House For Sale £1,850,000
This stunning Grade II Listed country home is situated on the outskirts of one of Suffolk's finest villages within walking distance of Ickworth Park. The property offers approximately 5,000 sq ft of living accommodation finished to an exceptional standard blending period features with bespoke modern finishes and sits within 2.2 acres of landscaped gardens incorporating a range of outbuildings including various offices, a large barn, games room and garaging. In all about 2.2 acres.
Entrance into;
principal hallway: A welcoming hallway featuring exposed timbers, high ceilings, wood panelling and stone flooring providing access to the principal rooms of the ground floor as well as stairs raising to the first floor. Door to:
Drawing room: An elegant room with high ceilings, wood flooring and a substantial inglenook fireplace with Oak bressumer over and fitted with a multi fuel log burner. The room is complete with internal floor to ceiling sash window looking through to the kitchen/breakfast room and French doors leading to the front terrace.
Kitchen/breakfast room: The hub of the home, beautifully fitted with a bespoke range of units by Suffolk Handmade Kitchens finished with Quartz worktops and incorporating extensive storage with bespoke pantry cupboards and oversized pan drawers. High quality appliances include a Lacanche range with gas burners and simmer plate, integrated dishwasher and American fridge/freezer whilst the large central island features a breakfast bar with adjacent French doors opening to the garden. Open plan through to the:
Orangery: A stunning recent addition to the property creating a light and airy living/dining room with classic cast iron radiators, bi-fold doors fully opening to the terrace and French doors leading to the hallway.
Sitting room: With quadruple aspect windows to front, rear and both sides overlooking the attractive and well established gardens and courtyards. The sitting room again centres around an inglenook fireplace with a substantial oak bressumer over finished in a traditional Suffolk redbrick with Woodwarm log burning stove and the tastefully retained bread oven with cast iron door. Secondary stair case to first floor guest wing.
West hall: With external personnel door and door to;
dining room: A charming room with bay fronted windows leading to the sweeping gravel driveway, limestone fireplace and inbuilt drinks cabinet.
Butler’s pantry: Recently refitted with a range of matching wall and base units under oak worktops, dual inset butler sink with mixer tap over, oak shelving and window to front aspect.
East hall: With stone flooring, hanging space, personnel door leading to the side entrance and door through to;
study: With sash window to side aspect, Victorian fireplace, ample shelving and additional storage.
Boot room: Providing ample hanging space and additional storage, in turn leading to:
Utility: Centred around another red brick fireplace providing additional storage for white goods, a butler sink inset with mixer tap over finished with matching wall and base units. Door to garage.
Cloakroom: Tastefully fitted with a white suite comprising of WC, wash basin, frosted window to rear.
First Floor
landing: With sash stained glass window to rear aspect. There are 4 bedrooms currently designed as 2 luxurious suites as follows:
Bedroom 1: A lovely light room with bay sash window overlooking the front garden and fitted storage.
Dressing room/bedroom 3: Another double room situated toward the end of the corridor currently used as a dressing room with sash window to the front aspect.
Bathroom: Recently updated with luxurious fittings comprising a WC, free standing rolled top bath with chrome shower attachment over, large walk in shower, Neptune double sink dresser and heated towel rail.
Bedroom 2: An impressive room featuring a sash window to the front aspect and dressing area with large walk in wardrobe. En suite: Comprising of a fitted Heritage suite with Gibbons classic WC, wash basin, rolled top bath set on claw and ball feet, shower attachment over and a large walk in shower.
Dressing room: With extensive fitted storage and sash window to side aspect.
WC: Tastefully fitted with a white suite comprising WC and wash basin.
Second Floor
landing: With sash window to rear;
bedroom 4: A double room with sash window to front aspect. En suite: Comprising a WC, wash basin, shower cubicle and chrome heated towel rail.
Bedroom 5: Currently used as a sewing room this substantial double room is again finished with sash window to front aspect and fitted storage.
Bedroom 6: Another double room with sash window to front aspect with fitted storage.
