Elham holiday cottage rental with walking, beach/lake nearby, log fire, rural retreat, TV

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Home description

This property is a little ‘gem'! Pretty as a picture from the outside with steps up to the front door and yet inside the owner has spared no cost in the refurbishment.

Comfortable elegant sofas surround the large open log fire with antiques completing the scene. The kitchen, although traditional in feel has been finished to a high standard with granite work tops and handmade wooden units.

All rooms are wallpapered in pretty traditional prints giving a charming feel to the house – a particular feature is the beautiful hand painted wallpaper on the staircase.

There are three bedrooms on the first floor, one double, one twin and one single and a further bedroom/playroom on the lower ground floor with bunk beds.

Beautiful Georgian cottage	Comfortable and elegant bedroom
Cosy fireplace	Practical and well equipped kitchen

The South East England / Kent region

Kent is in the South-East of England and consists of many important districts such as Dartford, Maidstone, Ashford, Canterbury and Dover.

Arts:
Canterbury inspired Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and William Golding worked in Maidstone.

Transport:
Kent is easily accessible by road, sea or rail. Indeed, Dover is the closest point to France and remains a hub for ferry travel to the rest
of Europe.

Tourist Attractions:
Canterbury Cathedral
Chartwell, Winston Churchill's home
Deal Castle
Dover Castle
Leeds Castle
Rochester Castle
Coldrum Stones
Brockhill Country Park

This is an area of the UK which contains many walking and cycling routes as well as over 500 years of history.

Elham area

Elham is a lovely traditional village, with shops, several restaurants, two pubs and a medieval church in a square – an ideal base for a visit to Kent. There is open countryside in every direction with a host of wonderful walks right from your door.

Within six miles is the stunning medieval city of Canterbury with an excellent shopping centre, two theatres and of course the World Heritage Site of the Cathedral and St Augustine's Abbey, not to mention the charming medieval houses, river trips down the river that winds through the city and even a ghost walking tour!

Elham is just 10 minutes drive from the Channel Tunnel entrance, for a day trip to France, and is close to Howletts and Port Lympne animal zoo parks. For further ideas please look at the ‘Holiday Information' section on our website.

There is a nine hole and 18 hole golf course in the neighbouring village of Lyminge (2 miles) and the beach is within 20 minutes.

How to get there

Easily accessible by road, rail and sea.

Car is recommended

Folkestone railway station is nearby for UK travel and it is easy to travel to and from France with Eurotunnel (with your car).

London Gatwick airport for international flights.

Activities near Elham

Facilities

Further details indoors:
The cottage is in an elevated position above the high street and steps lead up to the front door. This leads into an entrance hall with door into sitting room.

This pretty period room has a large inglenook fireplace, TV, tiled floor with rugs and a mixture of antique and contemporary furniture. There is a small window seat, shutters and a basket of logs is provided on arrival.

The bespoke hand-made kitchen has pale granite work surfaces, wooden painted cupboards, butlers sink, dishwasher, washing machine/dryer, fridge freezer, electric cooker, microwave and hob. The lovely blue and white Spode china completes the scene.

A door from the kitchen leads onto the dining room with antique table and chairs. The room has painted panelling, shutters, an attractive corner cupboard and wooden flooring. Stairs from the kitchen lead to the lower ground floor with bunk beds and a selection of board games.

On the first floor are three bedrooms. The pretty blue and white main bedroom has a double bed, ornamental fireplace with original 18th Century Dutch delft tiles, fitted cupboard and door to closet with wash hand basin.

Bedroom two is a twin room and bedroom three is a single room with attractive wrought iron white day bed. The bathroom is fitted to a high standard with limestone floor and wall tiles and painted tongue and groove walls – there is a bath with shower over, wash hand basin and toilet.

Further details outdoors:
The attractive landscaped courtyard garden is a lovely sunny spot, ideal for sitting and relaxing on the outdoor seating after a busy day.

A garden gate leads to the shared "drop off" area (parking in garage is by arrangement only.)

Further details

Pets are accepted on the ground floor only at a charge of £20 per week per pet.

Smoking is not permitted at this property.

A cot and highchair are available upon request.

A basket of logs will be provided free of charge.

Conditions

There is a winter heating charge of £30 per week. A refundable security deposit of 10% of the weekly rental is payable. Booking fee of £23.50 payable.

Rental rates

Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
January - February	26 Jan 08	1 Mar 08	510£  510	0-	0-	1 Week
March	1 Mar 08	15 Mar 08	610£  610	0-	0-	1 Week
Easter	15 Mar 08	29 Mar 08	640£  640	0-	0-	1 Week
March - May	29 Mar 08	24 May 08	610£  610	0-	0-	1 Week
May - July	24 May 08	5 Jul 08	640£  640	0-	0-	1 Week
July - August	5 Jul 08	30 Aug 08	700£  700	0-	0-	1 Week
August - September	30 Aug 08	13 Sep 08	640£  640	0-	0-	1 Week
September - October	13 Sep 08	25 Oct 08	610£  610	0-	0-	1 Week
October	25 Oct 08	1 Nov 08	640£  640	0-	0-	1 Week
November - December	1 Nov 08	20 Dec 08	510£  510	0-	0-	1 Week
Christmas	20 Dec 08	3 Jan 09	760£  760	0-	0-	1 Week

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the owner's discretion.
Pricing for short breaks is calculated as follows: - 2 Nights = 60% of weekly rent, 3 Nights = 65% of weekly rent, 4 Nights = 75% of weekly rent (unless otherwise stated).

Short breaks are not available for the periods 5th July - 29th August '08 and 20th December '08 - 3rd January '09.

Availability notes

To see availability please visit http://www.holidaylettings.co.uk/48001

Contact owner

To contact this owner please visit: http://www.holidaylettings.co.uk/48001

Contact details for home 48001 Please mention Holiday Lettings
Name:	Mulberry Cottages
Tel:	+44 (0)1233 813087
Fax:	+44 (0)1233 812070
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