An outstanding racing property with fantastic period house, gallops, stables for 45 horses in a top racing location possible has come onto the market

Sefton Lodge is an outstanding racing property with substantial main house, stables, gallops, trainer’s house and head lad’s property. The house is a significant period property and racehorse training establishment dating from 1872 with later additions. The property has gault brick elevations with bright red brick dressings and dressed stone detailing under slate roofs with tall chimney stacks.

Accommodation is spacious with large spacious principal rooms featuring early 18th century style carved timber fireplaces, moulded window and door architraves, panelled mahogany doors with brass furniture and high ceilings.

The house comprises entrance hall, reception hall, drawing room, dining room, sitting room, study, kitchen, breakfast room, three offices, cellar, two ground floor bedrooms and bathrooms and upstairs is a galleried landing, master bedroom suite, guest bedroom with en suite bathroom, eight further bedrooms and two bathrooms.

The property is complimented by first-class training facilities which include 45 stables, trotting ring, tack room, feed room and horse walker. There is also direct access to Lond Hill training grounds from the yard. Sefton Lodge benefits from a trainer’s house and first floor head lad’s flat. The Lodge has been operating as a horseracing establishment since 1873.

This property is the best example of a 18th century horse racing establishment in Newmarket, the home of British racing. The property totals around 2.4 acres and the house has a fantastic location within the town, and the mature grounds feature some fine trees and other mixed exotic and indigenous species. Gardens are mainly laid to lawn and well stocked with shrub beds while the west lawn leads to the tennis court.