House For Sale £1,050,000
Kitchen/dining room, sitting room, garden room, drawing room, games room, utility room and cloakroom. First floor principal suite with bedroom, bathroom, dressing room (or additional bedroom). Three further first floor double bedrooms, bathroom and en-suite shower room.
Three second floor attic bedrooms, bathroom and cloakroom. Off road parking for at least four vehicles. South and west facing patio areas and low maintenance garden.
Location
The Old White Horse is located in the centre of Framlingham on Well Close Square and within walking distance of the market hill. The thriving town centre is home to a good selection of independent shops and businesses including cafés, restaurants, hairdressers, antique shops, a travel agency and delicatessen. It is also home to the Crown Hotel, Barclays Bank and a Co-operative supermarket. Off the Market Hill are a number of other businesses providing day-to-day services including pubs, vets, a medical centre and schools. Sir Robert Hitcham's Primary School is highly regarded and Thomas Mills High School is considered one of the best state schools in the East of England. There is also Framlingham College, which is served by its preparatory school, Brandeston Hall, some 5 miles away. In recent years, Framlingham was voted the number one place to live in the country and is perhaps best known for its magnificent castle which is managed by English Heritage. In 2017, Framlingham was included within the top four places in the country to live by the Sunday Times.
Framlingham is surrounded by delightful villages, many of which have popular public houses. There are lovely walks from Framlingham into the surrounding countryside, and amenities such as golf in the nearby locations of Cretingham (6 miles), Woodbridge (12 miles) and Aldeburgh (13 miles). The world famous Snape Maltings Concert Hall is within easy reach (10½ miles). There is also bird watching at the RSPB centre at Minsmere (15 miles). Framlingham is only 12 miles from the coast as the crow flies with the popular destinations of Southwold, Dunwich, Thorpeness and Orford. The county town of Ipswich lies approximately 18 miles to the south-west and from here there are regular services to London's Liverpool Street Station, scheduled to take just over the hour.
Description
As the name would suggest, The Old White Horse was, for many centuries, a public house and is believed to date from the 17th Century. It was bought by the vendors in a basic state of repair and they have undergone a complete yet sympathetic refurbishment and modernisation programme. The Grade II Listed house still benefits from charming period features such as exposed timbers and fireplaces but also offers all modern comforts. On the ground floor, as well as a superb open-plan kitchen/dining room, garden room and sitting room, there is also a spacious drawing room and a vast games room. There is also a utility room and cloakroom. On the first floor is a principal suite which has a bedroom, dressing room (which could be used as a bedroom) and a bathroom. There are a further three double bedrooms on the first floor, an ensuite shower room and family bathroom. The second floor, accessed via two staircases, has three bedrooms, an en-suite cloakroom and a bathroom.
Outside, there is ample off road parking. There are south and west facing patios and a enclosed garden.
The Accommodation
The House
Ground Floor
A front door opens to the
Reception Hall
Coir matting flooring. Door to the drawing room and also to the
Kitchen/Dining Room Kitchen area 17’ x 14’ (5.18m x 4.27m), Dining area 16’ x 15’3 (4.88m x 4.65m)
A spacious dual aspect room with north and south facing windows. Inglenook fireplace with bressummer beam above which is home to a unused wood burning stove on a granite hearth. Exposed timbers and open studwork. Tiled flooring with underfloor heating. The kitchen area is fitted with a stylish range of high and low level wall units with integrated Miele dishwasher and fridge. Space and plumbing for a range cooker with extractor fan above. Kitchen island with breakfast bar. One and half bowl inset sink with taps above. Recessed spotlighting. Doors lead off to the inner hallway, sitting room and to the
Garden Room 14’ x 14’ (4.27m x 4.27m)
South facing French doors flanked on both sides by windows to the rear patio. Further west facing window. Tiled flooring with underfloor heating. Exposed timbers. Internal window to the sitting room and double doors leading to the
Sitting Room 16’ x 12’6 (4.88m x 3.81m)
Dual aspect room with north and west facing windows. Tiled flooring with underfloor heating. Exposed timbers. Internal lead light window to the dining room.
Inner Hallway
Partially glazed stable style west facing door to the rear patio. Tiled flooring with underfloor heating. Recessed spotlighting. Doors lead to the stairwell, cloakroom, utility room, games room and
Drawing Room 21’3 x 16’ (6.48m x 4.88m)
A spacious dual aspect room with north and east facing windows. Brick fireplace with bressummer beam above which is home to an unused wood burning stove on a granite hearth. Carpet floor covering. Wall light points. Exposed timbers. Feature radiator. Understairs cupboard.
Cloakroom
WC and hand wash basin with cupboards. Tiled flooring with underfloor heating.
