Josh Cottage
- South Creake
- Sleeps: 5
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- 5
- 3
- 2
from £ 675 to £ 1,250 per week
Arrival from 4pm and Departure by 10am
Josh Cottage is a much-loved spacious holiday cottage overlooking the picturesque village green and stream. It has been lovingly maintained by its owners for use as a private holiday home to date. Plenty of living space downstairs with a light and airy sitting room with a beamed ceiling, a lovely dining room with an inglenook fireplace and a well-equipped kitchen. Upstairs there's a gorgeous king size en-suite room, a double room, charming single room and family bathroom.
Outside there's a private fully enclosed rear garden and off-street parking for 1 or 2 cars. It's conveniently located within walking distance of The Ostrich, an excellent local gastro pub, a children's playground and tennis court. The beautiful coast at Holkham or Burnham Overy Staithe is only 10 minutes' drive away, making this the perfect base to explore the stunning North Norfolk coastline.
THE HIGHLIGHTS
- Spacious sitting room and lovely separate dining room with inglenook fireplace
- Used to date as a much-loved family holiday home
- Located within walking distance of The Ostrich an excellent local gastro pub
GOOD TO KNOW
- There's a stream at the front of the cottage so care needed with young children and dogs
- The back garden is fully enclosed
- Oil fired central heating, a wood burner and an open fire makes it warm and cosy!
Ground Floor
Entrance in to hall with storage space for coats and boots.
The cottage has oil-fired central heating, a wood burner and an open fire: making it warm and comfortable throughout the year!
Kitchen: a well-equipped kitchen overlooking the garden. Has an electric oven, microwave, Delonghi coffee machine, full height fridge/freezer, dishwasher and a washer/dryer. Leads through to:
Dining room: spacious room with a wonderful inglenook brick fireplace housing a wood burner. There's a wooden dining table with six chairs and two occasional chairs There are patio doors leading to the enclosed rear garden.
Sitting room: a lovely light and airy room with views over the village green. Has a beamed ceiling and an open fire and is comfortably furnished with two sofas, coffee table, Freesat TV with a fire-stick for internet streaming..
Cloakroom: with hand basin and WC.
First Floor
The staircase is straight and not steep with a handrail.
Bedroom 1 : attractive room overlooking the stream with a king-size bed, built-in wardrobe, chest of drawers, bedside lamps. There is a lovely vanity station within the bedroom with a large basin and mirror. You will find a tower electric fan in the cupboard.
En-suite shower room: with walk-in shower, heated towel rail and WC.
Bedroom 2: light and spacious room overlooking the village green and stream. Furnished with a double bed, bedside tables and lamps, dressing table and chair, built-in wardrobe and a comfy sofa.
Bedroom 3: single bed, bedside table and lamp, built-in wardrobe, desk and 2 velux windows.
Family bathroom: with a bath, separate shower, hand basin, radiator and WC.
Outside
There is parking for up to 2 cars to the side of the cottage in a shared shingle drive. Please note that there is a stream running across the drive in the front of the cottage, so care should be taken with small children and enthusiastic dogs!
At the back of the cottage is an attractive fully enclosed small, shingled garden which is secure for children and dogs and is a real sun-trap. There's outside furniture and a charcoal barbecue for guests to use and we kindly ask it is left clean for the next guests.
It's only a short walk to the village playing fields with a children's playground and a tennis court, as well as a stream which is home to a huge family of ducks. The excellent Ostrich pub is only minutes' walk away. There are some fantastic country and coastal walks to enjoy nearby.
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Front view
Sitting room with open fire
Sitting room
Sitting room
Dining room opens into kitchen
Dining room with wood burner
Kitchen
Kitchen
Cloakroom
Hall
Landing
Bedroom 1
Bedroom 1
Bedroom 1
Bedroom 1 with en-suite
Bedroom 1 hand basin
En-suite shower
Bedroom 2
Bedroom 2
Bedroom 3
Family bathroom
Family bathroom with shower
View of stream from bedroom 2
Enclosed garden
Enclosed garden
Overlooks village green and stream
Local wildlife!
Outside
Parking area (on RHS)
Floorplan
Village
The attractive village of South Creake (twinned with North Creake) has a lovely village green at its heart with the river Burn that runs through. When visiting the village, you will see the much-loved resident ducks crossing the road from the houses for a swim on the river. There is a lovely leafy recreation ground, park and village hall making it the hub of the village. You will often see local produce such as cakes and homegrown vegetables for sale from the small way-side stalls in the village and there is a thriving plant nursery and cafe. There is a welcoming community spirt in the village, making it a perfect place to unwind and take in the Norfolk air.
The Ostrich Inn, dating from the 1800s, has been refurbished to a high standard and now serves delicious locally sourced food in attractive surroundings.
History
On the hill above the village can be found the remnants of Bloodgate Hill fort, an Iron Age fortification that is the largest hill fort in Norfolk. It probably dates back around 300 years before the Romans. Roman coins and pottery have been found in the surrounding farmlands of the village.
