WOODBRIDGE
suffolk
Designed to blend in with the rich heritage of its surroundings, Malt Yard is in the perfect location for exploring everything the charming town of Woodbridge has to offer.
Malt Yard is a development of 31 one and two bedroom apartments. Built on the site of an old Suffolk malt house, it takes inspiration from the history and character of its beautiful riverside location. A large terrace and secluded gardens are at the heart of this unique development, which is just minutes from the River Deben quayside, where you’ll find the timber buildings so
characteristic of the area, as well as cafĂŠs, shops and The Riverside Theatre, Cinema, Restaurant and Bar. A short stroll takes you to the centre of Woodbridge, a thriving market town big enough to offer you plenty of opportunities to shop and eat out, but small enough for you to get a real sense of belonging.
Malt Yard draws on the architectural traditions of Woodbridge and its picturesque surroundings to create beautiful, spacious apartments in a development rich with detail. The design and materials used give the building a character in keeping with the town,
while the large windows and thoughtful layout are suggestive of elegant loft-style living. There is a Club Lounge and large terrace that overlook landscaped gardens, inspired by the surrounding Suffolk countryside.
Situated on the banks of the River Deben, Woodbridge is a small market town close to the Suffolk coast. Further along the river you’ll find Sutton Hoo, one of the most important Anglo-Saxon sites in the United Kingdom, following the discovery of an undisturbed burial ship that held a wealth of artefacts. It’s part of 155 square miles of wetlands, ancient heaths and shingle beaches known as the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Easily accessible by road and rail, Woodbridge is 16 miles away from the charming town of Aldeburgh, and the seaside towns of Southwold and Felixstowe are within easy reach. The county town of Ipswich, with its busy shopping streets, restaurants and cafés, lies just inland.
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Malt Yard is close to Woodbridge’s thriving Quayside, which is steeped in the history of the area. There are lovely walks beside the river, and the Quayside and Ferry Quay are well worth exploring. Nearby Elmhurst Park is home to the town’s bowls club, which boasts a delightful 19th century boundary wall. The train station and town centre, with its small independent shops, restaurants and cafés, are just a few minutes walk away.
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Woodbridge Library
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Doctors Surgery
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Pharmacy
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Opticians
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Supermarket
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Dental Surgery
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Woodbridge Bowls Club
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Riverside Theatre/Cinema
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Train Station
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Waterfront Cafe
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Tide Mill Museum
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Woodbridge Tennis Club
With its busy shopping streets and winding lanes full of shops, cafĂŠs and restaurants, Woodbridge has all the hustle and bustle of a market town, with the charm of a village where people stop to say hello and shopkeepers know you by name.
Like many market towns, Woodbridge has its own rhythm during the week, including market day, when the town is full of people buying fresh fruit and vegetables, meat, fish and cheese. People flock to the fine art and antiques auctions that take place once a month on a Wednesday and to the regular farmers markets, which create an additional buzz in the town.
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Home to many artists and writers, Woodbridge has a thriving arts scene and there’s always something going on, with classes and groups for everything from creative writing to painting, together with exhibitions, performances and shows. The town also has numerous sports clubs, including bowls, tennis, golf and sailing.
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The shopkeepers and café owners are helpful and friendly, and many organise social events during the week. Jars of Clay invite you to bring along a craft project you’re working on for Craft, Coffee, Cake, & Chat every other Wednesday, and Browsers, the town’s independent bookshop and café, hosts a regular book club, poetry evenings and author events.
Market Hill is a thriving part of the historic Market Town
or attending the Woodbridge Film Society – it meets at the Riverside Theatre on the first Monday of every month.
Woodbridge offers a fabulous choice of restaurants, such as The Crown and the Table, and the very popular British Larder, a little further out of town. The Riverside restaurant is perfect for dinner before seeing a show next door
There are some great cafés and restaurants on Market Hill, including the family-run The Galley restaurant, which regularly holds its own lobster weeks and offers a special festival menu that’s worth looking out for.
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At Honey + Harvey, where the baristas take coffee very seriously
As well as the independent shops and boutiques, Market Hill is home to the Woodbridge Museum, run by a team of volunteers and telling the story of the town from its beginnings as an Anglo Saxon settlement. In the Thoroughfare, you’ll find Honey + Harvey, where the baristas take their coffee very seriously.
