Lodge Farm Barn, Fornham All Saints, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP28

A charming and spacious period barn conversion offering appealing accommodation in the heart of a popular village, convenient for Bury St Edmunds and the A14.

Garden room, kitchen/breakfast room, sitting room, dining room, inner hall, snug/study and cloakroom. First floor master bedroom with dressing room and en-suite, further bedroom and a family bathroom. Second floor bedroom.

Garden, double cart lodge, parking and storage shed.

THE PROPERTY
2 Lodge Farm Barns is a charming mid-terrace barn conversion occupying an imposing setting in the heart of Fornham All Saints. The barn, which is listed Grade II as being of special architectural or historic interest is understood to have been converted in the mid 1980’s and has since been updated to include a new central heating system and has recently been re-carpeted and re-decorated. Presenting traditional weather boarded elevations under a steeply pitched pantile roof, the barn internally displays many exposed timbers and further benefits from having a double cartlodge, which offers scope for conversion into additional ancillary annexe accommodation, subject to the usual planning consents.

On the ground floor there is a well-proportioned sitting room with fitted wood burner style electric fire on a brick plinth and stud work opening through to the dining area, which features French doors. The spacious kitchen/breakfast room is fitted with a range of base & eye level units & appliances including a Range style cooker with extractor over. There is space & plumbing for further appliances and a one and a half bowl sink with mixer tap over. A particular feature of the house is a delightful garden room with terracotta floor and exposed red brick wall with double doors to the rear garden. The remaining ground floor rooms comprise a snug/study with feature red brick wall and a cloakroom with low level wc and wash hand basin. An easy rising staircase with useful under stairs cupboard and half landing leads to the first floor, which offers a master bedroom suite with dressing room and an en-suite bathroom, a further double bedroom and a family bathroom with panelled bath low level wc and wash hand basin. The staircase continues from the main landing to the second floor where there is a third bedroom and access to an attic space.

OUTSIDE
The property has vehicular access over a shared driveway leading to the rear of the house and to a redbrick double bay open cartlodge with pantile roof (25’ x 17’10”) including a lockable storage shed. There is a further parking space, and a picket gate leads to the rear garden 37’ x 26’ approx, which features mature shrub borders around a central lawn with path leading to the conservatory.

LOCATION
2 Lodge Farm Cottages is located in the heart of the village close to the village church. The village offers a popular public house, The Three Kings, All Saints Hotel & Health Hub and a Pizzeria and is close to the nature reserve of Lackford Lakes and the well-regarded golf club at Flempton. The historic cathedral town of Bury St Edmunds, which provides a full range of schooling, recreational and shopping facilities, including the Arc Shopping Centre. The property is well located for road communications with easy access to the A14, A11(M11) and for the rail commuter there is a fast and regular service to London’s Kings Cross from Cambridge taking approximately 60 minutes and from Stowmarket to London’s Liverpool Street Station which takes approximately 85 minutes.

DIRECTIONS
From Bury St Edmunds head along Fornham Road and continue out of the town towards Fornham St Martin. Pass through the village of Fornham St Martin and at the roundabout turn left. Continue through Fornham St Genevieve into Fornham All Saints where 2 Lodge Farm Barn can be found on the left almost opposite the Church.

PROPERTY INFORMATION
Services Mains water, electricity, drainage & gas.
Local Authority West Suffolk Council
Council Tax Band F
Tenure Freehold
Broadband Ofcom states speeds available of up to 1000 Mbps
Mobile Signal/Coverage Yes
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