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Sleeps 10
Weekly prices from £1300
Self catering accommodation in Bembridge sleeps 10.
Features include: • Open Fire or Woodburner Stove • Pub nearby • Detached • Games Room • Garden • Sleeps 10
Accommodation overview: Standing elegantly within its large enclosed garden, this spacious detached family home offers ideal holiday accommodation for extended families or two families holidaying together. Having been tastefully furnished, this superb property has a large main living room with open fire, a study with broadband, a day room with lovely garden views and a games room with plenty of board games and table tennis. The large kitchen/breakfast room provides a great relaxing area in which to chat whilst cooking, and in addition there is a more formal dining room. Every care has gone into making sure that guests have a relaxing and enjoyable stay.
The nearest unspoilt beach is only a 5-minute walk, and is great for swimming and crabbing. Various footpaths from the edge of the village lead down to Forelands Beach (AONB) and Culver Down (NT) - an area abundant in wildlife and good for bird-watching. The quaint village of Bembridge has a wonderful collection of local shops including a farm shop, butcher and delicatessen as well as post office, gift shops, several fine restaurants, three pubs, the NT Windmill and the RNLI Lifeboat Station. Bembridge Harbour offers good sailing; there are two sailing clubs, fishing, and the fresh daily catch of crab and lobster can be purchased in the village. For the outdoor enthusiast there is golf (nearest course 15 minutes), water sports (sailing, wind and kite surfing), scenic walking, cycling or riding. There are numerous attractions to visit, including Carisbrooke Castle, Osborne House, NT homes and gardens, animal/wildlife centres, country/adventure parks, Shanklin Chine, steam railway, Ventnor Botanical Gardens, Calbourne Mill or The Needles in West Wight. Shops 880 yards, pub 350 yards. Spacious living room with open fire. Large dining room. Spacious well-equipped farmhouse-style kitchen with Aga, electric cooker, breakfast area and tiled floor. Laundry room. Study. Day room. Games room with TV. Shower room. Separate toilet. First floor: Double bedroom with 6ft bed, dressing area and en-suite shower room and toilet. Double bedroom with en-suite bathroom with over-bath shower and toilet. Double bedroom with 5ft bed and basin. Twin bedroom. Bunk bedroom. Bathroom with over-bath shower and toilet.
  
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Sleeps 2
Weekly prices from £300 to £ 599
Self catering accommodation in Balcombe sleeps 2.
Features include: • Short Breaks • Games Room • Easy Walking • Sleeps 2
Accommodation overview: These beautifully presented single-storey holiday cottages stand elegantly in a courtyard of similar properties, within the grounds of the spectacular residence, Brantridge Park. From the moment the car passes through the gates winding through the lush meadows of bluebells and daffodils, guests feel as though they have stepped into a piece of British history. The main house, which all guests are welcome to visit, dates back to 1750, and for many years was the home of Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, and was a favourite with many of the royal family. The splendid 5-acre landscaped gardens are a particular feature of the location - designed by Princess Alice, there are many hidden trails and paths leading to the 90 acres of woods and parkland. There is a small gym, reception area with tourist information, plentiful books and DVDs to borrow, games room with table football, table tennis, and a separate snooker room, as well as croquet, tennis, bowls and putting, making it the ideal retreat for couples or families. Found halfway between the village of Handcross and Balcombe, the properties are conveniently placed just 45 minutes from both Brighton and London, and about 20 minutes from Gatwick. Discover many NT homes and gardens, such as Leonardslee and Wakehurst Place, also discover The Bluebell Steam Railway and racing at Lingfield or Hichstead. Also explore vineyards, golf, abbeys and castles, all within easy reach. Shop and pub 1½ miles.
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Sleeps 8
Weekly prices from £900 to £ 1299
Self catering accommodation in Brede sleeps 8.
