4 bedroom house

A stunning recently extended Victorian house situated in a delightful setting adjoining the village church with an attractive walled garden and paddocks extending to 1.6 acres in all (sts).

Reception Hall, Drawing Room, Sitting Room, Study, Kitchen/Dining Room, Utility/Boot Room, Cloakroom. Landing, Master Bedroom with Dressing Room and En-Suite Bathroom, Three Further Double Bedrooms (all with En-Suite Shower Rooms). Driveway and Parking, Double Garage, Stable, Tack Room, Potential Office/Stable, Landscaped Walled Garden and Three Paddocks.

THE PROPERTY
Garden Cottage is a stunning Victorian house in a special setting adjoining the village church, with an attractive walled garden and paddocks extending to 1.6 acres in all (sts).

The walled garden was built before 1812 either by the Moseley family or the Rev. James Thomas Hand, possibly to designs by William Emes and was part of the Ousden Hall Estate. Garden Cottage was subsequently built behind the wall for the head gardener and was extended to accommodate his growing family during the Victorian era. Ousden Hall was demolished in 1955, but neighbouring Ousden House reconfigured from the stable block, granary and laundry to the the Hall, and is now regarded as one of the area’s finest homes with exceptional gardens and grounds.

Fully renovated and sympathetically extended by the current owners Garden Cottage has been finished to an exceptional specification, with red brick and weather boarded elevations under a peg tiled roof and attractive features including open fireplaces, casement windows and solid oak doors. Extending to 2,867 sq ft, this light and spacious family home has oil fired central heating and hard wiring for Wi-Fi. Particular features of the property are the unspoilt setting enjoying views towards the church, charming reception rooms, impressive triple aspect kitchen/dining room, well-proportioned bedrooms (all en-suite), useful outbuildings and established grounds.

OUTSIDE
Garden Cottage is approached through a five bar wooden gate leading to a gravel driveway providing parking for several vehicles and access to the brick built double garage, tack room, stable, potential office, walled garden and paddocks. The garage, tack room and stable all have power and lighting.

The front of the house is enclosed by beech hedging and a brick and flint wall, with well stocked flower and shrub beds and outside lighting. Wooden pedestrian gates to both sides of the property provide access to the charming garden. The house is entered through a stunning recently added solid oak porch with a paved entrance and outside light.

The attractive landscaped walled garden offers a high degree of privacy and is mainly laid to lawn, with flower and shrub beds, specimen trees, box hedging, greenhouse, gravel paths with steel edging, Yorkstone paving, entertaining area, outside lighting and tap. The property benefits from three paddocks with a field shelter to one. There is a former tack room, stable and additional stable offering potential as a home office.

LOCATION
Garden Cottage is located in the delightful village of Ousden, enjoying views over open countryside and the church to the front. The village which is midway between Newmarket and Bury St Edmunds has a public house, village hall, sports field, recreational ground and St Peter’s Church, which has a Norman tower and nave. The beautiful surrounding countryside is ideal for walking and horse riding. The nearby towns of Newmarket and Bury St Edmunds offer a wide range of local facilities including shopping, hotels, restaurants, schools and leisure facilities, with health clubs, swimming pools and a golf club. Cambridge is approximately twenty three miles away and has excellent schools, shopping and other facilities. There is easy access to the A14, A11 and M11 and via these to the national road network. There is a branch line connection from Newmarket to Cambridge and Ipswich. Cambridge, Audley End and Whittlesford Parkway offer direct rail lines into London, with the fastest trains taking under one hour. Stansted International Airport is approximately an hour’s drive.

Agents Note: The area of the property hatched in orange on the site plan is sold subject to a reservation of 50% of the net uplift in value in the event of residential development on the land for a period of 25 years in favour of the current vendors. The area below the blue line will be subject to a covenant limiting the height of structures, trees and shrubs.



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