Bear's Cottage, Wood Norton, Norfolk

Ground Floor:

Entrance hall/lobby
Entrance hall with tiled floor and open fire place, with doors leading to the open plan living area and utility room.
Open-plan kitchen/dining/sitting area
Modern shaker kitchen units with Belfast sink, Rangemaster range gas cooker, fridge/freezer, dishwasher, microwave, wooden dining table and eight chairs. Sitting area features two sofa's, television with Sky and DVD player. Bi-fold doors opening onto the south-facing dining terrace.
Utility room
Modern units with Belfast sink, separate washing machine and tumble dryer. Boot bench. Door leading to cloakroom/shower room and drawing room/snug.
Shower room
With WC, wash basin and shower.
Bedroom three
With twin beds with head and foot boards (which restricts the length to 6ft), and a feature fireplace.
En-suite bathroom
Bath with mixer tap/hand held shower attachment, WC, was basin and heated towel rail.
Plant room
Ideal for drying and storage.
Drawing room/snug
Cosy dual aspect room with wood burning stove and a feature fireplace, television with DVD player, games and books. A basket of logs is provided (October-April).
Bedroom three and the drawing room/snug are connected via an internal vestibule.

First Floor:

Bedroom one
Dual aspect room with king-size bed and a feature fireplace, wash basin and elevated woodland views from windows.
Bedroom two
Dual aspect room with king-size bed, wash basin and elevated woodland views from windows.
Bedroom four
The size of the twin beds and restricted height in this room make this more comfortable for little ones. However, there is little compromise on comfort. With a window with views to the woods and a further window to the internal landing, ideal when parents want to keep an eye on little ones.
Family bathroom
Featuring a period free-standing bath with claw feet, WC, wash basin and heated towel rail.

Outside:

Games room
At the end of the property is a separate 'games room' barn, complete with table tennis table.
Bear's Cottage sits alone in 200 acres of private woodland in North Norfolk. Although the woods are yours to explore, an inner garden has been created by the owners with a post and rail fence to stop children/dogs wandering too far unsupervised. There is an outside terrace area with garden furniture and a charcoal barbecue (fuel not included).
There is ample off-road parking for cars and a circular turning area in front of the property.

The Woodland
The wonderful private estate woodland surrounding Bears Cottage contains some of the largest and oldest of their species in the country. The woodlands age and diversity gives it a huge array of flora and fauna and guests have access to the whole woodland by foot and bicycle (not provided) and can also explore the 8 miles of tracks that intersect it.

Rare tree species include: Greek Fir, White Fir, Fraser's Fir, Grand Fir, Korean Fir, Causcasian Fir, Noble Fir, Monkey Puzzle or Chile Pine, Atlas Cedar, Cedar of Lebanon, Lawson Cypress, Nootka Cypress, Japanese Cedar, Colorado Spruce, Sitka Spruce, West Himalayan Spruce, Corsican Pine, Monteray Pine, Douglas Fir, Coast or Californian Redwood, Redwood or Wellingtonia, Western Red Cedar, Western Hemlock.

Species of bird at the last count include: Pheasant, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Stock Dove, Wood pigeon, Cuckoo, Barn Owl, Tawny Owl, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Kestrel, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Goldcrest, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit, Marsh Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Blackcap Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Wren, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Spotted Flycatcher, Robin, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Bullfinch, Greenfinch, Siskin.

The woodland is teeming with life from Deer to Frogs, Buzzards to Bees and the owners very much encourage guests and children to explore and discover the wonderful environment around them.

Please note; Groundsmen work all year round on the estate and may be seen working within the woodland during working hours.