THE OLDE COACH HOUSE COTTAGE
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About the home
Four Self catering Holiday cottages, situated in the Waveney valley between the market towns of Diss and Harleston on the Suffolk Norfolk Borders, and ideal base for touring both counties. The Suffolk coast, old seaside town of Southwold, bird reserve at Minsmere, are within easy reach. Bury St Edmunds and abbey gardens, Norwich City and Cathedral, Bressingham gardens, Flixton air museum, Banham Zoo, just a few of the local attractions.
The cottages date back to the 17th Century,are grade 2 listed, once part of an old coaching inn and ale house, all the cottages have been renovated, and retain many of the original features, with beams, and inglenooks.
The cottages are all well furnished and comfortable, all are very well equipped, cleaned and maintained by ourselves, and are homes not just a holiday cottage.
Over 2 acres of garden and woodland run down to the banks of the river waveney, fishing is available in season. You can walk amongst the trees planted over the years making a wildlife haven;
Springtime time brings, snow drops, daffodil and bluebells amongst the woodland.
You can sit back relax and enjoy the Swans, Ducks, Kingfishers, Heron, woodpeckers, Barn owls that are being spotted more often in the waveney valley , if your lucky and sit long enough you may even see the Otters that have been released over the past few years by the Earsham otter trust, or just enjoy feeding the fish, and watch them jump.
On warm sunny days it's wonderful to picnic, and catch the cool breeze.
At Christmas we decorate our cottages, inside and out, with Christmas tree and decorations, which adds to the warm and cosy atmosphere. Pump cottage has a wood burner to add to the warmth.
Coach cottage has 2 bedrooms and sleeps 4. Travel cot and high chair available.
Pump cottage has 2 bedrooms and sleeps 4, with Travel cot and high chair available.
please ask for rental rates for The olde Laundry on ground level sleeps 2 with twin beds, The old hayloft sleeps 2. with double bed.
Many local walks from the door, village Inn 100 yards, other local pubs within easy reach.
Brochure and availability for all our cottages please just phone us on 01379668146, or email.
safe off road private parking, dogs welcome in Pump cottage.
Shared Laundry room, washing machines available.
| Size: | Sleeps up to 4, 2 bedrooms |
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| Nearest beach: | SOUTHWOLD, 40km |
| Will consider: | Long lets Short breaks |
| Access: | Car advised |
| Family friendly? | Suitable for children of all ages Suitable for people with restricted mobility |
| Notes: | No pets allowed No smoking at this property Self-catering |
Facilities
| Luxuries: | Internet access, DVD player |
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| General: | Central heating, TV, Video player, CD player, Telephone, Wi-fi available |
| Standard: | Kettle, Toaster, Iron, Hair dryer |
| Utilities: | Clothes dryer, Dishwasher, Cooker, Microwave, Fridge, Freezer, Washing machine |
| Rooms: | 2 Bedrooms, 1 family bathroom |
| Furniture: | Single beds (2), Double beds (1), Cots (1), Dining seating for 6, Lounge seating for 6 |
| Other: | Linen and towels provided Highchair available |
| Outdoors: | Balcony / Terrace, Shared garden, BBQ, Private fishing lake / river |
| Access: | Parking space |
Further details indoors:
Coach cottage is tucked away in the corner with its own private patio a sun trap in the summer, where you enter into the very well equipped kitchen,fridge/freezer, dishwasher, electric cooker, and microwave.
The cottage is cosy and warm in winter and cool in summer. It has a large lounge and dining room digital television, video, Dvd with a collections of films CD and radio. The stairway takes you up to 2 bedrooms one with double bed, one room with twin beds, a bathroom with bath,shower, w.c and wash basin.
Prices include for all our cottages, Electric, Heating, Bedding, Towels, and tea towels, and cleaning materials.
Christmas prices also include Christmas tree and decorations.
Further details outdoors:
Private off road parking , parking for 2 cars per cottage.
garden furniture and picnic tables available for garden area and to relax down by the river
Laundry available, with washing machine and dryer
Further details
We live in part of the olde coach house, we clean and maintain the cottages and gardens ourselves, and aim to keep the cottages to a high standard of cleanliness as we feel this is very important, and are here if you need any help, or information during your stay.
other cottages are Pump cottage , The Olde Laundry, and Hayloft, Please phone or email for availability and prices.
We all share the beautiful gardens and woodland with plenty of space to find peace and quiet to relax and unwind.
Conditions
No Smoking inside the cottages.
