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Cottage |3 bedrooms |Sleeps 5

Palgrave in Diss

From £215 per week

1 night minimum stay

Changeover flexible

4.5 out of 5

3 reviews | Write a review

Key info  Car essential, private garden, may take pets - please enquire

About the home

The Den has a spacious feel and is ideal for a family, or two couples holidaying together, yet is cosy for just two people. It is very well equipped and is like a 'home-from-home'. It is maintained to a very high standard of cleanliness and to ensure this we never have a changeover of visitors on a single day. We are quite flexible about lengths and dates of a stay.
Palgrave is a small Suffolk village with a number of interesting old houses, an ancient church and a well-treed green with a duckpond. There are footpaths all around & a large heathland 'The Ling' nearby.
A few minutes' drive brings you into Diss, a fascinating old town built around the Mere, a six-acre lake, with medieval houses & cobbled yards and a Friday market; there are three supermarkets at the edge of the town & numerous places to eat.
Holidays at The Den provide the opportunity to visit the 'sights' of Norfolk & Suffolk: for children the local zoo, the steam museum, 'Go Ape' adventure course at Thetford Forest and Pleasurewood Hills at Lowestoft are some of the more popular. Adults may enjoy bird-watching, visiting museums - especially of aviation -, castles & churches, the coastal areasof Norfolk & Suffolk and the many characterful small market towns with interesting shops, boutiques, pubs & restaurants.

Facilities

Further details indoors:
The Den has a 'through' dining room/kitchen, a cloakroom and a 'through' lounge with patio doors to the enclosed garden which has a door to the garage at its end.
The kitchen is very well equipped with plently of china, cutlery and glassware. There's a gas hob and a double oven with grill and also a Foreman grill and a steamer.
Upstairs, bedroom 1 has a king-sized bed, a built-in wardrobe and an en-suite shower room, bedroom 2 has a double bed and a built-in wardrobe, and bedroom 3 has a single bed (a landing cupboard with a mobile hanging unit is available as a wardrobe). There is also a bathroom upstairs.
A cot and high-chair are available at no extra charge; please note the baby is included in the maximum occupancy of five.
There is a single garage at the bottom of the garden, with a convenient side door access; in front of the garage is a private parking space.

Further details

Please note rentals include:- All bed-linen, towels & kitchen linen, toilet rolls, kitchen rolls, soap, dishwasher & washing machine detergents, and household cleaners. Normal use of gas, electricity & water ( based on a generous but sensible supply, but would not cover, for example, the hot water left running all day). Final cleaning.

Conditions

A well -behaved dog is welcome, but is not allowed on beds; there is a £10 fee per stay.

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Lounge (front)

 

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Dining room (front)

The East Anglia / Norfolk region

Norfolk and Suffolk are largely rural areas, many parts of which appear almost unchanged since medieval times. Being right on the Norfolk Suffolk border, The Den offers easy access to both counties.
Suffolk Heritage Coast stetches from Lowestoft southwards for 40 miles and includes Southwold with it's sandy beaches, Aldeburgh with its Festival in June, Dunwich, a once thriving city mostly lost to the sea in the 14th century, and Snape with its famous concert hall at The Maltings.
Norfolk is described as the 'birdwatching capital of the UK', while Suffolk has an important nature reserve at Minsmere. In addition there is much to do and see, with many sites of historical interest, a superb coastline, the Broads for boating, a cathedral city and many ancient market towns.
There are a number of aviation museums in the vicinity, reflecting the large number of USAAF bases in the region in WW2; at Duxford is Europe's premier aviation museum, the Imperial War Museum.
East Anglia is one of the driest regions of the UK, generally having warm summers and low rainfall.

The Diss / Palgrave area

The old market town of Diss has a wide selection of shops, from supermarkets to family butchers, bookshops & boutiques and even a small department store; there is an excellent tourist office in Mere Street.
Every Friday there are antique and other Sales at Diss Auction Rooms (www.twgaze.com) and a market in the town centre. Here you'll find a bit of 'old England' and hear broad country accents as people arriving on buses from the outlying villages meet together.
There's a park with a children's play area, a public swimming pool and a golf course. The mainline railway station at Diss offers a fast service to London.
Close by at Bressingham is Blooms' Nursery and Steam Museum, and also nearby is Banham Zoo with over 1000 animals in 35 acres.

How to get there

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The property is in Palgrave on the outskirts of the market town of Diss, on the Norfolk-Suffolk border, mid-way between Norwich and Ipswich.
Road directions to The Den will be sent out with the final details.

