Little Choppins Stud Coddenham,

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An outstanding fully Features • Grooms cottage and separate staff day • 10 post and rail paddocks including • Entrance hall, sitting room, drawing restored Grade II Listed room with kitchenette and shower room. stallion paddock and further small room, dining room, kitchen/breakfast Office and utility room. isolation paddock. 15th Century country house room, rear hall, and cloak room. • 14 loose boxes, tack room, feed store, • In all about 35.5 acres (14.3 hectares) with extensive equestrian • Vaulted master bedroom with en-suite steel framed barn, small indoor arena, (sts). shower room, guest bedroom with facilities and approximately outdoor manège with judge’s box, open en-suite bathroom, two further bedrooms fronted barn, 2 tacking up bays, hot 35.5 acres (sts). served by a family shower room and a water shower bay and further bay walk-in wardrobe. suitable for use as a solarium. tack room, feed room, two tacking up bays, one Location hot water shower bay plus a further bay suitable • 7.5 miles for use as a solarium. The land is divided into ten post and rail paddocks including a stallion • Bury St Edmunds 21 miles paddock all fenced to a high standard with stock • 6 miles fencing around the perimeter of the stud. In • Newmarket 41 miles addition there is a small isolation paddock. There is excellent access with a private drive via a pair of The Property gates leading to the house and a further gravel drive providing access to the stables and Little Choppins Stud comprises a Grade II Listed paddocks. Beyond the property there is a third thatched period house believed to date back to exit, which leads to a shingle yard suitable for the 15th century, which has been fully restored to parking and turning horse boxes. an extremely high standard and is immaculately presented throughout. The property offers The accommodation is presented to a high fantastic equestrian facilities including an annexe/ standard with handmade oak doors with Jim Groom’s cottage, staff day room with kitchenette, Lawrence fittings, under floor heating and a WC and shower, separate 2 room office, 14 beautiful bespoke kitchen/breakfast room with stables, a 60 x 20 outdoor manege with Judge’s four oven Aga and granite work tops. The shower box and a small indoor arena measuring 60’x40’ and bathrooms feature high quality sanitary ware with attached open fronted barn ideal for hay and and fittings and have been finished to an bedding storage. There is a large secure panelled extremely high standard. There is a wealth of mature hedging. To the east there is an outdoor 7’2”) and a kitchenette and further shower room. heated swimming pool with well fenced pool There is a utility room (12’6” x 5’6) with terrace and pool house containing plant and plumbing for two washing machines and fitted Calorex 600 heat exchanger. To the east of the shelving. A separate wooden stable block offers house there is an excellent range of equestrian 3 foaling boxes (each 14’9” x 14’5”). The office facilities with 14 loose boxes. The main steel adjoins these stables and offers two separate framed barn (60’ x 47’) comprises 5 Monarch rooms (14’1” x 11’3” and 14’5 x 7’9”). A second internal stables each 12’ x 11’4, a panelled large steel barn (approx. 60’ x 40’) is currently secure tack room with shelving and kitchenette used as a small indoor arena with sand (16’7” x 14’), 2 tacking up bays, a hot water and rubber surface, full boarding and lighting. shower bay and a further bay suitable for use as a Solarium. An adjoining range of 6 purpose built brick stables around a gravel courtyard, offers 2 stables of 12’ x 11’5”, 3 stables measuring 12’9” x 11’ and 1 of 16’10” x 12’9”. There is a Groom’s Cottage with sitting room (12’ x 11’6”), kitchenette, bedroom (12’ x 8’) and adjoining bathroom with bath with electric shower, low level WC & basin. A further Day Room offers 2 rooms (11’8 x 10’2” and 8’6” x period features throughout with attractive open fireplaces, exposed wall and ceiling timbers and original bread oven and interesting screen passage with leaded glass. Overall Little Choppins Stud offers an exciting opportunity to acquire a beautiful country property in a charming setting with outstanding equestrian facilities and a convenient location for the A14 and A12 with easy access to London. Equestrian Facilities & Grounds The house occupies a pleasant setting in established gardens with a large south facing terrace leading out to pasture, which could provide a further paddock if required. The gardens to the west are predominantly laid to lawn and there is a kitchen garden with raised vegetable beds and a large shed enclosed by Adjoining this is an open fronted barn next turn on your right and proceed along the (27’1” x 16’4”) ideal for use as hay and bedding B1078 into the village of Coddenham. On storage. There is a post & rail manège with sand entering the village, pass the church on your right and rubber surface and Judge’s box. and on a sharp right hand bend turn left towards the village of Crowfield. Continue along this lane The land is divided into 10 paddocks including turning left onto Spring Lane where Little a Stallion paddock with enhanced fencing and a Choppins Stud will be seen on the right hand small isolation paddock. All the paddocks are well side after approximately a ¼ of a mile. fenced in post and rail and there is a stock proof Alternatively from Ipswich take the Henley Road perimeter fence. A footpath crosses part of the north passing through Henley and . property, however this is fenced and gated from Turn left onto the B1078 towards Coddenham the paddocks and there is no direct access to any and in the centre of the village turn right at the of the pasture. There is a water supply laid on to village stores towards Crowfield and continue each paddock. along, turning left onto Spring Lane where Little Choppins Stud can be found on your right hand Location side after approximately ¼ of a mile. Coddenham is a popular village with post office/ general stores, fine church and a pleasing mix of Property Information period and modern houses. The location offers Services good access to the A14 and to the mainline House: Mains Water, Electricity and Drainage. station at Stowmarket which offers a fast and Oil Fired Central Heating. Part underfloor heating. regular service to London’s Liverpool Street station taking approximately 85 minutes. Groom’s Cottage & Day Room: Mains Water, Electricity and Drainage. Oil Fired Central The county town of Ipswich lies approximately Heating. 6 miles away and offers a full range of schooling, recreational and shopping facilities. There is Local Authority: District Council excellent access to the A14 dual carriage way Council Tax: Band G leading east to Ipswich and the port of Felixstowe or west to Bury St Edmunds and Newmarket. The Tenure: Freehold A12 is equally accessible and for the rail Viewing: Only by appointment with the commuter there are main line services to London sole agents Jackson-Stops and Staff. Liverpool Street from either Stowmarket or Tel: Bury St Edmunds Office on 01284 700535 Ipswich. The international airport at Stansted is or Ipswich Office on 01473 218218. some 60 miles away where in addition to air services there is an express train service to Fast find No: 59876 London. Date: February 2015

