Location

Brown Street Farm is positioned in a delightful rural setting close to the small village of Old Newton. The village has a shop and church and a primary school. The near by and larger villages of Haughley and Bacton offers an excellent range of day to day shopping facilities with the larger market town of Stowmarket,three miles away, offering a large shopping centre and railway links direct to London. The property lies between the larger towns of Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich, both of which provide a much wider range of educational and recreational shopping facilities. The commuter can take advantage of trains to London's Liverpool Street Station from both Stowmarket and Ipswich.

Description

Brown Street Farm is an attractive period house being Grade II Listed of Special Architectural and Historical Interest and is believed to date back to the 15th century and was originally a hall house. The property is built of both a timber frame under a long straw thatched roof. The property has undergone a comprehensive renovation programme in recent years and the house is now beautifully presented throughout combining the period style with the comfort of 21st century living. There are Oak doors with Suffolk latches, numerous exposed timbers and some attractive fireplaces.

The versatile and spacious accommodation is laid out over three floors with the ground floor comprising a well proportioned light and airy kitchen/breakfast room which affords an oil fired Aga, bespoke base and wall mounted units with black walnut works tops and an island unit with further storage beneath. In addition to the Aga there is a De Dietrich induction hob, separate oven and steamer as well as a built in Bosch microwave. Off the kitchen is a cloakroom.

Beyond the kitchen lies the dining room and sitting room both very well proportioned rooms with good ceiling heights, feature radiators, exposed beams and two impressive fireplaces which house wood burners both with back boilers and views over both the front and rear gardens. On the opposite side of the kitchen lies the garden room which is sough facing, very light and airy with two sets of doors out onto the terrace and gardens.


The staircase rises to the first floor leading through to a spacious landing which benefits from a library area and the principal bedroom with dual aspect. The family bathroom with a beautiful slipper bath and airing cupboard serves both the principal bedroom and a second double bedroom on the first floor. A staircase from the landing leads up to a second floor, which has a further two double bedrooms, one of which is has a fabulous timber framed vaulted ceiling. Both bedrooms benefit from fantastic views over the surrounding countryside. There is also a separate shower room on the second floor.


Outside
The property, with grounds of approximately 6.7 acres, is approached over a generous driveway through electric wooden gates giving access to a gravel drive and a small front paddock on the western boundary accessed through a five bar wooden gate. The front garden is designed in the style of a charming cottage garden with a slate pathway to the front door with curved borders offering a wide variety of plants including holly hocks, foxgloves, peonies, Irises and roses. There is also a courtyard walled garden perfect for relaxing in during the summer months and a terrace area directly in front of the garden room, perfect for al fresco dining. Along the northern boundary lies the original wheel wash with bridge over, giving pedestrian access to the front gate and lane.

The established rear gardens are a particular feature of the house with a range of mature trees and shrubs offering a high degree of privacy and seclusion as well as a large lawn directly behind the house, a kitchen garden and green house. There are also a number of fruit trees in the garden including apples, pear, cherry, plum and greengage. The woodland area lies along the eastern boundary and has mown pathways through along which one can walk to enjoy the various trees planted such as beech, ash, oak, black walnut and cherry.

The main paddocks are situated to the south of the woodland providing views across the surrounding Suffolk countryside. This land is currently divided into three paddocks with electric fencing, fed by mains electricity and water along with a field shelter. There are various bridle paths surrounding the property and a footpath along the bottom of the paddocks. The hay barn sits just before the entrance to the paddocks and has solar panels fitted.

Outbuildings
Situated on the driveway at the front of the property lies a timber clad barn with is divided internally into four American style stables/tack room. The stables are well proportioned and matted. Opposite the barn is the studio, a fantastic addition to the property which has a rare hanging hydrangea over the front façade. Currently used as a home office with oak flooring and bespoke oak desks the studio also has privacy screened bi-fold doors out on the driveway and is air conditioned. Off the studio there is are storage rooms and a workshop.