Architect-Designed Luxury Retreat on 3.5 Private Acres | Other in Necton

Fellows Yard
A private 3.5-acre family retreat in Norfolk, newly renovated in 2025 and designed for slow mornings, long meals, celebrations and memory-making.
Behind the gates, Fellows Yard feels like your own small world: an architect-led renovation of a historic Norfolk home with stylish interiors, generous social spaces and outdoor living genuinely set up for hospitality.
There’s a hot tub, outdoor cinema screen, pizza oven, BBQ, fire-pit, greenhouse for afternoon tea, and plenty of room for children to roam and play. Beyond the house, guests can enjoy a dedicated art room for creative afternoons, a charming Edwardian railway carriage for quiet moments and sunset drinks, and the atmosphere of a flower-farm setting woven through the wider grounds. Add the yurt and quirky converted Mootel milk floats for children, and this becomes much more than a holiday house — it’s a stay with stories built in.
Whether you’re gathering grandparents, children and cousins for a weekend away, celebrating a birthday, or simply escaping everyday life for a few days, Fellows Yard is designed to bring people together without anyone feeling on top of each other.
## Why guests love Fellows Yard
**Private space to switch off**
Set in 3.5 acres of gated grounds, with lawns, hidden corners, flower-filled views and room for children to explore while adults properly unwind.
**Design-led comfort**
Newly renovated in 2025 after a three-year architect-led transformation, the house blends the romance of an 1800s Norfolk home with modern luxury, handcrafted details and a calm, considered finish.
**Made for gathering**
A large sociable kitchen, hard-working scullery, indoor and outdoor dining spaces, and room to cook, celebrate, read, chat and slow down together.
**Outdoor living done properly**
Hot tub, pizza oven, BBQ, fire-pit, decking, ambient lighting and heaters — the kind of setup that turns a normal evening into the bit everyone remembers.
**A stay with genuine personality**
An art room for making and mess, a flower-farm setting that changes with the seasons, an Edwardian railway carriage full of character, a yurt for play and movie nights, and converted Mootel milk floats that children tend to find wildly more exciting than any sensible bedroom.
## The house
Inside, Fellows Yard is warm, stylish and flexible, with heritage character and contemporary ease.
You’ll find:
* Four bedrooms in the main house
* A generous kitchen for cooking and gathering
* A separate scullery with extra oven, sink and second dishwasher
* A library with books, board games and places to retreat
* A children’s playroom
* Inviting spaces to read, eat, talk and unwind
* A piano and Bose speakers for music-filled evenings
The renovation combines original 19th-century details with sustainable modern systems, high-speed Starlink Wi-Fi and thoughtful family-friendly touches throughout.
## Special spaces that make Fellows Yard different
**The art room**
A dedicated creative space for drawing, making, craft sessions and rainy-day imagination. Perfect for children, but equally appealing for adults who like a slower, more hands-on kind of escape.
**The flower-farm setting**
Fellows Yard sits within a flower-farm landscape that brings colour, texture and seasonality to the wider experience. Depending on the time of year, guests can enjoy spring bulbs, summer blooms, autumn orchard atmosphere and winter structure across the grounds.
**The Edwardian railway carriage**
A charming carriage that adds a real sense of place and originality — ideal for a quiet coffee, a sunset drink, a moment away from the main group, or occasional overflow use by arrangement.
**The yurt**
A flexible extra space for play, craft sessions, celebrations, impromptu cinema or big family sleepovers by arrangement.
## Outside
The outside spaces are a big part of what makes Fellows Yard special.
**Hot tub and mini-pub**
For post-beach evenings, birthday toasts or late-night chats under the stars.
**Pizza oven and outdoor entertaining area**
A covered setup for easy family suppers, relaxed hosting and low-stakes pizza competitions.
**BBQ and fire-pit**
Perfect for long summer evenings and cooler-night gatherings.
**Greenhouse with sofa**
A lovely spot for afternoon tea, rainy-day reading or a slower start to the day.
**Decking, heaters and ambient lighting**
Made for evenings that stretch on a little longer than planned.
**3.5 private acres**
Lawns, corners to explore, outdoor seating and room for children to roam while adults enjoy the peace, the planting and the sense of being properly away.
For families
Fellows Yard was designed with real family life in mind, not just photo-friendly furniture.
Available on request or noted in the listing:
* Baby bath
* Baby monitor
* Changing table
* High chair
* Cot
* Children’s books and toys
* Playroom
* Large outdoor space for running around
It works especially well for multi-generational stays, sibling families holidaying together, and special weekends where you want everyone in one place without losing the feeling of space.
Practical comforts
Guests also have access to:
* Underfloor heating in key ground-floor living spaces
* Bed linen, extra pillows and blankets
* Shampoo, conditioner, body soap and shower gel
* Washing machine, drying rack and iron
* Coffee maker, toaster, kettle and cooking basics
* Starlink Wi-Fi
* Dedicated workspace
* TV and Bose Bluetooth audio
* Free on-site parking
* EV charging
## Location
Fellows Yard makes an excellent base for exploring Norfolk.
Within easy reach are:
* Sandringham
* Wells-next-the-Sea and Holkham
* Blakeney for seal trips and crabbing
* Cromer, Sheringham and Hunstanton
* Holt and Burnham Market
* The Norfolk Broads
It’s the kind of setting that gives you countryside, coast, space and experiences that feel personal rather than generic.
## Guest access
Guests have exclusive use of the house and the 3.5-acre gated grounds.
You’ll have access to:
* The main house
* Both kitchens and the scullery
* Library and playroom
* Hot tub
* Pizza area and BBQ
* Decking and garden areas
* Greenhouse
* Yurt
* Edwardian railway carriage
* Art room
Free on-site parking and EV charging are included.
Starlink Wi-Fi runs throughout.
A small number of plant rooms and storage areas remain locked for maintenance and safety.
Good to know
Fellows Yard is a real family home as well as a carefully designed guest stay. It is best suited to guests who will enjoy the space fully and treat it with care.
Because the property includes a hot tub, pizza oven, BBQ, fire-pit, indoor fireplace and wide grounds, children should be supervised and only adults should use heat, flame and electrical equipment.
Before booking, we may ask for a brief message exchange about your group, sleeping arrangements.
Fellows Yard is where heritage, design, creativity and a flower-farm sense of place come together — a private Norfolk escape made for reconnecting, celebrating and slowing the pace for a while.

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