HigH House PARHAM 8 SUFFOLK HigH House Parham, Suffolk A GRADE II LISTED COUNTRY HOUSE OF GREAT CHARACTER WITH MATURE GROUNDS, BARN, DETACHED COTTAGE, HARD TENNIS COURT, POOL AND ESTABLISHED GROUNDS Distances Framlingham 1 mile, Woodbridge 8.5 miles, Ipswich 18 miles (Liverpool Street station from 65 minutes) (All mileages and times are approximate) Summary • 7 Bedrooms, 4 Bathrooms, Dressing Room, Entrance Hall, Drawing Room, Dining Room, Sitting Room, Kitchen/Breakfast Room, Boot Room, Cloakroom, Utility, Cellar • The Cottage (2 beds, 2 baths), Garaging, Swimming Pool, Hard Tennis Court, Paddock, Detached Suffolk Barn, Former Stables. • In all about 5.3 acres • OFFERS INVITED Situation High House is situated between the well-known market town of Framlingham, and the picturesque village of Parham, set well back from the road in a secluded setting. Framlingham is perhaps best known for its historic castle and highly regarded public school, Framlingham College. Framlingham offers a good selection of independent shops and businesses including cafés, restaurants, hairdressers, antique shops, a travel agency and delicatessen. It is also home to the Crown Hotel, Barclays Bank and a Co-operative supermarket. Off the Market Hill are a number of other businesses providing day-to-day services including pubs, vets, a medical centre and schools. Sir Robert Hitcham’s Primary School is highly regarded and Thomas Mills High School is considered one of the best state schools in the East of England. The Heritage Coast is just a short drive away offering picturesque beaches, sailing facilities, stunning forest walks, cycle rides and popular public houses. The world famous Snape Maltings Concert Hall is within easy reach (8½ miles), and there is also bird watching at the RSPB centre at Minmere (15½ miles). For the commuter, Parham offers good road links via the A12, and a nearby railway station located at Campsea Ashe, near Wickham Market, with regular trains to London Liverpool Street via Ipswich. High House is situated just outside the village of Parham and about 3 miles east of the market town of Framlingham, to the north of the sought after and appealing town of Woodbridge and in the particularly attractive and undulating countryside of the Deben Valley. The village is quiet and rural, surrounded by farmland. More extensive shopping and recreational facilities can be found in both Framligham and Woodbridge, with the county town of Ipswich offering a wider range of services. Educationally, there are excellent schools in both sectors in Earl Soham, Brandeston, Framlingham and Woodbridge. There are regular train services to London Liverpool Street station from Ipswich, the journey time taking from 65 minutes. Description High House is a stunning example of a Grade II Listed former farmhouse, which the current vendors acquired in 2005. In the intervening years, High House has been extensively refurbished and now offers a well-appointed and maintained family home, together with an excellent range of traditional and modern outbuildings. Believed to date back to the mid-16th century with some later Victorian extensions, High House is principally constructed from brick and timber frame under a peg tiles and slate roof. The house retaines many period features and of particular note is the wonderfully beamed rooms with their impressive high ceilings and light-filled rooms. The accommodation is over three floors and amounts to almost 6,000 sq ft of well-presented accommodation which displays numerous period features throughout. There are superb views over the surrounding undulating farmland and the delightful gardens. Outside Services The house is approached by a lane of about 300m over which Mains water and electricity. Private drainage, Oil fired central the property has a right of way. The drive then continues to heating. Private borehole providing a secondary source of a circular sweep to the front of the house and then continues water. Although traditional Broadband is available through the to a wide parking area which fronts the double cart lodge with telephone line, the vendors have opted for Fram Broadband, a store room to one side and further room over. The mature which is