The Old Rectory Cottage

Families and couples seeking a quiet base will find The Old Rectory Cottage suits a group of four well. The property sits at the end of a lane in Tothill hamlet, about seven miles east of Louth and within reach of the coast and its beaches. You get the whole place to yourself: two double bedrooms (each with ensuite or shower room), a living room with woodburner and Freeview TV, and a kitchen equipped for proper cooking. Bed linen, towels, heating, electricity and Wi-Fi are included, along with logs for the stove.

Outside, there is parking for four cars and an enclosed patio with garden furniture. A pub and shop lie a mile away on foot. Louth itself, seven miles west, has a Georgian market town centre with shops, restaurants and a three-day-a-week market. The coast at Mablethorpe and Skegness is under ten miles east; Lincoln and its cathedral, castle and Magna Carta Visitor Centre lie further west. Woodthorpe, nearby, has an 18-hole golf course, fishing and a garden centre. The property does not permit smoking.