Rent Find self catering and cottages with a games room in East England

The Old Coach House, Cromer, Norfolk, East England

Sleeps 6
Weekly prices from £900 to £ 1299

Self catering accommodation in Cromer sleeps 6.

Features include: • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Pub nearby • Games Room • Sleeps 6

Accommodation overview: This adjoining former coach house and stable, built circa 1880, once owned by a prominent Cromer family, the Cabells, has been comfortably refurbished to provide a wonderful holiday home with modern living facilities, built around a small sitting out area and a courtyard. It lies in a peaceful location yet within easy walking distance of the sandy beach, pier, promenade, and the town centre with its wealth of shops, cafes and restaurants. Cromer boasts carnival week (held during the third week of August), an RNLI lifeboat station and museum, an 18 hole cliff top golf course as well as promenade gardens and pier with theatre hosting concerts and featuring visiting performers. Shops and pub 200 yards.

Living/dining room. Kitchen. Bathroom with over-bath shower and toilet. First floor: Double bedroom with en-suite shower room with toilet. Two twin bedrooms.

Inkoos Mill, Stradbroke, Suffolk, East England

Sleeps 7
Weekly prices from £600 to £ 899

Self catering accommodation in Stradbroke sleeps 7.

Features include: • Short Breaks • Detached • Games Room • Easy Walking • Garden • Sleeps 7

Accommodation overview: Beautifully situated down a secluded tree-lined driveway and close to a listed Ornamental Canal, this detached former corn mill has been lovingly restored and retains many of its original features. Standing in the grounds of a working farm, the farmhouse dates back to the 16th-century, where a secret Roman Catholic chapel was hidden in the attic and a Medieval Retable is now exhibited at a nearby church. The Suffolk coastal towns of Aldeburgh, Walberswick, Snape and Southwold are all within a 45 minutes’ drive. Shop 1 mile.

Ramp to entrance. Ground floor: Open-plan living/dining room with wood-burning stove, rugs on laminate floor and French doors to garden. Well-equipped fitted kitchen area with laminate floor. Double bedroom. Twin bedroom. Shower room with toilet. First floor: Master double bedroom (5ft bed) with TV, en-suite bathroom with shower attachment, toilet and day bed (for +1). All bedrooms beamed.

Heath House, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, East England

Sleeps 14
Weekly prices from £1300

Self catering accommodation in Aldeburgh sleeps 14.

Features include: • Short Breaks • Beach nearby • Pub nearby • Detached • Games Room • Garden • Sleeps 14

Accommodation overview: Enjoy a millionaire’s lifestyle...just five minutes’ drive from the beach and the charming town of Aldeburgh. This grand detached house adapts itself to many different types of holiday. For an adventure-filled family holiday it is perfectly located to explore the Suffolk Heritage coastline and is in close proximity to the North Warren RSBP bird reserve. There is a fully equipped indoor games room and children’s play area. It is equally suited as a peaceful country retreat, set in 15 acres of enclosed woodland with fantastic south-facing terrace and beautifully landscaped gardens. Just a short drive leads to Aldeburgh’s beach and the sea where there is plenty to do, great for seaside holiday fun. The interior is tastefully furnished with a spacious drawing room with feature marble fireplace, an elegant dining-room, a breakfast room and a sunny day room, all of which have French doors onto the south-facing terrace. The seven bedrooms, two with Sky TV, all have views to the gardens and are comfortably furnished and pleasantly decorated. Aldeburgh’s high street has numerous high quality restaurants, many individual shops, traditional public houses, an independent cinema and award-winning fish and chip shops. There is a super beach which is home to the famous ‘Scallop Sculpture’ by the artist Maggie Hambling and the fishermen’s huts selling the local catch of the day. With its golf course, tennis courts, and sea and river sailing, the town has something for everyone. Aldeburgh is noted for its close association with the composer Benjamin Britten and was the backdrop for many of his operas. Nearby in the village of Snape is the world famous Snape Maltings Concert Hall where the Aldeburgh Music and Arts Festival is held annually. Lovely strolls along the beach or beach path can be enjoyed as well as picturesque drives to other coastal towns and villages of interest including Southwold, Woodbridge, Dunwich, Orford, Thorpeness and Walberswick. 6 miles north of Heath House is the Minsmere RSPB reserve. Shop 1 mile.

