A Victorian country house near the river Stour is for sale for the first time, despite being more than 170 years old.

Ipswich Star: The Woodlands, Holbrook, is for sale with Savills for £2.75million.The Woodlands, Holbrook, is for sale with Savills for £2.75million. (Image: © chris rawlings 2021)

The Woodlands in Holbrook was built in 1845 but is on the market for the first time having been owned by five generations of the same family.

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Ipswich Star: The Woodlands, Holbrook, is for sale with Savills for £2.75million.The Woodlands, Holbrook, is for sale with Savills for £2.75million. (Image: © chris rawlings 2021)

Tom Orford, who leads the residential team at Savills Ipswich, said: "The approach and setting of The Woodlands is really impressive. It's a great country house and and pretty incredible in that its never before been on the market."

Ipswich Star: The Woodlands, Holbrook, is for sale with Savills for £2.75million.The Woodlands, Holbrook, is for sale with Savills for £2.75million. (Image: © chris rawlings 2021)

The property is set among formal gardens and parklands, which includes a courtyard of outbuildings, home office wing, garaging, conservatory/studio and a heated swimming pool.

Ipswich Star: The Woodlands, Holbrook, is for sale with Savills for £2.75million.The Woodlands, Holbrook, is for sale with Savills for £2.75million. (Image: © chris rawlings 2021)

Ipswich Star: The Woodlands, Holbrook, is for sale with Savills for £2.75million.The Woodlands, Holbrook, is for sale with Savills for £2.75million. (Image: © chris rawlings 2021)

Inside, the property has seven bedrooms and four bathrooms along with four reception rooms — including a galleried great hall with a 26ft high ceiling.

Ipswich Star: The Woodlands, Holbrook, is for sale with Savills for £2.75million.The Woodlands, Holbrook, is for sale with Savills for £2.75million. (Image: © chris rawlings 2021)

The Woodlands also includes three arable fields which are rented out under a farm agreement.

The property is on the market with Savills for £2,750,000.