4 bedroom house

A Grade II Listed former hall house nestled amidst rolling countryside on the outskirts of one of the area's most favoured villages and overlooking the magnificent Stour Valley landscape.

An outstanding example of its type, timber-framed and plastered with a thatched roof featuring four eyebrow dormers, the property is surprisingly light and airy with mostly high ceilings and spacious accommodation which is superbly presented throughout. Originally two cottages, this unique home retains enormous character blending original period features with high-quality modern finishes and has been meticulously well-maintained.

Solid timber front door opening into the:

ENTRANCE HALL:
A beautiful light and welcoming room, with views over the front garden. The stunning range of period features on offer throughout the property is immediately obvious with Elizabethan-style leaded glass windows, old wooden doors and ironmongery, exposed wall timbers, exposed beams, feature brick fireplace with oak bressummer and wooden staircase.

FAMILY ROOM:
A light, triple-aspect room with lead glass windows and also featuring a brick fireplace with oak bressummer, exposed wall timbers and exposed beams. Open stud-work through to study/music area with windows to side and rear aspects and a door to the rear lobby.

SITTING ROOM:
A truly stunning and spacious heart of the property, featuring a magnificent inglenook fireplace with heavy oak bressummer, exposed wall timbers and exposed beams. There are wonderful views across to the main garden from a range of four lead glass windows.

REAR HALLWAY:
A bright, practical and flexible rear hallway at the rear of the property off the sitting room and with direct door access to garden, cloakroom and utility/laundry room. Terracotta tiled flooring.

CLOAKROOM:
Washbasin and WC. Terracotta tiled flooring.

UTILITY/LAUNDRY ROOM:
With butler sink and space/plumbing for a washing machine and tumble dryer. Built-in cupboard.

KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM:
A hugely characterful cottage kitchen with hand-painted wooden base and eye-level units with solid wood work surfaces incorporating a Butler sink with stainless steel mixer tap. Integral fridge. Space and plumbing for a dishwasher. Built-in oven and hob. Part-glazed stable door with leaded glass to front aspect. Lead glass windows to front aspect with a delightful outlook over the garden. Exposed wall timbers and exposed beams. Brick fireplace with inset wood-burning stove. Large under-stairs cupboard. Walk-in pantry with fitted shelving. Terracotta tiled flooring.

DINING ROOM:
A light, double-aspect room with lead glass door to the front aspect, original Georgian window to the front aspect and leaded glass window to the rear aspect. Exposed brick feature fireplace, exposed wall timbers and exposed beams.

REAR LOBBY/BOOT ROOM:
This useful room provides space for a freezer and has direct door access to the garden. It also links the kitchen to the dining room and the downstairs bathroom to the second staircase which serves bedrooms two and three.

DOWNSTAIRS BATHROOM:
Fitted with matching sanitaryware and fitments, Panelled bath, washbasin vanity unit, WC. Partly tiled walls. Exposed wall timbers. Leaded glass window to rear aspect

First floor, accessed from the main staircase leading from the entrance hall

LANDING/BEDROOM 5:
Accessed from the main staircase, a light-filled flexible space with exposed wall timbers. This area is easily large enough to create an additional bedroom or could be used as a library, study or reading area. Leaded glass dormer windows provide views to the front aspect over the garden.

BEDROOM 1:
A breath-taking master bedroom, light and airy with a double aspect and a magnificent cambered tie-beam spanning the rear of the room. Built-in double wardrobe. Exposed brick chimney breast. Exposed wall timbers, exposed beams and leaded glass dormer windows provide far-reaching views to the rear over the expansive unspoilt countryside, and to the front, over the garden.

BEDROOM 4:
A lovely bright and homely bedroom with exposed wall timbers. Washbasin. Built-in wardrobe. Leaded glass window to side aspect.

FAMILY BATHROOM:
A spacious family bathroom with roll-top freestanding bath with shower over, washbasin and WC. Exposed wall timbers, exposed beams. Leaded glass dormer window to front aspect.

Accessed from the second staircase leading from the rear lobby

BEDROOM 2:
Light and airy with exposed wall timbers and exposed beams. Leaded glass dormer windows provide views to the front over the garden.

BEDROOM 3:
Light and airy with exposed wall timbers and exposed beams. Airing cupboard. Georgian window with handmade glass.

OUTSIDE:
The beautifully landscaped gardens are one of the property's most outstanding and appealing features. Established and mature, carefully and thoughtfully zoned with many shrubs, grasses and herbaceous perennials, plus spring bulbs (particularly snowdrops and daffodils) and summer bulbs. Fruit trees include apple, pear, cherry, quince, greengage (all with lovely spring blossom) and fig. Other highlights include climbing and rambling roses, Wisteria, Honeysuckle, Clematis and Passion Flower. The main garden is mainly laid to lawn, is south facing and offers a high degree of privacy with a mature hedgerow. The property also benefits from a double garage and off-road parking. Situated in this idyllic semi-rural location, the property enjoys an enviable private setting, surrounded by arable farmland and grazing meadows.

LOCATION:
Great Henny is a charming and tranquil hamlet standing on the west side of the Stour valley on the Essex/Suffolk border. The village benefits from a delightful riverside country pub/restaurant. The historic market town of Sudbury is located less than 4 miles north and its comprehensive amenities include a commuter rail link to London Liverpool Street. Neighbouring Bures also offers a branch-line station and good facilities, whilst there are mainline stations at both Marks Tey and Colchester (London from 47 mins). Highly regarded schools in the area include the top grammar schools in Colchester. There are wonderful country walks from the property plus rowing and paddleboarding on the nearby River Stour.

The surrounding countryside is untouched: gently sloping, quintessential rural Suffolk, as immortalised by the paintings of Constable and Gainsborough.

"The River Stour in its serpentine windings, its floods and drought trickles, has smoothed out a beautiful shallow valley where Essex and Suffolk meet to stare at each other across their common boundary, the river itself. This is cornfield country, broad and gently undulating, well wooded and prosperous, where a pheasant's life is uninsurable and the medieval timber-framed houses are lovingly and expensively restored."
Christopher Somerville writing in The Times.

SERVICES: Mains water and electricity. Private drainage. Oil-fired central heating. Note: None of the services has been tested by the agent.

LOCAL AUTHORITY: Braintree District Council.

COUNCIL TAX BAND: G

VIEWING: Strictly by appointment only through Winkworth Long Melford.



Marketed by: Winkworth, Long Melford