Oakleys Cottage

Oakleys is set in the heart of the quiet rural hamlet of Foxearth, which has a beautiful church and is the centre of many country walks surrounded by open farmland and woodlands, many of which are ancient pathways of old. Foxearth is a short drive away from the villages of Pentlow, Long Melford and Clare where there are many good country pubs and restaurants. The Pinkuahs Arms in Pentlow is within walking distance on a sunny evening, being around one and a half miles either by footpaths across the fields or by country lanes.

We are happy to accommodate up to two well behaved dogs free of charge, we are dog owners ourselves and wouldn’t leave home for long without them. We do ask that dogs are not allowed on the furniture or upstairs as this keeps the bedrooms a dog free zone for all our guests. We also provide dog bowls and blankets. The walled garden to the rear of the house is also secure for dogs.

From the road in the village there is a pretty front garden with a large log store and parking for 2 cars. You enter the house through a small hall and into an atmospheric dining room with lots of ancient oak beams and some original wattle and daub walls.

The sitting room has a lovely ancient moulded beam ceiling and a large Inglenook fireplace which houses the wood burner. There are three comfortable sofas and a large bookcases with a collection of reference books and games. There is a large Freeview HDTV discreetly hidden inside a pretty custom made oak cabinet with dvd player and a hifi system with iPod connectivity on the bookcase.

The kitchen is large and very well equipped with a dishwasher, washing machine, massive Maytag American fridge freezer, double induction hob over twin ovens, good preparation work top, a pretty ceramic sink, plenty of useful cupboard space, and lots of light through the windows looking out onto the rear garden.

The garden room is off the sitting room, an ideal spot for relaxing with a coffee and a good book or watching the many birds that visit the garden. It has fitted pine pews where everyone can sit and chat and a large coffee table.

The flooring throughout the ground floor is tudor brick, with underfloor heating to all ground floor rooms except the sitting room where there are radiators and the wood burning stove.

There is a small hallway leading back to the garden room, downstairs loo, the garden and up the staircase onto a large landing.

There is a sauna house installed in the old wash house in the garden which you can book with us for an extra charge of £70 to cover energy, laundry and housekeeping.

On the upstairs landing is one of the built in Breton beds which is 3 foot 6 wide and 6 foot 5 long and can be closed off with heavy curtains and has a TV with built-in DVD, window and shelving.

From the landing is the bathroom, master bedroom, garden bedroom and front bedroom.

The master bedroom has a vaulted pine ceiling with a king size bed and views over the back garden and out to the open countryside. It has ample storage and double built in wardrobes and cupboards.

The garden bedroom has a double bed with original lime plaster walls and oak floorboards, large chimney stack and dormer window which looks out onto the garden. There is a built in wardrobe with plenty of hanging space and room for luggage.

The front bedroom also has the original old lath and plaster walls and wide planked oak floorboards. The second four foot wide built-in Breton bed (suitable for one adult or 2 small children) gives the room lots of character with steps to make it easy to get up into and again has its own curtains, TV and DVD player and shelving. This bedroom has an oak wardrobe and chaise longue, and looks out over the front garden and onto the village.

The bathroom has a bath, wash basin, loo, large airing cupboard and heated towel rail and a separate large, modern walk in shower.

The back garden of Oakleys has a large terrace with a table and chairs and outside lighting with space to eat outside comfortably. The fully enclosed walled garden has plenty of shady spots from the fruit trees and shrubs with a further BBQ area with seating under a rose covered pergola. Logs are available during the winter months.

There is free wifi available and a landline that accepts incoming calls so you can stay connected, however the mobile phone signal can be a little erratic!