Crossing Road, Palgrave, IP22

This apparent barn conversion is in fact a bespoke 2 or 3 bedroom Scandia-Hus dwelling. Scandia-Hus are renowned for their Swedish technology and British craftsmanship and claim to be the UK's largest designer and supplier of Swedish energy-saving timber frame homes.

Oak Tree Cottage is a Scandia-Hus bespoke building, designed specifically for its first and only owner since new. Individually designed and tailored the property comes with all the high efficiency and simplicity synonymous with this UK/Swedish company. Designed to complement the setting, within a plot from the owners previous home and now neighbour, Grade II Listed The Thatches, the appearance of the building resembles a traditional Norfolk/Suffolk timber framed barn presenting externally black weatherboards beneath a red clay pantile roof. A final touch to the setting was the creation of a traditional style stable building to serve as a Workshop/Studio. Internally, the accommodation is light, airy and voluminous with tall vaulted first floor rooflines and an open engineered oak floored ground floor. Triple glazed windows and doors on each of the four ground floor elevations ensure good natural light and with two sets of french doors and further single door, easy access to the wide verandah and garden. Whilst much of the ground floor is wonderfully open plan, the end room has served as both a study and bedroom as it has a shower room alongside and its own means of stepping out into the garden via a further set of glazed doors. Upstairs, two further bedrooms each have their own facilities. The principal bedroom is a lovely large lofty room with bathroom including a roll top bath.

Location

Palgrave sits just inside the Suffolk/Norfolk border arguably benefitting from being located within Mid Suffolk and the well regarded Hartismere High School catchment. However, one can walk to Diss across The Lowes directly into town and be only a cycle ride from the mainline rail station with commuter services to London Liverpool Street Station from Norwich. Equally, from a driving perspective, one is only a short drive from the A143 and A140 arterial roads linking to the wider area and road network. Crossing Road as the name suggests, leads down to the railway level crossing. Oak Tree Cottage sits in a slightly elevated position up off the road with farmland behind.

Direction

Oak Tree Cottage is easily found either from the village centre, turning off downhill into Crossing Road or, from the A143 to the South, crossing the nearby level-crossing along the way.