The barn was meticulously interior-designed and refurbished in 2017 and took two years to complete - the finished product is testament to the quality of craftsmanship and materials used. With the interior feel of a Knightsbridge house, a garden which lends itself to weekend entertaining, Watering Barn provides a truly stylish family house with the cool factor in abundance. A property in this location finished to such an impeccable standard is exceptionally rare to the market.
The property is accessed from a long no-through lane and overlooks an adjoining circa 3.8-acre (STMS) meadow and woodland site (NB held under separate title and available upon application).
Watering Barn is set in a secluded, rural setting close to the edge of Snape. The nearby village is well renowned for the famous Snape Maltings and its concert hall, home to the annual Aldeburgh Festival. There are three pubs in the village, together with a primary school. The popular coastal town of Aldeburgh is just 5 miles to the east and, together with nearby Saxmundham (4 miles), provides a good range of local shopping and commercial facilities, with the latter not only having a Waitrose store, but also a newly established free school and providing regular rail services to the county town of Ipswich, connecting to the London Liverpool Street services. Recreationally the nearby Alde estuary provides a wide range of water sport opportunities and there are local golf courses at both Aldeburgh and Thorpeness. The A12 is easily accessed some 1 mile to the west and links to the popular town of Woodbridge (13 miles) and on to Ipswich (20 miles).
Snape Village – ¾ of a mile
Suffolk Coast – 5 miles
Saxmundham & rail station – 4 miles
A12 - 1 mile
Main house - accommodation comprises:
Ground floor:
Open-plan 40ft sitting room and kitchen; Dining room; Utility room; Snug room; Bedroom with en-suite shower room; Further bedroom (off the corner of the sitting room); Cloakroom W/C.
First floor:
Landing with study area; Master bedroom dressing room and en-suite bathroom; Two further bedrooms (both with en-suite shower rooms).
Coach House annexe – accommodation comprises:
Ground floor:
Media room/ games room.
First floor:
Gym/study.
Detailed specification of materials/services:
· Ted Todd parquet wooden floor (across the sitting room/Kitchen /Dining room)
· Heritage Coast Cabinet makers (bespoke fitted kitchen)
· Deben Joinery (bespoke carpentry – doors)
· Lusso Stone bathrooms
· Cotton Tree Interiors (wall paper, curtains and blinds).
· Graham & Green light fittings
· Courtyard Architectural Hardware (door and kitchen handles)
· Paint & Paper Library (paints)
· LPG gas fired heating and hot/water
· Under-floor thermostatically controlled heating (ground floor)
· Balau teak wooden deck terracing
· CCTV security system with floodlights
Detailed description:
A sizeable gravel driveway provides ample parking. Two electric vehicle charging points.
The property is entered through a secure high spec front door flanked with double-insulated glazed panels, and opens immediately into a generous hall area. Off the hall, an oak veneer staircase with glass balustrades leads up to the first floor. To the right there is a cloakroom with W/C and wash hand basin. Heading further in, the hallway opens to a vast 40ft open-plan kitchen and sitting room with exposed timbers.
Kitchen:
20’2 x 19’2 (6.15m x 5.85m).
Bespoke-fitted kitchen with granite worktop and brass fittings. Island unit with plenty of storage, breakfast bar and prep station. Gas Rangemaster ‘Classic Deluxe,’ wine cooler, built-in TV, integrated dishwasher, Belfast sink, inset microwave, Samsung ‘smart technology’ double fridge/ freezer with touch screen.
Sitting room:
40’10 x 20’2 (12.43m x 6.15m).
With large corner log-burner (multi-fuel).
Dining room:
21’6 x 10’7 (6.54m x 3.22m). A lean-to conservatory dining room with exposed timbers. Log burner (multi-fuel).
Bedroom 5 (off the corner of the sitting room):
25’1 x 9’11 (7.61m x 3.02m).
Exposed brick and timber. Door (high spec/secure) leading out to the terrace.
Utility room:
19’10 x 9’11 (6.05m x 3.02m).
With granite worktop. Samsung washing machine. Samsung dryer. Loft space providing storage and housing the boiler. Built-in storage cupboards.
Through to:
Snug room:
With log burner.
Through to:
Bedroom 4:
With en-suite shower room. W/C. Wash hand basin. Door to the front of the house/parking area.
Returning to the entrance hall, stairs up to the first-floor landing.
Gallery area with desk space.
Master bedroom:
20’ 6 x 19’10 (6.25m x 6.05m).
With vaulted ceiling and exposed timbers. Electric blinds. Bespoke-fitted dressing room area. Through to:
En-suite bathroom:
18’6 x 8’11 (5.63m x 2.73m).
A luxurious room with freestanding bath. Pair of wash hand basin units. Shower cubicle. Amtico chevron flooring. Electric under floor heating. Electric blinds.
Across to the other side of the landing through to:
Bedroom 2:
17’4 x 10’5 (5.29m x 3.18m).
With vaulted ceiling and exposed timbers.
En-suite shower room suite.
Bedroom 3:
17’0 x 10’1 (5.17m x 3.06m).
With vaulted ceiling and exposed timbers.
En-suite shower room suite.
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Heading from the downstairs sitting room, French windows lead out to the rear of the house.
The outside:
The garden is fenced all around the whole of the garden (dog secured) with leylandii hedging.
Large terraced area with Balau teak wooden decking. Part lawn and part artificial turf section. Raised decked dining area. Cricket net.
Heading to the side section of the garden, further decking area with sunken 21ft aqua swim spa (with resistance swimming setting). Sunken trampoline. A large lawn area extends to the boundary of the garden.
To the:
Coach house annexe:
On one side an open loggia provides useful storage.
The annexe itself provides flexible use. The ground floor is currently being developed as a media room/games room. With underfloor electric heating. A staircase leads to up to the first floor eaves room which is currently being developed into a gym with a study area. With air conditioning (heating and cool air).
Heading around to the front of the property to the left-hand side, there is a storage area with two Asgard security sheds.
Agent’s note:
Adjoining the property is a paddock (circa 3.8 acres STMS) which is held on a separate title and is available subject to negotiation.
The owner will consider selling the house with most the contents (furniture), fixtures and fittings and garden furniture (more information upon request).
The photograph shown of the media room / games room is a CGI (computer generated imagery) and is a visualisation of the intended finished look.
Terms:
Tenure: Freehold
Guide Price: £1,475,000 subject to contract.
