Warren Lodge Little Saxham, Suffolk Grade II Listed property with historic ties to Ickworth House, in an exceptional setting ased in Little Saxham, and, unusually, with What is so remarkable is – without bridlepath access into Ickworth Park – presumably for convenience during the house’s exception – every room offers former working life as a gamekeeper’s cottage incredible views. serving Ickworth House – Warren Lodge, which Bhas been successfully and sympathetically extended, is exterior south façade) and retains many charming mid- now an exquisite country house within a truly exceptional 19th century features including: a carved stone Coat setting. of Arms (most likely belonging to the Bristol family) depicting a trio of trefoils on the south gable; intricately Despite being a mere 3.5 miles from the centre of pierced barge boards; decorative cast iron windows; Bury St Edmunds, the property is accessed solely by a crenelated walls and stylised fascias, as well as some beautiful, bucolic circular bridlepath. From the heart of original fireplaces within the interior. its rural surroundings, Warren Lodge enjoys wonderful, panoramic field and woodland views in every direction Carefully, sympathetically and respectfully extended by from the middle of its triangular 1.5-acre plot. While the current owners, Warren Lodge is now a fabulous six- offering excellent access to Bury, Cambridge and London, bedroom family home set over two floors. it’s an extremely peaceful and private situation with the nearest buildings or road being half a mile away. A generous kitchen and breakfast room together with the sitting room (or snug) form the heart of the house. Within Warren Lodge The original part of the property is dated 1865 (to the the cosy sitting room, the beautifully proportioned, Little Saxham, IP29 5LF Set within a hidden location, Warren Lodge is an exceptional country house, the original part of which is believed to have been built as an ornamental yet practical gamekeeper’s cottage serving Ickworth House. • Six well proportioned bedrooms: two • Established grounds with mature trees with en-suites and two in a potentially • Beautiful and spacious kitchen self-contained guest annex • Wonderful historic features • Exceptional rural setting • Formal drawing and dining rooms • Stunning garden room • Striking entrance hall and • Immaculate self-cleaning natural pool hand made staircase Sitting room with stunning original windows. Breakfast room. Beautifully hand made staircase. original windows are adorned with striking wooden its own access). The annex also delivers its own separate the garden into the house and offers an incredibly shutters re-purposed from reclaimed Arts & Crafts bathroom and kitchen dining area. relaxing and light rich setting. panelling (circa 1880). Furthermore, a run of under- worktop kitchen units have been fashioned from an Within the extended part of the house, Warren Lodge All 14 windows within the extension are hand built and antique Regency feather mahogany sideboard (circa provides spacious and resplendent drawing and dining beautifully stylised to show a Victorian interpretation 1820). This part of the house also constitutes a large rooms befitting of a striking country house and offering of a Tudor arch design. This design is also echoed on portion of the original cottage, which adds to the exceptional and generous spaces in which to host the doors and throughout much of the interior and sense of homeliness. So, despite being a substantial larger social occasions and family gatherings. exterior of the property, providing a cohesive sense country house, the property also retains an element of style that is so perfectly attuned to this property’s of its charming character from formerly being a rural A particularly stunning room, accessible from both the heritage of being a country cottage so successfully cottage. This area also houses the study and generous, drawing room and hall and with double French doors extended into a substantial country house. Inspiration well served utility room, as well as access to what is facing east, west and south (providing access to the has also been drawn from the trefoil design of the currently used as the two bedroom guest annex (with natural pool), is the garden room, which literally brings crest adorning the exterior of the original cottage and The historic trefoil motif cohesively South west facing façade. informs the style of the house. Kitchen with period features. this is also echoed within the interior Overall, what is so remarkable is – features throughout the property. without exception – every room offers Despite being a incredible views and many with a The spacious and formal entrance choice of windows facing south, east substantial country house, hall includes a wonderful, sweeping and west; this is particularly notable in the property also retains staircase, made by hand from the master bedroom, dining, drawing sycamore and teak. The main hallway and garden