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Holly House
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Sitting Room

5 bedroom detached house

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Detached house
5 bed
2 bath
87,991 sq ft / 8,175 sq m

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Property description & features

  • 5 Bedroom detached country home
  • 6 Reception rooms
  • 3441sq ft
  • Garaging & carports
  • Beautifully manicured gardens
  • Woodland
  • Nearby bridle ways and footpaths to explore
  • Great position for commuting whilst being semi rural
Originally two cottages, now completely transformed to offer the most 'picture perfect' country house, with five bedrooms, comfortable accommodation and wonderful gardens and grounds, set in a rural position just outside both Polstead and Boxford villages.

The property has six reception rooms on the ground floor, beautifully decorated and presented in a traditional yet attractive style. From the welcoming ground floor reception hall there is access to the 24ft drawing room with its handsome fireplace, fitted with a multi fuel burning stove, while to the other side of the reception hall there is the sitting room, which also has a fireplace with a woodburning stove. Towards the rear of the ground floor you will find the dining room, overlooking the rear garden, as well as the garden room, which has French doors opening onto the garden. There is also an attractive orangery, which welcomes plenty of natural light, and a breakfast room adjoining the kitchen, providing space for informal dining. The kitchen itself has shaker-style wooden units, a central island and space for all the necessary appliances.

Upstairs there are four double bedrooms, a single bedroom, and a dressing room for the principal bedroom, which could be used as a study. There is also a family bathroom and an additional shower room.

Bower House Tye is a hamlet of Polstead village which sits within the Dedham Vale and Stour Valley area of outstanding natural beauty; Polstead benefits from a church, pub and shop and is only 2 miles by car. Whilst the picturesque Boxford, also accessed easily on foot via a bridleway, has several everyday amenities, including a village store, a local pub, butchers, post office, doctors surgery, a café and an outstanding-rated primary school, while the ancient market town of Hadleigh, 3.5 miles away, has a choice of shops, supermarkets, restaurants, cafés and leisure facilities. Further schooling is available in the surrounding villages, with secondary schools available in Hadleigh as well as Sudbury, which is less than 8 miles away. The area is well connected by road, with nearby access to the A1071 leading to the A12 and the A120, providing routes towards Ipswich, Colchester and Stansted. Both Sudbury and Colchester offer railway services to London. Holly House has access to a bridleway 100 metres from the boundary making it an ideal property for those with equestrian interests, along with a wonderful network of footpaths and country lanes for walking and cycling.

Boxford 1.7 miles, Hadleigh 3.5 miles, Sudbury 7.5 miles, Colchester Railway Station 11.8 miles, A14/A12 8.2 miles, Ipswich 11.5 miles

Local Authority: Babergh District Council
Services: Oil fired central heating, private drainage. All other mains services are connected. Council Tax: Tax Band G
Internet: Fibre optic broaband

The property features delightful gardens to the front and rear, with extensive lawns and a variety of mature trees, creating a peaceful haven in which to relax. To the front of the property there is a gravel driveway, which provides parking space and access to the two garage blocks – one of which is attached to the house with the other, on the left as you enter the property, a separate timber-framed four bay cartlodge.

At the rear, the garden includes an area of paved terracing, which is ideal for al fresco dining, as well as far-reaching lawns, wooded areas and established border hedgerows.

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