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Carpenters Cottage

Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk
The exterior of Carpenters and Keepers Cottage, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
The exterior of Carpenters Cottage, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
The exterior and garden of Carpenters Cottage, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
The sitting room at Carpenter's Cottage, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk
The cosy sitting room at Carpenter's Cottage, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk
The kitchen at Carpenters Cottage, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
The dining room at Carpenters Cottage, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
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The double bedroom at Carpenters Cottage, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
The double bedroom at Carpenters Cottage, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
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At-a-glance details

  • Guests 4
  • Bedrooms 2
  • Preferred changeover day Saturday
  • Minimum stay 3 nights
  • Number of dogs welcome 0
  • Acorn rating 3 What's this?
  • Reference 010050
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About Carpenter's Cottage

A Victorian farm cottage set on the Ickworth estate and finished with an elegant décor.

Carpenter’s Cottage is tucked away from the crowds on the 1800 acre Ickworth estate. This spacious Victorian semi-detached cottage has an elegantly relaxed interior styled with classic furnishings, an open fire and French doors that lead to a private, hedge-walled garden. 

You’ll have direct access to the surrounding park and woodland, made easy to explore with extensive hiking, running and cycling trails. You’re also invited to explore Ickworth's impressive Rotunda and its Italianate garden.

Surrounded by countryside with 1,000 years of history to explore, Bury St Edmunds offers visitors award-winning restaurants, fantastic shopping, annual festivals, and a great day out for families. From the magnificent St Edmundsbury Cathedral, and historic ruins of the 11th century Abbey of St Edmund, to the artisan, independent shops surrounding the medieval grid of the town centre.

Further afield visit the ancient university town of Cambridge, only 40 minutes away, take to the water and explore the city by punting tours and relax in the green spaces of one of the many parks. For a day trip, discover the varied and picturesque coastline on the Suffolk Coast. A chance to see the flourishing wildlife which makes Suffolk its home and plenty of walks taking in the beautiful views.

 

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  • Enhanced cleaning regime
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Features and facilities

  • Cot & high chair available
  • Microwave available
  • Fridge available
  • Freezer not available
  • Dishwasher available
  • Washing machine available
  • Tumble dryer not available
  • Telephone available
  • Television available
  • DVD available
  • WiFi* available
  • Open fire / wood burner available
  • Garden available
  • BBQ not available

Accessibility

Not accessible

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Layout

  • Ground floor

    Entrance lobby, kitchen/dining room, sitting room with Victorian open fire.

  • First floor

    Two bedrooms (1 x double with 5' bed and 1 x twin), bathroom with bath and separate shower.    

Notes for guests

Access: The accessibility guide is for guidance only. For up to date photos, please see the images on the webpage.

Heating: Gas central heating included. 

Parking: There is parking for two cars in a graveled, shared area to the side of the cottages.

*WiFi: This is now available, but please note that intermittent connection problems can sometimes occur and should not be relied upon. We are pleased to provide free WiFi at this cottage which is supported by BT.

Garden: There are gardens to the front and side of the cottage. The garden to the side is private, part walled with hedging.

Storage: There is cycle storage provided.

Celebrations: For larger celebrations this cottage can be internally linked to neighbouring Keeper’s Cottage, to become a large five bedroom house. 

Offers: Holiday cottage guests have free entry to all National Trust properties during the period of their stay.  Full details in the confirmation email upon booking.

Guests will benefit from a late Sunday checkout of 4pm at this cottage.

Please note: The house is set within parkland which may be grazed by livestock - please ensure all gates are closed.

The cottage is close to the working farm where the park sheep are penned and handled. Lambing time is usually March/April.

The approach drive passes a pond which is a short distance from the cottage and is unfenced so children must be supervised.

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Front of Ickworth Rotunda in the snow

Ickworth

An Italianate Palace in the heart of Suffolk
The auditorium of the Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds

Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds

The only surviving Regency playhouse in Britain
Lavenham Guildhall, Suffolk

Lavenham Guildhall

One of the most spectacular timber framed buildings of medieval England at the heart of village life
Melford Hall with pond in foreground

Melford Hall

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Frost on the sedge at Wicken Fen

Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve

The National Trust's oldest nature reserve, and England's most famous fen
Frosty scene at Anglesey Abbey

Anglesey Abbey, Gardens and Lode Mill

Jacobean-style house with gardens and a working watermill

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About the Acorn rating

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To help find the best cottage for you, we have created our own quality rating system for our holiday cottages called the Acorn rating. Ranging from 1-5 Acorns, the rating gives you an indication of a property’s facilities, fixtures and fittings, with five being the highest quality level. The Acorn rating is not connected to any other industry rating system that may be used for holiday cottages and is only to be used as a guide that covers location, style of interior and the facilities you may be looking for. We do not set our cottage pricing based on the Acorn rating we have given a cottage as all our cottages are of an individual nature. Therefore, we recommend that all factors are considered when making your choice. In addition, some of our cottages are curated to be sympathetic to their time period. This means that they might not have all of the aspects of modern living, but impress in so many other ways.

1 Acorn: simple living accommodation with basic furniture and fixtures fit for purpose and clean. Running water and a toilet are provided. There could be some limitations to heating and washing facilities – details of these will be stated clearly on the cottage's webpage. Bedding, linen and towels are supplied with a few exceptions, which are again clearly stated). Facilities for basic catering and living are provided. In general, a 1 Acorn cottage does not have WiFi.

2 Acorn: a mid-quality range of furniture and fittings. Bathroom facilities are basic or there may be a high number of guests to bathroom ratio depending on the size of the cottage. Very few 2 Acorn cottages have WiFi and the kitchen white goods and washing facilities are basic. Bedding, linen and towels are supplied in all 2-5 Acorn cottages.

3 Acorn: a good, standard offer. Generally it is correctly proportioned for the number of guests but could have a few compromises, for example a small kitchen, or a lower bathroom to guest ratio. The variety of white goods available will be better than a 2 Acorn cottage.

4 Acorn: these cottages have more premium furniture, fittings and lighting. Additionally the ratio of bathrooms to guests is likely to be higher, and the bathrooms would be more likely to have separate and spacious showers instead of showers over baths.

5 Acorn: a luxury accommodation offer with very few limiting factors. This is the highest offer available. It is well-equipped and has spacious facilities throughout the cottage or is set within an extraordinary location or building. The furniture is of a high standard, and has real comfort for modern living.

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