Fox Cottage Stiffkey
Sleeps 2, from £490 to £790 per week
Fox Cottage is a luxurious 18th century Grade II listed brick & flint cottage which has been stylishly refurbished by its new owners for use as their holiday home. This gorgeous cottage has a wealth of original features and has been imaginatively furnished to create a unique hideaway perfect for couples. There's a charming sitting room with a high beamed ceiling and inglenook fireplace and a bespoke hand-crafted rustic kitchen with stripped floorboards and all the contemporary mod cons! Upstairs has been cleverly reconfigured to create a fabulous light and airy bedroom with an indulgent roll-top bath and a separate newly fitted shower room. Guests can enjoy lovely countryside views across the valley from here. It is ideally located with off-street parking and a pretty garden, perfect for a Norfolk break throughout the year, being within walking distance of Stiffkey's salt marshes and coastal path, excellent Stiffkey Stores and the popular Red Lion pub. It's within a 10 minute drive of Wells-next-the-Sea and Holkham's gorgeous sandy beach.
Enjoy a 7 night break in June for just £550.00
Accommodation
Ground Floor
Sitting room: a gorgeous high ceilinged room with lovely exposed beams, an original inglenook fireplace housing a wood-burning stove and pamment tiled floor with a sheepskin rug. There's a large comfy Loaf grey sofa to snuggle up on, two leather armchairs, coffee table and occasional lamps, digital TV. Steps lead down from here to:
Kitchen: charming newly refurbished bespoke kitchen hand-crafted by a local craftsman, with stripped floorboards, oak worktops, Smeg gas range cooker, Belfast sink with a "drawer" dishwasher under, integral washing machine, integral fridge with ice-box, and a Nespresso machine. For dining, there's a stylish rustic breakfast bar with two cast iron bar stools with fluffy cushions. A stable door opens out to the front lawned garden.
There's the advantage of free wi-fi provided in the cottage.
First Floor
There is a wooden staircase which leads up from the sitting area and opens directly into the bedroom suite.
Master Bedroom Suite: luxurious light and spacious room with lovely countryside views across the valley. No expense has been spared to ensure that guests have a comfortable night's sleep with a Loaf French-style upholstered king-size bed and hotel quality bed linen and towels, bedside tables and lamps, built-in wardrobe and a dressing table. A real feature of this room is the fabulous free-standing bath, cleverly placed on a plinth to enjoy the fabulous views across the valley, whilst sipping a glass of champagne!
Separate shower room: newly fitted walk-in shower, hand basin, WC and heated towel rail.
Outside
At the front of the cottage is an attractive lawned garden with a shingled parking parking area providing off-street parking for one car.
At the rear is a high-walled courtyard garden with an outside table and chairs, perfect for dining al-fresco.
There are delightful walks directly from the cottage along the Norfolk coastal path and Stiffkey marshes. The popular Red Lion pub is only a few minutes walk away, as well as the excellent local Stiffkey Stores which is a real treasure trove with a great reputation for excellent coffee and apparently the best chocolate brownies in Norfolk.
Whilst this property will accept dogs, if more two will be visiting they must be small dogs.
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Stiffkey marshes |
Guest Reviews
Was just perfect in every way.
We had a beautiful week in a wonderful place.
Thank you so much.
Wilkinson Party - 04/05/2018
Boutique, bespoke and beautiful.
It is such a beautiful location, the cottage is gorgeous, and the personal touches for our honeymoon were incredibly thoughtful and meant so much.
Thank you. x
Natalie and Kevin - 30/04/2018
Attractively decorated, good kitchen facilities.
It was cosy and warm.
The bed was very comfortable.
A really nice stay in a lovely cottage in a lovely village with the coast path and the coasthopper on the doorstep as well.
Smith Party - 27/04/2018
We loved our stay.
It was a beautiful cottage and the owners' attention to detail made our stay and excellent one.
Murphy Party - 22/12/2017
Thanks for a great stay, very relaxing, just what we needed!
Moody Party - 10/11/2017
It was very cosy and beautifully decorated, great woodburner.