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The staff in Paul’s Fish Box in the nearby Turban Centre recommend dropping in on Wednesdays, Thursdays or Fridays, when there’s plenty of fresh fish to choose from. It’s also worth popping into the other small independent shops, including Les Chocolats Belges and the Cake Shop Bakery, to pick up something special to take home. The Cake Shop Bakery
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With its charming winding streets, Woodbridge is a lovely town for exploring
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The Tide Mill Living Museum
The banks of the River Deben are perfect for a stroll and there’s plenty to explore along the Quayside, a charming and historic part of the town, home of the popular Tide Mill Living Museum. Woodbridge is also perfect for exploring further afield in the beautiful Suffolk countryside and many walkers visit the Orford Ness National Reserve.
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THE DEVELOPMENT Malt Yard is a development designed to evoke and complement the historic town of Woodbridge and the remarkable natural beauty of the landscape.
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The timber cladding and brickwork are reminiscent of the original malt yard buildings and the tidal mills nearby; many of the apartments have balconies that give the place an attractive, outward-looking feel.
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DESIGN PHILOSOPHY
Malt Yard’s design connects it to the town’s traditional malting and brewing, boat-building and sail-making industries. Employing timber, industrial steel and brick, the development is strongly influenced by the town’s rich vernacular architecture, translated into a residential setting by a specialist team of architects and designers. Industrial themes inform the design of the apartments, but the landscaping looks for inspiration both from the site’s heritage and the remarkable natural beauty of the area, including the Deben estuary and the burial site at Sutton Hoo.
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Influences of a rich working history are found in the more formal design of the secluded gardens, with an impressive pergola evocative of the traditional frames used in malt production. Here, climbing hops and roses grow, while wildflower mixes and Prairie grasses suggestive of ancient arable lands surround the development. Time-honoured farming techniques such as clip hedging are also used to create soft boundaries and ensure privacy.
Shared areas Malt Yard offers opportunities both for peaceful seclusion and for socialising, with a variety of spaces where the focus is on spending time with friends and neighbours.
GARDENS A long wooden bench surrounding the vibrant formal garden provides ample space for enjoying the unique, tranquil setting, while the more traditional central lawn is perfect for garden parties during the summer.
CLUB LOUNGE The spacious Club Lounge is a welcoming place to meet, ideal for a cup of coffee and a chat, social events and suppers, or just sitting and taking in the view – in summer, the doors can be fully opened onto the garden.
APARTMENTS Every apartment at Malt Yard has been created as an oasis of peace, thoughtfully designed to offer flexible interiors that are easy to adapt.
THE KITCHENS Well-equipped, open plan kitchens with subtle detailing play a central role in the design of each apartment.
THE BEDROOMS The bedrooms are beautifully finished, intimate spaces, with patio doors and substantial storage space. Some apartments have sliding partitions to allow flexible use of the second bedroom.
THE BATHROOMS The bathrooms represent a modern interpretation of a classic style, with materials and fittings of the highest quality.
THE LOUNGES Designed to maximise the natural light and finished to a high decorative standard, the lounges are bright and airy during the day, cosy and comfortable at night.
EXPERIENCE Shared Benefits The emphasis is on quality of life at Malt Yard and the Building Host is on hand to support you in making the most of it both within the development and throughout the town of Woodbridge. As part of living here, residents and their guests have access to: - Daily newspapers - Picnic blankets and hampers - Portable chairs - National Trust walking guides - Computer (in the Club Lounge) - Guest accommodation suite - Boot room - Umbrellas - Laundry Room - Lift to all floors - 24-hour Telecare - Video door entry Residents can enlist the help of the Building Host to organise trips and other social gatherings either in the Club Lounge, the garden or on the terrace. From time to time, the Host will create an event to help neighbours to meet new faces, to get to know one another better, or to invite friends and family to.
Services Available The development and Woodbridge have a lot to offer and you’ll want to make the most of both. Here are some examples of the services available: these are charged separately and can be arranged through your Building Host:
Routine Laundry service Private cleaner Taxi service
Sports Clubs Golf clubs Bowls club Tennis clubs
Treatments Massage Facial Foot therapy
Outdoor Activity Walking groups Orienteering courses Bicycle hire Fishing trips Horse riding
Master Classes Painting Cookery
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Property Management Malt Yard is run by a not-for-profit management company, set up by PegasusLife. This new approach to property management focuses on maintaining the building to a high standard and ensuring all accounting is delivered on a completely transparent basis. Residents also have a say in how the building is managed, including social activities.
