Barton House, a grand seven-bedroom property nestled in parkland style grounds, is described as one of Great Barton’s “most impressive family homes” – and it’s now up for sale at a £2.25m guide.
Located just over four miles from Bury St Edmunds, the property stands at approximately 8,000 sq ft.
Selling agents David Burr said: “Set within the grounds of the once highly impressive Barton Hall, the former home of Lord Bunbury, Barton House retains the ruins of the north/west elevation of the hall which met its demise through a fire in 1914.
“While remarkably unlisted, the remnants of the hall serve as a stunning backdrop for Barton House and all its splendour.”
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The opulent entrance hall with handmade staircase makes a great first impression, with its semi-bay fronted window allowing in lots of natural light. It also has a convenient cloakroom with WC and hand wash basin. Double doors on either side of the hall open into the drawing room and dining room.
The drawing room is described as a “beautiful dual-aspect room with high ceilings, ornate cornicing and bay window to the west elevation”. It also features an inset fireplace with stone surround and hearth, and French doors on to the south-facing rear terrace.
The dining room is also decorated with cornicing and a gas fireplace, with a bay window looking towards the front of the property.
The kitchen/breakfast/living room is “undoubtedly the hub of the home”, according to David Burr. It includes a handmade kitchen with plenty of rustic wall and base units and three sinks, as well as a central island and a gas-fired AGA
Integrated appliances include a Miele dishwasher and a fridge, plus space for a further freestanding fridge/freezer. The adjoining pantry provides additional storage and work space.
Open plan to the kitchen area is the beautiful garden room, which David Burr said enjoys “a predominantly southerly aspect” with a bay window and French doors opening on to a second rear terrace.
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Barton House’s two additional reception rooms include a dual-aspect sitting room with integrated log-burning stove, and another expansive room to the side of the property, also with a log-burning stove and a personnel door leading to the rear terrace.
Completing the ground floor are a second cloakroom with WC and hand wash basin and a utility/boot room with wall and base units, a ceramic butler sink and space for white goods.
Upstairs, the main staircase leads to a hexagonal landing with cornicing and access to five of the property’s seven bedrooms.
The master suite boasts a bay window overlooking the walled gardens and the ruins of Barton Hall, as well as a separate dressing room with a lavish archway and an en-suite bathroom with dual sinks, an integrated panel bath with water jets, a shower and a separate WC.
The luxurious feel continues in the secondary suite, also with a dressing area, bay window with views over the grounds and an en-suite shower room with WC, hand wash basin, shower and heated towel rail.
The other bedrooms on this part of the first floor are all doubles, one with its own en-suite shower room, and there is a study which could serve as an eighth bedroom in addition to a family bathroom comprising WC, dual hand wash basins, a bath with mixer taps and a walk-in shower.
A door in the entrance hall opens to an inner hallway with stairs rising to the secondary accommodation. On this floor there are two double bedrooms with integrated storage and en-suite bathrooms – ideal for guests or extended family.
Outside, Barton House is set behind double electric gates opening to a driveway which meanders through a small bluebell wood with hedging to either side. It then opens out to a gravel carousel driveway with specimen trees and shrubs and access to a triple garage equipped with power and light.
A five-bar gate opens to a secondary driveway and a barn with an electric roller shutter door. This is ideal for storage of equipment and vehicles, and also includes a plant room with access to the property's borehole.
To the side of the main house is a studio/gym with power, light and a workshop space. David Burr said this would serve as an ideal annexe, subject to the relevant permissions.
Barton House is nestled in secluded gardens of about 5.54 acres. The gardens are divided into different areas, including a wildflower meadow, a bark chipped play area, expansive formal lawns and two terraces.
The gardens are well-stocked, enjoying “impeccably maintained borders”, evergreen hedging, specimen shrubs and trees.
To the rear boundary are themed wildflower meadows with mown pathways, and there are walled gardens naturally formed by the remnants of Barton Hall, featuring a rose garden and a cut flower garden.
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“Undoubtedly one of the most impressive features of the property – the flower gardens provide a private woodland walk, carefully and deliberately crafted to maximise natural beauty and living conditions for wildlife,” said David Burr. The woodland walk is centred around a large natural pond.
For more information, please contact David Burr.
PROPERTY FACTS
Barton House, Great Barton
Guide price: £2,250,000
David Burr, 01284 725525
davidburr.co.uk
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