The Ryes is a stunning Grade II listed Georgian country house situated in 16.61 acres of rolling countryside on the Essex/Suffolk border. Designed by Robert Lugar in 1809, the house features an elegant Italianate villa style with a Doric portico and grand hallway with parquet flooring and original cornicing. The property boasts high ceilings, bright rooms, and thin glassed Georgian sash windows. The formal reception rooms surround the hallway, including a dining room with marble fireplace, a kitchen breakfast room with a stunning bay window, and a study with detailed plasterwork ceiling detail. The first floor features seven en-suite bedrooms, including a principal bedroom with a seating area, large bathroom, and his and hers dressing rooms. The property also includes Bell Tower Cottage, a one-bedroom cottage with its own approach and front door. The Ryes is located near the market town of Sudbury, which offers excellent shops, educational, and recreational facilities, as well as train services to London. The property is also close to Colchester, which provides a wider range of amenities and train services to London.