Shower room: Fitted with a white suite comprising a WC, wash basin and shower cubicle.
First Floor Guest Wing
bedroom 7: A charming double room with window to side aspect.
Bedroom 8: A delightful double room with window to side aspect with fitted storage and door to dressing room/bedroom 9 with window to rear aspect.
Shower room: Fitted with a white suite comprising WC, wash basin, sliding door to shower, finished with chrome heated towel rail and window to side aspect.
Outside The property is situated along a quiet country lane approached by electric gates opening onto the sweeping gravel driveway in turn leading to an extensive private parking area to the rear and the outbuildings. The gardens are a wonderful asset having been carefully designed and landscaped creating a parkland setting with large expanses of lawn surrounded by a wide variety of mature trees and shrubs. To the rear of the property is a Mediterranean garden with paved dining terraces flanked by box and lavender lined beds and borders leading to a sunken seating area and covered gazebo creating an idyllic entertaining area. The lawn leads to a large pond partly enclosed by the historic boundary wall whilst to the western side is another extensive paved terrace, a summer house and kitchen garden backing onto adjacent paddocks.
In all about 2.2 acres. The extensive range of outbuildings offer a great deal of potential sitting alongside the principal house as follows:
Barn: A substantial unconverted timber barn capable of fulfilling a number of uses with vaulted ceilings and exposed beams. The main barn measures 47 x 19 with double doors to the front and a personal door and windows to the rear. Stairs lead to a first floor office. A separate access leads to 2 ground floor offices with kitchenette and shower room offering the potential to create a self-contained annexe (subject to the necessary consents).
A separate detached barn comprises a double cartlodge and games room with a door leading through the gym with personal door to the front and window to the side.
Garages: Adjoining the property are two single garages with light and power connected.
Summer house: Found toward the eastern most point of the garden capturing the evening sun is a purpose built Summer House.
Services: lpg Gas Tank sunken underground to the front gardens. Main water and electricity are connected. Private drainage. Note: None of these services have been tested by the agent.
Local authority: West Suffolk District Council.
Viewing: Strictly by prior appointment only through David Burr Bury St Edmunds office .
We value the safety of our clients and employees, please take a moment to review our health and safety guidelines for appointments and visiting offices
Entrance into;
principal hallway: A welcoming hallway featuring exposed timbers, high ceilings, wood panelling and stone flooring providing access to the principal rooms of the ground floor as well as stairs raising to the first floor. Door to:
Drawing room: An elegant room with high ceilings, wood flooring and a substantial inglenook fireplace with Oak bressumer over and fitted with a multi fuel log burner. The room is complete with internal floor to ceiling sash window looking through to the kitchen/breakfast room and French doors leading to the front terrace.
Kitchen/breakfast room: The hub of the home, beautifully fitted with a bespoke range of units by Suffolk Handmade Kitchens finished with Quartz worktops and incorporating extensive storage with bespoke pantry cupboards and oversized pan drawers. High quality appliances include a Lacanche range with gas burners and simmer plate, integrated dishwasher and American fridge/freezer whilst the large central island features a breakfast bar with adjacent French doors opening to the garden. Open plan through to the:
Orangery: A stunning recent addition to the property creating a light and airy living/dining room with classic cast iron radiators, bi-fold doors fully opening to the terrace and French doors leading to the hallway.
Sitting room: With quadruple aspect windows to front, rear and both sides overlooking the attractive and well established gardens and courtyards. The sitting room again centres around an inglenook fireplace with a substantial oak bressumer over finished in a traditional Suffolk redbrick with Woodwarm log burning stove and the tastefully retained bread oven with cast iron door. Secondary stair case to first floor guest wing.
West hall: With external personnel door and door to;
dining room: A charming room with bay fronted windows leading to the sweeping gravel driveway, limestone fireplace and inbuilt drinks cabinet.
Butler’s pantry: Recently refitted with a range of matching wall and base units under oak worktops, dual inset butler sink with mixer tap over, oak shelving and window to front aspect.
