Toad Hall Cottage

Toad Hall Cottage is a ground-floor retreat in north Essex countryside, sleeping two in a single bedroom with an ensuite shower room. The open-plan living space combines a wood burner, dining area and kitchen equipped for self-catering, with direct access to a decked garden where a two-person hot tub sits facing the surrounding fields. Bed linen, towels and heating are included, along with logs for the burner.

The cottage occupies its own section of the owners' grounds, with private parking and a lawned garden. An electric car charging point is available. Shops, pubs and restaurants are three-quarters of a mile away. The area puts you within reach of Constable country, the villages of Lavenham and Finchingfield, and Sudbury market town; Chappel and Wakes Colne railway station, 1¾ miles off, runs to London in under an hour. The beach is 13 miles away. The property is no-smoking throughout.