Features include: • Pets allowed • Pub nearby • Detached • Games Room • Garden • Sleeps 8
Accommodation overview: Over 300 years old and full of character with beams, wood-burning stove, some low doorways and catslide roof, is this 16th-century detached holiday cottage. Ideal for family holidays with a games room with pool table and table football, attractive terrace and enclosed garden. Just a 15-minute drive from the centre of Rye in the heart of 1066 country, close to Battle, dunes at Camber, Bodiam Castle, Great Dixter House and Tenterden ‘The Jewel in the Weald’. Shops and two pubs ½ mile. Step down to living room with wood-burning stove. Well-equipped kitchen/dining room. Sitting room with inglenook fireplace, flagstone floor and double sofa bed (alternative sleeping). Utility room. Games room. Twin bedroom leading to single bedroom with cabin bed (for +1) and additional Z-bed (alternative sleeping). Step up to wet room and toilet. First floor: Two double bedrooms. Single bedroom. Bathroom with shower attachment, twin wash basin and toilet. Beamed throughout.
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Sleeps 4
Weekly prices from £600 to £ 899
Self catering accommodation in Alfold sleeps 4.
Features include: • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Pub nearby • Games Room • Sleeps 4
Accommodation overview: Superbly located in a beautiful countryside setting, this attractive barn makes a wonderful holiday retreat, with shared use of a tennis court, outdoor swimming pool (heated June - August), gym, games room and covered barbecue area. Enjoy scenic walks around the owner’s 50-acre estate with lakes and horse paddocks, and public footpaths lead to the Arun and Wey canal. The barn is ideal for exploring the area; the quaint hamlet of Alfold has a church, shop and pub (¾ mile), and within easy driving distance are historic Guildford (trains to London 30 minutes), Horsham, Brighton, Gatwick, Heathrow, plus many NT homes and gardens. Shops ¾ mile. Kitchen/dining room. First floor: Living room with vaulted beamed ceiling. Two double bedrooms. Bathroom with shower attachment and toilet.
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Sleeps 12
Weekly prices from £1300
Self catering accommodation in Burwash Common sleeps 12.
Features include: • Short Breaks • Detached • Games Room • Sleeps 12
Accommodation overview: In the heart of Kipling country, this beautifully presented detached oast house enjoys a delightful rural setting, off a quiet country lane, with stunning distant views over the rolling countryside; from all of its rooms, visitors can admire the Rother Valley, High Weald and the Ashdown Forest beyond. Adjacent to the owners’ home, Little Park Hill Farm boasts its own large sweeping garden with a natural spring-fed pond overlooked by a raised, wisteria clad deck. Meadows lead to bluebell wood with picnic area. Peaceful country walks, cycling and riding also abound in this scenic area, whilst trout fishing can be found at Lakedown Fishery about 5 minutes’ drive away. Batemans, the home of Rudyard Kipling, is about 3 miles distant, along with other National Trust properties and gardens, including Scotney Castle, Great Dixter and Groombridge Place. Glyndebourne, as well as Herstmonceux and Bodiam Castles, Bentley Motor Museum, the Bluebell and Lavender Line steam railways and Battle Abbey are further places of interest to visit. There is golf at East Sussex National about 20 minutes’ drive, numerous smaller courses are close at hand. Little Park Hill Farm is midway between the spa town of Royal Tunbridge Wells and the coast of Eastbourne and Brighton. For horse racing enthusiasts, there are courses at Lingfield, Brighton and Plumpton, all within easy reach. Shop 2 miles. Entrance hall. Beamed drawing room with wood-burning stove in large inglenook fireplace. Spacious living room/TV and games room. Dining room. Well-equipped oak fitted kitchen. Utility. Separate toilet. Ground floor double bedroom with 5ft four-poster bed in roundel of oast. Stairs from second living room to first floor: Twin bedroom with en-suite bathroom and toilet. Two further staircases to first floor: Galleried landing. Double bedroom (6ft bed) in roundel with dressing room/nursery with single sofa-bed (for +1 child). Double bedroom with 5ft bed. Twin bedroom with additional single bed (for +1 child). Two further bathrooms with toilet, one with separate shower cubicle.
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Sleeps 6
Weekly prices from £600 to £ 899
Self catering accommodation in Shorwell sleeps 6.