East hall: With stone flooring, hanging space, personnel door leading to the side entrance and door through to;
study: With sash window to side aspect, Victorian fireplace, ample shelving and additional storage.
Boot room: Providing ample hanging space and additional storage, in turn leading to:
Utility: Centred around another red brick fireplace providing additional storage for white goods, a butler sink inset with mixer tap over finished with matching wall and base units. Door to garage.
Cloakroom: Tastefully fitted with a white suite comprising of WC, wash basin, frosted window to rear.
First Floor
landing: With sash stained glass window to rear aspect. There are 4 bedrooms currently designed as 2 luxurious suites as follows:
Bedroom 1: A lovely light room with bay sash window overlooking the front garden and fitted storage.
Dressing room/bedroom 3: Another double room situated toward the end of the corridor currently used as a dressing room with sash window to the front aspect.
Bathroom: Recently updated with luxurious fittings comprising a WC, free standing rolled top bath with chrome shower attachment over, large walk in shower, Neptune double sink dresser and heated towel rail.
Bedroom 2: An impressive room featuring a sash window to the front aspect and dressing area with large walk in wardrobe. En suite: Comprising of a fitted Heritage suite with Gibbons classic WC, wash basin, rolled top bath set on claw and ball feet, shower attachment over and a large walk in shower.
Dressing room: With extensive fitted storage and sash window to side aspect.
WC: Tastefully fitted with a white suite comprising WC and wash basin.
Second Floor
landing: With sash window to rear;
bedroom 4: A double room with sash window to front aspect. En suite: Comprising a WC, wash basin, shower cubicle and chrome heated towel rail.
Bedroom 5: Currently used as a sewing room this substantial double room is again finished with sash window to front aspect and fitted storage.
Bedroom 6: Another double room with sash window to front aspect with fitted storage.
Shower room: Fitted with a white suite comprising a WC, wash basin and shower cubicle.
First Floor Guest Wing
bedroom 7: A charming double room with window to side aspect.
Bedroom 8: A delightful double room with window to side aspect with fitted storage and door to dressing room/bedroom 9 with window to rear aspect.
Shower room: Fitted with a white suite comprising WC, wash basin, sliding door to shower, finished with chrome heated towel rail and window to side aspect.
Outside The property is situated along a quiet country lane approached by electric gates opening onto the sweeping gravel driveway in turn leading to an extensive private parking area to the rear and the outbuildings. The gardens are a wonderful asset having been carefully designed and landscaped creating a parkland setting with large expanses of lawn surrounded by a wide variety of mature trees and shrubs. To the rear of the property is a Mediterranean garden with paved dining terraces flanked by box and lavender lined beds and borders leading to a sunken seating area and covered gazebo creating an idyllic entertaining area. The lawn leads to a large pond partly enclosed by the historic boundary wall whilst to the western side is another extensive paved terrace, a summer house and kitchen garden backing onto adjacent paddocks.
In all about 2.2 acres. The extensive range of outbuildings offer a great deal of potential sitting alongside the principal house as follows:
Barn: A substantial unconverted timber barn capable of fulfilling a number of uses with vaulted ceilings and exposed beams. The main barn measures 47 x 19 with double doors to the front and a personal door and windows to the rear. Stairs lead to a first floor office. A separate access leads to 2 ground floor offices with kitchenette and shower room offering the potential to create a self-contained annexe (subject to the necessary consents).
A separate detached barn comprises a double cartlodge and games room with a door leading through the gym with personal door to the front and window to the side.
Garages: Adjoining the property are two single garages with light and power connected.
Summer house: Found toward the eastern most point of the garden capturing the evening sun is a purpose built Summer House.
Services: lpg Gas Tank sunken underground to the front gardens. Main water and electricity are connected. Private drainage. Note: None of these services have been tested by the agent.
Local authority: West Suffolk District Council.
Viewing: Strictly by prior appointment only through David Burr Bury St Edmunds office .
We value the safety of our clients and employees, please take a moment to review our health and safety guidelines for appointments and visiting offices
