3 bedroom house

An outstanding period family home with excellent scope for improvement, superbly set on its own, within 40 acres of Euston Estate woodland and enjoying its own private grounds of just over 1 acre(sts).

Entrance hall, sitting room, dining room, snug/bedroom, kitchen, cloakroom and boiler room. Spacious first floor landing, three double bedrooms, fourth small single bedroom/study, family bathroom and a separate wc.

Access across long Euston Estate owned driveway, former washhouse outbuilding, double cart lodge store, garage, studio/games room, gardens and grounds. In all about 1.02 acres (sts)

BEST & FINAL OFFERS REQUESTED IN WRITING TO THE AGENTS BY 12.00 NOON WEDNESDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER 2021.

THE PROPERTY
Warren Cottage is an outstanding period family home, believed to date back to the 16th century, with good character and substance and offers excellent opportunity for improvement especially as the property is not officially listed. Superbly set on its own, in 40 acres of Euston Estate woodland, the property enjoys grounds of over 1 acre (sts). The original cottage is timber framed with rendered elevations, under clay pantiled roofs and is believed to have had the brick extension to the rear, done in the mid-20th century. The main entrance, not the original front door, gives access to the side to the reception hall with pamment tiled floor, exposed wall and ceiling timbers, built in alcove shelving and the stairs leading to the first floor. The sitting room features windows to the front and side, exposed floorboards, exposed wall and ceiling timbers and an open fireplace with bressummer beam and pamment tiled hearth. The dining room, to the rear, has windows to the side and rear, a pamment tiled floor, exposed wall and ceiling timbers and a door through to the kitchen. The kitchen is fitted with a range of base level units, wood block work surfaces, a ceramic double drainer sink unit, space for an electric cooker and has a tiled floor. There are windows to the rear and side, a door out to the garden, a charming internal window to the hallway and door to the boiler/utility cupboard which houses the Warmflow oil fired boiler, has space and plumbing for a washing machine, a window to the rear and a tiled floor. There is a cloakroom to the end of the hall and a snug with a bressummer beamed inglenook fireplace housing a log burning stove fire, exposed wall and ceiling timbers, a herringbone style exposed brick floor and door to the front entrance lobby which also leads through to the sitting room. On the first floor there is a spacious central landing giving access to the three double bedrooms, two of which benefit from exposed timbers and floor boards, a small bedroom four/study, which enjoys a window to the rear and also has exposed floorboards; and the family bathroom, which has a panel enclosed bath with shower over, tiled splash backs and a shower screen, a wash hand basin with cupboard below and a cupboard housing the hot water tank. There is also a separate wc.

OUTSIDE
The grounds and setting of this excellent home are a most appealing feature and are accessed across a track through the woodland that surrounds the property, which is owned by the Euston Estate. The gardens, which extend to about 1.02 acres are mainly laid to lawn with shrubs and trees (including an enormous Oak), have previously benefited from design and landscaping as there is still evidence of the mature box hedge formal garden to the front and the evergreen oak and Elaeagnus hedge semicircles to the rear. The property benefits from outbuildings that afford further scope and versatility. The flint 'gighouse' or garage, to the side, can be accessed across the former drive and is attached and connected to the studio/games room which features a log burning stove fire, butlers sink set into a worksurface, two double glazed Velux rooflights and doors to the front, rear and sides. To the opposite side of the house there is a timber double bay cart lodge outbuilding which is accessed from a 2nd gated entrance to the side. There is a paved area leading out from the kitchen at the side of the house and this also leads to the former wash house outbuilding which has a ceramic butlers sink, disused wc and plumbing for a washing machine.

LOCATION
Warren Cottage is an idyllically positioned cottage in the woods, approximately ½ a mile out of the village. Euston is situated on the Suffolk/Norfolk border and this charming historic village, located on the Roman Icknield Way, was established around the Euston Estate, the seat of the Duke and Duchess of Grafton, which is still run and managed for the family. Nearby, Thetford, located at the junction of the rivers Ouse and Thet, has most main services including a Tescos, Sainsburys, Lidl, and Aldi, weekly market, library, Bus and Train stations. The north side of the town borders Thetford Forest with numerous walks and leisure facilities. There is good access to Bury St Edmunds, which offers an excellent range of amenities with schooling in the private and public sectors, extensive shopping facilities and a good range of leisure facilities including health clubs, swimming pools and golf clubs. The University City of Cambridge is approximately 35 miles away and offers unrivalled schooling opportunities and excellent shopping and amenity facilities. There is good access to the A11 (M11) and the railway stations at Bury St Edmunds and Thetford offer frequent link services to London Kings Cross and Liverpool St, Cambridge, Norwich and the North.

Agents Note:
The property is subject to various historic restrictive covenants in favour of the original owners, The Euston Estate, the most significant being that the property must remain as a single dwelling house, any alterations must be approved by the estate (permission not to be unreasonably withheld) and that the property should not be a place of business. For further information please speak to the selling agents.

Of benefit:
The Euston Estate that owns the surrounding land have indicated to the vendors that there may be horse grazing/livery available to rent nearby, for those that may be interested.



Marketed by: Jackson-Stops, Bury St Edmunds