Pentlow, Sudbury, Suffolk

Dating from the 17th century or earlier, The Goldings is a charming 4-bedroom part-thatched cottage offering more than 2,400 sq ft of light-filled flexible accommodation arranged over two floors and combining modern amenities with a wealth of period features including beautifully exposed beams and original fireplaces.

Configured to provide an ideal space for family living and entertaining, the ground floor accommodation flows from a welcoming reception hall comprising four well-presented reception rooms, including a family room with a brick inglenook fireplace, a sitting room with a front-aspect bay window, a double aspect dining room with a feature exposed brick fireplace.
A door from the dining room opens to a vaulted, triple-aspect garden room with quarry-tiled flooring, large picture windows, and French doors to the terrace. Completing the ground floor is the well-proportioned kitchen/breakfast room with a range of bespoke units including a large central island, complementary worktops and splashbacks, modern integrated appliances, French doors to the terrace and a neighbouring fitted utility room with en suite shower room.

To the first floor, the impressive part-vaulted principal bedroom benefits from an en suite. There are three further bedrooms, two of which are with fitted storage, and a family bathroom to finish the first floor.

Local Authority: Braintree District Council
Services: Water and electricity mains services are connected. Oil-fired central heating. We understand that the private drainage at this property may not comply with the relevant regulations. Further information is being sought.
Mobile and Broadband checker: Information can be found here
Council Tax: Band F
EPC Rating: EPC D

Set behind mature hedging and having plenty of kerb appeal, the property is approached through a five-bar gate over a gravelled driveway providing private parking and giving access to a detached weatherboarded outbuilding providing an extensive garaging with wine cellar, potting shed and wood store. Above this, is the studio annexe with eaves storage and en suite bathroom; ideal as an annexe, holiday let or home office subject to the necessary consents. The gardens surround the property on all sides and are mainly laid to lawn, bordered by well-stocked flowers and shrubs, and of particular note is the paved courtyard area with raised beds and a spacious wraparound paved terrace, ideal for entertaining and al fresco dining. The whole is screened by mature hedging and trees and enjoys views over surrounding farmland on all sides.

In all 0.85 of an acre.

Located near to the Suffolk/Essex border to the south of the Stour Valley, the small rural farming village of Pentlow has a thriving community spirit and is dominated by a tower folly. A range of local amenities including shops, schools and restaurants can be found in the nearby villages of Clare and Long Melford. Comprehensive shopping, service and leisure amenities can be found in the market town of Sudbury, and in the larger town of Halstead as well as in Braintree, Colchester and Ipswich. Communications links are excellent: local A roads link to the A120, A12, A14 and motorway network via the A12, Sudbury station offers regular services to central London (Liverpool Street 1 hour 18 minutes), and London Stansted Airport provides a wide range of domestic and international flights.

Distances
Pentlow 1.3 miles
Clare 3.3 miles
Lond Melford 4.7 miles
Braintree 16.1 miles
Colchester 20.8 miles

Nearby Stations
Sudbury - branch line
Marks Tey - main line
Key Locations
Hedingham Castle
Colchester Castle
Long Melford
The Quay Theatre

Nearby Schools
Stoke College
Barnardiston Hall Prep
St. Margaret's Prep
Littllegarth