A 230-year-old windmill that has been restored and converted into a family home has been put on the market for almost £2m.

Sutton Windmill, one of the tallest in the country, was built in 1789 and finally closed in 2008.

The building then stood derelict until 2018 when it was bought by Kyle Smart and his partner Lisa Smith.

Great Yarmouth Mercury: Kyle Smart with his sons Ellis and Oscar at the renovated Sutton windmill.Kyle Smart with his sons Ellis and Oscar at the renovated Sutton windmill. (Image: Archant)

Since then, the couple and their two sons have lived in the windmill, restoring the Grade II listed building near Stalham and converting it into a family home and holiday let.

Mr Smart, 31, said: "We're hoping someone else can enjoy it now."

The project, which began with a derelict building, was "a bit of a slog", but it has been good to be part of "modernising" the windmill, he said.

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Great Yarmouth Mercury: The family room in the restored Sutton windmill. The family room in the restored Sutton windmill. (Image: Trett Phillips Residential)

Their sons aged four and ten have loved living there and especially the granary, a 7,000 square foot space. 

The couple landscaped the property and put on a new cap on the windmill.

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Great Yarmouth Mercury: Sutton windmill has been restored while retaining many of its original features such as the timber beams in the ceiling. Sutton windmill has been restored while retaining many of its original features such as the timber beams in the ceiling. (Image: Trett Phillips Residential)

The building, which has retained many of its original features, now boasts a sitting room, play room, home gym, kitchen and six bedrooms.

Attached to the property is a new holiday let with three bedrooms.

Great Yarmouth Mercury: Sutton windmill is the tallest surviving structure of its kind in the UK. Sutton windmill is the tallest surviving structure of its kind in the UK. (Image: Trett Phillips Residential)

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Sutton Windmill was originally built in 1789 with eight floors.

However, after a serious fire in 1861 an extra floor was added to the property.

After ceasing operation in 1940 when a lightning strike put it out of action as a working corn mill the site became a museum in 1975.

Great Yarmouth Mercury: One of the six bedrooms in the restored windmill in Sutton. One of the six bedrooms in the restored windmill in Sutton. (Image: Trett Phillips Residential)

The previous owner closed the museum in 2008, and it was left standing with an uncertain future.

In January 2014, a section of the Weavers Way public footpath running beside the mill was diverted to protect walkers from possible injury due to storm damage on the windmill's sails.

Great Yarmouth Mercury: Sutton Mill, a Grade II listed building, closed in 2008 before being bought in 2018 by Kyle Smart and his partner Lisa Smith. Sutton Mill, a Grade II listed building, closed in 2008 before being bought in 2018 by Kyle Smart and his partner Lisa Smith. (Image: Trett Phillips Residential)

Great Yarmouth Mercury: The open-plan kitchen in the restored windmill in Sutton. The open-plan kitchen in the restored windmill in Sutton. (Image: Trett Phillips Residential)