Activities near Diss

Reviews

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17 Aug 2011

“Home from Home” We love staying at The Den as it really is like home from home. Margaret and Terry Howard have made the home so comfortable and it is always so clean and welcoming. On arrival there was a tray ready for tea and biscuits and cakes which was much appreciated and unexpected. As we take our little dog with us, Margaret had left a fresh bowl of water for him and some bonios, Margaret is a very kind and thoughful person and it shows in many different ways. We would thoroughly recommend staying at The Den to everyone, and we look forward to our next visit there.

09 Aug 2011

“A wonderfully, comfortable base for a holiday!” The Den is very clean and comfortable and has everything you could possibly need. We had five people and all had plenty of room. The Howards are helpful and go beyond what is expected. The area is lovely with so much to do we couldn't possibly do all we wanted to. I would highly recommend The Den.

16 Jul 2011

“Beautiful house, well equipped, photos do not do it justice! We have our 3rd stay booked!” Lovely house, immaculately clean, well equipped, well located for walk to pub/eateries/restaurant (or quick drive if you prefer), great kitchen, en suite to master bedroom.... it is just perfect!... more

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"As a children's theatre company we travel the country & stay in a lot of holidat cottages and we have found The Den to be the most comfortable, well-equipped and homely." [ Sarah & Marcus, February 2011]

"Repeat visit and cottage lovely as always!!" [Richard & Fiona, Upminster, Xmas & New Year 2010]

"This is our third enjoyable stay at The Den - as always we were very comfortable & appreciative of all your little touches." [N&C with 4-year-old, baby & dog, Sept 2010]

" The website does not do the house justice! - Beautifully maintained with a wonderful mix of old & new. This is not the usual rental, this is more like borrowing someone's prestige home." [J&G R, Sheffield , June 2010]

"A wonderful stay, as always. Margaret & Terry are thoughtful hosts!" [Viv & Graham, 'regulars'. March 2010]

"A truly wonderful cottage, immaculately clean, exquisitely furnished, brilliantly equipped (kitchen included), well heated, comfortable & well located for both Suffolk & Norfolk; we could not recommend somewhere more highly & I am sure we will return." [R&F D & the cats, Upminster, Dec 2009-Jan2010]

"Absolutely brilliant! We've had a wonderful week thanks to this lovely house; it certainly is a 'home from home', everything you could possibly want is here." [Mr & Mrs B, Stoke- on Trent, Sept 2009]

"This was our second holiday at The Den and it was as wonderful as the first!" [N & C, with 3-year-old & dog, Sept 2009]

"We've had a wonderful week here in Diss, plenty of lovely towns, villages & forests in the area which we explored by car, on foot, and with our bicycles. Most importantly this beautiful house has been a real home from home in all respects." [Mr & Mrs C, Hull, May 2009]

Rental prices

Prices for group size 2
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
	29 Oct 11	17 Dec 11	215£ 215	0-	0-	Flexible
	17 Dec 11	7 Jan 12	370£ 370	0-	0-	Flexible
	7 Jan 12	31 Mar 12	240£ 240	0-	0-	Flexible
	31 Mar 12	26 May 12	295£ 295	0-	0-	Flexible
	26 May 12	21 Jul 12	320£ 320	0-	0-	Flexible
	21 Jul 12	1 Sep 12	385£ 385	0-	0-	Flexible
	1 Sep 12	29 Sep 12	295£ 295	0-	0-	Flexible

Prices for group size 5
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
	29 Oct 11	17 Dec 11	280£ 280	0-	0-	Flexible
	17 Dec 11	7 Jan 12	490£ 490	0-	0-	Flexible
	7 Jan 12	31 Mar 12	320£ 320	0-	0-	Flexible
	31 Mar 12	26 May 12	385£ 385	0-	0-	Flexible
	26 May 12	21 Jul 12	420£ 420	0-	0-	Flexible
	21 Jul 12	1 Sep 12	495£ 495	0-	0-	Flexible
	1 Sep 12	29 Sep 12	390£ 390	0-	0-	Flexible

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.

For short breaks, please phone me on 01379 650913 or email for a quote.

Well-behaved dogs are welcome @ £10 per stay.

Please note a separate returnable Breakage Deposit is required with the final rental payment.

Availability

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2 years listed You are contacting Margaret Howard Landline +44 01379 650913 Mobile n/a Languages spoken The owner is based in the United Kingdom and has advertised with Holiday Lettings since 2009. This cottage has received 3 reviews from previous guests.