Newmarket Road, Worlington, Bury St Edmunds, IP28

A SUBSTANTIAL AND WELL PROPORTIONED FAMILY HOME OFFERING FURTHER SCOPE FOR IMPROVEMENT WITH AN INDOOR SWIMMING POOL AND GROUNDS EXTENDING TO 1.74 ACRES (STS) THE PROPERTY The Red House is a superb detached family house with an indoor heated swimming pool (partly refurbished) and established grounds approaching 1.74 acres (sts). Believed to date back to 1935, the house has brick elevations with hung tiles under a tiled roof and has recently been extended and modernised, but offers further scope for improvement. The Red House is a charming family home with features including bay windows, high ceilings and open fireplaces with sealed unit double glazing, underfloor heating to the ground floor and oil fired central heating via radiators to the first floor. The extensive and well proportioned accommodation includes an impressive reception hall with tiled floor and stairs to the first floor, sitting room, dining room, kitchen/dining/family room, study, utility room, indoor heated swimming pool, cloakroom, cellar, landing, master bedroom with dressing room and en-suite bathroom, three further bedrooms (two with en-suites) and a family bathroom. The impressive double aspect sitting room has bay windows to the front and a part glazed door to the side, open fireplace with marble surround and ceramic floor. The generously sized dining room has a window and French doors to the side, large walk-in cupboard and tiled floor. The generously sized study has a bay window to the front, fireplace with marble surround and fitted units. The superb kitchen/dining/family room has windows and French doors to the front, sky lights, fitted base and eye level units, island with built in units, sink with filter tap and breakfast bar, granite worktops, double sink with drainer, integrated Gaggenau appliances including fridge and freezer, two ovens, grill, coffee machine, induction hob with extractor above, wine chiller, dishwasher and wood burner. The utility room has base and eye level units, workstops, single sink with drainer, space and plumbing for a washer and dryer, tiled floor, door to outside and access to the cellar. There is a well finished cloakroom off the entrance hall. The light and spacious landing has a window to the front and built-in cupboard/plant room. The master bedroom has a well finished en-suite bathroom and dressing room. There are three further double bedrooms, two with en-suites and a family bathroom. OUTSIDE The Red House is approached through a pair of cast iron gates leading onto a large gravel driveway providing parking for several vehicles with access to the garaging and large established grounds. The large mature gardens have well tended lawns with an abundance of shrubs, pond, mature trees and woodland including fir and oak. Two paved terraces adjoin the house and there is a substantial vegetable garden, greenhouse and summer house, which adjoin the former stables/stores. There is a borehole for garden irrigation, seven water taps and outside lighting The indoor heated swimming pool has six pairs of French doors leading to the garden and has been partly refurbished with a wood clad ceiling tiled surround, changing room/shower, cloakroom and pool equipment room. LOCATION The Red House is centrally located within this popular village on the Cambridgeshire/Suffolk border, well known as the home of the Royal Worlington Golf Club. Just eight miles away, the horseracing town of Newmarket offers a good range of amenities including schools, shops, supermarkets, restaurants and leisure facilities, including health clubs, a swimming pool and golf club. Bury St Edmunds and the University City of Cambridge offer a wider range of amenities. Within a thirty minute drive, Worlington is commutable to Cambridge with its world renowned Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Addenbrookes hospital and separate treatment centre, Rosie maternity hospital, Royal Papworth Hospital, AstraZeneca, National Institute for Health Research, Wellcome Trust, Medical Research Council, burgeoning high-tech industries, science parks, reputable schools and City airport. There is excellent access to the A11, A14 and M11. There is a branch line connection from Newmarket to Cambridge and Ipswich with a station at nearby Kennett. Cambridge, Audley End and Whittlesford Parkway offer direct rail lines into London, with the fastest trains taking under one hour. Stansted International Airport is approximately forty miles.