Former gate house in Nacton for sale at £1.75 million guide

Orwell Park Lodge was once the gate lodge to Orwell Park, which is now a preparatory school. 

The property is situated in about 1.6 acres of land in a secluded woodland setting. 

Selling agent Jackson-Stops said: “The original Georgian gate lodge, with its mellow red brick elevations, distinctive gables and Welsh slate roofs, has been sympathetically and meticulously restored and extended by the present owners, with an impressive kitchen and cabinetry by well-reputed award winning Orwells of Ipswich.” 

The front door of the property, which is sheltered by a porch, opens to a central reception hall, which has doors to the kitchen/dining room and principal reception rooms. 

The orangery (Image: Inscope Imaging) At the rear of the property, there’s a 32ft orangery, which features three roof lights, a glazed elevation and bi-fold and French doors opening to the south gardens. The room has oak flooring and a feature well. 

French doors open into the kitchen, which has a full range of appliances and travertine limestone tiled flooring.

The kitchen features cabinetry by Orwells Furniture, Ipswich (Image: Inscope Imaging) The feature well in the orangery can also be seen from the dining area (Image: Inscope Imaging) The drawing room, with cinema screen and open fire, has glazed doors to a library hall. 

This hall has a door to the sitting room/snug/study. 

The drawing room (Image: Inscope Imaging) The ground floor is completed by a utility room, boot room with shower and cloakroom. 

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Upstairs, there’s a glazed galleried landing, with access to a roof terrace, a principal suite, three further bedrooms and a family bathroom. 

The principal bedroom benefits from a dressing room and an en-suite bathroom with bath and separate shower. 

The second bedroom features a standalone bath (Image: Inscope Imaging)

The second bedroom has a free-standing bath and an en-suite washroom. 

Orwell Park Lodge is set in a secluded woodland setting, with many mature specimen trees, including oak, holm oak, lime and firs.  

Outside the property, electronically controlled double gates set in the brick wall entrance open to a shingle driveway with plenty of parking space.

The driveway leads to a triple-bay cart lodge, which has a one-bedroom annexe above it. 

The rear of the property (Image: Inscope Imaging)

The property’s formal gardens include raised lawns, herbaceous and rose borders and terracing, as well as a kitchen garden with stores and sheds, plus a greenhouse.

To the south of the property, there are sheltered gardens including a long rose clad pergola, well-kept lawns and terracing.  

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Orwell Park Lodge is situated on the edge of the village of Nacton, within walking distance of the River Orwell. 

Nacton has a primary school as well as the prep school while neighbouring village Levington has a pub and marina. Ipswich Golf Course, at Purdis Heath, is nearby. The village is close to the A14. 

For more information, contact Jackson-Stops. 

PROPERTY FACTS 
Orwell Park Lodge 
Guide price: £1.75 million  
Jackson-Stops, 01473 218218  
jackson-stops.co.uk