A SUPERB SPLIT LEVEL 2,564 SQ FT GROUND FLOOR APARTMENT FORMING PART OF A MAGNIFICENT GRADE II LISTED COUNTRY MANSION WITHIN STUNNING COMMUNAL GROUNDS AND PARKLAND APPROACHING 8.3 ACRES (STS)

THE PROPERTY
The Morris Apartment is a superb ground floor split level apartment forming part of a magnificent Grade II* Listed country mansion within stunning communal grounds and parkland approaching 8.3 acres (sts).

Exning House was designed by Andrews Jelfe in 1734, forming part of the 3,000 acre Exning Estate. The property was sold in 1891 and again in 1895 at which time the new owner commissioned the leading Victorian architect Philip Web, a close friend of William Morris to design the large Victorian addition to the original Georgian house. One of just five apartments sympathetically converted within the original Georgian building in 2002, The Morris Apartment has attractive period features including panelled doors, sash windows and deep skirtings. The property has brick elevations under a tiled roof with gas fired central heating and alarm system.

The welcoming entrance hall has a security entry phone and two cupboards. The superb generously sized double aspect sitting room has two sash windows enjoying stunning parkland views, open fire with fitted cupboards and shelves and door to separate staircase. The spacious kitchen/dining room has a sash window to the rear, fitted base and eye level units, worktops with tiled splashbacks, double butlers sink, integrated appliances including 6 ring gas Range cooker with extractor hood above, dishwasher and space for American fridge/freezer, tiled floor and recessed ceiling downlights. The useful utility room has units, worktop and space and plumbing for a washing machine and tumble dryer. The impressive principal bedroom has two sash windows to the rear overlooking the communal grounds, walk through dressing room with wardrobes and drawers and en-suite bathroom. There is a cloakroom located of the entrance hall.

Bedroom 2 is generously sized, with a window to the rear and brick arches. Bedroom 3 has a window to the rear. The spacious family bathroom has a bath, walk-in shower and tiled surround, fully tiled shower cubicle, double basin, wc, extractor fan and recessed ceiling downlights. The lower ground floor has separate access via the shared courtyard and offers exciting potential to modernise and reconfigure for leisure, hobby or homeworking use, or bedrooms as currently set out.

OUTSIDE
Exning House is approached through a pair of electric gates with a gravel driveway providing access to The Morris Apartment parking and single cart lodge. The wonderful communal landscaped grounds are well established and create a beautiful parkland setting. There is a wooded area, large expanses of lawn, many fine specimen trees and use of a hard tennis court. There is also a useful store room and shared courtyard giving separate access to the lower ground floor.

LOCATION
Exning House is set in beautiful landscaped grounds on the edge of the West Suffolk village of Exning, just two miles from Newmarket. The village offers a good range of local amenities including a primary school, three public houses, a Post Office and local shops. Newmarket provides a good range of amenities including state and independent 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. There is excellent access to the A14 and A11 (M11). There is a branch line connection from Newmarket to Cambridge and Ipswich. Cambridge, Audley End and Whittlesford Parkway offer direct rail lines in to London, with the fastest trains taking under one hour. Stansted International Airport is approximately forty minutes’ drive.