Water Cottage a beautiful Historic House

A really beautiful 15th Century Hall House Water Cottage is located in Suffolk’s most picturesque little village; Kersey. often closed off for filming period dramas There are lovely walks right from your front door Water Cottage sleeps up to 5 Adults in a wonderfully relaxing and characterful atmosphere The Cottage can easily accomodate 4 adults and 2 children When booking 4+2 please just leave off one child in the booking process, there is no difference in price 2 Dogs or Cats welcome The space This magnificent timber framed ‘Hall House’ has been carefully restored to its former glory and the wonderful beams and massive inglenook fireplace create a lovely atmosphere for the lucky guests who want to stay in a Historic House. You enter the cottage into the main room which is divided in two by a central open fire fireplace that faces the dining area to the right. Straight ahead is the main sitting room with its massive inglenook fireplace and roaring log burner. The sitting room looks out over the pretty cottage garden. Beyond the sitting room is a small coffee room and galley kitchen, which has direct access (completing the circle) back to the dining room. The beautiful beamed rooms, and lovely open fire along with the cosy woodburner ensure a wonderful cosy atmosphere in this very well furnished cottage. Upstairs there are three bedrooms; two kingsize doubles and one bunk bedroom with standard size single beds. The bunk room is suitable for two children but only one adult please as it is a small room and there is not much clothes hanging space. Please note that the stairs are rather steep so please bear this in mind if you are less than able, we are always available to discuss this and any questions you may have about this lovely cottage. There is an elegant bathroom next to the bedrooms with a lovely roll top ‘Ball and Claw’ iron bath, with a handheld shower attachment. Water Cottage has a very pretty garden, which is completely enclosed, it has an old apple tree providing shade for when you use the outside furniture to eat your meals in the garden. We offer a reduced rate for 2 guests using just one bedroom outside High Season. Please note that if you put in the number of guests as 2 then it is assumed you will only require one bedroom. If you want to use 2 bedrooms then you should put in the number of guests as 3, because outside High Season the larger cottages will have a reduced rate for 2 guests using only one bedroom reflecting the saving made on laundry and cleaning. There are a selection of bikes in the shed to explore to pretty lanes around Kersey. Up to 2 well behaved dogs or cats are Welcome: Green Credentials The loving restoration of this historic house needed the very careful craftsmanship of specialist builders who were used to working with ancient timber framed buildings, a lot of reclaimed material was used and traditional building methods employed to allow the house to breath. Where possible ecological cleaning products are the first choice. Outside Water Cottage is close to the ford in Kersey which is fondly known as ‘The Splash’ and just 50 yards from the pretty local pub which was featured in the ‘Not the Meerkat’ TV commercials, as in fact was the whole of Kersey, the school and the village hall! Kersey is Suffolk’s prettiest tiny village with not much more than one road, a pub, church and ford, but there are great walks straight out into lovely Suffolk countryside and the circular walk is very well marked round Kersey Vale and Moon Valley. Just 5 minutes away is Hadleigh, one of Suffolk’s best Medieval villages with a lovely high street full of independent shops. To find out more about the attractions of the local area, including the lovely Pubs & Restaurants, please click on this link: Water Cottage I have a very early painted postcard depicting the steep hill with the ford at the bottom. The lovely building on the right is the pub. The inscription on the back reads that “the steady march of the motor car has not yet intruded on this little Suffolk village of Kersey where time has stood still for 100’s of years” – well that was in the 1920’s and still nothing has changed! Guest access Everywhere Other things to note The Cottage can easily accomodate 4 adults and 2 children When booking 4+2 please just leave off one child in the booking process, there is no difference in price. ******** We offer a reduced rate for 2 guests using just one bedroom outside High Season. Please note that if you put in the number of guests as 2 then it is assumed you will only require one bedroom. If you want to use 2 bedrooms then you should put in the number of guests as 3, because outside High Season this cottage will have a reduced rate for 2 guests using only one bedroom reflecting the saving made on laundry and cleaning. Up to 2 well behaved dogs or cats are Welcome: Please note that cottage owners cannot accept pets that have not been paid for, so please make sure that you have paid for your pet before arrival. We are fine with up to well behaved doggies but please do not leave them alone on the property because they will fret and do damage. Also, never on the sofas or beds - thank you. Banned Dogs: Please also note that if you are considering bringing a dog breed which may be thought of as a danger or a concern to others, and definitely any Banned Dogs, then Please check with us first before booking and we will discuss the suitability of our cottage for you and your pet.