Felsham, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP30

An exceptional Grade II* Listed timber framed Tudor farmhouse, luxuriously presented to a high standard, peacefully located in a wonderful rural setting. Dining Hall, Drawing Room, Sitting Room, Kitchen/Breakfast Room, 1st Floor Snug/Study/Possible Bedroom, Utility/Boot Room, Cloakroom. 4 Bedrooms, Dressing Room/Bedroom 5, 2 En-suite Bathrooms, Family Bathroom, Attic Store Room. Detached Party Barn/Annexe with Studio, Kitchenette, Two Offices/Potential Bedrooms and a Cloakroom. Gardens and Grounds, Heated Swimming Pool, Machinery Store and Plant Room Outbuilding, Double Garage, Borehole Pump Store. In all about 1 acre (sts) Peaceful rural location with no near neighbours. THE PROPERTY This remarkable home presents an early 16th century cross-wing with mid-16th century hall range that is timber framed, with exposed timbered and plastered elevations with traces of simple pargetting under plain tiled roofs. Both early ranges are jettied and there is a ''modern' extension to the side. The property has been sympathetically improved over the years, whilst retaining much of the wonderful original character, such as the exposed internal carved and moulded beams, timber mullioned windows and bressumer beamed fireplaces. It also benefits from well-proportioned rooms with higher than usual ceilings and a luxurious and stylish finish throughout the house. A solid oak front door leads into the dining hall, which features a carved oak staircase to the first floor, feature fireplace with stone surround, timber mullioned window to the front and French doors to the rear and leads through to the other reception rooms and the stunning AGA kitchen/breakfast room. The drawing room is triple aspect with French doors to the side and a bressumer beamed fireplace with log burning stove and spark guard. A shelved passage with exposed brick floor leads to the comfortable sitting room to the rear, which affords double aspect timber mullioned windows to the garden and another bressumer beamed fireplace with log burning stove. The exceptional kitchen/breakfast room is fitted with a comprehensive range of bespoke units that incorporate a pantry cupboard, integrated Hotpoint dishwasher, built in American style fridge, light granite work surfaces with inset chopping block and underset butler sink and separate rinsing sink. The bressumer beamed former fireplace recess houses an oil fired Aga range cooker with electric hob and oven ''Aga Mate'. There is seating at the breakfast bar and space for a table and chairs, with windows to the front and rear elevations, French doors to the terrace, stairs up to the snug/study and door to the side hall, cloakroom and utility room. On the first floor a landing leads to three superb double bedrooms, a family bathroom and a dressing room, well fitted with cupboards and dressing table, that could revert to provide a 5th bedroom. Two of the three bedrooms also benefit from en-suite bathrooms and there are stairs to the 4th bedroom on the 2nd floor and a large attic store room. DETACHED PARTY BARN/ANNEXE This large and spacious converted barn adds significant scope and versatility to the property, allowing owners the options afforded by this additional accommodation. Currently the space, which benefits from underfloor heating throughout, is utilised as a large studio with a kitchenette and cloakroom and two office rooms. Separated at the end, with personal door to the side and double doors to the front, is a large double garage opening onto the drive. OUTSIDE The grounds and setting are a particular feature of this beautiful home. The grounds extend to approximately 1 acre (0.97 acres sts) in all and benefit from an enclosed air source heat pump warmed swimming pool adjacent to the converted barn and separate workshop/machinery store outbuilding which also houses the pool plant. The glorious gardens are predominantly laid to lawn with herringbone brick pathways, lawns, shrub and flower beds and borders with a pond, thought to have been created when the house was first built and a bore hole pump house. THE LOCATION Hill Farmhouse is set off a quiet rural lane surrounded by open countryside affording charming views and vistas from all aspects of the house. The property is located around 1.5 miles from Felsham village which benefits from a thriving pub and village store/post office with Bury St Edmunds about 7 miles to the north west. The well regarded private school, Old Buckenham Hall, in Brettenham, is located nearby approximately 3 miles to the south and caters from 3 years through to 13. There is easy and convenient access to the A14 and A11(M11) and the railway station at Stowmarket offers a regular mainline service to London Liverpool Street taking approximately 80 minutes. For international travel Stansted Airport is about 46 miles away. More comprehensive facilities can be found in the nearby cathedral town of Bury St Edmunds which offers a further range of schooling both in the public and private sectors, recreational and shopping facilities including the newly open Arc shopping centre. Cultural amenities include the impressive Georgian Theatre Royal and the Abbey Gardens both of which are home to the annual festival. The nearby centres of Newmarket, Cambridge and Ipswich are all within easy reach.