1/3 Deposit when booking, balance due 6 weeks before your holiday.
short breaks when available
Dogs welcome in Pump cottage with well behaved owners only, Dogs should not be left alone in the cottage at anytime.
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relax and listen to the river go by in this unique area.
Share videoThe East Anglia / Norfolk region
The Waveney Valley is situated on the Norfolk / Suffolk Border in south norfolk, which gives easy access to many places of interest the area has many local market towns such as Diss with its 4 acre mere in the centre of town,and local golf course, Wymondham with its Abbey, Harleston a small market, with individual privately owned shops only 3miles away. In Beccles you can take a boat trip, or sit by the quay and watch the boats, all are within easy distance, Bury St Edmunds is a large market town, with its beautiful Abbey and Gardens, market day is Wednesday, Saturdays.
We are central for Norwich, Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds and Coast all about 25miles. The Waveney valley is also known for the angles foot path, that runs from Lopham fen nr Diss, and runs along the river, as far as Great Yarmouth, you can take the bus to Bungay Beccles or Yarmouth and walk back.
The Diss area
Brockdish is a small village, with a local Inn , The olde Kings head a short walk from the Olde Coach house. Harleston is the nearest town, with a good range of shops, pubs and restaurants .
The market town of Diss is 6 miles with a mixture of supermarkets and small individual shops, market day is Friday, also on Friday at Gaze sale yard a large auction of household and antique furniture.
Local places to visit , cover a large selection of interests.
If you like gardens Bressingham is a must with acres of garden and garden centre and enjoy a ride on the old steam engines and dads army museum, www.bressingham.co.uk
Banham zoo 35 acre of beautiful park land and gardens home to almost 1000 animals.
Redwings horse resue.lLocal country parks, fishing lakes, or river fishing,
weybred fishing pits, at Harleston.
New fishing lakes opening in the waveney valley march 2011
Crafts includes Millhouse pottery harleston, The Raveningham centre, many art galleries in the area.
100th bomb group memorial museum is well worth a visit also,Flixton air museum both with free admisson.
Looking for something different try Norfolk gliding club,
If you like walking Redgrave and Lopham fen nature reserve,and miles of walks at Thetford forest, and knettishal country park.
Billingford windmill, just a few miles away, open to the public.
Minsmere bird and nature reserve. Dunwich village and local ruins, the village is gradually falling into the sea
Framlingham is a lovely old town, with its castle and beautiful church, You can take the park and ride at Norwich with a large mixture of shops,also Norwich castle and Cathedral.
Fairhhaven woodland and water gardens www.fairhavengarden.co.uk
also penthorpe nature reserve and garden www.pensthorpe.com
Many visitors take this chance to travel down to Lavenham with its wonderful shops and art galleries situated in beautiful constable countryside.
a short journey takes you to the historical coastal town of Southwold, with lots of old worlde charm, you can buy fresh fish on the quay. or try the local fish and chips.
Covehithe with church ruins and then follow the footpath that leads to a beautiful peaceful beach away from it all, Dunwich famous for its fish and chips. the once busy village has now been covered by the sea,and a local musuem is full of information about the once large trading centre.
Anglers way passes through the village, you can walk from Great Yarmouth to Lopham fen.or just settle for a local footpath.
How to get there
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| Nearest Travel Links | |
| Airport: | NORWICH: 40 km |
| Railway: | DISS: 10 km |
| Ferry: | HARWICH: 80 km |
Our nearest car hire is Diss
local bus every hour
nearest airport Norwich
Stanstead
Main railway from london is liverpool street
Bus from Diss
Coach from London.
The Village is off the main A143 Diss to Great Yarmouth Road.
Activities near Diss
Watersports
Golf within 30 mins drive
Fishing
Walking holidays
Rural / countryside retreats
Cycling holidays
Reviews
 02 Jun 2011 |
We had the most comfortable stay at John & Jackie's Coach House Cottage. Everything was perfect. It was very well equipped and so comfortable. We loved coming 'home' each evening. John and Jackie are the most welcoming and helpful of hosts. |
18 May 2011 |
Our fourth visit and hopefully not our last. The cottages were beautiful and the owners fantastic. Thank you for a lovely week. The only problem we had was the lack of mobile phone signal in the village! The cottages are well situated for many different attractions as well. Definitely worth a return trip. |
18 May 2011 |
Jackie and John have the most wonderful cottages, set in a beautiful peaceful village location leading down to the river. every comfort is provided . a warm welcome is always given to guests, tea and coffee wine and usually biscuits or cake on arrival. i have stayed in their cottages for many years . i cannot praise or rate the properties highly enough and all the extra things too, the wonderful fishing the care shown to guests the friendly local people, the lovely area with so much to see and do i just have to keep returning. nothing is too much trouble they always make your stay special. and the price is value for money. it is in an ideal location to travel around Norfolk and Suffolk you will never run out of places to visit and at the end of the day have somewhere comfortable and lovely to return too. |
Guestbook for THE OLDE COACH HOUSE COTTAGE
We were disappointed when we realised that we did not write in your vistors book,
to say how much we enjoyed "coach cottage" and your hospitality. Jackie our stay was easily one of the major highlights of our trip !!!