Features include: • Pool • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Games Room • Sleeps 6
Accommodation overview: Nestling in the beautiful Bowcombe Valley, just 4 miles from the nearest south coast beach, are these two properties. Brummell Barn is one of the original outbuildings to Cheverton Farmhouse, converted to provide highly individual and spacious accommodation. Boasting a wealth of interesting and original features, the barn has a splendid galleried sitting-room with beamed, vaulted ceiling enjoying lovely views over the surrounding countryside from its south-facing window. West-facing windows overlook the farmyard. Set close to the owner’s home on their mixed sheep, beef and arable farm, Brummell Barn has its own enclosed terrace with garden furniture and barbecue and Wendy house. Cheverton Farm Cottage is attached to the owner’s 17th-century home, with beams throughout. It has a large garden, and patio with garden furniture and barbecue (note: entrance is from the side door, not shown in photograph). With access to 550 acres of meadow and arable land adjoining forest and downland walking trails, visitors also enjoy shared use of a trampoline, swings, climbing frame, slide, games room with table tennis and air hockey, fitness room and a separate room with full-size billiard/snooker table (for adults) and darts, as well as use of the family’s indoor heated swimming pool. With dogs, ducks, chickens, goat, cattle and pony to visit, children will enjoy watching the varied farming activities (lambing in April). This is the perfect base for a family holiday, offering all the peace and quiet of the countryside combined with bathing beaches and a mild sunny climate.
Shorwell, with its thatched stone cottages and Jacobean houses is 1 mile, while all the island’s popular seaside resorts are easily reached by a circular coastal road. Sandown and Shanklin, on the east side, have fine sandy beaches and Ventnor, at the southern tip, with its Botanic gardens, is huddled between steep, wooded cliffs. Surfing on south coast. From the farmhouse, para-gliding, riding and golf can be arranged (at cost). Shop and pub serving food 1 mile.
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Sleeps 11
Weekly prices from £1300
Self catering accommodation in Etchingham sleeps 11.
Features include: • Short Breaks • Detached • Games Room • Sleeps 11
Accommodation overview: A spacious, detached, beamed holiday cottage dating back to the 1800s, recreated by the present artistic owners, offers 360-degree breathtaking views of the surrounding countryside. The house has a wood-burning stove and a beautiful oak staircase with a minstrels gallery. There are extensive wild gardens with deer, rabbits and pheasants, with plenty of space for outdoor activities. Take time out to explore the beautiful 8 acres of grounds and small lake - a haven for moorhens and ducks. Situated in an AONB see how many follies are on the skyline, created by the local eccentric Mad Jack Fuller in the 18th century. Travel just 2 miles to the picturesque village of Burwash, once renowned for its smuggling connections - hence the skull and crossbones on some of the gravestones in the churchyard - and also marking the northern boundary of 1066 Country being 8 miles from Senlac Field. Visit Batemans, home to the author Rudyard Kipling (NT), or further afield find Royal Tunbridge Wells and the Chalybeate Spring at 15 miles. Several gardens including Sheffield Park, Wakehurst Place and Merrimans are a short drive away. There are good connections to London from Etchingham Station, 3 miles. Shops, pub and restaurant 2 miles. Entrance to boot room leading to large farmhouse-style, beamed kitchen with oil fueled Aga (for cooking), two butler sinks and wooden floor. Four steps down to spacious beamed living room with large wood-burning stove, oak floor and five sets of French doors leading to terrace. Spacious dining room with ornamental fireplace in hearth and views of garden. Two double bedrooms, one with 6ft zip & link bed and one with en-suite shower room and toilet. Separate toilet. Access to games room on lower ground floor. Open tread oak staircase leads to first floor minstrels gallery: Double bedroom with 5ft bed and double sofa bed (for +2). Further double bedroom with 5ft bed and open-plan en-suite bathroom with toilet. Twin bedroom. Single bedroom. Bathroom and toilet. All bedrooms have sloping ceiling and views of countryside.
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Sleeps 10
Weekly prices from £1300
Self catering accommodation in Tenterden sleeps 10.
