The Links, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8

A STUNNING AND UNIQUE RESIDENTIAL CONVERSION FROM A FORMER GRANDSTAND ENJOYING SUPERB VIEWS OVER THE GOLF COURSE AND LINKS TRAINING GROUNDS

THE PROPERTY
5 The Links is a wonderful period home enjoying superb views over the Golf Course and Training Grounds, in an accessible edge of town location. Converted in 1910, this well located and subsequently extended property has brick and roughcast render elevations with gault brick dressings under a hipped slate roof with filigree eaves canopy. The house has light and spacious accommodation extending to 1,896 sq ft. It has been fully renovated by the current vendors including double glazing, rewiring, loft insulation and replastering. The side and back walls have external insulation with white silicone low maintenance render. Solar panels and an electric boiler have also been installed and a large extension added in 2001.

Colonel Harry McCalmont, a racing magnate and the major late 19th Century patron in Newmarket and Cheveley, laid out a highly regarded steeplechase course in 1894 on part of his Cheveley Park Estate, providing two grandstands, holding 2,000 spectators. Following McCalmont’s death, the meeting foundered, though a training course for hurdlers (The Links) remained in existence until 1990 and today provides facilities for National Hunt horses. The grandstand was converted to two houses in 1910, which boast attractive period features including sash windows and high ceilings.

The entrance porch has a door to the front, glass roof, part glazed door to the entrance hall and tiled floor. The welcoming entrance hall has stairs to the first floor and original parquet flooring. A second reception room, currently used as a library, has a sash window to the front, built-in cupboard and shelving, open fireplace with a tiled hearth and mantlepiece above, picture rail and parquet floor. The spacious triple aspect kitchen/breakfast room has sash windows to the front and rear and a stained glass window to the side, granite worktops with upstands, storage cupboards, island with LED lights, illuminated glass fronted cupboard, shelving unit, two sinks, space for an upright fridge freezer, open cast iron fireplace with a mantelpiece and tiled hearth, integrated appliances including a dishwasher, two ovens, warming drawer, four ring induction hob with extractor hood above, parquet floor with matching ceramic tiles. The double aspect sitting/dining room has sash windows to the rear and side, two roof lights, double doors to the garden, a wood burning stove, storage cupboard, access to wine cellar, recessed ceiling downlights and tiled floor. The impressive Harnois Spiral Cellar with wooden trapdoor access can hold up to 720 bottles and was installed in 1993. The utility/cloakroom has granite worktops with upstands, storage cupboards, a washer/dryer, WC, wash basin, extractor fan and tiled floor.

The landing has a sash window to the front with internal shutters, access to the spacious loft and airing cupboard with linen shelves, hot water tank and water softener. The principal bedroom has a sash window to the front, capped fireplace with mantelpiece and hearth. The en-suite shower room has tongue and groove paneling, WC, walk-in shower cubicle, wash basin, chrome heated towel rail, extractor fan, shaving point and tiled floor. Bedroom 2 has a sash window to the front, bespoke built-in wardrobes and storage cupboards, capped fireplace with a mantelpiece and wall mounted lights. Bedroom 3/study is double aspect, with sash windows to the side and rear, capped fireplace with a mantelpiece and hearth and cupboard housing the electric meters. The well finished family bathroom has an aluminum casement window to the rear, walk-in shower cubicle, bath with shower attachment over, wash basin with vanity unit below, WC, storage cupboard, shaving point, mirror and marble floor.

OUTSIDE
The property has a block paved carriage driveway to the front providing parking and turning for several vehicles. The tandem garage has brick elevations under a slate roof, windows to the side and rear, electric double doors to the front, power and lighting, storage, shelving and pedestrian doors to the garden and the front drive. The gardens were professionally landscaped in 2019. To the front, the garden is partly enclosed by close boarded wooden fencing and a brick wall, with flower and shrub beds, outside lighting and pedestrian gate to the garden. The rear garden is enclosed by close boarded wooden fencing and a white rendered wall and mainly laid to lawn with a paved terrace, pedestrian gate to the front, flower and shrub beds, vegetable patch, mature trees, greenhouse, shed, pond with water feature, outside power, lighting and tap.

LOCATION
5 The Links is a superbly situated edge of town property enjoying views over the golf course and Links Training Grounds. The house is within walking distance of both racecourses and a short drive to the High Street, railway station and Tattersalls. Newmarket is home to many racing institutions including the National Stud, the National Horseracing Museum, Tattersalls and the Jockey Club. Some of the finest racing in the world is seen on the Rowley Mile and the July Course. Newmarket itself provides a good range of amenities including schools, shopping facilities, hotels, restaurants and leisure facilities, including health clubs, a swimming pool and golf club; Cambridge and Bury St Edmunds offer further amenities. There is excellent access to the A14 and A11 (M11). There is a branch line connection from Newmarket to Cambridge and Ipswich. Cambridge, Audley End and Whittlesford Parkway offer direct rail lines into London, with the fastest trains taking under one hour. Stansted International Airport is approximately forty minutes’ drive.

DIRECTIONS CB8 0TG
From the Clock Tower in Newmarket, proceed down the High Street and keep going down the A1304 until you get to the golf club on the left. Follow the road and 5 The Links is located on the left-hand side.

PROPERTY INFORMATION
SERVICES: Mains water, electricity, drainage, electric boiler, solar panels and wood burning stove.

Installed in 2012, the solar panels generated the vendors £2,580.00 over the last 12 months.

TENURE: The property is freehold with vacant possession on completion.

COUNCIL TAX: Band D
Current annual charge: £2,374.13

LOCAL AUTHORITY: East Cambridgeshire District Council - Tel:

BROADBAND SPEED: Ofcom states speed available up to 1800 mbps

MOBILE SIGNAL/COVERAGE: yes

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VIEWING: Strictly by appointment only through sole agent: Jackson-Stops –