ONE of the many amazing things about Sylvan Vista is its magical setting – so magical, in fact, that it's not too much of a stretch to imagine Hansel and Gretel skipping out of the woods surrounding it. Instead of a house made out of gingerbread, cake and candy, however, they would find a stunning family home.

Designed and built a number of years ago by the vendors – and hence the only people ever to have occupied it – Sylvan Vista oozes quality and style from every pore.

Entry to the property is via a porch, and from there into the spacious and beautifully-appointed hall with cloakroom. Off of this lie the sitting room, drawing room, formal dining room and the kitchen, through which the remaining rooms on the ground floor are reached.

Both the contemporary sitting room and the more traditionally decorated drawing room (which opens into the hall with double French doors) have feature fireplaces and bay windows, and are light and airy spaces. The formal dining room benefits from a bay window too, offering – like the drawing room – views over the front garden.

A short passage leads from the hall to the bespoke fully integrated kitchen. Its features include a Belfast sink, granite-topped fitted units and a central island providing additional food prep space. Off the kitchen is the utility room, a separate study and breakfast room with access into the large orangery which draws you out into the gardens.

The hub of the home, the spacious timber framed doubled glazed orangery compliments the main house and perfect for relaxing in and informal entertaining, offering magnificent views into the gardens and surrounding woodland.

 

Sylvan vista - lincoln miles

Sylvan vista - lincoln miles

 

With some remodelling the entire kitchen, dining room and breakfasting room could be opened up to provide a more modern contemporary and functional open-plan living space.

Upstairs are a bespoke family bathroom and three well-appointed double bedrooms, one with an en-suite bathroom. Leading from the master bedroom is a storage are area which, if the new owners wanted, could be turned into a spacious fourth bedroom above the double garage block. With planning for Velux windows and a separate staircase for this room, a buyer with vision who's looking for a project, could convert the whole double garage block to a teenager annex or granny flat.

 

Sylvan vista - lincoln miles

Sylvan vista - lincoln miles

 

That certainly isn't where the magic ends at Sylvan Vista. Set in three-quarters of an acre of private grounds, the property enjoys a simply stunning location, with its gardens elevated from a stream which flows by and can be accessed by wooden steps through a small enveloping woodland.

But even that isn't all – Sylvan Vista is set within the boundary and precincts of the original Brancepeth Castle grounds, where the castle still remains and is occupied. You can hardly have better neighbours that that!

 

Sylvan vista - lincoln miles

Sylvan vista - lincoln miles

 

Sylvan Vista is nestled in the highly regarded village of Brancepeth, very close to Durham City, allowing it to enjoy both the convenience of nearby amenities and shops and the solitude and peace of its stunning countryside setting.

Sylvan Vista is on the market at a guide price of £1,1m.

For more information or to arrange a viewing, please contact Lincoln Miles Estate Agents on 0345 2577768.