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About
An impressive village house set back from the road with light-filled accommodation and superb south facing garden.
Description The house was built in 2000 and is set back from the road on the edge of the small hamlet of Long Thurlow.
The entrance porch opens through to the reception hall with staircase, walk in storage cupboard and double doors to the drawing room.
The drawing room has a wood burner and double doors to the gardens.
The open plan kitchen/breakfast room is well fitted with a comprehensive range of base and wall mounted units with wooden work tops, peninsula island unit, twin wall mounted ovens, dishwasher and integral fridge.
The breakfast room opens into a vaulted garden room with outlooks and doors to the gardens.
Off the kitchen is a well fitted utility with side door to the outside and further door to a shower/cloakroom and door to the integral double garage (electric garage doors).
First floor Staircase to a galleried landing. Principal bedroom with a full wall of cupboards, garden views and an ensuite bathroom.
Bedroom two has been fitted out as a study with corner desk and storage units, shelving and hatch to loft.
Bedroom three has a double cupboard and en-suite Jack and Jill bathroom shared with bedroom four which also has garden views, cupboards and the airing cupboard.
Outside The house is set back from the road with a wide parking sweep to the front edged with beds and established trees. The gardens continue around the side with an old summer house to one side.
Wide terrace areas front the house and beyond are lawned gardens with a further terrace with pergola and corner summer house.
Location Woodpeckers is positioned within the peaceful hamlet of Long Thurlow on the edge of Great Ashfield and benefits from many walks and bridal ways nearby.
The much larger villages of Elmswell, Bacton and Badwell Ash are within easy reach and provide excellent day to day shopping facilities, primary schools and village pubs.
Elmswell also has a train station with direct links into Cambridge.
The A14 is readily available providing excellent access to the local market towns of Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket which both offer a much wider range of shopping, educational and recreational facilities.
Stowmarket also provides regular train services to London’s Liverpool Street Station in approx. 75 minutes.
The A14 also gives access to Newmarket, Cambridge, Ipswich, The M11 and national and motorway networks.
Sporting amenities include racing at Newmarket and golf at Stowmarket, Bury St Edmunds and Worlington. There is river and sea fishing and sailing on the rivers Stour, Orwell, Alde and Deben.
Square Footage: 2,534 sq ft Acreage: 0.33 Acres Directions Travel eastbound on the A14 and take the Elmswell turning.
After passing Elmswell church continue to the cross roads and turn left and continue north through Elmswell passing over the railway line and continue into Great Ashfield.
Pass the turning to School Road and take the next right onto Ashfield Hill. At the T junction turn right and follow the road and the house will be seen on the right.
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About Long Thurlow, Badwell Ash, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31
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