Secluded cottage adjoining the National Trust Ickworth Estate, with far-reaching views over farm, wood and parkland. Approached over a long driveway with no near neighbours - a rare detached and freehold listed cottage in an enviable location.

HORRINGER is a much sought-after village adjoining the National Trusts lckworth Park, and just south-west of Bury St Edmunds, which is a fine historic Cathedral Market Town situated in the heart of East Anglia with excellent communication via the A14, which provides unbroken dual carriageway between the East Coast, Felixstowe, Cambridge, and the M11 motorway. The recently-restored Grade II Listed railway station provides services linking with London Liverpool Street as well as regional centres. Cultural and leisure activities are well catered for including the fine Georgian Theatre Royal, Apex venue, cathedral, The Abbey Gardens two golf courses, tennis, squash and fitness clubs. There is a wide choice of educational facilities, including, private preparatory schools at South Lee and Culford Public School just four miles away.

BRIAR COTTAGE is set in an outstanding position at the end of a private track surrounded by farm, wood and park land it adjoins the NT Ickworth Estate with outstanding far-reaching views. This former pair of estate cottages is approached over a long track with no near neighbours to spoil this idyllic and peaceful setting. Briar Cottage has been extensively renovated and tastefully extended with a traditional and contemporary green oak addition, providing flexible two-storey accommodation with many fine period and architectural features. This represents an incredibly rare opportunity to purchase a detached and freehold Listed cottage in an enviable location.

RECEPTION HALL with pamment floor and exposed green oak timbers, staircase to first floor, understairs storage cupboard and French doors to terrace and garden.
CLOAKROOM with pamment floor, tiled shower cubicle, low-level WC, wash hand basin and heated towel rail.

SITTING ROOM 18’ x 17’8” A delightful room with triple-aspect, exposed oak beams, pamment floor and French doors to terrace and garden, open-plan through to

DINING ROOM 17’7” x 8’8” with exposed beams.

KITCHEN 24’9” x 8’7” A triple-aspect room with pamment floor and an extensive range of painted shaker wall and base kitchen units with oak worksurface and drainer, inset butler’s sink, tongue-and groove panelled splashbacks, stainless-steel De Longhi range cooker, built-in pantry cupboard and dishwasher and stairs to first floor.

BREAKFAST ROOM 13’ x 12’ with pamment floor, tongue-and-groove dado panelling, open fireplace with fitted Stanley range cooker and central heating boiler, shelved recess and cupboard, oriel window, stable door to a triple-aspect glazed lobby and French doors to garden.

FAMILY ROOM 22’3” x 13’ max. overall. A triple-aspect room with open fireplace with pamment hearth, fitted multi-fuel stove with oak mantelpiece over, shelved recess with storage cupboard below, oriel window, triple-aspect glazed lobby with French doors to garden.

FIRST FLOOR
The first-floor is divided into two separate areas approached via two staircases.

MASTER BEDROOM SUITE Bedroom 19’2” x 12’ approx. into the eaves. A superb room with exposed timbers and magnificent gable end window providing uninterrupted views over the garden and across the adjoining parkland of The National Trust Ickworth House, partial open-plan arrangement leads to En Suite 12’ x 7’3” An extension to the main room with a matching gable end window with free-standing roll-top ball-and-claw-foot bath facing wonderful views over the rolling Suffolk countryside. Built-in vanity unit with inset wash hand basin, mirror over and cupboards below and built-in wardrobe cupboard, underfloor heating.

BEDROOM 2 13’5” x 12’6” excluding open recess with exposed beams and shelved airing cupboard.

BEDROOM 3 13’3” x 12’5” max. overall including a range of built-in wardrobe cupboards with exposed beams and woodland views.
FAMILY BATHROOM 11’ x 8’7” with ceramic “stone” floor, tongue-and-groove panelling with suite comprising panelled bath with overhead shower, pedestal wash hand basin, low-level WC and heated towel rail.

BEDROOM 4 12’ x 6’3” with a range of built-in tongue-and-groove-fronted wardrobe cupboards, shelving and exposed beam.

STUDY/BEDROOM 5 9’10” x 7’2” with oriel window and built-in desk with shelving and shelved storage cupboard.

OUTSIDE are beautifully landscaped grounds which extend to approximately a third of an acre (STS), surrounded on all sides by farm, park and woodland, ring fence and with ample parking and turning space, detached green oak cart lodge with adjoining GARAGE and GARDEN STORE, sunken terrace, well-stocked flower and herbaceous beds with a variety of flowering shrubs and plants.

PLANNING PERMISSION Was granted on 14th May 2021 for annexe and home office, this expires in May 2024. DC/21/0479/HH

Council Tax band G – West Suffolk
Ultrafast Full Fibre broadband – achieved & available 900MB download speed and 110MB upload speed

DIRECTIONS Leave Bury St Edmunds on the A143 towards Horringer and Haverhill. On entering the village of Horringer take the first right hand turning, proceed out of the village and after a short distance, turn left into a private driveway with a white picket fence located in a wooded area on the left-hand side. Continue down this driveway taking the first left past a pair of cottages, continue to the end where Briar Cottage will be found.