The management company is a standalone entity and PegasusLife do not profit from of any services provided.
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SPECIFICATION
Main Structure – Load bearing masonry walls with beam and block floors on concrete piled foundations
Flooring – Fitted carpets to lounges and bedrooms, antislip tiles to kitchens, bathrooms, and shower rooms
Building Envelope – Traditional brick and block cavity wall construction with quality insulation. Black cape cod facing bricks with feature timber board and architectural detail
Decoration – All internal walls painted with warm emulsion, skirting and door frames painted with eggshell
Floors – Pre-cast concrete floors with appropriate floor finishes Roof – Cupa Natural slate finish to main roof slopes in keeping with local vernacular Windows – Double-glazed UPVC windows including opening lights and doors Stairs – Pre-cast concrete stairs with balustrades in communal areas Walls – Party walls constructed from concrete block. Internal walls constructed from metal studwork with plasterboard on each side and with insulation where required Balconies – Black factory finished galvanised mild steel railings Ceilings – Suspended plasterboard with high level feature recess lighting
Heating – Energy efficient gas fired central system serving domestic hot water, and underfloor wet heating system throughout the apartment WiFi – Public areas served by communal wifi Lift – Lift service to all floors Wardrobes – Integrated wardrobes fitted in master bedrooms Storage – Storage facilities available at extra cost and subject to availability. External – Ground level areas laid out and finished with a combination of architect designed seating and pagoda feature, and soft landscaping with feature lighting Management & Security – 24 hour Telecare provided by Tunstall. Video door entry phone system connected to main entrance door
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Kitchens – Fitted with modular Shaker style cabinets, wood colour worktops, ceramic hob, single fan assisted oven with built in microwave and fridge freezer. Tiled wall areas brick bond white gloss tile. Units: Fully fitted kitchen in Symphony Shaker style with stainless steel handles. Worktop: 40mm Oak block Oven: Integral, single electric fan assisted oven, stainless steel finish
Bathrooms – Fully tiled in white brick bond gloss tile and contrasting soft grey basket bond gloss tile feature wall Shower: Low threshold entry with glazed shower screen where applicable. Samuel Heath Fairfield fixed head thermostatic control shower in chrome with white enamel inset levers and additional hand held shower kit Basin: Catalano Canova Royal 60 – white parc Baths: Ideal Standard Sandringham 21 – white steel
Microwave: Integral, 24 litre capacity, stainless steel finish Hob: One-touch control ceramic hob with easy clean surface Extractor fan: Stainless steel finish – works in conjunction with a heat recovery system Fridge Freezer: Integrated fridge freezer, auto defrost Fridge 155l, Freezer 95l. Washer Dryer Sink: Stainless steel, deck mounted Taps: Chrome finished, mixer taps
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Bath Taps: Methven Georgian bath mixer – chrome WC Pan: Catalano Canova Royal 55 – white porcelain Heated towel rail – ladder rail in chrome Mirrored wall cabinet Toilet roll holder, Carlisle Brass in chrome
If you’d like more information about Malt Yard, please call or visit:
01394 250 130 www.maltyard.com
Malt Yard, Old Maltings Approach, Woodbridge IP12 1AX
Malt Yard is created and managed by the specialist property developer, PegasusLife. The inspiration for the location, the design and our approach to property management is drawn from our understanding of the way people’s interests and priorities evolve over time.
PegasusLife abides by the Consumer Code for Home Builders (third edition), details of which can be found at www.consumercodeforhomebuilders.com This brochure and the information contained in it does not form part of any contract, and while reasonable effort has been made to ensure accuracy, this cannot be guaranteed and no representation of warranty is made in that regard. The specification of the apartments is the anticipated specification as at the date this brochure was prepared, but may be subject to change in accordance with permitted variances under the apartment sale contracts. Computer generated images and photos are indicative only. All sales remain subject to contract. Furniture shown in computer generated images and photos is not included in sales.
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