Features include: • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Detached • Games Room • Garden • Sleeps 10
Accommodation overview: Potts Farm Oast offers guests a unique opportunity to stay in a spacious twin round kiln oast house surrounded by grassland farms with access to footpaths across the fields. Once used for drying fresh hops before they were sent to the brewers to flavour the beer, it has now been thoughtfully restored and makes an ideal holiday destination for two families, an extended family or groups of friends to enjoy the beautiful Kentish countryside and discover why it holds the title of ‘The Garden of England’. Stroll through the fields and picnic in the garden in the summer or take a brisk walk in winter and then return to curl up in front of the inviting wood-burning stove. To keep guests amused, there is a games room/snug in the roundel with board games and puzzles, and outside there is an enclosed lawned garden beside the oast with children’s play equipment and an open-fronted barn. If time permits, explore Tenterden – aptly described as ‘The Jewel of the Weald’ with its weatherboarded tea shops and cottages. Take a magical ride on the Kent and East Sussex Steam Railway to the medieval moated castle at Bodiam. Sample the local award-winning wines at Chapel Down Winery, visit Sissinghurst Castle Gardens (National Trust) created by the novelist - Vita Sackville west and Sir Harold Nicolson in the 1930s. Rye is a 30-minute drive. Beaches and sand dunes at Camber Sands are a 40-minute drive. Shop, pub and restaurant 11/2 miles. Step down to spacious living room with wood-burning stove. Morning room. Spacious kitchen/dining/family room. Utility/boot room. Games room/snug in roundel. Separate toilet. First floor: Step up to double bedroom with en-suite bathroom with over-bath shower and toilet. Three steps up to double bedroom in roundel. Three steps up to twin bedroom in second roundel. Double bedroom. Twin bedroom. Bathroom with over-bath shower and toilet.
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Sleeps 8
Weekly prices from £1300
Self catering accommodation in Wittersham sleeps 8.
Features include: • Pool • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Pub nearby • Games Room • Sleeps 8
Accommodation overview: Enjoying beautiful views across the countryside in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Stocks Farm Oast has been converted and furnished to a high standard and makes the perfect holiday home in which to relax and get away from it all. Set within the owner’s grounds, the property also benefits from a downstairs bedroom and shower room, which makes it suitable for those with walking difficulties. The owner also offers use of a swimming pool by arrangement.
The Oast is surrounded by National Trust properties, including Small Hythe Place (the home of the enchanting actress Ellen Terry), Scotney Castle and the stunning grounds and garden of Sissinghurst Castle. Pashney Manor Gardens is the winner of the HHA/Christie’s Garden of the Year award and offers an open air opera in the summer months. There are further attractions at Leeds and Bodiam Castles.
A trip to Rye is well worth a visit and is one of the most popular destinations within the area, with its half-timbered houses and the country’s oldest functioning pendulum clock - found in the heart of the town. An interesting day trip leads to Battle, the site for the most famous land battle in British history. Battle Abbey dominates the town and offers audio-visual tours on the battle itself. A ten-minute drive from Battle leads to Hastings, a popular seaside resort with many attractions that are sure to keep everyone entertained and amused. Camber Sands beach is also only 10 minutes away. Shop and pub 1 mile. Utility with butler sink. Two twin bedrooms (one in roundel), one with table tennis. Large shower room with walk-in power shower, twin wash basins (in roundel) and toilet. First floor: Spacious living/dining room with sofa bed (for alternative sleeping only) and well-equipped kitchen area. Double bedroom (in roundel) with 6ft canopy bed. Double bedroom. Bathroom with roll-top claw-foot bath, shower attachment and toilet.
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Sleeps 11
Weekly prices from £1300
Self catering accommodation in Shorwell sleeps 11.