rooms. The sense of an element of its charming upstairs boasts a stunning Art Nouveau the rural setting and the wonderful character from formerly chandelier above the staircase, which established grounds are ever present was reclaimed from Ickworth House . from within the house – a feat that is being a rural cottage. Exceptional light rich garden room. Main entrance hall. extremely hard to achieve. The Grounds Warren Lodge enjoys a spectacular setting amidst mature grounds and On the north side of the property there is an with the nearest road being half a mile away. orchard with pear, apple and plum trees as well as a dedicated vegetable patch, which is currently growing beans, rhubarb, rocket and potatoes. The two-storey The view from one aspect of the summer house balcony, The main south west facing established garden summer house. which offers spectacular 360-degree rural views. offers an incredible, tranquil and rural setting and includes mature trees as well as a lovely ornamental peach tree – all of which can be enjoyed as part of a walk down to the southern Natural Swimming Pool Area most tip of the boundary to the property’s own spinney / woodland. The grounds include an idyllic, self-cleaning, tub with water consistently at a balmy 38ºC natural swimming pool. The swimming making swimming a year-round option for To the west of the property is a pretty walled area of the pond is 3.5m x 12.5m and the hearty folk! During summer, beautiful water and hedged garden offering a private setting and This streamline water feature that crowns the natural pool offers a gently regeneration zone around it is a similar area lilies flower within the regenerating borders a formal aspect to the grounds, which marries soothing pulsatile outflow. (It will remain in place for future owners to enjoy.) filled with gravel and water plants to filter of the natural pool. beautifully with the crenelated walls and stylised and remove nutrients from the water to keep fascias. Nearby is an historic – and safely covered it clear and algae free. The swimming area is The natural pool has its own related custom – 40m (120ft) well, which is now only used to 1m deep at the shallow end and 2.5m deep at and hand-built, two-storey summer house discharge water out of the heating pump system. the deep end. It has been installed for seven complete with a traditionally styled, hot water, To the back of the property (west side) is an years and works very well. outdoor shower. The summer house also entrance surrounded by stunning and well offers a drinks fridge, sink and kitchenette on established wisteria. The pool sits – in a south facing position – the ground floor with a covered balcony area between a dedicated patio (near the house) above providing incredible, uninterrupted Outbuildings The double Warren Lodge’s own spinney is inhabited by and a decked area (also the site of the 360-degree views of the exceptional grounds garage now splendid mature oak and ash trees. This area also summer house), which also boasts a hot and rural setting enjoyed by the property. At Warren Lodge there are four outbuildings on-site used as a offers a purpose built circular fire pit with a rustic workshop, comprising: two timber single garages (currently used above grass seating area surrounding it for family and for storage); one timber garden shed with slate roof and which is the social gatherings. The garden attracts an array Victorian cast iron windows that match the old part of the first floor of or bird life including hawks, buzzards, barn owls, the annex. house; the two-storey summer (pool) house. In addition woodpeckers and a variety of finches. there is an integrated brick-built double garage (currently used as a workshop) that is below the first floor of the Overall, the grounds are quite simply stunning guest annex. (The property’s shepherd hut will move with and offer all the very best assets of an English the current owners and so is not a fixture but the site on country garden. (They also provided an which it resides offers a wonderful potential destination exceptional setting for a family wedding as the in which to house something similar in the future.) There current owners discovered when they hosted is also a loggia wood store located behind the west walled their daughter’s big day with great success.) and hedged garden. The hot tub with multiple jets and LED lighting, Exterior hot water The regeneration zone borders the swimming area of the pool offers water at a balmy 38ºC. traditional shower. and is filled with beautiful water plants that support filtration. Second sale of the property by the same family Services Warren Lodge has been so beloved that the current Water is supplied to the property by a 60m owners, who bought it in 1984, originally sold it in 1994, (197ft) borehole – while there is the potential and then, having missed it greatly, bought it back in One of many historic features: the Coat of Arms for mains water to be established at Warren 2007.