3 bed detached house for sale

Sandy Lane, Snape, Saxmundham, Suffolk IP17

Superbly positioned house with stunning views over the marshes and river.

Description
Marsh Cottage is a superbly positioned village house with far reaching views over the River Alde and the surrounding marshes.

The house is constructed from part brick with timber cladding, under pitched tiled roofs. Internally the house has enormous character with well-proportioned rooms, including an impressive galleried sitting room with open fireplace fitted with a wood burning stove and a fully glazed double height gable looking out over the marshes & River. The triple aspect kitchen/ dining room is an equally great space and comprises ample storage, two Bosch ovens and induction hob.

The accommodation flows remarkably well with a central hall from which the galleried sitting room, kitchen/ breakfast and a ground floor bedroom suite lead off. The kitchen/ breakfast room, the sitting room and the ground floor bedroom all have doors opening out into the gardens.

On the first floor there are two bedroom suites, both benefiting from walk in wardrobes, bathrooms and dual aspect with far reaching marsh and river views.

Annexe and gardens
The house further benefits from a double garage with annexe above comprising a bedroom/ sitting room, a shower room and a kitchenette.

To the rear of the property there is a large terrace, perfect for alfresco dining. Beyond there is a garden that surrounds the property with numerous mature trees and shrubs creating privacy and seclusion.

There are a number of outbuildings including a greenhouse, a large garden store both with mains electricity and a wood store. There is also a kitchen garden with fruit cage to the east of the house.

Location
Marsh Cottage is superbly located on an unadopted lane overlooking the marshland that surrounds the River Alde. The house is set in a rural and peaceful setting, yet is a moments walk from two pubs & the heart of the village. The house is perfectly positioned for access to the many special walks through the marshland, around the river and to Snape Maltings and Iken beyond. There is a wide range of sporting facilities in the area with a number of good golf courses within easy reach as well as sailing on the rivers Alde and Deben. Saxmundham provides a range of day to day facilities including a bank, two supermarkets, a high street with a variety of shops and a train station with access to London via Ipswich. Snape is the home of the Aldeburgh Festival at Snape Maltings which is within easy reach. Ipswich is the country town of Suffolk and has a mainline rail service to London taking from 65 minutes. There are excellent schools close by within both the private sector with Framlingham & Woodbridge Schools & state sector with Thomas Mills & Farlingaye.

Square Footage: 2,831 sq ft

Acreage:
2 Acres



Additional Info
Services: Mains water, electricity, drainage and oil fired central heating.

Solar panels have been installed at the property and generating income feed in tariff.