5 bedroom detached house for sale

Picturesque period cottage within about half an acre of beautiful gardens.

Description

Occupying an idyllic position, overlooking gently undulating fields, Old Foss Cottage is an especially pretty period house within about half an acre of grounds.

In the last two years, our clients have comprehensively restored, renovated and remodelled the house to create a comfortable family home while retaining delightful character features throughout.

Internally, the accommodation flows remarkably well, comprising wonderfully proportioned, light filled rooms with good ceiling heights.

At the heart of the house is the double aspect kitchen/breakfast room, with a wood-burning ESSE range, brick flooring and French windows leading to the terrace.

Designed and hand built locally by British Standard, the kitchen has Iroko work surfaces, timber cupboards, a butler style sink, and integrated appliances including a Bosch dishwasher, an AEG oven and induction hob.

The kitchen flows through to a double height reception room presently used as a playroom and which could also make a superb dining room. Beyond the kitchen is a useful utility and laundry room.

The spacious, double-aspect sitting and dining room has a charming inglenook fireplace with an inset wood-burning stove; this leads through to a cosy snug, which in turn leads to a pantry and boot room.

The boot room has an external door and an adjoining shower room, perfect for returning after long walks in the country. Stairs in the boot room lead to a studio bedroom; subject to necessary consents there is scope for this area to be used as an annexe or holiday let.

On the first floor are five bedrooms and the family shower room. The capacious principal bedroom is particularly impressive with an adjoining dressing room and en suite bathroom.

Old Foss Cottage sits within grounds of about half of an acre of gardens. Immediately to the rear of the house, approached via French windows in the kitchen, is the terrace, ideal for al fresco dining and entertaining.

Within the garden are areas of lawn, shrub borders and a large kitchen garden. A brick path winds across the garden leading through a designated wildlife area.

There are a number of buildings and stores in the grounds. Old Foss Cottage has ample off-road parking for multiple cars.

Location

Blaxhall is a popular rural village in east Suffolk, with a well regarded public house, The Ship and a beautiful medieval church. Blaxhall Common is a nature reserve and SSI to the east of the village and on the edge of the Suffolk Coasts and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Blaxhall is well placed for the Suffolk Coast and historic market towns including Woodbridge and Framlingham. For the commuter, there is easy access to the A12 and branch line railway stations in Wickham Market.

Framlingham (8 miles) is a most beautiful and energetic market town to the north of Woodbridge with an iconic 12th century castle.

Woodbridge (9.5 miles) is a wonderfully charming riverside town with an array of amenities, including an independent cinema, restaurants, public houses, and boutique stores.

Orford (7 miles) is an especially delightful village: formerly a fishing port dominated by the 12th century castle and more recently an important location in the development of RADAR, the village today is particularly known for the award-winning Pump Street bakery and the Butley Orford Oysterage.

Aldeburgh (8 miles), the popular coastal town closely associated with Benjamin Britten, is famed for its fish and chips and the celebrated 'Scallop’ sculpture by Maggi Hambling. There are excellent galleries and boutiques and a superb restaurant scene including critically acclaimed 'The Suffolk’.

All times and distances are approximate.

Square Footage: 3,258 sq ft


Acreage: 0.45 Acres