Equestrian property with farmhouse and separate villa for sale at £1.5 million
A substantial equestrian property comprising a detached farmhouse and separate villa is for sale in Toft Monks, near Beccles, at an asking price of £1.5 million.
Selling agent Abbotts said Eaton Farm offers 'luxurious accommodation over two properties, complete with 11 stables, an Olympic-sized manège, horse walker and solarium, all nestled in the heart of the finest Norfolk countryside.'
Entering the farmhouse, a spacious lobby leads through to a boot room and open-plan kitchen/family room.
Natural space floods into the kitchen/family room through two sets of French doors and an apex glass ceiling. The kitchen area features a central island and space for appliances.
The kitchen (Image: Abbotts)
The living area (Image: Abbotts) Beyond the kitchen is a lobby that provides access to a utility room, with further ground-floor accommodation located off a central hallway.
This includes a sitting room with inglenook fireplace and log burner – plus a snug area with window seat – and an almost identical dining room with a bar area created in what was once the front-door entrance.
Completing the ground floor is a study, conservatory and WC.
The dining room and bar area (Image: Abbotts)
There is a window seat in the sitting room (Image: Abbotts) Upstairs there are four generous bedrooms including two master suites, both of which have en-suite bathrooms with roll top baths and walk-in showers.
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One of the master suites also has a dressing room, while a family bathroom serves the other two bedrooms.
One of the master bedroom suites (Image: Abbotts)
The family bathroom (Image: Abbotts) Eaton Farm sits on a 6.8-acre plot with manicured gardens including a pond.
An electronic gated entrance opens to a gravel driveway with lawned areas either side, providing ample off-road parking.
There is also a double detached garage with an electric vehicle charging point.
The gardens include a large pond (Image: Abbotts)
There are sweeping lawns and ample parking to the front (Image: Abbotts) Further living accommodation is found in the villa, which started life as a dairy barn and was repurposed during lockdown.
Abbotts said: 'The idea was to create a holiday you could have at home – and with a range of purposes for this gorgeous space, you could easily use it as an Airbnb, guest house or annexe, or quite simply a 'party pad'.'
An open-plan living space includes a bar, TV area and kitchen with a central island and woodburning oven designed by a Michelin star chef.
The detached villa has an open-plan kitchen/living area (Image: Abbotts)
There is a woodburning oven in the kitchen (Image: Abbotts) Additional rooms include a dining room, office and gym, each of which has bi-folding doors opening to a central courtyard with heated outdoor pool.
A changing room, cloakroom and shower room further complement this space, along with a log store, pump room and tea room.
There are 16 solar panels on the roof of the villa – running at up to 4kw.
Every room in the villa opens to a central courtyard (Image: Abbotts)
There is a heated outdoor pool in the courtyard (Image: Abbotts) Equestrian facilities comprise a large barn, two stable blocks and a manège.
The barn has four Loddon-style stables with window ventilation and a solid concrete base; a central hard standing area with solarium and shower; a hay barn and tack room. This is all set in front of the five-bay horse walker.
There are four stables in the main barn (Image: Abbotts)
Stable block one offers five timber stables and a tack room, complete with water and electrics.
The second stable block is set at the rear of block one, offering two further timber stables with hard standing outside and a small tack room.
The five-bay horse walker (Image: Abbotts) The Olympic-sized manège measures 55 metres by 45 metres and 'offers the perfect schooling surface with a silica sand mix with rubber chip and fuzzy felt', according to Abbotts.
It has been fitted with under-surface drainage to ensure a dry and rideable surface in all weathers.
The property has an Olympic-sized manège (Image: Abbotts)The paddocks sit at the rear of the manège and span approximately three acres, with wooden fence posts, electric tape fencing and a cold water tap.
They are also hedged with some mature trees for shaded grazing during the summer.
The paddocks span around three acres (Image: Abbotts) Toft Monks is a small village on the border of Norfolk and Suffolk. It is around five miles from Beccles and six miles from Loddon.
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The coastal towns of Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft are also within easy reach.
For more information, contact Abbotts.
PROPERTY FACTS
Eaton Farm, Toft Monks Price: £1,500,000 Abbotts, 01502 630021
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