Bog House, Matfen

An exceptional sandstone country home with complete privacy and elegant family living, set
within 17.06 acres of permanent pasture with two semi-detached cottages, close to Newcastle and Corbridge.

Newcastle upon Tyne 16 miles Newcastle International Airport 11 miles Corbridge 7 miles Carlisle 50 miles

Location - Although situated close to Matfen, Bog House enjoys its own distinct
identity within an exceptionally peaceful and private setting. The
combination of seclusion, extensive grounds and excellent accessibility
makes this a particularly compelling country property.
Matfen is one of Northumberland’s most sought-after villages,
renowned for its character, history and attractive rural setting. Local
amenities include a village shop and tearoom, village hall, parish
church and the recently renovated five-star Matfen Hall Hotel,
offering championship golf courses, a luxury spa, swimming pool and
award-winning dining.
The nearby village of Corbridge (7.5 miles) provides an excellent range
of everyday amenities including a health centre, primary and middle
schools, independent shops, pubs, restaurants, a garage and railway
station. A broader selection of shopping, leisure and educational
facilities can be found in Hexham.
The beautiful Tyne Valley countryside surrounds the property, offering
an abundance of scenic walks, riding and cycling routes, together with
easy access to the North Pennines and Northumberland National
Park. Road connections are excellent via the A69, linking with the A1
and Newcastle upon Tyne, while rail services from Corbridge provide
direct connections to Newcastle and Carlisle.
The area is also well served by a range of highly regarded schools,
including first schools in Stamfordham and Belsay, first and middle
schools in Corbridge, an extensive choice in Hexham and the highly
respected Mowden Hall Preparatory School, all within convenient reach.

Description - Constructed from mellow sandstone, Bog House is an exceptional
country home offering complete privacy and tranquillity, whilst
remaining remarkably well connected to the principal business,
commercial and transport links across the North East. Combining
period character with modern comforts, the property has been
thoughtfully designed to create an elegant yet highly practical family
home.

A welcoming reception hall forms the heart of the house, providing a
natural divide between the principal reception rooms and the bedroom
accommodation. Situated within the oldest part of the property, the
impressive drawing room enjoys far-reaching views across the gardens
and surrounding countryside through its tall, elegant windows. Double
doors open into the adjoining garden room, while a vaulted ceiling
with exposed beams and an ornate fireplace housing a solid fuel stove
creates a wonderfully warm and inviting atmosphere.

Positioned at the western end of the house, the garden room enjoys
a spectacular outlook and is perfectly placed to make the most of the
evening sunshine, providing an ideal space to relax throughout the year.
Opposite the drawing room, the generous kitchen is designed very
much as the social hub of the home. Full-height south-facing windows
and glazed doors fill the room with natural light and open directly onto
the sheltered south-facing courtyard, creating a delightful suntrap in
every season. The kitchen centres around an electric Aga set within
a substantial island and is complemented by an excellent range of
fitted wall and base units together with integrated appliances. At the
opposite end of the room, an open fireplace, generous dining space and
comfortable seating area combine to create a room equally suited to
everyday family life and entertaining.

The dining room is accessed via double doors from the reception hall
and is an elegant, light-filled space overlooking the gardens through an
impressive run of sash windows. A striking feature fireplace provides
an attractive focal point, while a sweeping staircase rises to the
principal bedroom suite with its en-suite bathroom.
The bedroom accommodation is arranged within its own wing of the
house, providing four further bedrooms, each benefiting from en-suite
facilities, with one also enjoying the addition of a dressing room. A
spacious study offers excellent flexibility and could readily serve as an
additional bedroom if required.

Completing the accommodation is a generous laundry/utility room
fitted with a range of base units incorporating a sink, fridge/freezer and
wine fridge. From here there is access to the plant room, which houses
the controls and hot water cylinders for the ground-source heat pump
system. This provides underfloor heating to the principal rooms and
radiator heating to the bedrooms. A door from the utility room leads
directly to the rear porch.

Electric timber entrance gates open onto a sweeping gravel driveway,
which leads to an attractive courtyard framed by beautifully
maintained lawns, mature shrubs and an array of trees, including
ornamental cherry trees. The gardens extend around the house and
enjoy superb far-reaching views across the surrounding countryside.
They include well-stocked flower borders, a productive kitchen
garden with raised beds, a stone-flagged terrace and a sheltered
south-facing courtyard adjoining the kitchen.

A substantial detached triple garage provides excellent parking and
storage, incorporating two electrically operated roller shutter doors
together with two separate store rooms.

East Cottage and West Cottage are a pair of semi-detached, two-bedroom cottages located within the grounds of Bog House. They
have a beautiful southerly aspect with their own gardens as well as
ample parking.

The land surrounds Bog House to create an impressive ring-fenced
holding extending to approximately 17.06 acres. It comprises
permanent pasture divided into two principal grazing fields together
with two woodland spinneys along the western boundary. The land
is currently grazed by a neighbouring farmer under an informal arrangement.