House For Sale £800,000
In a quiet, idyllic, rural position close to the cliff village of Fulbeck about 10 miles north of Grantham, a beautifully presented barn conversion sits on about two acres of land providing a country lifestyle where you could be completely self-contained, yet it is less than a 20 minute drive to Grantham where trains to London take approximately one hour making a daily commute perfectly feasible.
“This home is for someone wanting an abundance of space, with the desire to invest in a country lifestyle, and possibly even to become self-sufficient; however, I have comfortably commuted into London for four years with no problem”
“A former cattle barn for the farm next door, it was built around 1800. In the late 80s, the landlady of the village pub bought the land but didn’t develop the barn, selling it on in the late 90s to someone who then converted it into this substantial home. We have been here for the last five years and put our own mark on it”
“About three or four years ago, as a more practical solution, we replaced all the windows with new, bespoke (every window is different), double-glazed uPVC ones, and inserted the huge powder-coated aluminium bi-folding doors where the original barn doors would have been. The garden room, originally part of a crew yard, had become an overgrown orangery with a leaking roof which we turned into a fully functioning room. We found matching reclaimed floor cobbles to complete the floor; it has a stable door into it which allows cooling in summer, whilst there is heating in there for the winter months”
“We recently re-laid the huge expanse of paving along the garden side of the barn which is a perfect terrace area for relaxing and entertaining in summer. The sun comes round from about 11am and stays until 9.30pm as it is west facing”
“There are some interesting quirky historical features to the barn: The snug has the original cobble- lined well in the floor. It would have been for water for the cattle but now could make a striking feature or even be used as a wine well! Pre-wired, it awaits light fittings and a glass top. At present it has a cover matching the floorboards. The timbers supporting the staircase have George VI coins pressed into it, and some of the exposed brick in the snug and near the bi-folding doors show where farm workers have etched their initials in the 50s. In the kitchen, there are brick arches, once mangers, ideal for housing wine racks!”
“Outside, there is a Norman pond at the bottom of the land which fills up with rainwater in winter. It would have been for travellers’ horses to have a drink. And in the copse along the boundary there is a maidenhair tree or ginkgo biloba – also called a living fossil as they were known to have existed 350 million years ago!”
“The wildlife here is phenomenal. Although the perimeter is all rabbit-wired, we still see hedgehogs, muntjacs rearing their young, hares, and birds such as little owls, barn owls, buzzards, red kites, and crows which will keep the kites away from the chickens! We have regular visits from a Great Spotted Woodpecker on the bird feeder outside the kitchen window, which is a real delight”
“There are lovely walks round here with a number of footpaths and bridleways within five minutes of the barn – several people in the area have horses. It’s about a forty-minute walk off roads to the pub in Fulbeck, and just slightly longer to two more pubs in Caythorpe. Failing that, there’s always the bar at the bottom of the garden!”
Bees Barn is in a rural Lincolnshire location not far from the pretty village of Fulbeck which sits on the limestone escarpment running from the River Humber in the north to Grantham about 10 miles south (20 mins). Here, trains on the East Coast mainline take you into London Kings Cross in approximately one hour. It’s only 1.5 miles to the A17 with Sleaford about a 15-minute drive, Boston further towards the east coast, and King’s Lynn and Norfolk beyond. The A1 Great North Road is reached 7 miles away both at Newark to the west and Gonerby Moor south, providing excellent road links.
The centre of Newark-on-Trent with its castle on the river, is less than a 15-minute drive and has a Morrison’s, Asda and Waitrose, and where direct trains also take you to London (fast journey time around 80 mins) as well as Scotland. Lincoln with its castle and magnificent cathedral high on the hill, is a direct route north taking around half an hour.
Fulbeck has a church of St. Nicholas, and a renowned country pub with fine dining, The Hare & Hounds, in former stables to the Manor. There is also a social club, a play park, and a village hall. More facilities are available in the villages of Leadenham and Caythorpe, both just 5 minutes by car, both with primary schools. There is a farm shop, petrol station with Spar shop with a post office in Leadenham, and another Spar store and post office as well as a doctors’ surgery in Caythorpe.
The location is in a good area for education both at primary and secondary level. Five minutes in the car from Bees Barn takes you to villages with Ofsted rated Good primary schools: Caythorpe Primary and Leadenham Church of England Primary.
Grantham, about 10 miles away, has extremely highly regarded state grammar schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted: The King’s School (for boys) and Kesteven and Grantham Girls’ School, so too The Priory Ruskin Academy. Another popular secondary school is Walton Academy rated Good by Ofsted. Sleaford, 6 miles away, has three secondary schools, all of which were also rated Good at their latest Ofsted inspections: Carre’s Grammar School (for boys), Kesteven & Sleaford High School (for girls) and St. George’s Academy (a mixed, non-selective, secondary).
