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Cottage |2 bedrooms |Sleeps 4

Eye in East Anglia

From £420 per week

Short stays welcome

Changeover flexible

4 out of 5

1 review | Write a review

Key info  Balcony/terrace, car advised, private garden, no pets allowed

About the home

The Pottage is an attractive modern conversion of an old beamed potting shed. It faces South across a three acre walled garden built in 1829. Outside the walled garden there is a further five acres of open space and woodland (fun for children). There are many excellent walks through the surrounding countryside, and ancient churches and attractive pubs to visit. The historic towns of Norwich, Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds are all about 25 miles away. The sea can be reached at the Suffolk coastal towns of Southwold and Aldeburgh. Not far away are the great houses of Holkham, Houghton, Blickling, Felbrigg, Ickworth and Somerleyton. At Bresssingham nearby there is a steam museum and railway, a famous year round garden and a garden centre. At Banham there is a well-kept zoo.

Facilities

Further details indoors:
The view from all the windows are of grassland and woods. Wildlife - a great variety of birds, far too many rabbits, moles, muntjacs, and squirrels(all grey), the occasional fox and badger, and sometimes red deer
Indoors: an ample stock of DVDs, and a Nespresso coffee machine.

Further details outdoors:
The house and adjacent cottage are in 8 acres of their own grounds, including the three acre walled garden, one of the largest in East Anglia. The woods ,containing almost every species of English native tree, are a pleasure at all times of the year. There is a half mile walk through the woods, modelled on Darwin's "think walk". It is for exercize and serious thought. It passes the summer house in which King Edward 7th was entertained, when he stayed at neighbouring Oakley Park, a gigantic mansion demolished in the 1920s.
The cottage has a private terrace, but visitors have access to all the rest of the grounds.
For children there are a trampoline, play station and a cottage on stilts

Conditions

Pets may be allowed, subject to agreement.
A security deposit is required.
Normal lets from Sat. to Sat

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north side, front entrance

 

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kitchen, south side, outlook to walled garden

 

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sitting room, view to west

 

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south side, terrace

The East Anglia / Suffolk region

Suffolk is largely unspoilt English countryside, with many delightful villages and fascinating churches.
There are many good pubs, including The Swan in Hoxne, four minutes walk away. Nearby historic houses include Somerleyton and Ickworth, with their gardens and grounds. Excellent places to eat include the Lindsay House in Eye, the Leaping Hare at Stanton, the Fox and Goose at Fressingfield, the Bull Auberge at Brome, the Beaconsfield at Occold. For gardeners, Blooms of Bressingham is a 10 minute drive. Beales for roses is not much further. At Blooms there is also a steam engine museum (for adults and children), an old fashioned merry-go-round, miniature trains and train rides, and usually an exhibition or two.

The Eye area

Eye, three miles away, is the best possible place for local shopping. Everything is within walking distane and parking is easy. There are cafes, restaurants, a fine chuch and a ruined castle, where outdoor plays are held in summer.
Diss station is 10 minutes drive away. trains to London, usually every half hour, stop at Stratford, the station for the 2011 Olymic games. Hoxne, a haven of calm, is a good base for the excitement of the Olmpic games

How to get there

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Fly to Norwich or Stansted, and drive from there.
Train to Diss, Norfolk, and take taxi (10 minutes)
Drive up the M!! from London, take A14 to Bury St Edmunds, then A143 to junction near Diss with A140, turn right and then left to Hoxne.

Activities near Eye

Reviews

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22 Aug 2011

“The Secret Garden” The beauty of this place is less so the cottage but more the amount of garden space you get to relax, play and explore in. So much space to let the kids run around - all inside a high garden wall. We really enjoyed it here. Inside the cottage you have everything you need - spacious kitchen dining room and a lovely timber ceilinged throughout. The little village of Hoxne has a local shop with most things you would need - we bought fresh bread every day. The pub there has good beer and real character too;.

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Rental prices

Prices for group size 4
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
	1 Oct 11	18 Dec 11	490£ 490	0-	0-	1 Week
	18 Dec 11	8 Jan 12	490£ 490	0-	0-	1 Week
	8 Jan 12	1 Mar 12	420£ 420	0-	0-	1 Week
	1 Mar 12	1 May 12	490£ 490	0-	0-	1 Week
	1 May 12	1 Oct 12	560£ 560	0-	0-	1 Week

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

We are prepared to consider letting for less than one week, subject to a minimum of 3 days and subject to a surcharge of £50

Rental rates apply whatever the occupancy, subject to a maximum of four (one bedroom with double bed, one bedroom with one or two single beds)

We ask for payment of 20% of the rental in advance, to confirm the booking, balance payable ten days in advance of the let.

We ask for a security deposit of 50% of the rental one week in advance of the beginning of the let.

Availability

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4 years listed You are contacting Alastair Forsyth Landline n/a Mobile n/a The owner is based in the United Kingdom and has advertised with Holiday Lettings since 2007. This cottage has received 1 review from previous guests.