Directions IP6 9TN From Bury St Edmunds head east along the A14 heading towards Ipswich. Take the slip road turning to the A140 and at the foot of the slip road take the first exit on the left. Follow the A140 for approximately ¼ of a mile taking the Approx. Gross Internal Area: House: 2452 sq ft 227.7 sq metres (excludes restricted head height) Outbuildings & Stable Block: 7708 sq ft 716 sq metres

Drawing Room 17'2 (5.23) x 15'11 (4.85)

Open Fronted Barn Up 21'7 (6.58) x 16'10 (5.13)

Kitchen / Stable Dining Room 14'5 (4.39) Breakfast Room Sitting Room 19'1 (5.82) x 14'5 (4.39) 18'9 (5.72) max 18'9 (5.72) max x 13'5 (4.09) min x 17'9 (5.41) max x 11'11 (3.63)

Tack Room Stable 16'7 (5.05) Stable 11'9 (3.58) x 13'10 (4.22) Stable 14'8 (4.47) x 11'3 (3.43) 16'9 (5.11) x 14'5 (4.39) x 12'9 (3.89) Ground Floor

Stable Bay 1 Indoor Arena 11'9 (3.58) 58' (17.67) x 11'3 (3.43) 12'1 (3.68) Stable x 9'6 (2.90) Stable 14'8 (4.47) x 36'11 (11.25) 11'11 (3.63) x 14'5 (4.39) x 11'5 (3.48)

Denotes restricted Stable Barn 11'9 (3.58) 58'11 (17.71) max Bay 2 head height x 11'3 (3.43) x 46'10 (14.28) max 12' (3.66) Bedroom 1 x 9'6 (2.90) Stable 11'11 (3.63) O ce 1 O ce 2 13'5 (4.09) x 11'5 (3.48) 14'1 (4.29) 14'4 (4.37) x 12'8 (3.86) min x 11'4 (3.45) x 7'9 (2.36) Eaves Stable 11'9 (3.58) Bay 3 x 11'3 (3.43) 12'1 (3.68) Stable x 9'6 (2.90) 11'11 (3.63) x 11'5 (3.48) Stable Block

Stable Bay 4 11'9 (3.58) 12'1 (3.68) x 11'3 (3.43) x 9'6 (2.90) Down Day Room 2 Kitchen 8'6 (2.59) Day Room 1 7'11 (2.41) Stable Stable x 7'2 (2.18) Grooms Flat Bedroom 4 Feed Store 12' (3.66) x 6'6 (1.98) Bedroom 11'11 (3.63) 11'11 (3.63) 12' (3.66) 12'2 (3.71) 12' (3.66) Utility x 10'3 (3.12) min 11'11 (3.63) x 11'2 (3.40) x 11'5 (3.48) x 10' (3.05) Outbuilding x 11'5 (3.48) x 11'5 (3.48) x 8' (2.44)

Bedroom 3 Bedroom 2 12'6 (3.81) max 12'7 (3.84) max x 10'4 (3.15) x 10'11 (3.33) max

Measured in accordance with RICS guidelines. Every attempt is made to ensure accuracy, however all measurements are approximate. This floor plan First Floor is for illustrative purposes only and is not to scale.

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