Grove Farm - Bramfield, Suffolk, England

The Farmhouse

Sleeps: 13 in 6 bedrooms
Weekly Rental: £2200-3250, Short Breaks From: £1450

Throughout the farmhouse guests will discover attractive touches and attention to detail. The house combines a tasteful blend of character warmth and contemporary style.

The large entrance hall, with plenty of space for coats and wellies, leads through to the fully equipped spacious kitchen with its interesting mix of traditional pine and more contemporary stainless steel. The dining area with its large oak table and benches is the perfect place for long leisurely meals. The main sitting room features an open fireplace and antique linen upholstery, while the second sitting room, with TV, video and DVD player is just far enough away that you shouldn't be able to hear the children. In addition there is a ground floor bathroom with a separate shower enclosure. Under-floor heating provides warmth throughout the ground floor.

With six upstairs bedrooms the house can sleep 13 comfortably. The bedrooms comprise two with queen-size beds, 1 double bedded room, 2 twin bedrooms and one triple bedroom. The second bathroom and a 3rd WC are also upstairs.

Alfred's Barn

Sleeps: 8 in 4 bedrooms                                                                                                                      
Weekly rental: £1,350 - £2,000, Short breaks: from £1,150 

Stunning converted timber frame thatched barn with an amazing ground floor open plan kitchen, sitting and dining area and ample space for large groups to relax and socialise with oak tables to seat up to 29 with ease. There is also a cosy TV room, a games room complete with pool table for fun times and a WC. Upstairs are the 4 roomy bedrooms (2 of which have  en-suite facilities), 2 doubles and 2 twins, featuring original oak beams and contemporary furnishings. Also on this floor is a bathroom with shower.

The Milking Parlour

Sleeps: 4 in 2 bedrooms
Weekly Rental: £650-1200, Short Breaks from: £450

The Milking Parlour is a wonderfully relaxing holiday home. The light spacious galleried hall has a seating area, a portable radio/cassette CD player and a store cupboard. French doors open onto a secluded south facing stone terrace,with herb garden and wonderful open farmland views, from the open plan dining area.

The large sitting room has two south facing windows to catch the summer sunshine and a classic Jotul No.6 open wood burning stove for cosy winter stays. Here guests may relax on a three seater sofa, twin armchairs, with additional antique oak bureau, LCD TV with Sky freesat channels, DVD player and video player.The stylish kitchen contains oak units with twin bowl drainer sink, Bosch dishwasher, cooker with gas hob and twin electric ovens, microwave oven, large fridge freezer, electric kettle and a good range of saucepans, roasting trays and utensils. The utility/boiler room houses the washing/drying machine.The bathroom has a bath with hand held shower mixer, shower cubicle, pedestal basin and loo.

Throughout the ground floor the stunning under floor heated slate floor keeps the cottage cool in summer and toasty warm in winter. Beautifully made oak stairs lead to the galleried landing with  original beams. Both double bedrooms contain a chest of drawers, hanging rails and beds that can be made up as 5’ double beds or 2’ 6” twin beds. 

 

The Granary 

Sleeps 4 in 2 rooms (one double one twin)

Weekly rental: £650 - £1000, short breaks from £400

Lovely self contained converted farm building. This unusual farm building which was originally used to store the grain and seed for Grove Farm has been beautifully converted to provide two bedrooms and a spacious open plan ground floor with stunning views from the full width West facing French doors. If it’s warm enough you can sit on the South facing sunken stone terrace and enjoy the sun as you look out over the lawn and farmland beyond. The open plan ground floor with its underfloor heated slate flooring throughoutAnd contemporary styling creates the perfect setting for a cosy and relaxed break.While the kitchen with its oak units is fully equipped for your every need whether fixing a salad or preparing a hearty winter roast. The simple contemporary style continues upstairs with 2 light and airy bedrooms.The first can be a double or a twin, the second is a twin, both with exposed beams and views out over the Suffolk countryside.