A substantial family house with far reaching views and barns offering conversion opportunities Hill Farm, Drinkstone, Suffolk, IP30 9SY Freehold House Master suite • 4 further bedrooms • 4 bath/shower rooms • laundry room • 4 reception rooms • study • office • gym • kitchen/breakfast room • boot room • utility Outbuildings North barn and yoga studio • south barn • outbuilding • wood store Outside Heated swimming pool • tennis court • about 2.8 acres Distances Description Bury St Edmunds 8 miles Hill Farm House is a substantial Stowmarket 8 miles (London family house offering superior Liverpool Street Station from living accommodation to an 85 minutes) exceptional standard Cambridge 36 miles throughout. Southwold Heritage Coast 45 miles The property is believed to (All mileages and times are date back to the 18th century approximate) and built of traditional timber framed construction with Situation rendered elevations on a late Hill Farm House is situated in an 18th century red brick plinth . exceptional rural setting with far reaching views of the The house has been beautifully countryside, yet only two miles extended and restored, south of the A14 lying eight incorporating a number of miles east of the historic town traditional outbuildings by way of Bury St Edmunds. of a superb vaulted kitchen/ breakfast room and overall Woolpit is one mile away and cleverly balances the original provides a selection of shops, fabric and characteristics of pubs and a primary school. the building with contemporary Elmswell station is two miles nuances and a modern open away and Thurston station is plan feel. four miles away, with direct services to Cambridge, Ipswich The barns offer a variety of and London. commercial uses for the incoming purchaser, subject to The popular market town of the necessary planning and Bury St Edmunds (listed in The listed building consents being Times as one of the Best Places obtained. to Live in the UK in 2019), offers a wider selection of shops and cultural attractions and is easily accessible. The house is Grade II listed, due Fitted with stylish high gloss to its architectural relevance handle less kitchen units, four and historical importance and ring induction hob, granite extends to just over 5,000 sq ft work tops and a breakfast bar, of versatile living space, space for three fridge freezers, arranged over three floors. two double ovens and warming oven with a ceramic tiled floor. The accommodation A glazed link leads into a 25ft comprises; reception hall with office and gym, both looking modern hardwood oak into the courtyard. flooring, large fireplace with wood burning stove and wood On the first floor is a superb mantle, rear hallway and master suite enjoying a double cloakroom and staircase to the aspect with views over the first floor. garden, a walk-through wardrobe and large en suite From here and to the south is bathroom with freestanding an attractive, double aspect bath, large walk-in shower and study with built in shelving, twin wash hand basins. open fireplace and access to the side hall. The drawing There is a fitted laundry room room is an elegant reception with useful storage cupboards, room, enjoying double aspect a guest bedroom with shower with exposed timbers, oak room and a further double floors and fireplace. The bedroom served by the family spacious sitting room enjoys a bathroom, both having double aspect, with storage wonderful views over the cupboard and rear lobby and garden. cloakroom as well a dining room with exposed timbers There is a staircase leading up and brickwork, slate flooring to the second floor, which has and opening to the kitchen/ been cleverly reconfigured breakfast room. with landing/study area and two double bedrooms, both Enjoying a triple aspect, the served by their own shower kitchen is a stunning modern rooms. addition to the building, with access to the fabulous walled courtyard garden. Hill Farm, Drinkstone, Suffolk, IP30 9SY Gross internal area (approx) 521 sq m (5,603 sq ft) Bedroom 4 N 4.90 x 3.30 16'1 x 10'10 Landing/Dressing Room Bedroom 5 Bedroom 4 Bedroom 