“We enjoyed a lovely week at the barn in late July 2022.”
The owners, Paul and Cheryl have restored the barn to create a compact holiday home that feels light and airy due to the beautiful high timber roof. The choice of interior colours, furnishings and modern appliances create warmth and interest. All areas are well appointed for a family with good wifi, well-equipped kitchen and three bathrooms. Luxurious touches, such as a Toiletries basket and a solid Weber BBQ were welcome. The outside area has the most incredible Suffolk Countryside views and part of the river circles the garden and could be accessed via an open platform. The water was heavily flanked by reeds and weeds which is entirely natural, however the description suggests that you can swim and fish from the property. We hired kayaks with Captain Cook canoes and travelled upstream to the next Mill. This did enable us to have a river swim and was great fun.
The garden has been fenced off although small dogs could escape. The Barn is overlooked by the owners Mill, which is stunning and interesting to look at, however it would be nice to have a private area in the garden. We found the owners to be very friendly and were very quick to respond to minor issues. We did not experience any problems with their dogs and ours.
The Barn was very clean and tidy, the beds and sofas were comfortable and there was ample parking for 3 cars.
A previous review suggests some storage for dry food items and storage for clothes and I would agree with this. A Food cupboard would be more useful than the under counter fridge.
Overall, this was a 5 star property and we will definitely look at booking again.
