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A delightful English Country Cottage in a charming village set in beautiful grounds in an area steeped in history. The Lodge is an attractive single storey cottage, formerly the gatehouse of Barrington Hall, within its extensive grounds. Both the Hall and the Lodge are privately owned and refurbished to an extremely high, luxurious standard. This excellent Cambridgeshire self catering holiday cottage in a rural setting is perfect as both a weekend retreat from the pressures of London and a comfortable holiday home for visitors in Cambridge on business or for pleasure.
The Lodge boasts 3 double bedrooms, a fully fitted open plan kitchen dining area and separate sitting room. All of the bedrooms are beautifully decorated with solid oak flooring, luxurious drapes and Egyptian cotton bedding of the highest standard. The kitchen contains all the necessary mod-cons tastefully designed and fitted. Appliances are all Bosch and of the highest standard and appearance. The kitchen is finished with a beautiful range of crockery, cutlery and glassware.
Although en-suite facilities are not available at the Lodge the bathroom is generously sized and recently refitted with marble flooring, glazed walk-in shower with pebbled interior and a huge free standing bath!
There is a timber summer house in the grounds next to a relaxing decking area with comfortable garden furniture and barbeque facilities. The garden of the Lodge was professionally designed and landscaped and is a truly stylish country paradise. In addition the grounds of the Hall are beautiful and include a tennis court, stocked pond and a children’s play area, with sunken trampoline. The resident pigs and chickens will soon be joined by peacocks!
Barrington Hall is available as a wedding venue and for corporate events. See www.barringtonhall.co.uk for details.
The village of Barrington is on the River Cam, 7 miles south-west of Cambridge. Easily accessible from London, it is a 45 minutes drive north on the M11, and by train, takes 45-60 minutes from Kings Cross to Royston or Cambridge.
This truly quintessentially English village has numerous thatched cottages and timber framed buildings dotted around the 30 acre village green, which is over half a mile long and supposedly the longest village green in England. The village boasts a thatched pub, built in the 1400s, with a superb reputation for food and beer.
The beautiful University City of Cambridge is just a short drive away. It has the unique atmosphere of a successful university town with a long and illustrious history. Besides the numerous historic Colleges of architectural interest there area Botanical Gardens, museums, galleries, riverside walks, punting, water meadows, picnic spots, excellent shopping, a market and ample opportunities for fine dining.
Granchester Village, poignantly captured by Rupert brook in his poems, is just up the road and offers Tea Gardens, four pubs and tranquil water meadows. Also easily accessible are the National Trust owned properties and gardens of Wimpole Hall and estate and Anglesey Abbey. A little to the south are the Essex villages of Saffron Walden and Thaxted and Audley End House.
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