You walk straight into the main sitting room with exposed beams, a brick fireplace with cosy log burner and a traditional brick floor, all in keeping with its historical listed status. Go through an arch way where the stairs lead up to the two double bedrooms and bathroom and into the kitchen/dining room.

The kitchen has a large worktop area and oven, hob and dishwasher – it is snug but everything you need is there.

Upstairs are the two bedrooms with double sized beds, the bathroom has a Victorian ¾ length bath with a hand held shower adapter.

Please note that this old cottage has quite a steep staircase, so please bear this in mind if you have a baby or child or one of you is less than fully mobile.

This is a cute little cottage and although there are two double bedrooms it is really more comfortable for two guests, but if you want to book the extra bedroom for a third guest that would be fine at a squeeze.

The Gardens

The cottage looks straight across to the lovely lawned garden which has a cosy seating area perfect for having a relaxing snack or drink. There are lovely views over the valley to the woods beyond, a few steps away is the footpath where the Stour Valley path and The Pilgrims Way (St Edmunds Way ) cross one another. Enchanting walks down to the river Stour or across the valley and up into the Daws Hall Nature Reserve.

The owners are happy to welcome well behaved doggies to this cottage but please note that the garden is not enclosed, and pets should not run off into other gardens, especially as the open fields are just a few steps away.

Outside

The little settlement of Hickbush is set on a hilltop overlooking the river Stour, behind it are little hills and vales that run down to the Stour River valley. There are lovely walks along footpaths and tiny lanes, and the owners provide bikes for you to easily scoot down to the excellent local pubs or roam the lanes that even the locals get lost in.

I should mention that there is a pylon line running over Hickbush, but you can’t see it from inside the cottage and you don’t notice it when you are sitting in the lovely garden.

You are about 12 minutes drive from Sudbury which has all the shops, supermarkets and restaurants you could wish for plus a great swimming pool, a train station linking to London iverpool Street  via Marks Tey, The Quay Theatre and the Gainsborough House Museum, there is also a street market on Thursdays and Saturdays.

Kitchen: all cottages are complete little homes and facilities include modern central heating, refrigerator, hobs, oven, toaster, crockery, serving dishes, cutlery, many utensils, fire-extinguisher, pots and pans, glasses, mugs, kettle, coffee maker, teapot, kitchen towels, oven gloves, olive oil, salt, pepper, sugar, herbs, tea, fresh and instant coffee, washing up liquid, cloths, general cleaning materials etc.

Bathroom: soap, fluffy cotton towels, bath mats, shaver point, toilet brush, toilet roll.

Bedroom: cotton bed linen, wardrobe with coat hangers/chest of drawers, iron, ironing board, hairdryer.

Your cottage has a cosy woodburning stove and a basket of firewood and a bucket of coal will be available at cost and there will be firelighters provided, TV, books, games, magazines, local brochures, maps, folder with our special ‘What To Do’ insiders guide to the local area.

Bikes: please check with the owner that these are available before you arrive to avoid disappointment if they are in for maintenence

Dog: a water bowl and treat per dog is provided in the cottage.

Well behaved dogs are always welcome, please refer to this web page  All About Bringing Pets  for Charges, Rules and how this cottage may suit your pet.