Wine and cake on arrival was a lovely treat.
Maddocks Party - 03/11/2017
Tasteful renovation, light spacious bedroom and cosy lounge.
Hodges Party - 27/10/2017
The cottage was lovely and was finished to a very high standard & so well thought out.
We loved the lounge which was cosy and comfortable and the bedroom was so cleverly designed.
It was the perfect cottage for a couple.
Maunder Party - 16/10/2017
Cozy, well decorated, lovely little cottage.
Thank you for letting us stay in your gorgeous cottage!
Beard Party - 13/10/2017
Fox Cottage exceeded our expectations, it was bigger than we thought it would be.
Stunningly decorated and amazingly light upstairs.
We would fully recommend Fox Cottage
A Stunning House in a great village.
Sowerbys were excellent too, top class service. The easiest booking I have ever done!!!
Sowter Party - 04/08/2017
Perfect for 2 people and very comfortable.
Kitchen party - 14/07/2017
Stiffkey
Location
Stiffkey is a picturesque coastal village with one of the oldest stretches of saltmarshes along the Norfolk coast. It is an important wildlife habitait and is an ideal base for walkers and ornithologists with the Norfolk coastal path passing through here. It has an excellent village pub/hotel called The Red Lion which has a good reputation for local ales and good locally sourced food. It is also home to the well-stocked local farm shop/cafe: Stiffkey stores. The beautiful sandy beaches at Holkham and Wells-next-the-Sea are approximately 10 minutes drive away, with the harbours and boat trips from Blakeney and Morston within 10 minutes drive to the east.
If you would like to see more of our holiday homes in and around the Norfolk coastal town of Stiffkey, please click here.
Prices
Short Breaks
3 night break: 70% of full week price
4 night break: 80% of full week price
5 night break: 90% of full week price
3/4/5 day short breaks are not usually available during school holiday periods.
Prices may be subject to change.
Please note that where dogs are permitted the standard charge is £20.00 per week or part week; however some cottage owners request a higher amount and this will be specified in the individual property description.
| From | To | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 Jun 2018 | Thu 28 Jun 2018 | £650 / week | |
| Fri 29 Jun 2018 | Thu 12 Jul 2018 | £750 / week | |
| Fri 13 Jul 2018 | Thu 30 Aug 2018 | £770 / week | |
| Fri 31 Aug 2018 | Thu 13 Sep 2018 | £750 / week | |
| Fri 14 Sep 2018 | Thu 27 Sep 2018 | £650 / week | |
| Fri 28 Sep 2018 | Thu 18 Oct 2018 | £530 / week | |
| Fri 19 Oct 2018 | Thu 25 Oct 2018 | £550 / week | |
| Fri 26 Oct 2018 | Tue 18 Dec 2018 | £490 / week | |
| Wed 19 Dec 2018 | Fri 4 Jan 2019 | £770 / week | |
| Fri 4 Jan 2019 | Thu 4 Apr 2019 | £505 / week | |
| Fri 5 Apr 2019 | Thu 25 Apr 2019 | £565 / week | |
| Fri 26 Apr 2019 | Thu 23 May 2019 | £545 / week | |
| Fri 24 May 2019 | Thu 30 May 2019 | £690 / week | |
| Fri 31 May 2019 | Thu 27 Jun 2019 | £665 / week | |
| Fri 28 Jun 2019 | Thu 11 Jul 2019 | £770 / week | |
| Fri 12 Jul 2019 | Thu 29 Aug 2019 | £790 / week | |
| Fri 30 Aug 2019 | Thu 12 Sep 2019 | £770 / week | |
| Fri 13 Sep 2019 | Thu 26 Sep 2019 | £665 / week | |
| Fri 27 Sep 2019 | Thu 17 Oct 2019 | £545 / week | |
| Fri 18 Oct 2019 | Thu 24 Oct 2019 | £565 / week | |
| Fri 25 Oct 2019 | Thu 19 Dec 2019 | £505 / week | |
| Fri 27 Dec 2019 | Thurs 3 Jan 2020 | £790 / week |
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