In 1919, it was sold to Norfolk County Council, along with several thousands of acres of land.

In 1952, the original house was demolished although some buildings, including the lodge house, still remain on the site.

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Samuel Le Good, partner at abbotFox, says East Lodge is a “truly idyllic home in the most beautiful setting” and approached by a private driveway with wrought-iron gates.

The sitting room is divided by a dual-facing wood-burning stove (Image: abbotFox)

The kitchen is well-fitted and has a large island in the centre (Image: abbotFox)

Over the years, the property has been sympathetically restored and the roof rethatched.

Inside, the accommodation is immaculately presented and arranged over two floors. Although the main living space on the ground floor is open plan, it has the feel of two rooms thanks to its dual facing wood-burning stove.  

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The well-fitted kitchen/breakfast room is farmhouse and rustic in style with all the mod-cons you could need, and there is also an impressive oak-framed garden room, shower room and utility space on the ground floor.

A door from the kitchen leads into an oak-framed garden room, which has lovely views over the surrounding woodland (Image: abbotFox)

There are two bedrooms upstairs (Image: abbotFox)

Upstairs there are two double bedrooms and a large four-piece bathroom.

Outside, the garden is mainly laid to lawn and has well-stocked borders and a sun terrace, as well as views towards Burlingham Woods.

For more information, contact abbotFox.

The property occupies an idyllic location encircled by woodland (Image: abbotFox)

PROPERTY FACTS
South Walsham Road, North Burlingham
Guide price: £600,000
abbotFox, 01603 660000
www.abbotfox.co.uk