Farmhouse hidden between fields for sale in Suffolk

Fishponds Farm, in Walsham le Willows, Bury St Edmunds, is surrounded by about four acres of land and has an adjoining self-contained annexe for multi-generational living or rental income potential.

The front entrance. (Image: Savills)

The property is at the end of a private track on the edge of the village, surrounded by farmland.

The "charming" house has four bedrooms, two bathrooms and two reception rooms.

The entrance hall. (Image: Savills)

The house has a number of period features, including a mullion window and an inglenook fireplace with a wood burner in the sitting room.

There is also an open fireplace in the dining room.

Sitting room and wood burner. (Image: Savills)

The annexe has an interconnecting door from the main house's utility room and includes a kitchen, sitting room, bedroom and bathroom.

Surrounding the house are established gardens, a productive vegetable garden with a greenhouse, a pond, a south-facing courtyard and a range of traditional outbuildings.

There is also a Suffolk barn with a garage, workshop area and a first floor studio room.

It is set in around four acres of land. (Image: Savills)

Tom Orford, director in the residential sales team at Savills in Suffolk, said: "Fishponds Farm is perfect for anyone wanting to be in a secluded and peaceful setting – it’s such a great stretch of countryside and a really lovely village.

"The house itself dates back to the 16th century and sits well within its established gardens, while the addition of an annexe makes it ideally suited for multi-generational living, working from home or potential for rental income."

Walsham le Willows is a popular village with a range of amenities including a preschool and primary school, two pubs, a butchers/village shop, a church and a building merchants.

It has a spacious garden. (Image: Savills)

The village also has a number of clubs including a book club, drama group and history group.

There is also a regular coffee shop, mobile post office and family sports club with a range of activities.

The historic cathedral town of Bury St Edmunds is around 11 miles away and offers a full range of schooling, recreational and shopping facilities and cultural amenities including the Georgian Theatre Royal and the Abbey Gardens.

There is a large pond. (Image: Savills)

The nearby centres of Newmarket, Cambridge and Ipswich are also all within easy reach.

Elmswell, Diss and Stowmarket all have railway stations with connections to London's Liverpool Street station.