Clay Common, Frostenden, Beccles, NR34

A five bar gate opens onto the shingle drive and double garage. The cottage is entered by the side, where you step into a reception hall with a WC to one end, and an opening into the utility room with an understairs cupboard and units concealing the washing machine and dryer to one wall . The kitchen is a sleek and modern affair, ergonomically designed. The reception space is great for entertaining with the sitting room opening into the family room and beyond into a dining area. With double doors to the rear, and twin windows at the front, there is plenty of light flooding in. A cast iron log burner suits the feel of the property and makes the chiller months more cosy. Upstairs, there are three double bedrooms and a large shower room which offers a modern, matched, white suite with a large shower cubicle. The grounds are a delight, stretching to around 1.2 acres, there is a courtyard area with a raised ornamental pond, two converted stables which provide insulated studio rooms, a couple of timber out-buildings and an area for growing vegetables. To the rear of the garden area is a paddock which has been planted with a variety of specimen trees and perennials with the original horse shelter now being used to store garden machinery. For those looking for equestrian use, the paddock could easily be reinstated for grazing. For those looking for a self-sufficient lifestyle, or for those who would like to keep livestock this is a rare find.

Clay common is a popular hamlet set around three miles from the Sea. It is great location to explore the Heritage Coast which offers some beautiful destinations to visit, such as the charming Victorian fishing town of Southwold, Crabbing at Walberswick, which offers two well regarded pubs, some stunning walks through the heathland around the medieval port of Dunwich. Further down the coast, Snape has a great arts scene hosting international music events at the concert hall at the Maltings, Thorpeness has a lovely lake with row boat hire and Aldeburgh is a busting town which is popular with those who sail. By car the A12 is only a few minutes away offering access towards London. Train links to London Liverpool Street via Ipswich are available at Darsham. The Plough public house is also within walking distance and a supermarket is available at Carlton Colville only a ten minute drive away.