The Old Chapel, Mill Road, Kirby Cane, Bungay, NR35

Originally built in 1846 as a Methodist Chapel for the local community, the building was subsequently extended in the same architectural style to house the local school.

Today, after undergoing a stunning conversion, the property makes for a beautiful family home steeped in history. You enter via the Porch which still retains the coat hooks which would have been used by the school children.

The initial reception space is stunning, 32' in length with double doors and twin windows overlooking the garden. To one end there is a raised section giving the dining table prominence in the room, this part of the property has full height ceilings adding to the sense of occasion. To the other end of the room is a cosy area for sofas focused on a log burner.

The internal hall leads to a utility room and shower room with further double doors opening into the main reception space. This is a 36' long T-shaped area with a beautiful shaker style kitchen finished in a pastel blue to one side, a large island has an inset range cooker and offers an area for seating for entertaining. To the other end of the room, you get to enjoy the full height ceilings again, along with double aspect windows and a second log burner. At the far end is set a further bedroom, or this could be an excellent study or snug in what would have been the chapel's main entrance.

The first floor has a very attractive landing, with a staircase climbing up past a large arch top window with a bull's eye window making a focal point of the gable peak above. A characterful inner hallway leads to bedroom four, a well-appointed and sizable bathroom featuring wainscotting to the walls and a roll-top bath along with the second bedroom, which is set into the gable.

The master bedroom has a large en-suite bathroom, a long window to one side and further light from a Velux window with exposed timber beams running above the bed.

Outside, there is a driveway which provides plenty of parking accessed by a private road with full-height twin gates. The garden has been beautifully planted and landscaped, with a patio set down into an area reputed to be the original baptism pool.

The grounds are well stocked with a wide variety of perennials and shrubs mixed with areas of lawn. To one side, is a patio adjoining a summer house which also has two garden storerooms to either side. Laying on the Southside of the property the garden catches the sun all afternoon and into the evening. Mixing modern living spaces with character features means that this property offers the best of both worlds.

Kirby Cane is a small hamlet set equidistant between Bungay, Beccles and Loddon and around a half hour drive from the County City of Norwich. It has a lovely local community and there is a bar/restaurant and a local village shop within easy walking distance along with a primary school and playing fields towards Ellingham.

For dog walkers Broome Common offers some pretty walks around the lakes. Access to the picturesque Norfolk Broads is possible at the three aforementioned Georgian Market Towns which each offer a variety of independent local shops, cafes and restaurants.

For the lovers of the coast, it is easy to reach the stunning North Norfolk coast with its various reserves and open golden beaches, and traveling East you can access Suffolk's Heritage Coast which offers beautiful day trip destinations at the likes of Southwold, Dunwich and Thorpeness.

Supermarkets are available at Bungay, and Beccles has a Morrisons, Tescos and a Liddle for choices for the weekly shop. Norwich offers a wealth of entertainment with cinemas, bars and a theatre and also offers mainline train services to London Liverpool Street. By car, you have easy access either to the A11 or A12 leading out of the county.