Puthill Cottage

An attractive stone-built former farm cottage, one of an L-shaped group of three and outbuildings around a gravelled courtyard, about a mile from the hotel and entrance to the wildlife park (including leopard, monkeys, lemur, antelope, children’s farm) in a quiet valley on the Cricket St. Thomas estate (yours to roam, on foot or horseback, along with sheep and cattle). On three sides are lawns, terrace, and decked area (garden furniture, barbecue) overlooking countryside, adjoining on the other is the owners’ cottage. Close by are the owners’ equestrian centre (training event horses) and office.

Downstairs (mostly wooden floors/rugs) is a corridor off which a loo/washbasin; simple pine kitchen/breakfast room (dishwasher, washer-drier, microwave, Belfast sink), larder (fridge-freezer); stone-flagged floor ‘snug’ (comfy sofas, large inglenook fireplace with cloam oven, music centre and upright piano) separated from the owners’ cottage by two interconnecting, sound-proofed doors; and single-storey light and airy living/dining room with windows on three sides including floor to ceiling French windows to the decked area, garden, equestrian training ring and countryside. Upstairs (carpeted), three bedrooms – two doubles overlooking the courtyard, one (5’ bed, TV) with en suite shower-room (suite), one smallish (TV) and narrow twin overlooking the garden; bathroom (suite plus bath-shower).