Norwich Road, Kennett, Newmarket, CB8

A substantial Grade II Listed country house situated close to Newmarket, set in 11.31 acres, with a detached annexe, stables and paddocks. Reception Hall * 5 Reception Rooms * Kitchen/Breakfast Room * Utility Room * Cloakroom * Basement/Games Room * Landing * 7 Bedrooms * 4 Bath/Shower Rooms (2 En-Suite) Driveway and Parking * Double Garage/Workshop * Indoor Swimming Pool Complex * Mature Gardens Stable Yard with 11 Stables and Veterinary Store Room with Stocks, Post and Rail Paddocks Detached Annexe with Entrance Hall * Sitting Room *Dining Room * Kitchen/Breakfast Room * Three Bedrooms * 2 Bath/Shower Rooms and Roof Terrace. THE PROPERTY Waterhall Farmhouse is a substantial Grade II Listed country house situated close to Newmarket with 11.31 acres, a detached 3 bedroom annexe, indoor swimming pool complex, stables and paddocks. The property has equestrian facilities including a stable block with 11 stables, veterinary store room with stocks, making the site suitable for both private amenity uses or as a stud. The entrance hall has stairs to the first floor. There are three reception rooms and an oak framed garden room. The kitchen/breakfast/family room is a particular feature with two sets of French doors to the garden, double doors to the garden room, two door oil fired Aga and Inglenook fireplace with wood burning stove. A useful utility room is located off the kitchen and a cloakroom adjoins the garden room. The basement/cellar is currently used for storage. There are five bedrooms to the first floor with two en-suite shower rooms and a family bathroom. The second floor has two further bedrooms and a shower room. The detached 1,712 sq ft annexe has an entrance hall, sitting room, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, three bedrooms, two bath/shower rooms, roof terrace and garden. OUTSIDE Waterhall Farmhouse is accessed via a gated entrance leading to a long private driveway, providing access to the stable yard and parking. The house is surrounded by mature gardens, mostly laid to lawn, with two stores to the rear of the house. A mature tree belt screens the property, providing a good degree of privacy and security. There is a double garage/workshop, garden store and open fronted cart lodge. The indoor swimming pool complex (30ft x 60ft) has a 30ft x 15ft heated swimming pool with fully tiled surround, changing room, shower, wc and pump room. The equestrian facilities are situated to the rear of the house across a grass quadrant, with an attractive traditional L shaped timber framed stable block providing 11 stables (including 1 foaling box) and a veterinary/store room. The post and rail paddocks have field shelters and mains connected water troughs. The land has been identified as free draining with course loamy soil over chalk, ideal for minimising poaching. LOCATION Just over three miles away, Newmarket is world famous as the headquarters of British horseracing. The town is Britain's largest racehorse training centre and some of the finest racing in the world is seen on Newmarket's two racecourses: The Rowley Mile and The July Course. Newmarket is also home to Tattersall's (Europe's leading Bloodstock Auctioneers), veterinary practices of international repute, other bloodstock support services, the National Stud, the National Horseracing Museum and the Jockey Club. Newmarket is set in attractive countryside on the Suffolk/Cambridgeshire border and is world famous as the headquarters of British horseracing. Newmarket itself provides a good range of amenities including schools, shops, supermarkets, hotels, restaurants and leisure facilities, including health clubs, a swimming pool and golf club; Cambridge and Bury St Edmunds offer further amenities. The villages of Kennett and Kentford benefit from local amenities including two public houses, village store/Post Office, church, petrol station, village hall, recreation field, primary school and railway station. The station provides trains to Newmarket, Cambridge, Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich. Cambridge, Audley End and Whittlesford offer direct rail lines into London, with the fastest trains taking under one hour. There is excellent access to the A14 and A11 (M11) and Stansted International Airport is approximately forty five minutes' drive.