APPLE MOUNT FARMHOUSE THORPE MORIEUX • BURY ST. EDMUNDS APPLE MOUNT FARMHOUSE THORPE MORIEUX • BURY ST. EDMUNDS • IP30 0NQ 150 YEARS est. 1869 A delightfully situated period country house 10 Risbygate Street, Bury St Edmunds with the added benefit of a converted barn, Suffolk IP33 3AA [email protected] cottage, swimming pool and tennis court 01284 748600 situated in gardens and grounds of 6.24 acres Market Place, Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 1DN (s.t.s). [email protected] 01449 612384 ACCOMMODATION SUMMARY WWW.LSK.CO.UK Farmhouse: Hall • Study • Dining Room • Drawing Room • 2 WCs • Farmhouse Aga Kitchen Garden Room • Sitting Room • Cellar • First Floor Landing • Master Bedroom with En-suite Shower Room and WC • 4 Further Bedrooms all En-suite. Barn: 3 Reception Rooms • Kitchen • 3 Bedrooms • 3 Bathrooms. Cottage: Kitchen/Sitting Room • 2 Bedrooms • Bathroom. Annexe: Bedroom • En-suite Shower Room. Swimming Pool • Tennis Court • 2 Bay Cart Lodge with Store and Workshop • Walled Greenhouse Area 3 Acres (s.t.s) of Formal Gardens • 3.24 Acres (s.t.s) of Fenced Paddock • Ample Parking Terraced Seating Area. 3 DISTANCES APPLE MOUNT FARMHOUSE Sudbury - 7.5 miles Stowmarket - 7.5 miles Apple Mount Farmhouse is a delightful traditional period farmhouse presenting Lavenham - 2 miles Colchester - 22 miles rendered elevations under a peg tiled roofline. The accommodation in the main Bury St. Edmunds - 7.5 miles house is arranged over two floors and extends to approximately 4500 sq.ft. Of particular note is the wonderful double aspect drawing room with large open fireplace and oak flooring. Also of note is the Lavenham joinery built Aga kitchen. The ground floor also comprises garden room, sitting room, dining room, study, utility room, hall, 2 downstairs WC’s and cellar. From the hall a staircase leads up to the first floor landing where access is given to the wonderful double aspect master bedroom with a handmade roll top wooden bath and access to the separate shower room and WC. There are 4 further bedrooms all en-suite (some now in need of updating). The Barn is constructed of brick, flint and weatherboarded elevations under a pantiled roofline. The accommodation comprises an entrance hall with minstrel gallery, 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, sitting room and kitchen all with exposed beams. This building would (subject to any necessary consents) lend itself to a holiday let, Airbnb or long term let. The cottage is attached to The Barn and provides additional accommodation, ideal for staff, holiday lets, Airbnb or long term lets. The accommodation comprises an open plan kitchen/sitting room, 2 first floor bedrooms and bathroom. There is also a detached annexe adjacent to Apple Mount Farmhouse comprising a bed/sitting room and en-suite shower room (recently refurbished). A viewing is highly recommended by the sole selling agents to appreciate all the accommodation that Apple Mount Farmhouse has to offer. OUTSIDE Apple Mount Farmhouse is approached over a gravel driveway giving ample parking for several cars. There is a 2 bay cart lodge with adjoining storeroom and workshop. The gardens and grounds at Apple Mount Farmhouse are predominantly laid to lawn with a mixture of mature trees, fruit trees, shrubs and mature yew hedging. On the western boundary there is a 3.24 acre (s.t.s) paddock ideal for equestrian purposes or livestock. There is also directly outside the garden room a boules court. Outside at Apple Mount Farmhouse there is also a swimming pool with pool complex attached to The Barn with the pool complex comprising WC’s, boiler room, 2 storerooms, sauna, shower room, changing room and plant room. There is also a tennis court and on the eastern boundary there is a large expanse of lawn which is understood to house, underneath the grass, an area of hardstanding, ideal for marquees or such like. This area of garden also comprises an attractive pond, a summerhouse, walled greenhouse area and vegetable garden. In total the gardens and grounds extend to approximately 6.24 acres (s.t.s). 