Location

Hill House is set in a rural position with open outlooks, well hedged and treed country side. Within easy reach of Bildeston and Needham Market it has local shopping facilities but a wider range of amenities is available at nearby Stowmarket. There are mainline railway stations in both Stowmarket and Ipswich with journey times of 80 and 65 minutes respectively to London Liverpool Street. The A14 accessed at Needham Market connects with the A12 at Ipswich and provides access to Bury St Edmunds, Cambridge and in turn to the country's motorway network. Hill House enjoys a rural setting off a country lane with far reaching rural views. Ringshall lies mid way between Stowmarket and Hadleigh, each which have an excellent range of facilities. The county town of Ipswich to the south east has an extensive range of commercial and recreational facilities.

Description

Hill House is an attractive Grade II Listed former farmhouse of mid 18th Century origins with an attractive, symmetrical 19th Century façade. The well proportioned accommodation includes numerous period features and light-filled accommodation. At the rear of the house is a large, well fitted, kitchen/breakfast room with a four oven Aga and opens into the music/breakfast room which in turn opens into the well proportioned sitting room with open fireplace and French windows out to the expansive terrace. At the front, in the old section of the house, are superb reception rooms, each with inglenook fireplaces and a study. The reception hall has a wide staircase rising to the first floor landing leading to the bedroom accommodation. The attractive principal bedroom has oak floors, a well-fitted dressing area and a large en-suite bathroom. The remaining double bedrooms include a secondary suite, three further bedrooms and a family bathroom off the landing.

OUTSIDE
Hill House is approached over a shingle driveway to a parking and turning area adjacent to the garage. There is a side spur drive which leads to the rear of the stable block for further parking/storage. The stable block comprises a studio room, three stables, a feed room and tack room. The gardens are laid predominantly to lawn with a wide terrace off the house. Beyond are post and railed paddocks and adjacent to the paddocks is a small timber framed weather boarded barn. The grounds extend to approximately 3.2 acres.

Directions

From Ipswich take the A14 northwards. Turn left to Needham Market and take the B1078. Pass through Barking and Barking Tye. By a garage turn right signposted Ringsall and Battisford. Proceed for a few hundred yards and turn right signposted Battisford and Stowmarket. Continue for about ¾ of a mile and Hill House will be seen on the left hand side.

Postcode IP14 2HZ

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