A period home close to the centre of Wroxham has come on the market for £1.5m.

St Margarets House is available through selling agent Sowerbys, which describes the property as a “substantial and elegant home in the heart of the Norfolk Broads.” 

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The ground floor accommodation consists of a sitting room, dining room, garden room, a kitchen with larder, breakfast room, utility and cloakroom.

Eastern Daily Press: The sitting room has a feature fireplaceThe sitting room has a feature fireplace (Image: Sowerbys)

Eastern Daily Press: The dining room is large, and a great place to host dinner parties and social gatheringsThe dining room is large, and a great place to host dinner parties and social gatherings (Image: Sowerbys)

The elegant sitting room has a feature fireplace with wood burning stove and a bay window.

The dining room is generous in size, perfect for entertaining guests at dinner parties or social gatherings.

Eastern Daily Press: The kitchen offers plenty of countertop space for those who love to cookThe kitchen offers plenty of countertop space for those who love to cook (Image: Sowerbys)

Eastern Daily Press: Enjoy casual dining in the breakfast room, with sliding doors out to the gardenEnjoy casual dining in the breakfast room, with sliding doors out to the garden (Image: Sowerbys)

The kitchen is also a sociable space, with plenty of units and a large island unit offering plenty of space for those who love to cook, plus there's a larder for additional food storage.

A breakfast room can be found just off from the kitchen, and features sliding doors that open straight onto the garden.

Eastern Daily Press: The garden room sees plenty of natural lightThe garden room sees plenty of natural light (Image: Sowerbys)

The ground floor is completed by a garden room that is ideal for relaxing and taking in views of the garden, as well as a utility and cloakroom with WC and wash basin.

Heading up the grand staircase, there are five bedrooms and a main bathroom on the first floor.

Eastern Daily Press: The master bedroom has a balcony and a separate dressing roomThe master bedroom has a balcony and a separate dressing room (Image: Sowerbys)

Eastern Daily Press: The master bedroom also has a large en suite, with his and her's sinks and a bathThe master bedroom also has a large en suite, with his and her's sinks and a bath (Image: Sowerbys)

Eastern Daily Press: One of the other bedrooms in St Margarets HouseOne of the other bedrooms in St Margarets House (Image: Sowerbys)

The principal bedroom has a brick balcony overlooking the garden and built-in wardrobes, as well as a modern en-suite bath and shower room and a separate dressing room.

The four other bedrooms on this floor are spacious, one has an en suite while the rest share the main bathroom.

On the second floor there is a further bedroom, which has served as a home office, but has the versatility to be used for a wide range of purposes.

Eastern Daily Press: The bedroom on the second floor is currently used as a home officeThe bedroom on the second floor is currently used as a home office (Image: Sowerbys)

Eastern Daily Press: St Margarets House has a self contained three-bedroom annexeSt Margarets House has a self contained three-bedroom annexe (Image: Sowerbys)

Eastern Daily Press: The annexe comes with a sitting room, kitchenette and shower roomThe annexe comes with a sitting room, kitchenette and shower room (Image: Sowerbys)

In the west wing of the main house, is a self-contained, three-bedroom annexe with an open-plan sitting room/kitchenette and a shower room - perfect for family or friends staying over.

Eastern Daily Press: The home is approached by a gravel drivewayThe home is approached by a gravel driveway (Image: Sowerbys)

St Margarets House is approached between two grand gate pillars along a gravelled driveway, which offers ample off-road parking and leads to the detached double garage.

The grounds are well-established, with large sweeping lawns and a wide range of specimen trees surrounding the property.

Eastern Daily Press: The gardens are expansive, with a large lawn, specimen trees and a kitchen gardenThe gardens are expansive, with a large lawn, specimen trees and a kitchen garden (Image: Sowerbys)

Eastern Daily Press: There is a swimming pool with terrace area, perfect for summer relaxing and entertainingThere is a swimming pool with terrace area, perfect for summer relaxing and entertaining (Image: Sowerbys)

A meandering pathway leads through the garden, and there is a heated swimming pool and paved terrace.

Beyond the pool is a kitchen garden and the southern boundary is a bank of well-established trees, plus there's a woodland walk within the approximate grounds of 1.3 acres.

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Finally, along with the home, there is a mooring available in Coltishall and a boat you can buy via separate negotiation.

Wroxham is a gem in the Norfolk countryside, offering plenty of amenities including leisure and retail.

Wroxham is a short commute from Norwich, where a train service connects to London Liverpool Street station.

For more information, please contact Sowerbys.

PROPERTY FACTS
St Margarets House, Wroxham
Price: £1,500,000
Sowerbys, 01603 761441
sowerbys.com