GRADE II LISTED 17TH CENTURY FARMHOUSE WITH DELIGHTFUL GARDENS Rookery Farm, Daisy Green, Great Ashfield, , IP31 3HW

Freehold

Extensive planning permission to extend the house and add a new triple garage with garden store

Rookery Farm, Daisy Green, Great Ashfield, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP31 3HW Freehold

4 bedrooms, attic room ◆ 3 bath/shower rooms ◆ 4 reception rooms ◆ study ◆ Aga kitchen/breakfast room ◆ delightful gardens ◆ hard tennis court ◆ pond ◆ About 2.6 acres ◆ EPC rating = Listed Building

Situation Rookery Farm is wonderfully position back from the lane and at the end of a curving drive with established gardens which abuts onto open countryside. The house is located in the peaceful hamlet of Daisy Green on the edge of Great Ashfield and benefits from many walks and bridal ways nearby. The much larger villages of Elmswell and Norton are within easy reach and provide excellent day to day shopping facilities, primary schools and village pubs. Elmswell also has a train station with direct links into Cambridge. The A14 is readily available providing excellent access to the local market towns of Bury St Edmunds and which both offer a much wider range of shopping, educational and recreational facilities. Stowmarket also provides regular train services to London’s Liverpool Street Station in approx 75 minutes. The A14 also gives access to Newmarket, Cambridge, , The M11 and national and motorway networks. Sporting amenities include racing at Newmarket and golf at Stowmarket, Bury St Edmunds and Worlington. There is river and sea fishing and sailing on the rivers Stour, Orwell, Alde and Deben. Independent Junior and Senior schools in the area include South Lee, Culford, Woodbridge, College, Orwell Park and Old Buckenham Hall. Description Rookery Farm is Grade II Listed and believed to date back to the 16th century with 17th century additions. The house is built from timber frame under pitched fish-scale and plain tiled roofs at the front and plain tile and slate roofs to the rear. The house is south facing and has a sympathetic extension to the rear creating a very appealing family home. Further planning permission has been obtained to create a larger kitchen/breakfast room and guest accommodation. Internally there are some wonderful features including Inglenook fireplaces, exposed timbers, feature mullion windows and attractive outlooks over the gardens. There are good ceiling heights throughout the house with vaulted ceilings in several of the bedrooms. The adjoining cart lodge forms part of the plans to create the guest accommodation. There is further planning permission for a detached triple garage with garden store to replace the existing. The mature gardens are well established with numerous trees, herbaceous borders and seating areas. To the far end of the garden is a pond, hard tennis court and footings for a summer house. OUTSIDE

Rookery Farm is set back from the road approached over a gravelled curving drive. There is an attractive paved terrace along the front elevation which opens out to the front lawn. A side gateway continues around the house to a sheltered and paved terrace with wisteria adorned pergola ideal for alfresco dining and with connecting double doors back to the house. A path with retaining brick walls and box hedging lead through the attractive gardens. Wide lawns are edged with deep flower and shrub borders. There is a pond beyond the main lawned garden with a further path to the hard tennis court with a double yew hedge walk and a hard standing for a summer house.

SERVICES

Mains electricity and water, oil fired central heating. The purchaser will be required to install a new sceptic tank within 3 months of the completion date.

Directions

From Bury St Edmunds proceed eastbound on the A14 and take the Elmswell turning. After passing Elmswell church continue to the cross roads and turn left and continue north through Elmswell passing over the railway line and continue into Great Ashfield. Take a right turn into School Road, signposted Daisy Green & Village Hall and continue along this road for about a quarter of a mile, pass a right hand turn and Rookery Farm will be seen set back from the road on the left.

NOTE

Mid Suffolk planning reference number for the extension, conversion of the cart lodge and erection of a new triple garage and garden store - DC/17/03654 Tenure: Freehold Local Authority: District Council Outgoings: Council Tax Band G Viewing: Strictly by appointment with Savills

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