Services: Mains water and electricity; oil fired central heating; lpg gas for hob; Klargester septic tank
Local Authority: South Kesteven District Council
Council Tax Band: C
Epc Rating: D<br /><br />
“This home is for someone wanting an abundance of space, with the desire to invest in a country lifestyle, and possibly even to become self-sufficient; however, I have comfortably commuted into London for four years with no problem”
“A former cattle barn for the farm next door, it was built around 1800. In the late 80s, the landlady of the village pub bought the land but didn’t develop the barn, selling it on in the late 90s to someone who then converted it into this substantial home. We have been here for the last five years and put our own mark on it”
“About three or four years ago, as a more practical solution, we replaced all the windows with new, bespoke (every window is different), double-glazed uPVC ones, and inserted the huge powder-coated aluminium bi-folding doors where the original barn doors would have been. The garden room, originally part of a crew yard, had become an overgrown orangery with a leaking roof which we turned into a fully functioning room. We found matching reclaimed floor cobbles to complete the floor; it has a stable door into it which allows cooling in summer, whilst there is heating in there for the winter months”
“We recently re-laid the huge expanse of paving along the garden side of the barn which is a perfect terrace area for relaxing and entertaining in summer. The sun comes round from about 11am and stays until 9.30pm as it is west facing”
“There are some interesting quirky historical features to the barn: The snug has the original cobble- lined well in the floor. It would have been for water for the cattle but now could make a striking feature or even be used as a wine well! Pre-wired, it awaits light fittings and a glass top. At present it has a cover matching the floorboards. The timbers supporting the staircase have George VI coins pressed into it, and some of the exposed brick in the snug and near the bi-folding doors show where farm workers have etched their initials in the 50s. In the kitchen, there are brick arches, once mangers, ideal for housing wine racks!”
“Outside, there is a Norman pond at the bottom of the land which fills up with rainwater in winter. It would have been for travellers’ horses to have a drink. And in the copse along the boundary there is a maidenhair tree or ginkgo biloba – also called a living fossil as they were known to have existed 350 million years ago!”
“The wildlife here is phenomenal. Although the perimeter is all rabbit-wired, we still see hedgehogs, muntjacs rearing their young, hares, and birds such as little owls, barn owls, buzzards, red kites, and crows which will keep the kites away from the chickens! We have regular visits from a Great Spotted Woodpecker on the bird feeder outside the kitchen window, which is a real delight”
“There are lovely walks round here with a number of footpaths and bridleways within five minutes of the barn – several people in the area have horses. It’s about a forty-minute walk off roads to the pub in Fulbeck, and just slightly longer to two more pubs in Caythorpe. Failing that, there’s always the bar at the bottom of the garden!”
Bees Barn is in a rural Lincolnshire location not far from the pretty village of Fulbeck which sits on the limestone escarpment running from the River Humber in the north to Grantham about 10 miles south (20 mins). Here, trains on the East Coast mainline take you into London Kings Cross in approximately one hour. It’s only 1.5 miles to the A17 with Sleaford about a 15-minute drive, Boston further towards the east coast, and King’s Lynn and Norfolk beyond. The A1 Great North Road is reached 7 miles away both at Newark to the west and Gonerby Moor south, providing excellent road links.
The centre of Newark-on-Trent with its castle on the river, is less than a 15-minute drive and has a Morrison’s, Asda and Waitrose, and where direct trains also take you to London (fast journey time around 80 mins) as well as Scotland. Lincoln with its castle and magnificent cathedral high on the hill, is a direct route north taking around half an hour.
Fulbeck has a church of St. Nicholas, and a renowned country pub with fine dining, The Hare & Hounds, in former stables to the Manor. There is also a social club, a play park, and a village hall. More facilities are available in the villages of Leadenham and Caythorpe, both just 5 minutes by car, both with primary schools. There is a farm shop, petrol station with Spar shop with a post office in Leadenham, and another Spar store and post office as well as a doctors’ surgery in Caythorpe.
The location is in a good area for education both at primary and secondary level. Five minutes in the car from Bees Barn takes you to villages with Ofsted rated Good primary schools: Caythorpe Primary and Leadenham Church of England Primary.
Grantham, about 10 miles away, has extremely highly regarded state grammar schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted: The King’s School (for boys) and Kesteven and Grantham Girls’ School, so too The Priory Ruskin Academy. Another popular secondary school is Walton Academy rated Good by Ofsted. Sleaford, 6 miles away, has three secondary schools, all of which were also rated Good at their latest Ofsted inspections: Carre’s Grammar School (for boys), Kesteven & Sleaford High School (for girls) and St. George’s Academy (a mixed, non-selective, secondary).
Services: Mains water and electricity; oil fired central heating; lpg gas for hob; Klargester septic tank
Local Authority: South Kesteven District Council
Council Tax Band: C
Epc Rating: D<br /><br />
