Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

A Grade II listed farmhouse surrounded by fields, with a lake, tennis court, self-contained annexe and swimming pool/leisure complex, situated in a magical setting yet conveniently placed for the village amenities. All in 31-acres.

Green Farm is a beautifully situated Grade II listed detached farmhouse, standing in an elevated and secluded setting surrounded by farmland at the end of a long tree-lined driveway. Nestled within its own 31-acre grounds landscaped by the current owners over the last 30 years to provide a heavenly setting. Green Farm was meticulously renovated by the owners and lovingly cared for and now sits within its own private nature reserve, teeming with wildlife, it provides a rare retreat, yet within easy striking distance of the A14 dual-carriageway and rail access to the local towns and London, truly a rare opportunity. Designed and used as a retreat from the daily life, it offers seclusion and privacy to enjoy the grounds and amenities, including the swimming pool, tennis court, games room and a self-contained staff/guest annexe. Briefly the accommodation comprises

Reception Hall - with herringbone brick floor, and staircase, with exposed beams and underfloor heating.

Cloakroom - with herringbone brick floor, original mullion window, pedestal wash hand basin, WC, and water softener.

Sitting Room - double-aspect with exposed timber-frame, pamment floor with underfloor heating and open red brick inglenook fireplace with bressummer beam over, fitted wood burning stove, herringbone brick hearth and alcove with shelving and storage. Doors to garden.

Morning Room - an elegant double-aspect room with picture rail, four wall light points, and built-in shelving, with storage below, an open fireplace with stone fire surround and mantelpiece.

Study - French doors to garden, brick paved floor, exposed beams and brick fireplace with shelved alcove.

Dining Room - a double-aspect room with beam, and red brick fireplace, pine fire surround and mantelpiece, fitted wood burning stove, and shelved storage cupboard, pamment floor, and secondary staircase.
Kitchen - fitted with a range of wall and base kitchen units with worksurface inset with stainless-steel sink and drainer unit, space and plumbing for dishwasher, space for cooker with extractor over, with part-glazed door to terrace and garden.

Rear hall - with brick floor and door to garden.

Utility Room - with shelving, and worksurface, space for American-style fridge-freezer, space and plumbing for washing machine and dryer.

Landing - exposed timbers and open mullion windows, three wall light points.

Bedroom 1 - a wonderful room with exposed timbers reaching to the apex, with a gable window overlooking the lake. Wide floorboards, brick chimney breast, cast-iron grate, moulded surround and mantelpiece.

Bedroom 2 - with open cast-iron fire grate with tiled surround and mantelpiece over, walk-in cupboard, built-in wardrobe and En Suite cloakroom with WC, wash basin, bidet and heated towel rail.

Bedroom 3 - into the eaves, exposed timbers and gable window.

Shower room - with, large shower cubicle, wash basin, heated towel rail.

Separate WC - with exposed beams, WC and wash basin.

Bedroom 4 - a double-aspect room with eaves, built-in wardrobe and storage cupboards, cast-iron Victorian fire grate with moulded surround and mantelpiece. Door to

Landing - with secondary staircase to dining room.

Bathroom - with dado-height tiling, freestanding roll top bath pedestal wash basin, and WC.

Bedroom 5 - into the eaves with a range of built-in wardrobes and storage cupboards.

Outside

Garden store - a double-aspect space with concrete floor, and space for workshop, with storage within the eaves, and double timber garage doors for machinery access.

A large open-plan CART LODGE with electric charging point provides covered parking for around 6 cars and gives access to THE DEN comprising two rooms, a sitting room, a great space for gaming, and a games room with French doors to garden with plenty of room for table tennis or perhaps snooker. Cloakroom with WC and wash basin.
ANNEXE

Kitchen/breakfast Room - with pamment floor and built-in kitchen units with worksurface, space for cooker and fridge, inset stainless-steel sink and drainer unit, further worksurface with storage and space for fridge.

Bathroom - with pamment floor, corner shower, separate panelled bath and mixer shower tap over, WC, heated towel rail, pedestal wash basin, and laundry cupboard, with plumbing and space for washing machine and dryer.

Stairs to first-floor landing providing occasional bedroom or study area with shelved storage cupboard.

Living Room - in the eaves with fitted wood burning stove, Velux roof lights, door through to

Bedroom - into the eaves, a double-aspect room with Velux roof light and view over the lake.

The annexe has electric heating, although an oil system could be reinstated, if desired.

POOL HOUSE is a Scandinavian pine style climate-controlled building fitted with photovoltaic solar panels. Hall, WC, plant room, the pool room with a resin floor and French doors to an adjoining terrace with automated sunshade, heated indoor pool, space for jacuzzi, two changing rooms with showers, kitchenette and spiral staircase to a mezzanine with sauna.

THE GROUNDS

The grounds have been meticulously landscaped by the owners, carefully creating a sanctuary from the modern world, not only for themselves, but with the creation of the lake and mindful management of the grounds. It has become a haven for wildlife such as deer, foxes, badgers, fieldmice, stoats and weasels, as well as over 800 species of moths, 30 species of butterflies, 20 species of dragon and damsel flies, and over 100 species of birds, including barn and little owls, woodcock, turtle doves, nuthatch, kingfishers, red wing, red kite and buzzards. The lake has a variety of carp, perch and newts. The tree planting (approx. 2000) has included 120 species. The grounds are deliberately natural with a modest formal area around the house, with sun terrace, lawn and tennis court, outside the pool house is a further terrace and a newly planted area of woodland adjacent to a former piggery which provides useful storage. The lake extends to over half an acre and sits next to a bore hole for convenience and has its own crossing with drawbridge. Adjoining the drive is a field of around 20-acre STS currently let but sold with vacant possession. Total acreage 31.3 ACRES STS

GENERAL INFORMATION
• Mains water, electricity, septic tank drainage
• Oil-fired heating
• Solar panels
• Indoor Swimming pool complex
• Lake
• Bore hole
• Hard Tennis court
• Annexe
• Council Tax Band G – Mid Suffolk
• Ofcom states Ultrafast 1800 Mbps available
• Ofcom states mobile signal likely
• Grade II listed
• Seclusion and privacy

ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING (AML) AND ID CHECKS -Under current legislation, estate agents are required to verify buyers’ identities and establish the source of funding for all transactions. Upon acceptance of your offer and before we instruct solicitors to proceed with your purchase, we will carry out the necessary checks for which you will be charged £30 per person.