Barsham, Beccles

Barsham Barn is a historic Tudor barn dating from 1495, once forming part of the neighbouring but now demolished Barsham Old Hall owned by Catherine Suckling, mother of Lord Horatio Nelson, and now an impressive, renovated home blending modern comforts with traditional character. Built of brick and flint gable ends with rendered and timber clad elevations under a pantile roof, the property offers 3445 sq ft of excellent internal accommodation. Most notable of the rooms is the great hall at the centre of the property with spectacular vaulted ceiling, exposed timber frame and flint wall at one end, pellet burning stove, solid slate flooring with underfloor heating and an impressive solid oak gallery landing with lofted walkway to a mezzanine studio space. The kitchen is large with French limestone floor, solid oak units under bespoke Indian marble worktops including a large kitchen island. An oak staircase leads to the principal bedroom suite with solid oak floor, vaulted ceiling, en suite shower room and dressing area with Italian Travertine walls. There is further ground floor accommodation with three double bedrooms, two with en suite shower rooms, a large family bath and shower room and a utility room. The property also enjoys solid oak internal doors throughout, recent installation of two air source heat pumps and two separate hot water systems allowing for two independent heating zones, as well as a Renewable Heat Incentive grant of £450 per quarter for the next 5 years.

Outside, the property is approached via a gravel driveway with parking to a double oak framed cart lodge. To the front of the property is a south facing terrace flanked with flower beds and onto a formal lawn garden leading to a wooded wildlife garden underplanted with spring bulbs alongside a natural pond and with remains of a 16th Century two storey circular tower with conical roof known as Blennerhasset's Tower. To the rear of the property is a courtyard garden with koi pond and stainless-steel outdoor kitchen with BBQ and fridge. The property also has an adjoining external workshop and storeroom.

Barsham Barn is located in an extremely private rural setting between a number of private farming estates yet only a few miles from the market towns of Beccles and Bungay. The property has access to the long-distance footpath of Angles Way alongside the River Waveney. Beccles offers excellent shopping, schooling, leisure and sporting facilities, as well as a mainline railway station to Ipswich with London connections, whilst the popular nearby seaside town of Southwold provides further amenities and outdoor pursuits. To the north is the Cathedral City of Norwich, offering a comprehensive range of commercial entertainment, cultural amenities and excellent schooling. On the North side of the city is Norwich international Airport which caters for both domestic and international flight destinations. The nearby A143 and A14 link to the M11 for road connections further afield.