'magnificent' northumberland estate spanning 153 acres on the market for £7. 5m

A rare opportunity to own a Northumberland country estate dating back to 1900 and thought to be among the first houses in the region, if not the nation, to have its own electricity supply,

has launched on the open market with Sanderson Young, priced at £7.5 million. The 'magnificent' Ghyllheugh Estate occupying prime land of 153 acres and 1.5 miles of fishing rights

on the River Coquet, an increasingly popular and productive salmon and trout river, is situated in Longhorsley - just nine miles north of Morpeth, named most desirable place to live by The

Times earlier this year. The fabulous estate offers the stunning seven-bedroom principal residence - Ghyllheugh House - constructed in a substantial Victorian fashion developed over time

from what was originally built as a tower house. The house includes a fantastic open-plan living kitchen, gymnasium, wine cellar and formal drawing room. Additional dwellings sitting within

the estate include two detached houses, a stone built two-bed gardener's cottage with enclosed yard, a gamekeeper's semi detached two-bed cottage, a two-bed courtyard studio annex

and a two-bed clocktower flat. Externally there is also a stable block with five loose boxes, lawned gardens and an outdoor swimming pool with nearby summer house and greenhouse benefitting

from its own boiler and heating system. The Ghyllheugh Millennium Project - the creation of a maze undertaken by the previous owners, best viewed from the roof of the tower, forms a swan and

the figure 2000. The land includes circa 63 acres of woodland, 63 acres of pastureland and a historic lake with planning permission for a boat house dwelling. For more information on this

property, visit the website here. All confidential enquiries to Duncan Young, Chairman of Sanderson Young on 0191 223 3500 or email [email protected].