Features include: • Pool • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Pub nearby • Games Room • Sleeps 11
Accommodation overview: Nestling in the beautiful Bowcombe Valley, just 4 miles from the nearest south coast beach, are these two properties. Brummell Barn is one of the original outbuildings to Cheverton Farmhouse, converted to provide highly individual and spacious accommodation. Boasting a wealth of interesting and original features, the barn has a splendid galleried sitting-room with beamed, vaulted ceiling enjoying lovely views over the surrounding countryside from its south-facing window. West-facing windows overlook the farmyard. Set close to the owner’s home on their mixed sheep, beef and arable farm, Brummell Barn has its own enclosed terrace with garden furniture and barbecue and Wendy house. Cheverton Farm Cottage is attached to the owner’s 17th-century home, with beams throughout. It has a large garden, and patio with garden furniture and barbecue (note: entrance is from the side door, not shown in photograph). With access to 550 acres of meadow and arable land adjoining forest and downland walking trails, visitors also enjoy shared use of a trampoline, swings, climbing frame, slide, games room with table tennis and air hockey, fitness room and a separate room with full-size billiard/snooker table (for adults) and darts, as well as use of the family’s indoor heated swimming pool. With dogs, ducks, chickens, goat, cattle and pony to visit, children will enjoy watching the varied farming activities (lambing in April). This is the perfect base for a family holiday, offering all the peace and quiet of the countryside combined with bathing beaches and a mild sunny climate.
Shorwell, with its thatched stone cottages and Jacobean houses is 1 mile, while all the island’s popular seaside resorts are easily reached by a circular coastal road. Sandown and Shanklin, on the east side, have fine sandy beaches and Ventnor, at the southern tip, with its Botanic gardens, is huddled between steep, wooded cliffs. Surfing on south coast. From the farmhouse, para-gliding, riding and golf can be arranged (at cost). Shop and pub serving food 1 mile.
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Sleeps 6
Weekly prices from £900 to £ 1299
Self catering accommodation in Westbere sleeps 6.
Features include: • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Pub nearby • Games Room • Sleeps 6
Accommodation overview: Situated in a ½-acre garden with a decked terrace, this 400-year-old cottage, one of a pair, is full of character. Westbere is a preservation area and close to Westbere Lakes an area of Special Scientific Status where a kingfisher or heron may be spotted. Canterbury is a 10-minute drive. Whitstable and Herne Bay are a 20-minute drive, with seafront, beaches, Victorian architecture - hire a boat and search for seal colonies. For trips to France, the Channel Tunnel is 30 minutes away. Shops 1 mile, pub 20 yards. Living room with wood-burning stove in inglenook fireplace. Dining room. Kitchen. Double bedroom with 5ft bed and ornamental fireplace. Bathroom with hand-held shower attachment and toilet. Shower room with toilet. First floor: Double bedroom with wooden floor. Second floor: Twin bedroom with sloping ceiling. Beamed throughout.
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Sleeps 10
Weekly prices from £1300
Self catering accommodation in Ashey sleeps 10.
Features include: Hot Tub • Detached • Games Room • Sleeps 10
Accommodation overview: This splendid, detached house offers exceptionally light and spacious holiday accommodation with a sumptuous feel, having been constructed to offer a very high standard of fittings and furnishings, whilst also providing every modern convenience. There are two separate kitchens – ideal for undertaking larger dinner parties – and a separate dining room. All bedrooms have an en-suite bathroom and TV for extra comfort, and there is also a snooker table located in the living room for additional entertainment. The property is situated near a large family pub/restaurant and a small holiday development and has views of the surrounding countryside to the rear.
The island’s largest town, Ryde, lies approximately two miles distant and has a lively nightlife with plenty of pubs and restaurants. There is a marina and a pier – which is the terminus for the high speed passenger ferry from Portsmouth. The long stretch of beach is flanked by many cafes, a play area, ten pin bowling, an ice rink and golf. Further afield there are a host of attractions, including Osborne House and Carisbrooke Castle, as well as wildlife and country parks – enough to keep the whole family entertained. Havenstreet Steam Railway tourist attraction travels past the property during the summer months - a magical trip for all age groups. There is a train stop nearby and it is worth a ride to experience a nostalgic tour. For outdoor enthusiasts, there are many excellent scenic walks, as well as sailing, fishing and horse riding all available locally. Shop 2½ miles. Spacious living room with ¾-size snooker/pool table and patio doors to garden. Dining room with living area. Spacious, well-equipped fitted kitchen with slate floor and door to balcony/garden. Utility. Twin bedroom with en-suite bathroom with over-bath shower and toilet. Separate toilet. First floor: Four double bedrooms, each with en-suite bathroom and toilet (two also with shower attachment). Children’s playroom with four additional single beds (each for +1 child) accessed via one of the double bedrooms.
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