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EQUESTRIAN PROPERTY FOR SALE IN SUFFOLK
Name: Martyn Bedford
Telephone number: 01449673909
Mobile number: 07775852584
E-mail address: martyn@bedfords.org.uk
Type of property for sale: Equestrian property
Location county or area: Suffolk
Nearest town or village: Stowmarket
Nature of sale: Private treaty
Price: 695000
When available or date of auction: Immediate
Description: A superb equestrian property
with stable block, Charles Britton 20m x 40m manθge
and paddocks extending to about 7.25 acres. Having a lovely timber frame
containing a large sitting/dining room, study/fourth bedroom, well equiped
kitchen and utility room, first floor master bedroom, three/ four bedrooms all
together bathroom and shower room. Planning permission has been obtained for a
Heritage style cart lodge with garage and first floor office/guest suite.
Butterfly Farm is situated at the end of no through road in a delightful rural
location on the edge of the village of Great Finborough. The village offers a
wide range of local amenities including a public house, post office, schools and
village hall. Wider amenities will be found in Stowmarket including mainline
station with services to London Liverpool Street station. The village is also
well placed for the A14 dual carriageway providing access to Ipswich and the
East Coast, Bury St Edmunds, Cambridge and the Midlands.
The property comprises an attractive conversion of a grade II listed barn set at
the end of a long driveway with attractive views across open countryside. The
barn is understood to date back to the late 16th Century with some late
18th/early 19th Century alterations and is a remnant of the former farm complex
of the nearby Butterfly Farmhouse.
The attractive timber framing is visible internal in the original structure
which has been enlarged in recent years to provide additional ground floor
accommodation to consist sitting/dining room, kitchen galleried master bedroom,
2/3 further bedrooms and a bathroom. Outside there is a modern stable block
including tack room, manθge and paddocks. In all the gardens and grounds extend
to just over 7 acres.
Front door opening in to the
HALL
(N & S)
Which opens into an
INNER HALL
Which goes through to the main living room.
SHOWER CLOAKROOM
Having a double shower, wash basin and low level wc.
LIVING ROOM
(N)
266 reducing to 234 x 162
The room reaches the full height of the barn and features a large window
overlooking the front garden and drive. There is a free standing log burning
stove and spiral staircase to the main mezzanine principal bedroom. There is a
wide opening to the kitchen and access to the study/fourth bedroom.
STUDY/FOURTH BEDROOM
(W)
11 x 710
KITCHEN
(E & S)
1310 x 1011
With extensive range of work surfaces having drawers, cupboards and space
beneath. Built in gas (butane) hob and electric oven with cooker hood above.
Inset 1½ bowl single drainer sink unit, tiling above the work surfaces, built in
dishwasher, range of wall cabinets, built in cupboard and door to the utility room
UTILITY ROOM
(E & W)
78 x 411
There is work surface with plumbing for washing machine, oil fired boiler
providing domestic hot water and central heating. Door to the rear garden.
From the hallway there is a lobby leading to
BEDROOM TWO
(E & W)
12 x 114
Plus a range of built in wardrobes to one wall.
BEDROOM THREE
(N)
1111 x 79
BEDROOM FOUR
As study
BATHROOM
(W)
With panel bath having shower mixer taps, wash basin and low level wc.
FIRST FLOOR
PRINICPAL BEDROOM
(W)
1511 x 1010
Having a vaulted ceiling , this room overlooks the main reception room.
EXTERIOR
The property is approached along Borough Lane until just after a sharp left hand
bend. The roadway becomes a private drive which is owned by the property and on
entering a belt of trees the drive continues through an avenue of popular trees
to an area in front the house where there is hard standing and space for a
garage. Immediately to the right of this area there is an area of grounds which
has planning permission for the construction of a proposed cart lodge/store with
study/bedroom and wc over. Ideal use for a guest bedroom suite. Continuing
around the property the drive continues to the yard where there is ample space
to park and turn a horse box and other vehicles
GARDENS
To the front of the property is largely grass which continues around the side,
there is an established fish pond and immediately to the rear of the house there
is a paved courtyard with circular paving for Alfresco eating,
THE YARD
Consisting of a stable block with three large boxes measuring 134 x 12 each,
a large hay store, tack room and pony box. In front of this building there is a
fenced grooming yard and beyond there is a
CHARLES BRITTON MANEGE
40 x 20 m
With rubber and silica sand base (constructed about 2 years ago) with fully fenced around
PADDOCKS
Lie to the east of the barn and have post and rail fencing with three holding
paddocks, two large paddocks and large paddock beyond. In all the grounds extend
to approximately 7Ό acres
SERVICES
Mains water and electricity. Private drainage system and oil fired central
heating. Local Authority Mid Suffolk District Council Council Tax Band D
ADDED
20/08/07