Gurton Barn, Manor Farm
The Street, Little Thurlow, Suffolk, CB9 7HX
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An exceptional conversion of a 17th century former threshing barn, beautifully presented with a 2 bedroom, self-contained Annexe, wonderful mature gardens and superb views over adjoining meadow land and open countryside beyond.
Cambridge 17 miles, Bury St Edmunds 15 miles, Saffron Walden 15 miles, Newmarket 9.5 miles, Stansted Airport 35 miles (distances are approximate).
Key Features
- Versatile accommodation arranged over 3 floors, extending to an impressive 3,246 sq ft (301 sqm)
- Spectacular triple aspect to Sitting Room with impressive vaulted ceiling, exposed timbers, wood burning stove and French doors to rear terrace
- Beautiful Shaker style Kitchen/Dining Room with island unit and integrated appliances
- Sitting Room and Kitchen/Dining Room separated by bi-fold glazed doors opening to create a wonderful area for entertaining
- Spacious first floor Principal Bedroom Suite with fitted Dressing Room and luxuriously En Suite Bath/Shower Room
- Excellent Mezzanine 23’5 x 14’0 (7.13m x 4.26m) providing an ideal space for an office or family room
- 3 further Bedrooms arranged over the ground and second floors and 3 Bath/Shower Rooms (2 En Suite)
- 2 Bedroom self-contained Annexe
- Oak joinery and double-glazed windows throughout
- Zone oil fired heating system with under floor heating to Sitting Room and Kitchen/Dining Room
- Roof re-thatched with combed wheat reed in 2000 by C Dodson and Sons and new ridge in 2016
Believed to date from the 17th century, this substantial detached, Grade II listed barn is constructed with rendered and weatherboard clad elevations under a thatched roof. Formerly a threshing barn, it was superbly and sympathetically renovated by a renowned local architect in 2000.
Since then, significant improvements have been made to the property, most notably the reconfiguration and refitting of the Kitchen/Dining Room, refitting of the En Suite to the Principal Bedroom, the installation of large picture windows to the Principal Bedroom and Bedroom 2 to take advantage of the wonderful countryside views, and the replacement of a derelict outbuilding to provide an excellent 2-Bedroom self-contained Annexe.
The works were completed to an exceptionally high standard resulting in a beautifully presented home, encapsulating the convenience of modern day living with the charm and character of the original building.