Windmill Hill, Exning, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8

An impressive family house in an edge of village location.

Description

Rhone House is an impressive and substantial family house in an edge of village location, with mature gardens backing on to delightful open parkland.

The property has brick elevations under a pantile roof. This imposing house benefits from the highest specification with beautifully finished bath/shower rooms, integrated kitchen/breakfast room, sash-style sealed unit double glazed windows, alarm system, centrally controlled audio system with speakers to the principle reception rooms. The light and spacious accommodation incorporates a welcoming reception hall with a built-in coats cupboard and staircase to the first floor, four reception rooms, kitchen/breakfast room, utility room, cloakroom, five bedrooms and three bath/shower rooms.

The generously sized double aspect drawing room has an open stone and granite fireplace, French doors to the garden and double doors to the spacious sitting room, with an open fireplace and double doors to the good sized dining room, which also has French doors to the garden. A useful study and cloakroom are located to the front of the house, overlooking the driveway and front garden. The superb kitchen/breakfast room, with French doors to the garden, has fitted base and eye level units, granite worktops with tiled splashbacks, one and a half bowl sink with drainer, integrated appliances including a four ring induction hob, oven and grill, fridge, dishwasher and tiled floor. A good sized utility room is located off the kitchen/breakfast room with space and plumbing for a washing machine and additional integrated oven and inset gas hob, stainless steel sink with drainer and glazed door to the garden.

There is a superb galleried landing to the first floor with a built-in airing cupboard, leading to the stunning principal bedroom enjoying views over the garden and adjoining parkland, dressing room and well finished en suite bathroom with flat screen television, four further double bedrooms, with a further en suite shower room within bedroom two and a family bathroom.

Rhone House is approached through a pair of electric wooden gates leading to a block paved driveway providing parking for several cars with access to the detached triple garage, which has three up and over electric doors to the front, power and light and a part glazed pedestrian door to the side. The front of the property has several mature specimen trees and well maintained lawns, whilst being enclosed by close boarded wooden fencing. Paved paths to both sides of the property lead to the rear garden. The superb landscaped gardens, which back onto open parkland, has a manicured lawn, raised decking, large paved terrace, outside tap and outside lighting scheme including up lighting to the trees that surround the lawn.

Location

Rhone House is set on the edge of the picturesque West Suffolk village of Exning.

There are local facilities within the village itself and a more comprehensive range of shopping facilities in nearby Newmarket - the home of English racing - including a large Waitrose supermarket.

Newmarket is just over two miles to the south and good access from the village onto the A14 east coast trunk road (1.3 miles) which leads west to the high tech University City of Cambridge, the M11, A1, M1 & M6 and to the east coast ports in the opposite direction.

There is a primary school in the village and there are local schools in Newmarket in both the public and independent sectors, together with renowned independent schools in Cambridge and in the Bury St Edmunds area.

For the commuter there are rail services from Newmarket station (3.5 miles) into Cambridge and mainline services from Whittlesford into London’s Liverpool Street station. London’s Kings Cross services are available from Cambridge taking from 52 minutes. Stansted Airport is 35 miles.

All distances and times are approximate.

Square Footage: 2,506 sq ft