Utility Room 11’9 x 11’8 (3.58m x 3.56m)
Fitted with high and low level wall units with space and plumbing for a washing machine, tumble drier and American style fridge freezer. Tiled flooring with underfloor heating. Wood block work surface with one and a half bowl stainless steel sink with drainer and mixer taps above. Recessed spotlighting.
A door opens to a boiler room which is home to the gas fired boiler, hot water cylinder and accumulator tank.
Games Room 31’5 x 19’ (9.58m x 5.79m)
A particularly spacious room that could have a variety of uses. Exposed timbers. South and west facing windows and glazed west facing door to the rear patio. Feature radiators. Karndean style flooring.
Stairs from the inner hallway rise to the
First Floor
Landing
South and east facing windows. Radiators. Wall light points. Two sets of stairs to the second floor landings and understairs cupboard. Exposed timbers and ceiling mouldings. From the landing, a door opens to what can be used as a principal bedroom suite comprising a bedroom, dressing room and
Bathroom. Alternatively, the dressing room could be used as a bedroom.
From an inner landing with north facing window, exposed timbers, radiators and built-in wardrobes, an Oak framed doorway leads to
Bedroom One 19’3 x 18’5 (5.87m x 5.61m)
A most impressive bedroom with vaulted ceiling and exposed timbers. South and west facing windows. Radiator. Carpet floor covering.
Bathroom
Comprising bath, large shower unit, WC and hand wash basin with cupboard below. Ladder style chrome towel radiator. Tiled flooring and recessed spotlighting. A door opens to the
Dressing Room/Bedroom Two 12’7 x 10’ (3.84m x 3.05m)
West facing window. Radiator. Carpet floor covering. Recessed spotlighting.
From the landing, further doors lead off to
Bedroom Three 15’4 x 12’2 (4.67m x 3.71m)
A double bedroom with exposed timbers and north facing window. Carpet floor covering. Radiator. Recessed spotlighting.
Bedroom Four 15’2 x 12’11 (4.62m x 3.94m)
A double bedroom with north facing window to the front of the property. Exposed timbers and impressive ceiling mouldings. Cast iron fireplace. Recessed spotlighting. Radiator.
Bedroom Five 14’ x 13’5 (4.27m x 4.09m)
A double bedroom with south and east facing window overlooking the rear of the property. Radiator. Carpet floor covering. Recessed spotlighting. A door opens to an
En-Suite Shower Room
Comprising shower, WC and hand wash basin with cupboard below. Ladder style chrome towel radiator. Recessed spotlighting. Tiled flooring with underfloor heating. East facing window.
Bathroom Two
Comprising bath, shower, WC and hand wash basin with cupboard below. Tiled flooring with underfloor heating. Radiator. North facing window. Recessed spotlighting.
There are two sets of stairs rising from the landing to the Second Floor Landings. These lead to
Attic Bedroom Six 16’ x 10’ (4.88m x 3.05m)
A double bedroom with east facing window. Exposed timbers. Recessed spotlighting. Radiator. Carpet floor covering. A door opens to an
En-Suite Cloakroom
With WC and handwash basin with cupboard below.
Attic Bedroom Seven 15’4 x 10’4 (4.67m x 3.15m)
A double bedroom with north facing dormer window to the front of the property. Radiator. Exposed timbers. Recessed spotlighting. Carpet floor covering.
A door opens to a secondary, Second Floor Landing that has doors to a staircase and to
Bathroom Three
Comprising bath, WC and hand wash basin with drawers below. Ladder style chrome towel radiator. West facing window. Tiled flooring with underfloor heating.
Attic Bedroom Eight 13’6 x 11’ (4.11m x 3.35m)
This has historically been used as a bedroom but makes and ideal den or store. South facing window to the rear of the property. Vaulted ceiling with exposed timbers. Carpet floor covering. Radiator. Recessed spotlighting.
Outside
To the front of the property is a brick paved courtyard area enclosed by a dwarf wall and railings. To the eastern side of the house is a driveway, owned by the Old White Horse but which the neighbouring dwellings have a right of way over. This leads to exclusive parking for The Old White Horse for at least four vehicles. Fencing and a gate leads to steps that lead down to the south and west facing patio. This extensive area measures approximately 40’ x 20’ minimum. Steps lead up to a raised terrace that measures approximately 30’ x 17’ where further steps lead up to an area of grass that is enclosed by fencing. This area measures approximately 45’ x 65’.
Viewing
Strictly by appointment with the agent.
Services
Mains water, drainage, electricity and gas. Gas fired central heating system. Alarm. Camera security system.
EPC
= D (copy available from the agents)
Council Tax
Band G; £2,961.50 payable per annum 2023/2024
Local Authority
East Suffolk Council; East Suffolk House, Station Road, Melton, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 1RT; [use Contact Agent Button]
NOTES
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July 2023
