The Old Vicarage

Near Thetford, Norfolk,
Great Britain & Ireland

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The Old Vicarage

Sleeps up to 9

The Old Vicarage is a square, Georgian, pale brick house situated in very extensive grounds. It has a walled garden with large borders, a parterre, a small arboretum and paved terraces with garden furniture on three sides for the capture of sunshine at all times of the day.

There is a hard tennis court and an outdoor swimming pool (heated 1st April to 30th October). It has stables and outbuildings, one containing a table tennis table in a lit but unheated space. Another contains bicycles for use of the guests.

The local village of Great Hockham is in the centre of the Brecklands, an area of environmental sensitivity. Within 500m of the house is Thetford Forest Park, 50,000 acres of woodland offering bike and walking trails. Within the Forest is a high wire forest experience. In close proximity to the house is the Peddars Way, a Roman road which joins the Norfolk Coastal Path providing 96.5 miles of walks through National Nature Trails. This consists of leafy paths and tree-lined trails.

The village has a public house and local shops can be found at Watton, a market town 6 miles away. The Georgian town of Wymondham is a 15 minute drive and offers a variety of boutiques and gift shops. Norwich is 25 minutes by car as is the Georgian town of Bury St Edmunds. Newmarket, with its two racecourses and busy racing calendar, is a 30 minute drive. The famous beaches of Brancaster and Holkham are about 30 miles away. The historic houses and gardens of Norfolk are within easy reach.

Room Description

Ground Floor: Entrance Hall • Drawing room • Sitting room • Dining room •  Kitchen/breakfast room • Utility room • Boot room • Cloakroom with WC.

First floor: Bedroom with 6' bed • Bathroom with hand held shower and twin sinks •  Double bedroom •  Single bedroom • 2 double bedrooms with 6' ft zip and link beds (can be split to 3 ft single beds), each with bathrooms en suite with bath with hand held showers.

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Price Includes

Prices per house per week, based on 9 sharing. Short breaks available on request.

Change over day: Friday.

Tenancy Times: Tenancies commence at 16:00 hours on the day of arrival and houses are to be vacated at 10:00 on the day of departure.

Pets: Well-behaved dogs are accepted by special arrangement but must be kept to the kitchen and boot room.

Guest Book

"A grand driveway sweeps around the large expanse of lawn to a majestic Georgian house. The kitchen is particularly inviting and well equipped for families. The CV Travel Britain team enjoyed exploring the garden with its many places to sit and to play, from the tennis court, the swimming pool, and the box hedged formal garden".

Guests have said: -

"There was more than enough room for all of us to do what we want whether it was to read by the fire, watch a DVD or play croquet in the walled garden. We all adored the house and would have loved to have been here in warmer weather to enjoy the pool.."

Sleeps up to 9

Facilities

Rental includes:

Food Hamper • Washing machine • Dishwasher • Sheila Maid Dryer • Smeg Range with 6 gas rings and electric oven • Further electric oven • Microwave • 40inch plasma TV & DVD with surround sound & Blu-ray • PS3 with games and a very wide selection of DVD's. Additional 2 flat screen TVs with DVDs • WiFi connection •  Piano (short one octave, not tuned as would damage the case were to have it tuned) • Oil central heating • Open fires in all three reception rooms.

Hard tennis court • Table tennis • 6 adult bicycles and numerous children's bikes (Ride bicycles through 50,000 acres of Thetford Forest's off-road paths and tracks, safe, traffic-free biking).

Children's Facilities

Cot, travel cot and high chair are available on request.

Private swimming pool: 15 ft x 10 ft, 4 ft in shallow end, 6 ft in deep end. The pool has a step ladder with 4 wooden sunbeds and is heated to 88 degrees from April - October.

On request, payable locally:

Catering

Please contact us for further details.

Activities

Relax and be pampered with a whole range of beauty treatments provided by private beautician Balance Therapies.

Walk for an hour or all day on the same paths - walk a section of Peddars Way before enjoying a drink or lunch at various pubs en route.

Visit the enchanting farmers' market at Wyken Vineyards on Saturday morning, explore the sensational shop and then enjoy lunch or a cappuccino.

Visit the Elveden Estate: eat lunch; buy Norfolk produce at the farm shop.

Take a Shooting lesson at the Mid Norfolk Shooting School.

Work off your energy with a Combat Paintball session in Thetford Forest.

Your Location

Amenities: Shops and restaurants in Watton 9 km, Wymondham 20 kms.

Places of Interest: Thetford 16 km, Norwich 38 km, Bury St Edmunds 38 km, Brancaster Beach 70 km, Holkham Beach 70 km.

Airports: Norwich 38 km, Stanstead 58 km.

Train stations: Thetford 16 km.

Beaches: The famous beaches of Brancaster and Holkham are about 30 miles away.

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Destination introduction

“For enjoying the best of British seaside reports just 20 minutes from the famous Southwold Beach resort on the Suffolk coastline is Home Farm, a homely and spacious farmhouse set in the midst of 37 acres of its own farmland and fields” – Metlife, April 2009.

Both Norfolk and Suffolk are easily reached from London and their beauty and interest make them perfect destinations for a short break, a long weekend or a longer family holiday.

Norfolk is a county greatly dominated by water – whether it is the endless sandy beaches of the coast or the waterways of the Norfolk Broads. Historic houses, market towns and the tall spires of ‘wool’ churches punctuate the gently undulating countryside, where huge tracts of heathland and forest contrast with richly cultivated areas. The City of Norwich beckons the visitor with its 900-year old cathedral, its Normal castle and enormous open market.

Suffolk is predominantly agricultural, with ancient and beautiful market towns such as Bury St Edmunds and Lavenham to visit, and beautiful villages where the houses are decorated with the elaborate plasterwork unique to the county. An ideal county for walking, cycling or horse-riding, and one where car expeditions are always rewarding, ending up at some delightful pub, tracking down a haunted house, beachcombing or simply admiring the watermills and gentle landscapes immortalized by John Constable.

Events

Seal Pups can be seen on Blakeney Point during November and December time, which are the calving months for the grey seals - nearby to Bixes Barn, Taylors Barn, Norfolk Hall and The Old Vicarage.

Norfolk and Norwich Festival in late September / early October each year - nearby to Bixes Barn, Taylors Barn, Norfolk Hall and The Old Vicarage.

Autumn's Bounty at Oxburgh Hall is an annual Flower festival every October - nearby to Bixes Barn, Taylors Barn, Norfolk Hall and The Old Vicarage.