Bramble Cottage, Stone Common, , . IP12 2DP GUIDE PRICE £300,000 This part of Suffolk is a haven for artists, writers and Bramble Cottage, Stone Common. Blaxhall, musicians. Blaxhall is a pretty rural village with a well docu- Woodbridge, Suffolk. IP12 2DP mented social history which has been recorded in recent years by its own residents and published in an excellent book which features a number of photographs from the early 20th century An detached enchanting period cottage which is situated in a semi-rural location on including Corner Cottage. The village’s rural history was cele- the edge of the pretty and sought after Suffolk village of Blaxhall. The property which abuts brated by the writer and village resident George Ewart Evans Stone Common, benefits from a garage and car port at the rear. There are pretty gardens to who published a number of books in the 1960s and 1970s the front and back of the cottage and views over open Suffolk countryside. The property is including: The Horse in the Furrow, The Farm and the Village and Ask the Fellows who cut the Hay. His interviews with local thought to date from the 19th century and retains many lovely period features including ex- villagers in and around Blaxhall have provided us with an posed beams and an inglenook fireplace in the sitting room. The property was extended in important historical record of life in rural Suffolk at the time of 2003 to create a large second bedroom on the ground floor and an en-suite wet room which the Great War and during the last days of working horses on was designed for disabled access. The master bedroom, on the first floor has a shower and the land. This cottage is typical of the sort of property Evan’s WC en-suite. The ground floor bedroom, which opens to the garden via French windows could subjects lived in and the construction using materials often be used alternatively as another reception room or a studio, music or work room. The kitchen/ gleaned from the land is a reminder of just how hard rural life breakfast room is generously proportioned and benefits from a wide stable door to the gar- was for most people until the 1970s. Blaxhall has an excellent den which is also designed to allow for wheelchair access. The cottage benefits from double pub and is ideally located for access to Orford, Wood- glazing and oil-fired central heating together with 14 solar panels which offer a monthly return bridge, Aldeburgh and the neighbouring village of Snape. and reduced electricity price. There is a wood burner in the sitting room. An internal inspection Snape Maltings is home to the Aldeburgh Festival. There are wonderful walks across Blaxhall Common and through Tunstall is strongly recommended in order to fully appreciate the standard and versatility of the ac- Forest with cycle routes through the village and on to Iken and commodation offered within. Orford. The nearest railway station is just two villages away at Campsea Ashe where there is a connecting service to Lon- don, Cambridge and Norwich via .

VIEWING By appointment with Jennie Jones Estate Agents 01728 605511 [email protected] www.jennie-jones.com

LOCAL AUTHORITY Suffolk Coastal District Council, East Suffolk House, Station Road, Melton Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 1RT Tel: 01394 383789

SERVICES Mains water, electricity, and drainage.

Items depicted in the photographs are not necessarily included in the sale. Measurements and details are for guidance purposes only and their accuracy should be checked by an intending purchaser. Where applicable, central heating systems, gas/electrical installations, plumbing etc, have not been checked by this office Distance London 102 miles Ipswich 21 miles Saxmundham 5 miles

Schools Snape C of E aided Primary School Church Road. IP17 1QG Telephone: 01728 688373

Saxmundham High School Seaman Avenue. IP17 1DZ Telephone 01728 633910

Railway Station Campsea Ashe (Wickham Market)

Doctor’s surgery Lambsale Meadow Saxmundham IP17 1DY Telephone 01728 602022

Supermarkets Tesco Saxmundham Waitrose Saxmundham

Sports centre Leisure Centre (pool) Red House Lane. IP16 4LS

Council Tax C

EPC D SAXMUNDHAM T: 01502722065 T: 01728 605511 www.jennie-jones.com E: [email protected] E: [email protected]