Location

Acton is a popular village with a number of facilities including a shop, school, public house and Church. It is conveniently located for the market towns of Bury St Edmunds (12 miles) and Sudbury (3 miles), the latter with its comprehensive amenities including a commuter rail link to London's Liverpool Street Station.

Description

Cuckoo Tye Farm is a delightful Grade II Listed farmhouse set back from a country lane on the edge of the village. The house is located in a an elevated position with stabling, paddocks and a range of other useful outbuildings along with grounds amounting to seven acres.

The entrance hall offers exposed timbers and sash windows with a door to:-

DRAWING ROOM: A wonderfully light double aspect room with sash windows overlooking the front garden and French casement doors providing access to a side terrace and in turn providing views over the pond. A red brick fireplace, exposed wall timbers and staircase leading to first floor. An 8'5" high ceiling provides this room with a great feeling of space which continues throughout most of the ground floor.

The dining room has French doors that lead onto a side terrace that also provides views over the pond. Exposed brickwork and timbers and door leading to:-

A traditional country style kitchen fitted with a range of matching units and larder style cupboards finished with a thick oak worktops. An eye-level oven, ceramic one-and-a-half sink with drainer unit and mixer tap, dishwasher with large inglenook fireplace and original bread oven with exposed brickwork, beams and space for a large dining table and chairs.

The sitting room is accessed off the drawing room, this room boasts many original features such as exposed timbers and large inglenook fireplace with brick hearth and oak bressumer beam with casement door providing side access.

To the rear of the house is a study with French doors leading to rear garden terrace and rolling countryside views beyond.

There is a utility which has a recess for washing machine and tumble dryer with worktop above and views over the rear garden.

The cloakroom has a WC, wash hand basin with vanity unit and mixer tap.

First Floor

A gallery landing with sash window offering charming views over the front garden and far-reaching countryside views beyond.

BEDROOM 1 : A double aspect room with far-reaching countryside views to the front and views over the pond to the side. This room is fitted with a wide range of bespoke fitted cupboards with a Victorian cast-iron fireplace and door leading to:-

EN-SUITE: A five-piece suite consisting of a his-and-hers wash hand basin with matching vanity units, close coupled WC, bidet and large jacuzzi style bath.

BEDROOM TWO: Again, a double aspect room with charming countryside views to the front, cast-iron Victorian fireplace and built-in cupboard.

BEDROOM THREE: Another double aspect room with views over both the side lake and your own private paddock behind with countryside views beyond. This room enjoys a Jack-and-Jill door to the shower room that is also accessed from the landing.

BEDROOM FOUR: A double aspect room with exposed timbers and views over the south-facing rear garden.

BEDROOM FIVE: This room has more recently been utilised as a dressing room and is fitted with a range of bespoke units offering hanging rail and shelving space.

FAMILY BATHROOM: A four-piece suite consisting of a close coupled WC, bidet, pedestal wash hand basin, large panel bath with central mixer tap and handheld shower with attractive tile surround, heated towel rail and double door airing cupboard.

SHOWER ROOM: A three-piece suite consisting of a close coupled WC, pedestal wash hand basin, walk-in shower cubicle with overhead shower, heated towel rail and Jack-and-Jill door to bedroom 3.

Outside
The house is set back from a private farm lane which leads to the drive that provides ample parking.

To the east side of the property is the duck pond with a raised terrace. Beyond the outbuildings and garden is a meadow area that is enclosed by established hedging with central shepherds hut. To the west side of the property a secondary driveway brings you to a double garage and four bay cart lodge with three further timber framed outbuildings that provide both workshop and storage space with five-bar gate leading to the paddock with four purpose built stables.

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