The idyllic countryside setting of this converted barn property takes some beating, but it’s the shared spaces found within the 170-acre country estate taking centre stage here. With an indoor swimming pool, all-weather tennis courts, a games room, and a children’s adventure play area, this is a place to be enjoyed in all weathers. There’s plenty of distractions for kids back at the house, too, with a wooden climbing frame, swing, and football goal out on the shared paddock garden. Inside, the light-filled barn property has been masterly converted, with exposed brick walls, wooden beams, a farmhouse kitchen, and traditional cottage doors. Enjoy cosying up beside the wood-burner on cooler evenings or breakfast alfresco on the terrace in the balmy days of summer. Alternatively, treat yourself to a truly chilled-out stay by organising a chef to deliver freshly cooked meals to your door or book a spa treatment – your host knows the person for the job. And when it’s time for the great outdoors, hop in the car and you’ll be on the golden sands of Holkham and Wells-Next-The-Sea in just fifteen minutes. Or enjoy cycling on the quiet surrounding lanes leading down to the coast with a picnic pitstop - your hosts can organise a hamper to go.

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