Job 144870 Type

Exceptional house with panoramic river views

Jumbos Cottage, Iken Cliff, Iken, Suffolk, IP12 2EN

Freehold

4 Bedrooms • 3 Bath/Shower Rooms (2 En Suite) • Drawing Room • Sitting Room • Kitchen/Dining Room • Utility Room & Boot Room • Round House / Outbuildings • Private Jetty

Local information wide range of sporting facilities Jumbos Cottage is set in one of in the area with a number of the most sought after positions good golf courses within easy along the whole of the Heritage reach as well as sailing on the Coast with exceptional elevated rivers Alde and Deben. The and panoramic views over one of nearby town of Saxmundham the most beautiful sections of the provides a range of day to day River Alde. The house is situated facilities including a bank, two on Iken Cliff directly overlooking supermarkets, a high street with the tidal river which provides a a variety of shops and a train constantly changing view with an station with access to London via array of very rare birdlife as well Ipswich. Snape is the home of the as seals, found basking on the Aldeburgh Festival at Snape banks of the river at low tide. The Maltings which is within easy views are exceptionally rare given reach. Ipswich is the county town that the elevated position of Suffolk and has a mainline rail provides an extraordinary service to London taking from 65 immediate and wide ranging minutes. view not only over the river but over to Iken Church and the beautiful surrounding About this property countryside also. There are Jumbos Cottage is a very rare beautiful walks directly from the and exceptional property that house to Snape Maltings which has been expertly designed to benefits from a public house, take advantage of its beautiful café, restaurant and the famous far reaching views over the river. concert hall. The footpath also accesses Iken Beach, a charming The original house built in the sandy beach where you can swim late 1800's has been entirely in the river at high tide. The renovated and extensively nearby village of Orford is set extended with great flair to further along the River and create a remarkable and very benefits from a village shop, two special contemporary home public houses, a delicatessen, maximising the wonderful church, restaurant and sailing position. The blend of traditional club. and contemporary architecture works exceptionally well creating Jumbos Cottage is well located a house that sits within the for access to the Heritage Coast landscape yet the design enables at the popular villages of the various views over the river Southwold, Walberswick, to be seen and enjoyed from Dunwich, Thorpeness and most of the rooms. The original Aldeburgh and also popular cottage now provides four nature reserves such as bedrooms and 3 bath/shower Minsmere, located just to the rooms, all finished to an north of Westleton. There is a exceptional standard throughout. The kitchen/dining rooms sits in the centre of the property with a fully glazed elevation with bespoke sliding doors that open out to raised terrace maximising the fabulous views. A glazed walkway leads to a contemporary drawing room, again with full glazed sliding doors overlooking the river meandering towards Snape Maltings.

The gardens have been landscaped with great care and attention and now provide something very special. There are raised beds enclosed with mellow curving red brick walls beautifully planted and well stocked with herbaceous plants, lawns enclosed by estate fencing and a raised terrace accessed via steps constructed from sleepers to an elevated seating area that looks across the rooftop of the house, the whole river and countryside beyond.

Planning permission has been granted for conversion of the original round house to an annexe to the main house. The house further benefits from a private Jetty that has been newly constructed from the house into the River Alde so boats, kayaks, paddleboards etc can easily be launched directly from the house.

Tenure Freehold

Local Authority East Suffolk DC

Viewing Strictly by appointment with Savills

Jumbos Cottage, Iken Cliff, Iken, Suffolk, IP12 2EN Gross internal area (approx) 2578 Savills Suffolk Outbuildings 288 01473 234 800 Total 2866 [email protected] savills savills.co.uk

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