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Guide Price A substantial listed hall, along with £1,850,000 Freehold three secondary dwellings, equestrian Ref: P6073/C Worlingworth Hall facilities, free-range egg production Church Street unit, agricultural buildings & over 75 Worlingworth Woodbridge acres of land Suffolk IP13 7NS

Worlingworth Hall — 8 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 3 shower rooms, entrance hall, drawing room, Contact Us sitting room, dining room, substantial farm office, study, conservatory, kitchen/breakfast room, Clarke and Simpson laundry room and cloakrooms. Well Close Square Three further dwellings — A pair of 4/5 bedroom semi-detached barn conversions and a 2 Suffolk IP13 9DU bedroom detached bungalow. T: 01728 724200 F: 01728 724667 Equestrian yard with 29 looseboxes, 5-bay horse walker, indoor exercise yard, tack rooms, And The London Office feedstore, associated buildings and manège. Fenced paddocks. 40 St James’ Place London SW1A 1NS Traditional and modern farm buildings and barns including a modern free range egg production unit. Income-producing telecom mast. [email protected] www.clarkeandsimpson.co.uk 5-car garage block, swimming pool, tennis court. Paddocks, meadows and farmland, in all, extending to 76.3 acres (30.8 hectares). Location Worlingworth Hall is located within the village of Worlingworth and is just 5.5 miles from Framlingham, which is best known locally for its fine medieval castle. Framlingham offers a good choice of schooling in both the state and private sectors and also benefits from an excellent variety of shops including a Co-operative supermarket, a medical centre, public houses and restaurants. The delightfulsmall town of Eye is just over 7 miles away and offers day-to-day shopping facilities, as well as further schooling. It is well known for its motte and bailey castle and its varied cultural activities throughout the year, which include theatre productions, classical music concerts and an annual art exhibition. Further afield there is an excellent network of public footpaths and the popular coastal town of and the Snape Maltings Concert Hall, home to the Aldeburgh Festival, are within easy reach.

For commuters, the main railway station at Diss provides direct services to London's Liverpool Street Station, and Norwich. Located approximately 13 miles from the property, Diss also offers an eighteen hole golf course, tennis and squash clubs, an indoor swimming pool and gym, as well as Tesco, Morrisons and Aldi supermarkets. Just over 19 miles from the property is the county town of Ipswich, which offers further national shops and services.

Description For many years, Worlingworth Hall was the largest privately owned yard of National Hunt horses in the country. The hall itself, which is listed as Grade II*, is believed to date back to the twelfth/thirteenth century. It is of timber-frame construction with rendered elevations under a tiled roof. The hall sits well back from the small country lane on the edge of the village and is surrounded by gardens and open countryside. There are superb features throughout the house including high ceilings with chamfered timbers, close studwork, mullion windows, arched and inglenook fireplaces, oak panel doors and spacious rooms. The gardens contain leisure facilities including a swimming pool, tennis court and extensive garaging.

Within the grounds are three secondary dwellings. Monk’s Barn and Bishop’s Barn are a pair of semi- detached barn conversions which have Equestrian Occupancy Conditions. Bunk House Bungalow (also known as Stud Bungalow) is a detached dwelling standing close to the equestrian yard — this, too, has an Equestrian Occupancy Condition.

The equestrian yard houses a manège, indoor 5-bay horse walker and indoor exercise yard, with buildings including 29 looseboxes (predominantly in 3 separate barns) with tack and feed rooms. Adjacent to this are fenced paddocks.

The farmyard comprises a Dutch barn, range of former piggeries, large machinery barn and general purpose barn with workshop area and grain bins. Beyond is the modern free range egg production building (erected in 2010) which is currently run in-house but could potentially provide a rental income in the region of £25,000- £30,000 per annum. There is also a telecoms mast, producing an income of £5,500 per annum. In all, the property stands in grounds of approximately 76.3 acres (30.8 hectares). Worlingworth Hall

A substantial wooden framed conservatory leads to the front hall which has doors off to the impressive reception rooms. These include a dining room, sitting room and heavily timbered drawing room. From here is access to the farm office and study. There is also access from the hallway to a substantial wing which is home to the farmhouse kitchen with Aga and the breakfast room. In addition, on the ground floor is a cloakroom, shower room, laundry room and plant rooms. On the first floor are six double bedrooms, five of which have en-suite bath or shower rooms, plus an additional bathroom. The second floor, accessed via two separate staircases, has two further attic bedrooms.

Outside, the gardens surround the house and a tarmac drive leads from the main farm drive to good-sized parking areas to both the front and rear of the property. Here there is a 5-bay garage block with central clock above, along with a store building.

Immediately to the rear of the house is a patio area enclosed by high-level brick walls and with feature beds and pond. This leads to the gardens where there is the tennis court, swimming pool (measuring approximately 12m x 6m) along with changing rooms.

Bishop’s Barn and Monk’s Barn Bishop’s Barn is a semi-detached barn conversion with a hallway leading to an impressive open-plan kitchen/ sitting/dining room. In addition on the ground floor is a study, bedroom, bathroom and shower room. On the first floor, accessed via two sets of stairs, are four bedrooms.

Attached to Bishop’s Barn, Monk’s Barn has a hallway leading to a sitting room and through to the kitchen/ dining room. Also on the ground floor is a bathroom. On the first floor are four bedrooms. Adjacent to the barn are three open-fronted store buildings. Bunk House Bungalow (Stud Bungalow) Predominantly of brick construction under a tiled roof, the bungalow comprises a porch, kitchen/dining room, shower room, sitting room and two bedrooms. Equestrian Facilities & Farmyard To be read in conjunction with the plan below. All measurements approximate only.

