See inside rural £1.45m cottage in Horringer near Bury St Edmunds that adjoins National Trust’s Ickworth Estate

A rural five-bedroom cottage in Suffolk that adjoins the National Trust’s Ickworth Estate is now on the market.

Briar Cottage sits at the end of a private track in Horringer, near Bury St Edmunds, and is surrounded by farm, wood and parkland.

It is now on sale with Savills with a guide price of £1,450,000.

Property agent Katy Stephenson, associate director in the residential sales team at Savills in Suffolk, said: “Briar Cottage is a charming property in an enviable location.

“I was especially impressed with how well-proportioned the reception rooms are and how sympathetically the extension has been designed.

“With no nearby neighbours to spoil its idyllic and peaceful setting, the views overlooking the National Trust’s Ickworth Estate are breathtaking. It’s a rare hidden gem.”

Briar Cottage has been extensively renovated and extended with a traditional and contemporary green oak addition, providing flexible two-storey accommodation with many fine period and architectural features.

The ground floor accommodation features a reception hall with oak timbers, a cloakroom, a staircase to the first floor and French doors leading to a terrace and garden.

The sitting room has exposed oak beams and is open-plan through to the dining room while the kitchen has an extensive range of painted Shaker style wall and base kitchen units.

Both the breakfast room and sitting room have open fireplaces and French doors that lead to the garden.

With exposed timbers, the principal bedroom is a stunning room including a gable end window giving views over the garden and across the adjoining parkland of Ickworth House.

There are a further three double bedrooms and a family bathroom as well as a fifth bedroom/study.

The gardens are a highlight of the property, beautifully landscaped and extending to about a third of an acre (STS), surrounded on all sides by farm, park and woodland.

Also featured is a sunken terrace with well-stocked flower and herbaceous beds and a variety of flowering shrubs and plants.

There is also a detached green oak cart lodge with an adjoining garage and a garden store.