Peaceful Rural North Norfolk Staycation at the Old Laundry

The Old Laundry is surrounded by paddocks and historic parkland at edge of a village with two pubs, a shop and café. Pad barefoot across earthen tiles with underfloor heating. Modern insulation and a chic wood-burning Morso stove add to the cosy interior of this renovated cottage with doors overlooking the terrace and old farm buildings beyond. Enjoy cooking on the Everhot range cooker which also gives a permanent warmth to the room. Do read our Guidebook to discover favourite local places. The space The Old Laundry is in countryside on a family estate with parkland, close to a listed 19th-century dovecote. The open-plan living area is in a just-converted small barn, with Morso wood-burning stove (logs provided), pamment floors with underfloor heating and two flat-screen TVs, the large one has netflix and both have freeview . It is finished to a very high standard and is a lovely mix of old and new: a contemporary kitchen with an electric Everhot range cooker, microwave and dishwasher, opening to a dining and seating area with a beautiful wooden beam. It sleeps four in two upstairs bedrooms in new pocket-sprung beds, one double, one super-king that can transform into twin beds, made up with White Company bedlinen. There is a shower/bathroom upstairs and a loo downstairs. Wifi is ADSL 2 (c17mbps). Guest access The cottage adjoins Mark and Hetty's farmhouse (branching off the house next to the Victorian model farmyard). It has the use of a walled orchard garden and a west-facing terrace that enjoys the evening sun, with table and chairs for al fresco dining. Other things to note There is private parking in the yard beside the cottage. It may be possible to arrange stabling and grazing for a horse.