Enchanted Mill and pond house

Two beautiful buildings in a secret valley. The Mill sleeps 8 and is spacious, with a wood-burner and huge kitchen/living room. The pond house sleeps 5. It has an outside shower, wood-burning stove and lovely deck. These properties are perfect for people who love peace and the outdoors and cooking. Not for those with low-slung cars, or who need matching crockery! Electric car charging facilities. Option for private pizza evenings, +/or Fri dinner to heat up, or home-baked sourdough loaves etc. The space The Mill is full of surprises. From the garden side, it appears to have just two floors. There are actually three. The ground floor is a spectacular double height 50’ kitchen/living room. The well-equipped kitchen is perfect for serving feasts on the long oak table with seating for 14. Sofas and arm chairs surround a huge wood burner. The heated limestone floors keep the place snug in the winter. Thick stone walls keep things cool in the summer. There is a WC downstairs.  A giant spiral staircase climbs through the building. The house sleeps 6-8. The galleried first floor has a mini grand piano and a double bed (for sleeping places 7 & 8). The third bedroom is on this floor with double glass doors that make it feel like you are sleeping in the trees. Two vaulted bedrooms, one with king-size bed and the other with 2 single beds, offer views in all directions. Between them is the family bathroom - shower, roll-top bath and all. Outside, a stream babbles passed the french windows in the kitchen. A large garden surrounds a millpond with an island accessible only by the (tiny) rowing boat. There is a exquisite wooden guest house at the end of the pond. The mill has a special wilderness status with roe deer, muntjacs, heron, badgers, foxes foraging through wild orchids and foxgloves all over the place. In the spring, the woods are packed with bluebells and wild garlic. The house is on the edge of a 700-acre estate with spectacular walking right from the doorstep. Please note, there is a public footpath through the property so every now and again, a walker wanders through. The Pond House: The Pond House is 6m X 6m and feels spacious. We built it a couple of years ago as a retreat and it is the most peaceful and lovely place imaginable; you feel as if you are in the trees. Inside, it echoes the ancient mill, with a double-height main room and gallery, which has extra sleeping (a double bed and a single/day bed) and a desk. Downstairs, there is also a cosy double bedroom and a bathroom, with a roll-top bath and a very special outdoor shower on a wooden platform, overlooking the stream. It is well-insulated, and also has heating and a very effective wood-burning stove. Guest access The Mill is located at the end of a long, quite bumpy track and is nestled in a valley. Guests have access to the garden, pond, stream and all surrounding estate walks. There is a small boat for the pond, a garden table and chairs as well as a fire pit. Other things to note This is not a party house but for people who want to get together with friends and family, go for long walks and enjoy nature. We have catered for many wood-fired pizza evenings for our guests, in our private Pizzeria up the track from the Mill. Other catering options may also be available. Please enquire for more information. It is also worth noting there is a stream and a pond so small children must be monitored by adults at all times and if you build open fires, this is, of course, your responsibility too.