GULSON ’S FARM BOXTED, ESSEX/ BORDERS

Access to A12 4 miles GULSON ’S FARM Colchester 6 miles

London’s Liverpool Street ONE OF THE BEST POSITIONS IN THE Station from 50 minutes STOUR VALLEY Ipswich 18 miles

• 6 Bedrooms • 3 Bathrooms • Dressing Room • Reception Hall • Drawing Room • Sitting Room • Dining Room • Kitchen/Breakfast Room • Garden Room • Billiard Room with Home Office • Utility • Boot Room • 2 Cloakrooms • Swimming Pool • Tennis Court • Meadows • Timber Framed Barn with stables • Cart Lodges and storage • Summer House • Formal Gardens • Lake • Meadows • In all about 12.5 acres • Offers Invited

savills.co.uk SITUATION Gulson’s Farm is set in the most stunning and quiet position in the hamlet of Church Street, a picturesque road in the small village of Boxted overlooking the Stour Valley on the Essex/Suffolk borders. The area is renowned for its attractive rolling countryside made famous by the paintings of of Mill and the sought after villages of , Stoke by Nayland, and Dedham with their day to day amenities which are within easy reach. Boxted is ideally placed for communications to the A12 and to the Ancient Roman town of Colchester, which is reputed to be the oldest town in England with extensive shopping, educational and recreational facilities. The commuter can take advantage of InterCity train services to London’s Liverpool Street Station.

DESCRIPTION Gulson’s Farm is believed to date back to 1380 and is a fine Grade II Listed and extended farm house. The house is constructed from timber frame with rendered elevations enhanced by attractive windows and with brick and rendered additions under pitched peg tile roofs. There is a C17 timber framed barn with tiled additions including a tractor shed, stables, wood stores and cart lodges. The house displays numerous features including open fireplaces, exposed timbers and attractive doors and windows. The gardens are stunning with established flowerbeds, formal gardens, sweeping lawns, mature trees and gently undulating lawned gardens. There is a heated swimming pool, a hard tennis court with summer house, a wonderful lake and stock proofed pasture land.

ACCOMMODATION The house is situated at the end of a 400 yard drive with a large parking sweep to the front with a sloping bank planted with shrubs. A covered porch opens into the reception hall with the main staircase to the first floor, some exposed timbers and a glazed door to the outside. The sitting room has an open fireplace with further exposed beams and garden views. The dining room features an impressive inglenook fireplace, exposed timbers and leads through to the kitchen/breakfast room. The kitchen has a 4 oven Aga, glazed and panelled display cabinets, a double sink and to one corner, a secondary staircase to the first floor. There are steps down to a ¾ glazed garden room with doors out onto the raised terrace. The drawing room was added to create a superb entertaining room with a high ceiling, picture rail, an open fireplace, glazed doors to the gardens and stunning views. Also off the kitchen is a boot room with a further cloakroom, butlers sink, pantry and storage cupboards. There are 6 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms on the first floor. There is also a small wash room off the middle front bedroom and a large master suite comprising well fitted dressing room, en suite bathroom with roll top bath and a wonderful bedroom with stunning views over the gardens and Stour valley.

To the north of the house is an outside utility room, a small entrance

Gulsons Farm, Boxted N hall that fronts a strong room/wine store and the entrance to the billiard 440 sq m (4,739 sq ft) room which incorporates a home office to one side with wood burner For identification purposes only. Not to scale. and oak dresser storage unit. A partly covered walk way leads between © fullaspect.co.uk this and the house and down steps to the heated swimming pool which Drawing Room 9.04 x 5.66 is sheltered by attractive flower beds, paving and wide lawns. Fronting 29'8 x 18'7 the eastern elevation is a rose entwined pergola terrace and a long raised Conservatory 4.17 x 2.57 terrace fronts the entire eastern elevation which takes full advantage of 13'8 x 8'5 the breathtaking views and established gardens. Wide herbaceous beds and lawns lead down to an avenue of cherry trees, further lawns and passing numerous mature trees including a fine tulip tree and copper Study Area Strong Room 3.66 x 2.18 1.83 x 1.83 1.83 x 1.83 1.83 x 1.83 12' x 7'2 6' x 6' 6' x 4' 6' x 6' Boot Room Dining Room Sitting Room beech. There is a hard tennis court surrounded by lonicera hedging and Utility Room Kitchen 4.88 x 2.90 5.18 x 1.88 6.78 x 5.18 4.57 x 4.57 5.49 x 4.62 4.88 x 2.44 16' x 9'6 17' x 6'2 22'3 x 17' 15' x 15' 18' x 15'2 16' x 8' overlooked by a timber summer house. The gardens continue to more

informal gardens with specimen trees and a beautiful lake with island and a backdrop of woods. The lake is well stocked with a variety of fish Billiard Room 6.71 x 6.65 and visited by an array of wild fowl. Beyond the lake are the stock 22' x 21'10 proofed meadows.

Bedroom To one side of the house and beyond a rose garden is a timber framed 5.59 x 4.57 Ground Floor 18'4 x 15' Listed barn. Just off the main vaulted section is an original stallion box and superb beams throughout. To the front is a row of cart lodges and

to the side are two large wood stores, a tractor store, kennels and to the 5.59 x 2.44 rear are 2 stables and a half covered store which opens into a courtyard 18'4 x 8' and which fronts the entrance to the meadows.

Bedroom

4.37 x 4.06 Bedroom Bedroom 14'4 x 13'4 Bedroom Bedroom 3.45 x 2.84 3.56 x 3.23 4.27 x 3.96 11'4 x 9'4 11'8 x 10'7 3.51 x 3.25 14' x 13' 11'6 x 10'8 Gulsons Farm Barns

N First Floor 359 sq m (3,868 sq ft) For identification purposes only. Not to scale. © fullaspect.co.uk

Stable Stable 4.57 x 3.05 4.57 x 3.05 15' x 10' 15' x 10'

Vaulted Main Barn

9.45 x 7.62 31' x 25'

Part Covered Store 15.15 x 2.44 52' x 8' Stallion Box Cart Lodges 6.10 x 3.96 12.19 x 4.11

20' x 13' 40' x 13'6

Tractor Shed Wood Store Wood Store 4.57 x 3.05 4.57 x 3.05 3.05 x 3.05 15' x 10' 15' x 10' 10' x 10'

GENERAL REMARKS

Services: Mains electricity, water and private drainage. Oil fired central heating.

Postcode: CO4 5SX

Tenure: Freehold with vacant possession.

DIRECTIONS From Ipswich - At A14/A12 “Tesco” roundabout, take A12 south from Ipswich towards Colchester and London. After about 8 miles turn left (J30) signed Dedham and Stratford St. Mary. After 100 yards, turn right signed Stoke by Nayland and Stratford St. Mary. Just before village sign of Stratford St. Mary, turn right down School Lane (blue sign saying single track road etc). At Crossroads, straight over, signed Higham. In village of Higham, bear left at triangular village green with big beech tree in centre. Go through villages of Higham and Thorington Street, then turn left down tiny lane towards Boxted. Wiggle along small lane, bear right over bridge (don’t turn left), up hill into Boxted. Pass a few houses till you come to big red brick wall on left and sharp bend to left. On the bend (opposite telegraph pole), turn right down track, through gate and we are yellow farm house at the very bottom. (If you get to the church, you’ve gone 20 yards too far!).

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