The Old Steam Mill, luxury, spacious, beautiful grounds, stunning location

A Five Star experience of contemporary style and luxury with beautiful views over idyllic rolling Suffolk Countryside.

Just picture yourself on the balcony !

This is a luxury conversion of a Historic Steam Mill into a beautiful and spacious two bedroomed Cottage.

The cottage is set at the top of a hill with lovely private ‘mature’ gardens to enjoy and really wonderful views across the valleys in both directions.

It also benefits from the use of ( by arrangement with the owners ) the tennis court.

You can bring one well behaved doggie to this cottage, dog charges apply at PS25 pw or PS15 less than a week – this payment can be taken after booking.

Sorry no babies or children under 8 – please book in your child as an adult.

The owners welcome you to this lovely place with a bottle of Fizz to help you unwind, and there are basic supplies of tea, coffee, (Nespresso machine with some pods), sugar, olive oil salt & pepper in the house.

Cottage Walk Through

The Old Steam Mill is accessed along a private drive up to the ridge of the hill with magnificent views of the Suffolk countryside and steep valley’s on both sides, there is a private car park outside and beside the cottage.

From the front door you enter directly into the sitting room with its large sofas, cosy log burner and colourful rugs. To the left is a dining area and kitchen and small hallway to the back door.

To the right is a large bedroom with a king size bed, en-suite with a luxury walk in shower and loo and a dressing room. You can walk straight out of this room onto a sunny Breakfast patio and the mature gardens.

Between the sitting room and dining area is an open staircase leading to a landing area with a sofa – a lovely sunny place to read. A few steps up takes you to the spacious second king size bedroom, here there is a single truckle bed for a 5th guest – because of the lack of privacy and it being a single bed it is only suitable for a child (Children must be aged 8 or over)

The upstairs bedroom also has a lovely en-suite bathroom – the bath is oversized and has a hand held shower.

French doors lead out to a large balcony with sofas, a table and chairs and lighting for you to enjoy the beautiful views over the valley and really unwind.

The Gardens

There is a beautiful private mature garden where you will always find a quiet private spot.

Beyond the garden there are views of open the countryside dipping down into the lovely Hartest valley

The owners are also happy for you to use their tennis court by prior arrangement.

Outside

The Old Steam Mill is at the end of the owners long drive and situated just past their house at the top of the hill. It has its own car park and really lovely views across the valley on both sides and walks straight from the cottage into beautiful Suffolk countryside.

You can walk to the excellent Hartest Village pub: ‘The Crown’ in about 25 minutes.

Local Area

The Hartest Steam Mill is a historic building and next to it was a famous windmill, these were a focal point for the local area and perched on the high point overlooking the valleys, one of which contains the road and the little village of Hartest. it is a very pleasant walk through the countryside down to the village where there is an excellent pub serving good food and beer from its own brewery.

There is also a lovely walk in the other direction that leads you to another great little pub called The Queens Head in about 45 minutes, this is a well know local gastro pub and does really great Sunday Roasts

Standard Inclusive Features

The House is a complete little home and facilities include modern central heating, refrigerator, hobs, oven and microwave, toaster, Nespresso coffee maker and milk frother, crockery & serving dishes, cutlery, many utensils, fire-extinguisher, lots of pots & pans, glasses & mugs, kettle, teapot, kitchen towels, oven gloves, olive oil & vinegar, salt & pepper, sugar, herbs, tea, fresh and instant coffee, washing up liquid, cloths, general cleaning materials, etc.
Bathroom: Soap, fluffy cotton towels, bath mats, shaver point, toilet brush, toilet roll.
Bedroom: Cotton bed linen, wardrobe with coat hangers / chest of drawers, iron, ironing board, hairdryer.
Your house has a lovely wood burning stove and a basket of firewood and a bucket of coal will be provided free, more will be available at cost – firelighters will be provided. TV, books, games, magazines, local brochures, OS and other maps, folder with our special ‘What To Do’ insiders-guide to the local area.

Bikes: Please check with the owner that these are available before you arrive to avoid disappointment if they are in for maintenance

Washing: There is a washing machine and dryer in the house.

Late departures: We may be able to arrange a late departure on a Sunday up until 5pm, if the cottage is available or blocked by the owners that day – if you want a late departure please talk to us about it and we will see if it is available, there will be a charge which is approximately 60% of the difference between a 2 and 3 night booking.