Historic house near Bury St Edmunds on sale for £3.8m

Peacock Priory was created from a range of historic buildings and has been extensively remodelled to combine light and spacious rooms with original period details like brick and flint walls. 

It is located in Old Rectory Lane in the village of Shimpling, south of Bury.

Peacock Priory has many reception rooms and four bedroom suites (Image: Strutt & Parket)The kitchen was designed with hand-built units, a large central island with a breakfast bar and a central skylight. 

Slide and fold glazed doors open from the kitchen and dining room onto the brick terrace, overlooking the swimming pool and formal garden. 

Original period details have merged with red brick flooring and exposed timber (Image: Strutt & Parker)

Adjoining the house is a single-storey studio cottage and on the east side of the house is a two storey annexe. 

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Across the garden are the tack room to keep saddles, a horse washroom and a large stable. There is a wide range of outbuildings including the oast house office with a cellar and a large barn. 

The swimming pool is in the centre of the formal garden (Image: Strutt & Parker)A private driveway is flanked with well-maintained agricultural land and 25 acres of ancient woodland. 

The formal gardens are sheltered by the house with a swimming pool. An arched gateway leads through to the vegetable, fruit and flower garden with a greenhouse.

Estate agent Strutt & Parker has listed the property for £3,800,000.