Woodbridge Homes for Five People

The Keeper's Cottage

• 6 guests

• 3 bedrooms

Woodbridge, Suffolk

Tucked away in Rendlesham Forest, this quintessentially English cottage is as dreamily secluded as it is beautifully striking. The brick-and-stone facade contrasts with the modern extension.

Jacobean Gem

• 5 guests

• 2 bedrooms

Farnham, Suffolk

We can see why this cottage was in The Sunday Times' Coolest 100 Cottages' list – it's a Jacobean dream, full of original character and quirky features. Once home to the miller of Plomesgate Mill, it now houses wonderful antiques, such as a fantastic 1700s Breton bed built straight into the wall, a gorgeous oak four-poster and a working 1800s kitchen range.

Foreman's Cottage

• 5 guests

• 3 bedrooms

Heybridge Basin, Maldon

For a secluded coastal getaway just an hour away from London, they don't come much better, or more picturesque, than this stunning cottage at the mouth of the Blackwater Estuary. On one side, you've got yachts and barges passing on the sea lock and, on the other, a nature reserve that's a haven for migrating birds.