The Dovecote

An 18th century barn which sleeps 4 in 2 en-suite bedrooms.

  • Accommodates: 4
  • Bedrooms: 2
  • Bathrooms: 2
  • Caters for: 6
  • pets allowed: 1
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The Dovecote original three storey barn where fresh meat and eggs were gathered during the wars.  Now a five-star luxurious eco barn, perfect for families.

About The Dovecote

  • Welcome Basket
  • Superfast Wifi
  • Log Stove
  • BBQ
  • 1 Shower Cubicle
  • 1 Shower Over Bath
  • Onsite Parking

The Dovecote sleeps 4 in a three storey property with an ensuite bedroom on each floor and a separate WC on ground level.

In winter, enjoy relaxing in the comfy leather and tweed sofas in front of the log fire stove, not that you need a stove as the underfloor heating ensures you are toasty warm all year round.

The large beautiful Neptune country kitchen has its own private patio area with barbeque accessed via the french doors off the kitchen.

The bedrooms have super comfy luxury Yorkshire mattresses and every bedroom is ensuite.

The Space

Barn Location

The Dovecote is both a three storey Dovecote with en-suite bedroom on each floor as well as a bright kitchen extension on ground floor.

Kitchen & Dining

The beautiful Neptune kitchen is well equipped with everything you need to cook up a gourmet meal with family or friends. The living and dining areas are open plan, allowing the space for good conversation during any food preparation. The dining table can seat 6 (on request) which is handy of you have one of the additional two person rooms booked.

The Lounge

The sitting area is furnished with two beautiful tweed and leather sofas set around the log burner, perfect for relaxing on an evening with a drink before dinner.  The Smart TV ensures all necessary viewing is kept up-to-date whilst on holiday!

Garden Patio

French doors lead from the kitchen/dining area to the enclosed patio garden. Here you will find a BBQ, table and chairs for al fresco dining.

Bed 1 - Super King or Twin

Located on the first floor, a comfy bed featuring John Lewis luxury Yorkshire wool mattress, you can guarantee a good night’s sleep, relaxed and ready to explore!  The zip-linked bed can be split into twin beds.  It has an ensuite including shower cubicle.

Bed 2 - King Size

Located on the second floor, the king bedroom with super comfy mattress features the original queens truss ceiling.  It has an ensuite with shower over bathtub.

What's Provided?

Welcome Basket - Dovecote Barns

Everything is provided, you need only bring the additional food and drink not already in your welcome basket.

A sample of things included are :

* A Yorkshire Breakfast Welcome Basket
* Fluffy Bathsheets and facecloths
* Noble Isle and Beekind Toiletries
* Superfast Wifi and Bluetooth Speaker
* Smart TV and DVD Player/Library
* Log stove and underfloor heating
* Tassimo Coffee Pod machine
* Private off road parking
* Access to Games Room (pool table)
* All eco cleaning products provided
* Fully equipped fine dining kitchen
* Access to the eco laundry
* Travel Cot and highchair (on request)
* EV charging access (charged at cost)

The Sack Store Exterior - A self Contained Annex room

Need an extra bed?

  • 2
  • 1
  • 1

The Sack Store provides accommodation for an extra 2 people and can be booked alongside The Dovecote to increase your total group size to 6.  All can dine together in The Dovecote (on request).

The Sack Store has it’s own private entrance, parking, shower/WC and is accessed via the steps in the photo above or via the Grand Barn.

Trip Advisor Travellers Choice - Best of the best

What a fabulous property. Our every need and comfort catered for. We stayed here to celebrate my 70th and it was a lovely lovely time with our family. Thank you so much. Such a massive amount of thought has gone into this property, we wanted for nothing. We will definitely be back!

Christine 70th Birthday

We just wanted to say a big thank you for making our wedding weekend so special! It was flawless from start to finish and we couldn’t have hoped for a more perfect day! All our guests were stunned by the accommodation and the attention to detail was spot on. We wouldn’t have changed one thing from the weekend, so thank you! We’ll be recommending you to everyone!

Intimate Wedding Celebration

We all came together for a family wedding and we want to say a HUGE thanks for making our stay so wonderful. The barn and other cottages we had the pleasure of staying in are phenomenal. Amazing quality, such attention to detail, outstanding in every way.

Sam’s Wedding Accommodation

What an absolutely fantastic place. Spotlessly clean and everything you could possibly want and more!! We’ve stayed at lots of venues as a group on weekends away and this will be hard to beat! Would come back here in a heartbeat and will be telling everyone about this gem of a place.

Alison’s 50th Birthday Celebration

Absolute perfection is a rare find, until now. The attention to detail to ensure guests feel welcome is outstanding. Every room is a delight to spend time in and to return to after a day out discovering the area. Congratulations on the thoughtful renovations, superb quality furnishings and special touches in the Grand Barn! A memorable stay for all the right reasons.

Rachel P
Suffolk

Thank you Brigita for a wonderful stay! Never have we slept so well as we have here at The Dovecote – such a relaxing setting. Welcome basket after a long journey was amazing – so much thought has been put into making our stay so enjoyable. Will definitely be back and have no hesitation in recommending Dovecote Barns.

Sandie M
Bedfordshire
Award winning luxury breaks.

View Prices and Book Online to Secure the dates

Choose your start date and the number of nights stay. After viewing the total cost for the site (including 4 welcome baskets) you can proceed to online booking to secure the dates.

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Only a 25% deposit will be required to secure your booking if booked greater than 8 weeks ahead of the start of the break.
We can also take bookings and card payments over the telephone.

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