The photos I took of the cottages, garden and river have turned out great and our friends are amazed.
Alan & Sylvia. Australia
June 2011
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Enjoyed our stay in coach cottage, so peaceful,and really beautiful gardens to enjoy.
cottage really cosy, comfortable and clean, ( ducks very friendly, will miss feeding them,)
Thank you for making our stay a real pleasure, and will tell our family and friends what a wonderful place.
Pauline & Fred
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Another wonderful holiday in your cottage, this is our 8th year, everything perfect, such a warm welcome looking forward to next year.
Diane & Bert
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Gems are hard to find, but we have found one here, so we will be back.
Greta & George
Our stay here was really great, It's much nicer here than we could ever have imagined.
We enjoyed our walks down to the river and feeding the ducks and the daffodils are beautiful.
If we ever find ourselves in this part of the world again we will surely return to this cottage.
The Cranmore family Alberta,
Wow what a week ! I write on behalf of the family and myself to say that we were all absolutely stunned by the accommodation, the gardens ,the flower pots and especially the superb walk down to the river. An idylic spot on a quiet warm summer evening, watching the ducks, feeding the swans, he was like an old friend by the last day, and just listening to the trickle of the river and the occassional splash made by one of the many fish.
The whole setting of the holiday accommodation was both beautiful and peaceful, we couldn't have wished for a more tranquil, charming, well equipped cottage.
Richard Cathy
Our 4th visit and as usual thoroughly enjoyable. The decorations both inside and outside were lovely and we especially liked santa coming down the chimney in our fireplace.
Thank you for making this a special christmas for us.
Dianne Kevin family
Rental prices
| Rental prices originally quoted in: British £ | Convert to: |
| Prices for group size 2 | ||||||
| Period | From | To | Weekly | Nightly rate | Minimum stay | |
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| 8 Jan 12 | 31 Mar 12 | £ 325 | - | - | 3 Nights | |
| 31 Mar 12 | 28 Apr 12 | £ 350 | - | - | 3 Nights | |
| 28 Apr 12 | 9 Jun 12 | £ 350 | - | - | 3 Nights | |
| 9 Jun 12 | 21 Jul 12 | £ 375 | - | - | 3 Nights | |
| 21 Jul 12 | 25 Aug 12 | £ 400 | - | - | 3 Nights | |
| 25 Aug 12 | 8 Sep 12 | £ 375 | - | - | 3 Nights | |
| 8 Sep 12 | 3 Nov 12 | £ 325 | - | - | 3 Nights | |
| 3 Nov 12 | 15 Dec 12 | £ 325 | - | - | 3 Nights | |
| 15 Dec 12 | 8 Jan 13 | £ 400 | - | - | Flexible | |
| Prices for group size 4 | ||||||
| Period | From | To | Weekly | Nightly rate | Minimum stay | |
| Weekday | Weekend | |||||
| 8 Jan 12 | 31 Mar 12 | £ 375 | - | - | 3 Nights | |
| 31 Mar 12 | 28 Apr 12 | £ 400 | - | - | 3 Nights | |
| 28 Apr 12 | 9 Jun 12 | £ 450 | - | - | 3 Nights | |
| 9 Jun 12 | 21 Jul 12 | £ 475 | - | - | 3 Nights | |
| 21 Jul 12 | 25 Aug 12 | £ 525 | - | - | 3 Nights | |
| 25 Aug 12 | 8 Sep 12 | £ 475 | - | - | 3 Nights | |
| 8 Sep 12 | 3 Nov 12 | £ 400 | - | - | 3 Nights | |
NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.
Payment by cheque.
If a late booking , cash on arrival only.
For more details please just phone Jackie or John on 01379668146
or brochure available
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Contact the owner
* Required fields | 4 years listed You are contacting Jackie & John Spooner
Languages spoken   The owner is based in ENGLAND and has advertised with Holiday Lettings since 2007. This cottage has received 3 reviews from previous guests.  |
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