The Long Cottage with attic

Entrance: from the front garden into the kitchen/breakfast room. Step over the threshold and notice underfoot the Holkham maker's mark.

Kitchen/Breakfast room: a stunning spacious room with a superb newly fitted kitchen with granite and oak work-tops and pamment tiled floor. The kitchen is really well-equipped with a Smeg double electric oven, halogen hob, fridge/freezer, separate drinks fridge, Nespresso coffee machine, dishwasher, Belfast sink. There's an island with bar-stools.
There is plenty of space for up to ten guests to dine on the long wooden dining table, with chairs and pew seating.

Laundry room: with washing machine, Belfast sink and a microwave.

Boot room: leads off the kitchen, has exposed brickwork, a long bench and is a really useful space for the storage of muddy boots and shoes. There's the back door leading out to the private rear garden.

Cloakroom: with WC and hand basin.

Bedroom 2: lovely high-ceilinged room with a beamed ceiling. There are zip-linked beds which are usually configured as twin beds. Please request at time of booking if you wish them to be made up as a king-size bed.

Wet room: newly created with an overhead shower, mounted hand basin, small heated towel rail and WC.

Sitting room: charming cosy room with a wood burning stove, wooden flooring, two sofas, two occasional chairs and a wall-mounted Smart TV.

Library/Study: the perfect place if you need to work whilst staying here, with fibre Wifi. There's a built-in desk and chair, well-stocked bookshelves.

Bedroom 1: lovely garden room with a beamed ceiling and doors opening out to the garden. The bed is a super king-size bed and there is also a small sofa, making a perfect reading spot.

Bathroom: newly installed with a claw foot roll top bath, hand basin and WC.

Snug: has a small sofa and a TV with the staircase leading up to the children's attic bedroom.

The Stable annexe

The Stable annexe has its own front door & can be totally self contained or linked by an internal door from the inner hallway (with wall mounted coat hooks.)

Kitchen: has a quirky kitchen area with small microwave oven, electric hob, sink and a mini integral dishwasher.

Shower room: walk-in shower, hand basin, heated towel rail and WC.

Bedroom 3: has a king-size bed, smart TV and hanging coat pegs.

Bedroom 4: charming room with a sloped beamed ceiling which makes a perfect hideaway for children. There are three lower than average height single beds: one is full-size (3') and the other two are 2'6" wide.

The Long Cottage is located in the quiet village of Flitcham (under 300 inhabitants), near the picturesque church and next to the small village school.

There is off-street parking for 2 cars to the side of the cottage, or unrestricted free parking in the lane immediately outside the cottage and a further parking space for The Stable.

The large front garden is lawned with a variety of mature shrubs and plants. There's a bench picnic table and a further small bistro table.

The rear garden is enclosed and well-maintained, being mainly laid to lawn with a patio areas and outside furniture for 10 guests. There is a charcoal barbecue and a secure bike shed which guests are welcome to use.

There's direct access to woodland walks on the estate and quiet lanes for cycling. Sandringham House is just 5 minutes drive away and Houghton Hall only 10 minutes drive

Historical Information

The Long Cottage was originally stabling for the Holkham Hall estate until 1872 when it was converted into two semi-detached cottages.At the start of the nineteenth century it was purchased by Edward VII as it bordered the Sandringham estate and it's rumoured that his desire was because the grey partridge shooting was better! In the 1970s the house was bought from the Queen's estate by the local MP who extended it and converted it into one private dwelling.