Spacious drawing room with Sky TV, feature fireplace and French doors leading to terrace. Dining room. Morning room with double sofa bed (alternative sleeping), Sky TV and doors to terrace and gardens. Well-equipped kitchen/breakfast room with door to terrace. Utility. Games room with door to garden and access to annexe. First floor: Two double bedrooms, each with 5ft bed. Three twin bedrooms. Two bathrooms with toilet. Shower room with toilet. Self-contained annexe (above games room, accessed through house): Kitchen. Double bedroom. Twin bedroom. Bathroom with toilet.

Gables Barns - Brambles, Helmingham, Suffolk, East England

Sleeps 6
Weekly prices from £600 to £ 899

Self catering accommodation in Helmingham sleeps 6.

Features include: • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Games Room • Garden • Sleeps 6

Accommodation overview: Set on a quiet backwater, yet ten minutes from Ipswich, Woodbridge and the A14, these delightful barn conversions are part of original farm buildings and have been furnished and equipped to a very high standard. Situated near to the owners’ home, both holiday cottages enjoy shared use of a games barn and gardens. Gables Barns are convenient for the Suffolk Heritage Coast (with the A1120 ‘tourist route’ just five minutes away), Constable Country, antique hunting at Debenham or Long Melford, or simply visiting some of the beautiful villages of this picturesque county. Local footpath walks abound and a village store and pub are within 2 miles. Both cottages (refs BRL and BRM) are part of the original farm buildings and can be booked together to accommodate larger groups.

Grove Farm, Stowmarket, Suffolk, East England

Sleeps 11
Weekly prices from £1300

Self catering accommodation in Stowmarket sleeps 11.

Features include: Hot Tub • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Detached • Games Room • Sleeps 11

Accommodation overview: Grove Farm was featured in Period House Magazine in January 2005. Occupying an idyllic secluded position, this spacious, partly moated detached farmhouse is an ideal holiday venue for a family celebration or get together with friends. Very well equipped and furnished, Grove Farm is situated in the middle of 120 acres of arable farmland and enjoys a peaceful setting where guests can walk in the large grounds or enjoy a relaxing dip in the hot tub. With a wealth of exposed beams, wide oak floorboards there is a warm welcome all year round with wood-burning stove in the kitchen and multi-fuel burner in the living room, whilst the stunning master bedroom suite has French doors onto a decked sun terrace. Located in an excellent area for walking, golf, cycling and bird watching, local footpaths abound. The well served village of Mendlesham has two picturesque village greens, many historic and interesting buildings, two pubs, a village store and a fish and chip shop. Mendlesham also has an annual May Day Bank holiday street fair. Situated right in the heart of Suffolk, there are many picturesque towns and villages to visit within an easy drive including Bury St Edmunds, Stowmarket, Diss, Eye, Debenham, Lavenham and Long Melford, all with an interesting range of shops, restaurants, amenities and attractions. Also convenient for the Suffolk Heritage coastal towns of Southwold and Aldeburgh, the ancient burial ground at Sutton Hoo (NT) and Stonham Barns. The county towns of Norwich and Ipswich are also within easy reach. Shop and pub 1½ miles.

Large, beamed living room with multi-fuel burner, French doors and slate floor. Large, beamed sitting room with wooden floor. Large well-equipped kitchen/dining room with wood-burning stove, gas/electric range (for cooking), TV, French doors, breakfast area and tiled floor. Utility. Games room. Double bedroom with French doors. Separate toilet. First floor: Three double bedrooms, one with oak floor, dressing room, French doors to balcony with decking and hot tub and en-suite bathroom with shower and steam cubicle, twin wash basins and toilet, one with en-suite bathroom and toilet. Twin bedroom with oak floor and en-suite shower room with toilet. Step to further double bedroom. Bathroom with shower cubicle, toilet and tiled floor. Second staircase to first floor: Twin bedroom. Single bedroom. All bedrooms with TV and beams.

