Farley Green, Wickhambrook, CB8

A DELIGHTFUL MINI RESIDENTIAL FARM WITH A VICTORIAN FARMHOUSE, 9,204 SQ FT OF TRADITIONAL AND MODERN FARM BUILDINGS, STABLING AND GRASSLAND SET IN TRANQUIL, ROLLING SUFFOLK COUNTRYSIDE. IN ALL 11.55 ACRES (STS) THE PROPERTY An exciting and rare opportunity to purchase a mini residential farm with an intriguing history set in tranquil, rolling Suffolk countryside within easy distance of Newmarket, Bury St Edmunds, Clare, Haverhill and Cambridge. The surviving moat from which Moat Farm derives its name, once encompassed a much earlier house of some stature and local importance, demolished in the early 19th Century and replaced with a Victorian farmhouse located to the east adjoining the moat. Today, the house is complemented by an excellent mix of traditional and modern farm buildings providing extensive agricultural/general storage, workshop and stabling, together with a concrete yard and hard standing. The traditional buildings, which in part, incorporate ornately carved timbers from the original house, have exciting conversion potential for increasing the residential element further (subject to planning), whilst the modern buildings, with separate access from the road offer scope for commercial/business use (subject to planning). With a railed paddock and single block of gently sloping grassland currently used for grazing and hay production, Moat Farm is ideally suited to lifestyle/amenity/hobby farm use, or as an equestrian property with great potential. MOAT FARMHOUSE The house has been comprehensively renovated by the current owners and retains many original features, including high ceilings throughout ground and first floors, refurbished sash windows and exposed decorative tile floors. The ground floor comprises a welcoming entrance hall with Victorian tile flooring and stairs to the first floor. The sitting room with dual aspect windows and wood burning stove with stone fire surround. Across the hall to the dining room with dual aspect windows and Victorian feature open fireplace leading into the kitchen with a range of wall and base units, built in fridge, dishwasher, oven and hob, Rayburn and Victorian tile flooring with access to the exterior. There is a substantial walk-in larder with window to the rear and boot/utility room with Victorian tile flooring and built in storage, inset sink, window to the side and door to the garden. The timber staircase rises from the entrance hall up to the first floor with a galleried landing with window to the front. The principal bedroom has dual aspect windows, Victorian fireplace and a built-in cupboard, bedroom 2 has dual aspect windows, Victorian fireplace and a built-in cupboard, bedroom 3 has a window to the side with a delightful view of the moat. The separate WC has a high-level cistern and wash basin, window to the rear. The spacious family bathroom has a roll top bath, walk in shower, wash basin over vanity cupboard, high level wc, window to the side and Victorian feature fireplace GARDENS AND GROUNDS Immediately to the rear of the house is a traditional two storey building formerly used as a bakehouse, with potential for conversion to residential use (subject to planning). The wider gardens and grounds comprise lawns with the moat forming an attractive enclosure accessed by a bridge. The formal gated entrance to the property is flanked by a pair of magnificent Wellingtonia trees, forming a local landmark. FARM BUILDINGS AND YARD The traditional buildings are arranged to the north-east of the house with access from the main drive, with each supplied with power and light. They comprise a magnificent oak frame Suffolk barn currently used as a workshop with further externally accessed store rooms. There is a timber frame two bay open fronted storage barn, and single storey stable and store barn with adjoining all-weather open corral ideal for turn out use. The modern buildings have been erected by the current owners and are arranged to the rear and side with a separate dedicated access from the road leading to a large, heavy duty concrete yard flanked by areas of hard standing. A Dutch barn houses three loose boxes with an area for hay/straw and machinery storage. Adjoining the concrete yard is a substantial steel portal frame machinery barn currently open to the front but with potential to enclose securely with access through the roller shutter door in situ. THE LAND The land is principally accessed from the yard, whilst a railed paddock, adjacent to the yard has road frontage. Arranged in a single block of gently sloping productive grassland, the land has previously been used within an arable rotation and offers exciting opportunities to further enhance the equestrian facilities, or farming, leisure, amenity and wildlife potential. LOCATION Moat Farm is located off a quiet country lane in the little hamlet of Farley Green, nestling in rolling countryside a short distance from the well-served village of Wickhambrook and the A143 linking Bury St Edmunds and Haverhill and B1063 linking Newmarket with Clare. Wickhambrook is a scattered village comprising eleven Greens, equidistant from both Newmarket and Bury St Edmunds, with Clare, Haverhill and Cambridge all within reach. Local facilities include public houses: The Greyhound and Twenty One, in Meeting Green, and The Cherry Tree Pub on the A143, there is also a fine village church, Wickhambrook Primary Academy, village store/post office and petrol station. The towns of Newmarket, Bury St Edmunds, Clare and Haverhill offer a wide range of local facilities including shopping, hotels, restaurants, schools and leisure facilities, with health clubs, swimming pools and a golf club. The area is commutable to the University City of Cambridge with its burgeoning hi-tech and bio-medical industries, world leading science parks and reputable schools. There is easy access to the A14, A11 and M11 and via these to the national road network. Rail services are available at Bury St Edmunds and Newmarket, whilst Cambridge, Cambridge North, Audley End and Whittlesford offer direct rail lines into London, with the fastest trains taking under one hour. Stansted International Airport is around 40 minutes by road. DIRECTIONS CB8 8PX The property can be found using the postcode. At the staggered crossroads at the junction of the B1063 and A143 at Wickhambrook, proceed in the direction of Haverhill and after a short distance, you will see a very small turning on the right, after the bus stop, without a signpost. Take this turn and proceed past two thatched cottages, to a green triangle and bear left. The entrances to Moat Farm can be found a short distance further on the right. LOCAL AUTHORITY: West Suffolk Tel: 01284 763233 SERVICES: Mains water, electricity and private drainage. Oil fired central heating