4 LOCATION LOCAL AUTHORITY Apple Mount Farmhouse is located on the edge of the small village of Thorpe Morieux. Thorpe Babergh District Council. Morieux is a small rural Suffolk village close to the popular village of Lavenham which is home to Apple Mount Farmhouse: Council Tax Band G. many medieval properties. Lavenham is a very well served village with a wide range of services and amenities including post office, butchers, bakers, general grocer, pharmacy, antique shops The Barn at Apple Mount Farmhouse: Council Tax Band C. and galleries. There is also a wide range of cafés, restaurants, pubs and hotels. Apple Mount The Cottage at Apple Mount Farmhouse: Council Tax Band A. Farmhouse is equidistant between the market towns of Bury St. Edmunds, Sudbury and Stowmarket (the latter having a high speed rail link into London Liverpool Street). The property is also some 2.5 miles away from Old Buckenham Hall Preparatory School named as one of the top five UK METHOD OF SALE For sale by private treaty. prep schools by Tatler 2017. SERVICES DIRECTIONS From the A134 take the Lavenham turning on to the A1141. Proceed past the water tower on your Apple Mount Farmhouse: Mains water and electricity. Private drainage. Oil fired central heating. right hand side and take the left turning signposted ‘Thorpe Morieux’, continue down the hill and The Barn: Mains water and electricity. Private drainage. Oil fired central heating. turn left at the signpost. The property will then be found, up the hill, on the left hand side. The Cottage: Mains water and electricity. Private drainage. Electric heating. 6 APPROX. GROSS INTERNAL FLOOR AREA 7412 SQ FT 688.6 SQ METRES (EXCLUDES RESTRICTED HEAD HEIGHT & OUTBUILDINGS & INCLUDES BARN & COTTAGE) Measured in accordance with RICS guidelines. Every attempt is made to ensure accuracy, however all measurements are approximate. This floor plan is for illustrative purposes only and is not to scale. OUTBUILDING 3 OUTBUILDING 2 OUTBUILDING 1 This Plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with the sanction of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved. (ES100033380). This Plan is published for the convenience of Purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is OUTBUILDING 4 expressly excluded from any contract. NOT TO SCALE. GROUND FLOOR FIRST FLOOR GROUND FLOOR FIRST FLOOR MAIN HOUSE MAIN HOUSE BARN AND COTTAGE BARN AND COTTAGE Energy Efficiency Rating (Farmhouse) Energy Efficiency Rating (Barn) Energy Efficiency Rating (Cottage) 86 71 01508 557777 | [email protected] 557777 01508 47 54 29 28 Important Notice Lacy Scott & Knight for themselves and as Agents for the Seller of the property give notice that:- a) These Particulars are intended to give a fair and substantially correct overall description for the guidance of intending Purchaser(s) and do not constitute, nor constitute part of, an offer or contract. No responsibility is assumed for the accuracy of individual items. b) All descriptions, dimensions, references to condition and necessary permissions for use and occupation and other details are given in good faith and are believed to be correct, but any intending Purchaser(s) should not rely on them as statements or representations of facts, but must satisfy himself by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each item. c) No person in the employment of Lacy Scott & Knight has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatever in relation to this property or these particulars not to enter into any contract relating to the property on behalf of Lacy Scott & Knight nor any contract on behalf of the Sellers. d) No responsibility can be accepted for any expenses incurred by any intending Purchaser(s) in inspecting properties which have been sold or withdrawn. e) Should any dispute arise as to the boundaries or an pre-contract points on the General Remarks and Stipulations, Particulars, Schedule, Plans or the interpretation of any of them, the questions will be referred to the arbitration of the Agents, whose decision shall be final. by and produced Printed 150 YEARS est. 1869.