The Forge | Lower Road | Hemingstone | IP6 9RT Guide Price: £375,000

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The Forge, Lower Road, Hemingstone, Suffolk, IP6 9RT

“A landmark ‘chocolate box’ circa 16th Century cottage boasting period charm and a lovely homely ambience”.

Description Set against a backdrop of roses and climbing wisteria, as you enter through the solid oak front door you step into a beautiful period home with its rich history through the ages. Having once been a post office, this now delightful private residence also benefits from the parcel of land on the opposite side of the road stretching down to the stream where the village blacksmiths once stood. This piece of land now provides a utility area, plenty of parking and accommodates a detached timber garage.

The beautifully sympathetically modernised accommodation comprises: reception hall, living room, dining room/bedroom three, breakfast room, galleried kitchen, boot room, galleried landing, two first floor bedrooms and shower room.

The property benefits from oil central heating, decorative fireplaces, some fine boarded flooring, a wealth of exposed timbers and a high vaulted ceiling to the master bedroom and galley kitchen.

Outside the property benefits from a prominent corner position occupying a meticulously tended generous plot. To the front are beautiful rose borders as well as an additional parcel of utility land on the opposite side of the road providing parking, storage and garaging. There is side access to the stunning rear garden which is beautifully laid out, being mainly laid to lawn with colourful flower and shrub borders, various inset trees and shrubs, vegetable garden, summerhouse, feature traditional well and pleasant sunken patio.

About the Area Hemingstone is a rural Suffolk village offering fabulous country walks, St Gregory's Church and village hall (known as the hut). Regular church services and villages' fetes/art galleries are held within the village. Further amenities including village stores, public houses, butchers and leisure centres can be found in the nearby neighbouring villages.

The nearby Towns of Needham Market, Stowmarket and Debenham offer further amenities including schooling, railway stations with links to London's Liverpool Street, independent stores, hotels and restaurants some with a take-away facility, doctors, dentist, hairdressers and more. Local primary schools can be found at Claydon, Helmingham, Otley and Henley with nearby senior schools at Claydon, Farlingaye in Woodbridge and the favourable Debenham High School.

Directions As you follow the B1078 from Coddenham towards Otley and Woodbridge, the property will be found on the left hand side on the crossroads opposite the Hemingstone Bridge.

The accommodation comprise:

Canopy Entrance Porch With courtesy light and solid oak front door to:

Entrance Lobby Exposed timbers and glazed door to:

Reception Hall This could as desired possibly provide a dining area, heavily beamed, radiator, oak boarded flooring, stairs to first floor, understair storage cupboard, doors to kitchen, dining room and arch to:

Living Room Approx 13’ x 12’6 (3.96m x 3.81m) Shower Room Boarded flooring, heavily beamed, decorative red brick fireplace, Shower cubicle, pedestal hand wash basin, low level flushing w.c, wall window to front elevation and French doors opening to sheltered rear mounted heated towel ladder, window to rear elevation, exposed patio. timbers and wall mounted electric heater.

Dining Room/Bedroom Three Approx 12’ x 12’ (3.66m x 3.66m) Bedroom Approx 12’ x 9’10 (3.66m x 3.00m) Decorative open red brick fireplace, window to front elevation, heavily Lovely high vaulted ceiling, heavily beamed, secondary double glazed beamed and radiator. This is a most atmospheric room which is window to front elevation and radiator. currently used as a formal dining room, however has previously been used as a third bedroom. Outside The property occupies a large private corner plot. The front is mainly Breakfast Room Approx 8’ x 7’10 (2.44m x 2.39m) paved with beautiful rose borders, an area laid to pea shingle, climbing Window to rear elevation, oak boarded flooring, radiator and access wisteria to the front of the property and side access to the rear garden to: with the front being edged by dwarf box hedging. On the opposite side of the property is a further parcel of utility land which is where the Galley Kitchen Approx 12’2 x 6’11 (3.71m x 2.11m) former ‘smithy’ stood and now provides a utility area, parking and Work surface with inset bowl and a half single drainer sink unit, mixer accommodates a detached garage. This piece of land stretches down tap, base cupboards and drawers under, built-in oven, built-in four plate to the stream at the bottom. cooker, extractor over, plumbing for automatic washing machine, plumbing for automatic dishwasher, housing for oil boiler, window to The large beautifully tended rear garden is mature in nature with a rear elevation, vaulted beamed ceiling, radiator, tiled splashbacks and number of pretty secluded seating and sitting areas. The garden is door to: largely laid to lawn with various inset specimen trees and shrubs along with colourful flower and shrub borders. Within the garden is a useful Boot Room Approx 6’ x 5’8 (1.83m x 1.73m) timber shed, summerhouse, greenhouse and fruit run. There are two Work surface with base cupboards under, tall upright storage patios including a sheltered sunken patio immediately to the rear of the cupboard, eye level units, window to side and rear elevations, radiator, property connecting to the living room and steps from the patio lead slate tiled floor, door to outside and vaulted ceiling. up to the main garden. To the right hand side of the steps is a feature traditional well. Galleried Landing Wood banister and hand rail, oak flooring, window to front elevation, radiator, access to loft, built-in storage cupboard, wall mounted light and oak doors to:

Bedroom Approx 12’ x 11’10 (3.66m x 3.61m) (note sloping ceiling) Window to side elevation and Velux window to rear elevation, wide boarded flooring and radiator.

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