Lackford Lakes Barns - Lark Lodge, Lackford, Suffolk, East England

Sleeps 6
Weekly prices from £600 to £ 899

Self catering accommodation in Lackford sleeps 6.

Features include: • Games Room • Sleeps 6

Accommodation overview: In a unique location, these charming barn conversions are surrounded by Suffolk Wildlife Trust’s Lackford Lakes Nature Reserve. The Cart Lodge (ref BVA) stands detached, whilst Lark Lodge (ref BVJ) and Curlew Cottage (ref BVK) adjoin one another. Lackford Lakes is a bird watchers’ paradise, created from reclaimed land beside the River Lark and consists of a diverse landscape with meadow, woodland, reed beds, streams and lakes. There is a never ending list of birds, deer, badgers and sometimes otters. Although located in the peaceful nature reserve, the barns, which have been sympathetically renovated to a high standard, are only 5 miles from historic Bury St Edmunds with its cathedral, abbey gardens and Georgian theatre, and 10 miles from Newmarket where visitors can enjoy a day at the races or visit the National Horseracing Museum. Also conveniently situated for the picturesque villages of Lavenham, Long Melford and Clare. Slightly further afield are the university city of Cambridge, Constable Country and the Suffolk Heritage coast. Shop and pub 2 miles.

Priory Farmhouse, Hickling, Norfolk, East England

Sleeps 8
Weekly prices from £900 to £ 1299

Self catering accommodation in Hickling sleeps 8.

Features include: • Pets allowed • Games Room • Sleeps 8

Accommodation overview: A detached Victorian farmhouse in 2-acre grounds including the remains of a 12th-century Augustine priory (and 18th-century flint barns). The holiday home sits in an isolated position (on a rise) with panoramic views over surrounding countryside. A short drive is Hickling Broads with sailing, windsurfing and nature reserve. Norfolk is famous for its fishing and bird-watching, attracting rare and common birds. Cycling/walking available. Coast 2½ miles. Shop 2 miles, pub 1½ miles.

Living room with wood-burning stove. Sitting room. Dining room open plan with well-equipped Shaker-style kitchen with electric/gas range (for cooking) and tiled floor. Utility. Shower room with toilet. First floor: Three double bedrooms, one with 5ft bed. Twin bedroom. Bathroom with roll-top bath, shower attachment, toilet and wooden floor.

Lighthouse Cottage, Cromer, Norfolk, East England

Sleeps 5
Weekly prices from £600 to £ 899

Self catering accommodation in Cromer sleeps 5.

Features include: • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Beach nearby • Games Room • Garden • Sleeps 5

Accommodation overview: Extensive sea and inland views can be admired from this Grade II listed former lighthouse keepers’ cottage. Built in 1791, it stands in a superb coastal location adjoining Happisburgh’s working lighthouse (left of lighthouse in photo) and within a short drive of the Norfolk Broads. It offers well-equipped, comfortable holiday accommodation; the cellar has been converted into a den for children. The lighthouse is open to the public on some Sundays in high season, when visitors can enjoy the fantastic view from the top. Local rural, beach and cliff-top walks. Wroxham 12 miles. Norwich 20 miles. Shop, pub/restaurant ½ mile.

Cosy living room with multi-fuel stove and rugs on wooden floor. Kitchen/dining room. Two bedrooms, each with rugs on wooden floor; one double with 5ft bed, one twin with additional pull-out bed (for +1). Bathroom with over-bath shower. Separate toilet. Steep stairs to lower ground floor: Cellar/playroom (restricted height 5ft 7in) with TV, video/DVD, table football.