The Watermill - Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

The accommodation includes:

Kitchen – with breakfast table overlooking the millpond, electric range, fridge, freezer, microwave, dishwasher, double butler sink, ample cookware, crockery and cutlery

Dining room – oak oval dining table for 12, linen table clothes and napkins, glass and table ware, antique dressers and an Aga (for cooking or just cosiness)

Two sitting rooms, both with comfortable sofas and one with a large open fire and the other with a log burner, TV’s, DVD, stereo

Entrance hall with stone floor and log burner and door through to the mill for hats, coats and boots and extra fridge and freezer

Five bedrooms – four doubles (two adjoining) and a fifth with two singles, most of the bedrooms have TVs.

Two bathrooms with freestanding roll top baths, showers, basins, toilets

An upstairs cloakroom en-suite to the adjoining double bedrooms

Fully centrally heated, WiFi, luxury linen and towels provided.

There are seating areas in several places in the garden.

You might just want to sit and look at the view but there are plenty of things to do.

There is a punt, a two person canoe, and a selection of bicycles.  You are welcome to fish.  We swim, not in the millpond but a little further up river where the water is deeper and clearer.  There is an extensive network of foot and bike trails starting within a few yards of the gate.

Thetford Forest is only a few miles away and other local attractions include:

Wyken Vineyard http://www.wykenvineyards.co.uk/ , 3 miles away, which has a farmer’s market (Saturday mornings) gift shop, cafe and restaurant. 

The nearby village of Walsham-le-Willows has a wine merchant http://www.wattisfieldwines.co.uk/ and a charming butcher and fine food shop http://www.rolfesbutchers.co.uk/. 

Bury St Edmunds, 9 miles away, is a thriving market town with historic centre and Abbey Ruins.  There are markets on Saturdays and Wednesdays in the Butter Market and Cornhill. 

Lavenham 19 miles, and Long Melford 21 miles are historic market towns with antique shops and art galleries.

Newmarket 23 miles, Cambridge 36 miles, London 89 miles, the Suffolk Coast,  Southwold 42 miles and Aldeburgh 40 miles, the Norfolk Coast, Burnham Market 54 miles.

There has been a watermill on this site since before the Doomsday Book.  The river was diverted to form the millpond by the Saxons.  The Romans had a settlement in Ixworth and Boudicca’s Capital was in Thetford.  The present mill dates from 1800 and worked milling wheat until 1946. It still has the wheel and machinery. Guests are welcome to look around but must take care.   It was used as a location in Dad’s Army (Wake up Walmington) and in Vincent Price’s

Please visit http://thewatermillsuffolk.co.uk to find out more about the holiday cottage, amenities, surrounding area and places to visit in Suffolk.

Great for walking and cycling, canoeing, punting, fishing. Bury St Edmunds - a thriving market town with historic abbey and centre. Thetford Forest.

Travel: Thurston Station 4 miles Stowmarket Station 12 miles Stansted 57 miles

Good places to visit: Cambridge, Thetford Forest for way-marked trails for walking and mountain biking, aerial adventures, family BBQs, Suffolk Coast, Newmarket Races, Lavenham, Long Melford.

Annual Events: Newmarket Races South Suffolk Show 1st May bank holiday

Good places to eat: Theobalds Restaurant a short walk away, Wyken Vineyard 3 miles away, Maison Bleue & Pea Porridge in Bury St Edmunds

Local Sports: Walking, cycling, punting, fishing

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