Morwick Hall was built in the early 1700s of ballast brick and was extended in the late Georgian era to enlarge the house. The Hall combines unrivalled privacy and enviable accessibility.
It is accessed via stone entrance gate piers which lead to the recently resurfaced driveway. The driveway sweeps round the southern perimeter of the grounds and park providing a glimpse of the property at its best. The driveway culminates at a gravel turning and parking area with access direct to the front door. The courtyard access to the house is used most frequently by the family and friends.
The free flowing ground floor rooms include the reception hall, drawing room, dining room, library, morning room, family kitchen. The music room is conveniently off the half landing and there are various useful stores and a first floor games room adjoining the rear of the property.
Built in the late 18th century, the peaceful south facing library features an impressive fireplace and seated bay window. This flows in to a stylish dining room which looks out across the parkland. Over 20 long this is the ideal entertaining space.
The drawing room and morning room adjoin one another and afford the owners charming and manageable space. The drawing room has a classic Georgian marble fireplace, excellent views and the morning room features a Victorian wooden fire surround and French doors leading to the walled garden. The 20 kitchen/breakfast room is at the heart of the property.
It is a characterful room with the old meat hooks still in the high ceiling, a 4 oven AGA, ceiling mounted clothes drier and a dumbwaiter. A door leads directly to the walled garden on the eastern elevation.
The basement provides excellent useable space which compliments the property brilliantly and incorporates traditional wine cellars and general stores.
The first floor includes master suite with dressing room and en-suite offering views across the walled garden and parkland.
Further family and guest accommodation totaling 6 bedrooms, family bathroom and wet room complete the upper floors which are arranged off the galleried landing.
History
Morwick Hall is a beautiful Grade II listed Georgian house. Built in the 1700s by the Grey family of Howick, Morwick Hall has undergone significant extension most notably in the late 18th and early 19th century prior to the death of John Grey. The property left the Grey family in the 1850s when it was acquired by the former High Sheriff of Northumberland, William Linskill.
The property was purchased by the current owners in 1991 who have carried out a sympathetic schedule of refurbishment works which has brought the property to its current standard.
Morwick Hall is superbly located in a private position yet with easy access to amenities, facilities and the nearby Northumbrian Heritage Coastline.
Warkworth, the closest village, caters for everyday needs with a range of shops, public houses, restaurants and a post office.
The location allows easy access to the many fine beaches along the Heritage Coast, Druridge Bay Country Park as well as many of Northumberland castles (Warkworth Castle being approximately 3 miles) and the Northumberland National Parks.
The coastal town of Amble (3 miles) and the historic market towns of Alnwick (9 miles) and Morpeth (13 miles) offer a good range of local shops, schools and other amenities.
The A1 trunk road provides easy access to both Newcastle and Edinburgh. Inter-city rail services are available at Alnmouth (6 miles), offering direct services to Edinburgh to the north and London Kings Cross to the south. Newcastle Airport is about 30 miles.
Links golf courses at Foxton and Alnmouth and fishing opportunities on the renowned River Tweed and River Coquet; and sea fishing abound.
A charming cobbled, gravelled courtyard is used daily by the family and provides additional privacy to the Hall. With space for parking, the outbuildings have been carefully preserved.
A Grade II Listed stable block completes the courtyard. Currently used as stabling, loose boxes and a hayloft, the buildings offer potential for conversion, subject to the necessary consents.
The gardens offer a wealth of variety with the magnificent walled garden including a lily pond, formal south facing lawns, Ha Ha and parkland outreaching the boundaries.
In all there are about 12.85 acres which is made up of some woodland, the park, a further paddock and the extensive landscaped gardens. Woodland along the eastern perimeter makes this the ideal space for an intensely private family.
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