Main Indoor Yard (1) Split into three sections:

 Central Section — Timber pole frame, concrete floor, compressed fibre roof. (4 x Loddon loose boxes will be removed.) 22.50m x 9.51m.  Right Hand Section — Block walling, concrete floor, compressed fibre roof. (4 x Loddon loose boxes will be removed.) 22.50m x 7.90m.  Left Hand Section — Block walling, concrete floor, compressed fibre roof. 6 x Loddon loose boxes and 5 x brick loose boxes. 22.50m x 11.40m.

Indoor School and Loose Box Lean-to (2)  Indoor School — Steel frame, compressed fibre roof, sand mix floor, enclosed on three sides with tin cladding and gated to front. 30.50m x 10.50m.  Loose Box Lean-to — Concrete block construction with tin roof and concrete floor. 8 x loose boxes. 30.50m x 4.35m.

Store Room (3) Brick built with concrete render and compressed fibre roof. Divided into five rooms. 18.60m x 5.30m.

Indoor Yard (4) Steel frame with block walling. Concrete floor and tin roof. Central passage with 10 x Loddon loose boxes (five on each side). 18.60m x 8.40m.

Hay and Straw Shed (5) Steel frame, concrete floor and tin roof. Tin clad to two sides with block walling to one side (adjoins above building). Open to front. 18.60m x 9.80m.

Horse Walker Shed (6) Steel frame and concrete floor with sand mix over. Compressed fibre roof, part block wall, part timber clad and part open sides. Claydon circular horse walker. 14.30m x 13.20m. Manège (7) Floodlit outdoor arena with a Martin Collins “clopf” fibre and sand surface. 50.00m x 30.00m.

Covered Yard (8) Timber frame and concrete floor with compressed fibre roof. Lean-to incorporated, divided by concrete blocks. This houses the electric meter and electrics for the whole site (except the two bungalows at the bottom of the drive), and the diesel powered generator that can supply the whole site (apart from the aforementioned bungalows). 27.50m x 18.50m.

Former Piggeries (9) Concrete block construction with concrete floor and compressed fibre roof. Divided into 8 sties and currently used for storage, one part housing a free range egg vending machine. 32.40m x 5.00m.

Tractor Shed (10) Steel frame, tin clad walls and roof with concrete floor. Double manual sliding doors. 16.80m x 9.50m.

Grain Store (11) Steel frame, compressed fibre walls and roof, and concrete floor. 2 x redundant intake pits and redundant grain bins. Augers not currently used. Divided into two parts, the main part being 18.50m x 11.00m. Lean- to measuring 18.50m x 6.00m. Housing its own electrics and the electrics to the poultry unit.

Free Range Egg Production Building (12) Timber frame, insulated composite walls and roof, and internal store and office. Constructed in 2010. Automatic opening side panels. 16,000 bird capacity. Automatic feeders and drinkers. Mechanical egg belt. 110.00m x 20.00m.

The Land The land surrounds the hall and is predominantly laid to grass with the exception of an attractive 3 acre mixed woodland that lies to the north of the farm. There are 13 acres dedicatedto paddocks with the remaining land grazed by cattle and used in conjunction with the free range egg unit. The vendors claim under the Basic Payment Scheme and, if required, Normal Entitlements will be transferred to the purchaser. The plan below shows the indicative route of the public footpath, coloured blue, and a right of way to the bungalows at the end of the drive, coloured green.

Viewing Strictly by appointment with the agent.

Services Mains water, drainage and three-phase electricity. Independent oil-fired central heating systems to all dwellings.

Council Tax Worlingworth Hall — Band H; £3,423.98 payable per annum 2019/2020. Bunk House Bungalow — Band A; £1,141.33 payable per annum 2019/2020. Monk’s Barn — Band A; £1,141.33 payable per annum 2019/2020. Bishop’s Barn — Band A; £1,141.33 payable per annum 2019/2020.

EPC Ratings Worlingworth Hall — Exempt from EPC rating as Grade II* listed. Bunk House Bungalow — D Monk’s Barn — D Bishop’s Barn — D

Local Authority Mid Suffolk District Council, 54 Ipswich Street, , Suffolk IP14 1AD; Tel 0300 1234000.

NOTE These particulars are produced in good faith, are set out as a general guide only and do not constitute any part of a contract. No responsibility can be accepted for any expenses incurred by intending purchasers or lessees in inspecting properties which have been sold, let or withdrawn. No warranty can be given for any of the services or equipment at the property and no tests have been carried out to ensure that heating, electrical or plumbing systems and equipment are fully operational. Any distances, room aspects and measurements which are given are approximate only. No guarantee can be given that any planning permissions or building regulations have been applied for or approved.

January 2019

Directions From London, take the A12 bypassing Chelmsford and Colchester. After approximately 50 miles, at the roundabout turn left onto the A14 (signposted to and Norwich). After approximately 8 miles, take the Norwich/ Diss exit onto the A140. Upon entering Earl Stonham, turn right on to the A1120 where signposted to Debenham/ Stonham Aspal. Continue through Stonham Aspal and at the end of the road in Pettaugh turn right to continue along the A1120. Upon reaching Earl Soham, turn right towards Framlingham. Proceed through the village and turn left on the outskirts of Earl Soham towards Bedfield. Continue through Bedfield and follow the signs to Worlingworth. Upon reaching Worlingworth, turn right and proceed through the majority of the village. The gates to Worlingworth Hall will be found after the church on the left hand side of the road.

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