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Sproughton Park Hadleigh Road, Sproughton, Ipswich Distances Ipswich 3 miles (London Liverpool Street A BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY HOUSE IN SECLUDED GROUNDS Station from 65 minutes) Bury St Edmunds 29 miles (All mileages and distances are OF 40 ACRES WITH A COTTAGE approximate)

Summary • 7 bedrooms, 3 bath/shower rooms, snug/bedroom 7, cloakroom, 3 reception rooms, study, kitchen/ breakfast room, utility room, 2 cloakrooms, cellar • Extensive equestrian facilities including stable yard with 4/5 stables, tack room and hay barn. All weather surface manège and 12 acres of fenced paddock with 2 field shelters, water troughs and electric fencing. • Indoor swimming pool with plant room, shower room and raised terrace. • Established gardens & 2 lakes • Dutch barn • About 40 acres • EPC rating - F Situation Sproughton Park, approchaed via a long drive, occupies an attractive elevated position on the shoulder of the valley of Brook. The valley lies between the villages of Sproughton and to the west of the county town of Ipswich which has a comprehensive array of services including a train station with a direct line to London Liverpool Street station. The area is well served for educational and recreational facilities, there is good access via the A12 / A14 to the popular Dedham Vale and Peninsular and the Heritage Coast with its popular towns of Aldeburgh and Southwold.

Description Sproughton Park is a handsome unlisted house in the Queen Anne style, believed to have early 17th century origins. The property presents red brick elevations beneath a pitched tiled roof. Internally the house is a charming blend of different styles with elegant reception rooms with sash style windows & shutters, a dining room with exposed timbers and a wood burner and a study. The large bespoke Orwells Aga kitchen has a vaulted ceiling open to the eaves and benefits from a bespoke wooden kitchen with granite worktops, wide range of base and wall mounted units, larder unit and a spacious island unit with breakfast bar. The breakfast room area has French doors out on to the inner walled courtyard perfect for al fresco dining. On the first and second floor there are seven bedrooms and three bathrooms (1 en suite). Beneath the house is a large cellar with flagstone floor and brick arches.

Outside Connected to the house is a former coach house which provides woodstore, kennel, machinery storage and workshop with four garage roll doors. The current owners have recently built a smart four bay oak cart lodge with stairs to the side leading to a room above currently used for storage. To the rear of the house is an orchard beyond which is an indoor swimming pool with plant room, shower room and outdoor raised terrace area. The manège lies to the right of the house next to the stable yard with 4 stables, a large feed room and a tack room. A newly erected Dutch barn is situated next to the stable yard and is currently used as a machinery store. On the side of the driveway some considerable distance from the house is a cottage, adjacent to the stable yard, that has been comprehensively renovated, now offering a spacious reception room, bedroom, shower room and kitchen as well as it’s own private garden. It has it’s own private drainage and electric heating.

The grounds around the house are mainly laid to lawn and provide wonderful undulating views over one of the lakes. The land covers some 40 acres and includes paddock land that has electric fencing, 2 field shelters, grazing land, two lakes, and woodland which extends from the house to the bottom of the valley and Belstead Brook. Services Mains water, electricity. Private drainage. Oil fired central heating. Directions From the interchange roundabout between the A12/A14 at Ipswich take the exit from the town centre. Follow the road and cross straight over the next roundabout. Filter to the the left hand side and take the left hand turn at the traffic lights in the direction of Hadleigh. Follow the road to the mini roundabout and take the first exit to the left. Take the next right hand turning to Pigeons Lane (signposted to ) and follow the road down the valley. After approximately 0.5 miles there will be a driveway on the right hand side lined with metal estate fencing and horse chestnut trees. Postcode IP8 3EN Tenure Freehold with vacant possession. Viewing Strictly by appointment with Savills. Agents note: There is a footpath running along the secondary driveway to Pigeons Lane. Approximate gross internal floor area 456.1 sq m / 4910 sq ft (Excludes

Restricted Head Height, Stores & Stables) Stable Stable N For identification purposes only. Not to scale. 3.51 x 3.45m 4.80 x 3.45m 11'6" x 11'4" 15'9" x 11'4" Denotes restricted head height

Stable 3.66 x 3.43m 12' x 11'3"

Cottage Kitchen Store Stable Barn 3.66 x 3.43m 4.88 x 3.40m 8.95 x 7.01m 16' x 11'2" 12' x 11'3" 29'4" x 23' Bedroom Cottage Bedroom 4.90 x 3.94m Pool House 3.40 x 3.00m 16'1" x 12'11" 11'2" x 9'10 12.04 x 8.05m Stables 39'6" x 26'5"

Barn Swimming Pool 7.39 x 4.88m Up 25'3" x 16' Modern Dutch Farm Down Cottage Reception Room 7.62 x 4.75m Tack 25' x 15'7" Room

Cellar Bedroom 4.57 x 6.10m Bedroom 4.55 x 4.55m 15' x 20' 5.99 x 3.91m 14'11" x 14'11" Store / Stable 19'8" x 12'10" 4.88 x 3.40m 16' x 11'2" Store Bar Cottage 7.42 x 4.34m Store 24'4" x 14'3" Lower Ground floor Second floor Old Barn Indoor Swimming Pool House Kitchen / Utility Breakfast Room Store 3.00 x 2.69m 8.84 x 4.95m Store 9'10" x 8'10" 29' x 16'3" 3.86 x 2.41m 12'8" x 7'11"

Studio Down 12.80 x 5.79m 42' x 19' Dining Room Garden Store Bedroom 5.03 x 4.93m 3.96 x 3.76m 5.26 x 4.93m 16'6" x 16'2" 13' x 12'4" 17'3" x 16'2" Study Bedroom 5.33 x 3.05m Down 5.36 x 3.07m Down 17'6" x 10' 17'7" x 10'1" Cart Lodge Wood Store Up First floor Up 2.90 x 2.39m 9'6" x 7'10"

Store Sitting Room 2.95 x 2.24m Bedroom Cart Lodge Drawing Room 9'8" x 7'4" Bedroom 5.11 x 4.90m 5.84 x 4.88m 4.83 x 4.75m 12.95 x 5.79m 6.71 x 4.60m 19'2" x 16' 16'9" x 16'1" 42'6" x 19' 22' x 15'5" 15'10" x 15'7" Garden Store Up

Ground floor First floor Cart Lodge Ground floor Area not included in the sale

This Plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with the sanction of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved. (100024244). This Plan is published for the convenience of Purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. NOT TO SCALE.

Important Notice Energy Efficiency Rating Savills, their clients and any joint agents give notice that: 1: They are not authorised to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property either here or elsewhere, either on their own behalf or on behalf of their client or otherwise. They assume no responsibility for any statement that may be made in these Savills particulars. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact 2: Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and 50 Princes Street, plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property has 60 Ipswich Suffolk IP1 1RJ all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents and Savills have not tested any services, equipment 01473 234800 or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise. 18/07/03 KS 33 [email protected] www.savills.co.uk