5 3.58 x 3.30 En-Suite En-Suite 6.56 x 2.74 11'9 x 10'10 21'8 x 9' Landing Oce 3.28 x 2.92 10'9 x 9'7 Second Floor Bedroom 1 5.00 x 4.88 16'5 x 16' Bedroom 3 En-Suite Shower Room Store Gym 7.84 x 2.92 25'9 x 9'7 Bedroom 3 6.61 x 5.05 21'8 x 16'7 Bedroom 2 Laundry Room 4.04 x 4.01 4.01 x 2.53 Bedroom 1 En-Suite 13'3 x 13'2 13'2 x 8'3 and Dressing Room Garden Hall 2.92 x 2.84 9'7 x 9'4 First Floor Drawing Room 5.00 x 4.88 16'5 x 16' Cloakroom Cloakroom Hall Kitchen/Breakfast Room 7.88 x 7.41 Sitting Room Lobby 25'10 x 24'4 7.74 x 5.96 25'5 x 19'7 Dining Room Reception Hall 5.05 x 3.80 5.05 x 4.27 16'7 x 12'5 16'7 x 14' Study 4.88 x 3.25 16' x 10'8 Ground Floor Lobby 2.35 x 1.69 Plant Room 7'8 x 5'6 Boot Room 3.11 x 1.39 Utility Room 2.25 x 1.66 10'2 x 4'7 2.18 x 1.72 7'4 x 5'5 7'2 x 5'8 For identification only. Not to scale. Granary/Guest annexe Outside The Granary has been The property is approached at converted to provide a the end of a no-through lane, luxurious guest annexe, with accessed through electric weather-boarded elevations five-bar gate onto an extensive underneath a clay pan-tiled gravelled parking area. The roof, with triple-aspect, oak gardens surrounding the floors, freestanding roll-top property are largely formal bath with pedestal wash basin lawns, with some wonderful and shower room with feature brick-and-flint walls handmade timber step-ladder and a modern red-brick wall giving access to a further floor, protecting a heated swimming which has not yet been pool, as well as a pond with converted, but has planning mature trees and hedging, an permission to provide a astro tennis court with path spacious first-floor sitting leading to the house and a room. stunning enclosed Mediterranean-style walled Barns garden, with raised flower beds The ‘north barn’ has been and some lovely detailing partially converted, with surrounding the house. workshop and separate yoga studio, which adjoins a large General Remarks two-bay Cart Lodge and Services walled yard, as well as a Water supply is via a bore hole timber-framed barn, with (no mains connection) and weather-boarded elevations drainage is via bio-digester. underneath a clay pan-tiled Mains electricity. and corrugated tin roof. The Oil fired central heating. ‘south barn’ is a beautiful timber-framed barn with Local Authority weather-boarded elevations Mid Suffolk Council underneath a clay pan-tiled roof and offers enormous Council Tax Band G potential, with its own walled garden with raised beds and Tenure further outbuilding and wood Freehold with vacant store. The barn has had the possession. benefit of detailed planning and Listed Building consent, to Photographs provide a modern office space, Taken in 2018. extending to approximately 1,400 sq ft. Consent was Viewing gained in 2015 and has now Strictly by appointment lapsed. Indicative drawings with Savills. shown on page 10. Directions IP30 9SY Outbuildings 509 sq m (5,478 sq ft) Proposed elevations & floorplan for South Barn conversion to office. Plans showing consent gained in 2015. N 3.71 x 3.45 4.63 x 3.45 4.60 x 3.45 12'2 x 11'4 15'2 x 11'4 15'1 x 11'4 Outbuilding and Woodstore North Barn 12.89 x 7.23 42'4 x 23'9 Cart Lodge Yoga Studio Reception Workshop 10.73 x 4.47 4.29 x 3.99 4.29 x 1.91 4.47 x 2.21 35'3 x 14'8 14'1 x 13'1 14'1 x 6'3 14'8 x 7'3 Datum Level 65.00 PROPOSED NORTH WEST ELEVATION North Barn and Yoga Studio South Barn 22.21 x 6.92 72'10 x 22'8 Datum Level 65.00 9.32 x 2.90 PROPOSED SOUTH EAST ELEVATION 30'7 x 9'6 South Barn Staff Kitchen Store Lobby Meeting Room Office Office Studio/Bedroom Accessible WC WC C 7.92 x 4.88 7.92 x 4.88 & Shower Room 26' x 16' 26' x 16' Existing porch The Granary First Floor PROPOSED PLAN For identification only. Not to scale. This Plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with the This Plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with the sanction of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office. Crown sanction of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved. (100024244). 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