provided via satellite and with a far superior download gardens wrap around the house with further established trees, speed. a swimming pool with wide terracing and the Suffolk barn. Council Tax Adjacent to The Barn is The Cottage. Recently refurbished and comprising a kitchen/dining room with modern appliances, Band G reception hall, cloakroom, bathroom, two double bedrooms Tenure (one with an en-suite bathroom) and sitting room. It benefits from modern levels of insulation, double-glazed windows and Freehold with vacant possession. timber and tile flooring with underfloor heating. The Cottage has its own oil tank and modern sewage treatment plant. Viewing Strictly by appointment with Savills. High House, The Barn, The Cottage and more formal gardens stand in approaching 2 acres. Adjacent is an orchard Directions (Postcode IP13 9LX) area with vegetable beds which leads to the meadow. This From Framlingham, proceed in a southerly direction on the idyllic area is fully enclosed by hedging and enjoys far reaching B1116. Continue out of the town and after approximately one views across the surrounding countryside. It includes a hard mile the access to High House will be found on the right hand tennis court and adjacent AstroTurf cricket wicket. The side with the house located at the very top of the lane. orchard and meadow area extends to just over 3 acres, can be directly accessed via the farm track, and includes field shelters/ stores measuring 14’9 x 15’9. Approximate gross internal floor area - House: 552 sq m (5,936 sq ft) Outbuildings: 356 sq m (3,821 sq ft) For identification purposes only. Not to scale. Study 13'7 x 10'4 Bedroom 4 (4.14m x 3.15m) 13'8 x 10'4 Entrance (4.17m x 3.15m) Hall 14' x 14' Bedroom 5 (4.27m x 4.27m) 21'9 x 14' Drawing Room Master Bedroom (6.63m x 4.27m) 21'8 x 19' 21'7 x 18'9 (6.60m x 5.79m) (6.58m x 5.72m) Dining Room 18'5 x 17'7 (5.61m x 5.36m) N Library Dressing Room En-Suite Playroom/Bedroom 7 17'2 x 13' 15' x 12'5 Bathroom 18'3 x 12'11 (5.23m x 3.96m) (4.57m x 3.78m) (5.56m x 3.94m) This Plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with the sanction of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved. (100024244). Kitchen/Breakfast Room Bedroom 3 This Plan is published for the convenience of Purchasers only. Its accuracy is not 18'5 x 18'2 18'2 x 15' guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. NOT TO SCALE. (5.61m x 5.54m) (5.5m x 4.57m) Utility Room 14' x 10'7 (4.27m x 3.23m) Bedroom 6 34' x 14' (10.36m x 4.27m) Sitting Room Boot Room 19' x 18'2 Bedroom 2 13'6 x 13'6 (5.79m x 5.54m) 18' x 18' (4.11m x 4.11m) (5.49m x 5.49m) Second Floor Ground Floor First Floor This Plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with the sanction of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved. (100024244). This Plan is published for the convenience of Purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. NOT TO SCALE. The Barn Kitchen/Breakfast Room Store 17'11 x 14'6 28' x 10' (5.46m x 4.42m) Mezzanine (8.53m x 3.05m) 22' x 13' Important Notice Savills, their clients and any joint agents give notice (6.71m x 3.96m) that: 1: They are not authorised to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property either here or elsewhere, either on their own behalf or on First Floor 12' x 10' behalf of their client or otherwise. They assume no responsibility for any statement (3.66m x 3.05m) First Floor that may be made in these particulars. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact 2: Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and Cart Lodge Bedroom 1 plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be 19' x 19' 12'8 x 10'11 (5.79m x 5.79m) (3.86m x 3.30m) assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents and Savills have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers 64' x 22' must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise. 18/10/12 TO (19.51m x 6.71m) Bedroom 2 Ground Floor 12'7 x 10'10 16' x 16' (3.84m x 3.30m) (4.88m x 4.88m) Store 19' x 9'3 (5.79m x 2.82m) Sitting Room 17'7 x 12'5 Savills (5.36m x 3.78m) 50 Princes Street, Ipswich Suffolk IP1 1RJ The Cottage 01473 234800 [email protected] www.savills.co.uk Ground Floor .