This impressive-looking country home and estate in north Suffolk is the on the market with a price tag in the region of �2m.

Reydon Hall, near Southwold, is a 17th-century mansion which is Grade II*-listed.

The redbrick building is set in 17-and-a-half acres of land including gardens, seven acres of meadow and a number of outbuildings.

The seven-bedroom property, approached by a long driveway, is being sold by Clarke and Simpson estate agents, with offers invited in the region of �2m.

Stuart Clarke, a partner at the Framlingham-based firm, which described the mansion as impressive, said it was rare for such an estate to come up for sale.

Mr Clarke said: 'It's a property of great substance, the type of which you don't see on the market very often, as a rule.

'There are a lot of different influences from different eras and it's Grade II*-listed, which means it is extra-high maintenance.

'It also sits in fantastic grounds of 17 acres.

'We have had a good level of interest in the property – there has been an offer but it is still on the market.'

The family selling the estate are understood to have owned it for several decades.

The mansion is thought to have been built primarily by Thomas Ewan in 1682.

It was substantially altered and enlarged in the 19th century. It was once home to Agnes Strickland, the history writer and poet.

The mansion has Flemish gables, Tudor-style ornate chimneys, an oil fired central heating system and a modern security system.

In the estate is a seven-acre meadow, a walled ornament garden and a former coach house.