Visit
Well worth a visit is Creake Abbey just outside of the village of North Creake with a lovely speciality shops. There is also an award-winning farmers' market on the last Saturday of each month. Close to Fakenham is the Pensthorpe Nature Reserve making for a lovely day out with walks around the lakes, gardens and also great fun for all the family with splendid children’s indoor and outdoor play areas. With the vast sandy beaches of the North Norfolk Coast just a short journey away at Wells-next-the-Sea and Holkham, this village is a great base from which to explore North Norfolk.
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We have been visiting Norfolk for many years and have regularly booked with Sowerbys. Josh Cottage is absolutely lovely - extremely well equipped, clean and comfortable. South Creake is a great location with Wells, Holkham, Burnham Market and Brancaster a short drive away. We very much appreciated the milk and welcome basket - which also included dog treats for our Spaniel. We visited all our regular haunts and the weather was wonderful - always a bonus!
A new pub for us was the Lord Nelson at Burnham Thorpe - really nice meal and reasonably priced. This time we also visited Sandringham (easily 15 years since we last visited!) I really wanted to see the new gardens the king has had designed. We had a really lovely day morning there.
We much enjoyed our stay at Josh Cottage, a lovely house that felt like home. We particularly enjoyed the large rooms downstairs, entertaining 5 guests to tea. We found the beds very comfortable, and, with brief use of the fan before bedtime, not too hot in the heatwave. The patio garden was a joy to sit in. The house is very conveniently located at the centre of South Creake.We were mostly there for the North Norfolk Music Festival, for which Josh Cottage is ideally situated. It was a great pleasure to entertain friends at the cottage before concerts, something we couldn't do in a B&B or smaller property. We also went painting at Wells Beach, and enjoyed eating out with friends at the Duck in Stanhoe and family at Sculthorpe Mill. I've not seen a better holiday rental property and will certainly recommend Josh Cottage to friends and family. We hope to return.
This is a beautiful cottage in a great location in front of the Green. The cottage is very well equipped and comfortable. We enjoyed cycling around the Holkham estate. We also enjoyed various dog walks, including from Wells to Holkham. We would definitely go back to Josh Cottage and will recommend it to our friends.
Lovely accommodation. Very clean. Would visit again. So many lovely places within easy reach. Walking the dog on the village green was a delight.
Beautiful property excellent in every way. Very clean very well equipped. Peaceful position with lovely sunny garden. Great pub in village with excellent food. The village garden centre was a great find. Lovely cafe.Just a fabulous house. Would highly recommend and would stay again
very well equipped and comfortable cottage. ideal location for access to all of North Norfolk. Would stay again and recommend to friends.Ideally situated for what we wanted to do.
PRICE GUIDE
| Fri 6 Sep 2024 | Thu 19 Sep 2024 | £885 / week |
| Fri 20 Sep 2024 | Thu 17 Oct 2024 | £760 / week |
| Fri 18 Oct 2024 | Thu 31 Oct 2024 | £895 / week |
| Fri 1 Nov 2024 | Thu 19 Dec 2024 | £675 / week |
| Fri 20 Dec 2024 | Sun 5 Jan 2025 | £1250 / week |
| Mon 6 Jan 2025 | Thu 3 Apr 2025 | £695 / week |
| Fri 4 Apr 2025 | Thu 24 Apr 2025 | £970 / week |
| Fri 25 Apr 2025 | Thu 22 May 2025 | £780 / week |
| Fri 23 May 2025 | Thu 29 May 2025 | £1160 / week |
| Fri 30 May 2025 | Thu 19 Jun 2025 | £910 / week |
| Fri 20 Jun 2025 | Thu 3 Jul 2025 | £1160 / week |
| Fri 4 Jul 2025 | Thu 4 Sep 2025 | £1285 / week |
| Fri 5 Sep 2025 | Thu 11 Sep 2025 | £1160 / week |
| Fri 12 Sep 2025 | Thu 25 Sep 2025 | £910 / week |
| Fri 26 Sep 2025 | Thu 16 Oct 2025 | £780 / week |
| Fri 17 Oct 2025 | Thu 30 Oct 2025 | £920 / week |
| Fri 31 Oct 2025 | Thu 18 Dec 2025 | £695 / week |
| Fri 19 Dec 2025 | Sun 4 Jan 2026 | £1285 / week |
Prices shown includes a £30 booking fee.
Booking information
If your required start date is not the usual changeover day, then please call us on 01328 730880 or email.
Please also read our Booking Conditions.
The changeover day for this property is Friday.
Deposit Payable - 33% of total rent
Balance payable 28 days prior to arrival
Please note that smoking is not permitted in any of our cottages
All Sowerbys holiday cottages are supplied with bed linen and towels and the cost of heating is included in the rental price.
Electric Vehicle charging
Cars may only be charged if there is an EV charging point fitted at the property. The cost of electricity is NOT included in the rental price and Sowerbys Holiday Cottages must be notified if the charger is used and an additional surcharge will be made. Due to insurance purposes, guests must never charge their car using a standard outdoor plug or an extension cable linking to a domestic plug. This is not permitted because of fire regulations regarding wiring, earthing rods and voltage restrictions; it poses a serious fire risk to standard 13 amp sockets and there is a real danger that the body of the vehicle could become live.
