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Keeper's Cottage

Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk
The exterior and large garden at Keeper's Cottage, Ickworth, Suffolk
The large garden at Keeper's Cottage, Ickworth, Suffolk
The bright sitting garden room at Keeper's Cottage, Ickworth, Suffolk
The cosy sitting room at Keeper's Cottage, Ickworth, Suffolk
The cosy sitting room at Keeper's Cottage, Ickworth, Suffolk
The country kitchen at Keeper's Cottage, Ickworth, Suffolk
The family dining area at Keeper's Cottage, Ickworth, Suffolk
The utility room at Keeper's Cottage, Ickworth, Suffolk
The landing area at Keeper's Cottage, Ickworth, Suffolk
The oppulent master bedroom at Keeper's Cottage, Ickworth, Suffolk
The spacious double bedroom at Keeper's Cottage, Ickworth, Suffolk
The spacious twin bedroom at Keeper's Cottage, Ickworth, Suffolk
The family shower room at Keeper's Cottage, Ickworth, Suffolk
The family bathroom at Keeper's Cottage, Ickworth, Suffolk
The pretty exterior of Keeper's and Carpenter's Cottage, Ickworth, Suffolk
The exterior and large garden at Keeper's Cottage, Ickworth, Suffolk The large garden at Keeper's Cottage, Ickworth, Suffolk The bright sitting garden room at Keeper's Cottage, Ickworth, Suffolk The cosy sitting room at Keeper's Cottage, Ickworth, Suffolk The cosy sitting room at Keeper's Cottage, Ickworth, Suffolk The country kitchen at Keeper's Cottage, Ickworth, Suffolk The family dining area at Keeper's Cottage, Ickworth, Suffolk The utility room at Keeper's Cottage, Ickworth, Suffolk The landing area at Keeper's Cottage, Ickworth, Suffolk The oppulent master bedroom at Keeper's Cottage, Ickworth, Suffolk The spacious double bedroom at Keeper's Cottage, Ickworth, Suffolk The spacious twin bedroom at Keeper's Cottage, Ickworth, Suffolk The family shower room at Keeper's Cottage, Ickworth, Suffolk The family bathroom at Keeper's Cottage, Ickworth, Suffolk The pretty exterior of Keeper's and Carpenter's Cottage, Ickworth, Suffolk

At-a-glance details

  • Guests 6
  • Bedrooms 3
  • Preferred changeover day Saturday
  • Minimum stay 3 nights
  • Number of dogs welcome 0
  • Acorn rating 3 What's this?
  • Reference 010051
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About Keeper's Cottage

Escape city life in this Victorian cottage set on the Ickworth estate and surrounded by farmland.

Keeper’s Cottage is a secluded semi-detatched Victorian farmhouse located on the 1800-acre Ickworth estate. The building started life as a dairy and boasts an open fire in the sitting room as well as a separate snug.   

Take advantage of the cottage’s large garden and enjoy an alfresco lunch while the children enjoy running around in a safe play environment. Later, explore further into the sweeping Ickworth estate, there are plenty of places to enjoy a game of hide and seek as well as miles of hiking, running and cycling trails.. 

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.

 

Why book with us?

  • Unrivalled locations
  • Free entry to our places
  • Award-winning customer service
  • Help us care for nature, beauty and history

Our Covid promise

  • Postpone or refund with no admin fee
  • Enhanced cleaning regime
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Features and facilities

  • Cot & high chair available
  • Microwave available
  • Fridge available
  • Freezer available
  • Dishwasher available
  • Washing machine available
  • Tumble dryer 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 hall, utility room, lavatory, kitchen/diner, small sitting/garden room, large sitting room with open Victorian fireplace.

  • First floor

    Three bedrooms (1 twin, 1 double with 6' double which can be a twin on request and en-suite shower room, 1 double with 5' bed) bathroom with bath and separate shower.    

Notes for guests

Please Note: Over the next year, Ickworth is set to secure its future – with your help – thanks to a major new conservation project. Ickworth is embarking on a multi-million pound major conservation project which will see us heading up to the roof. The iconic Rotunda, the original vision of the Earl Bishop in 1795, has stood proud in the Suffolk countryside for many years. However, like any house, it needs support and protection to make sure it will stand for generations to come. To find out more about the work visit Ickworth Uncovered and discover how Ickworth will be re-imagined during these conservation works.

The holiday cottages and remainder of the wider estate will be unaffected. Cottage guests out of hours access to the park will be maintained.

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

Heating: Gas central heating.

Parking: For up to three cars in an area adjacent to the cottage.

Garden: An enclosed private garden with a large lawn and borders.

*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.

Celebrations: For larger celebrations this cottage can be internally linked to Carpenter's Cottage next door, to become a large five bedroom house. 

Storage: Cycle storage provided. 

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 12pm 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. 

The cottage can be linked to neighbouring Carpenter's Cottage therefore sleeping a total of 10 people.

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Daffodils in bloom at Ickworth

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 front in market square in the sunshine

Lavenham Guildhall

One of the most spectacular timber framed buildings of medieval England at the heart of village life
Melford Hall on a bright day

Melford Hall

Discover the stories behind this eclectic home.
Konik ponies grazing at Wicken Fen Nature Reserve in the wet fen landscape

Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve

The National Trust's oldest nature reserve, and England's most famous fen
Spring Daffodils 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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