Guests say
The Old Rectory in Tattingstone is highly praised for its suitability for large groups, offering spacious rooms, a well-equipped games room, and beautiful gardens. Guests appreciate the property's peaceful location, ideal for walks and family gatherings. The house manager, John, is commended for his helpfulness, contributing to the overall positive experience.
There is no specific mention of cleanliness in the reviews, so it is not possible to provide an accurate score for this category.
The location is frequently described as beautiful and peaceful, with easy access to walks, lakes, and local pubs. It is also mentioned as a good base for exploring nearby attractions, indicating a high level of satisfaction with the location.
Guests find the property very comfortable, with large bedrooms, en-suites, and multiple communal spaces allowing both group activities and individual privacy. The presence of a well-equipped kitchen adds to the comfort of the stay.
The property boasts a range of facilities including a games room and spacious grounds. However, there is a mention of a slow cooker hob and worn calibration on knobs, suggesting some areas could benefit from maintenance.
While guests express gratitude for the helpfulness of the house manager and the property's amenities, there is no mention of gifts or special touches that would indicate thoughtfulness in the context of this category.
About this property
Extensive gardens, rich in history and character, and sleeping up to 26 guests, this beautiful grand property is ideal for large groups of friends or families and comes complete with well-equipped games room.
Base for a large gathering of families or friends for a special occasion. The characterful former rectory has 13 bedrooms sleeping 26 guests and is comfortably furnished in traditional style. Set in extensive, mature gardens on the Shotley peninsula, it is close to the rivers Stour and Orwell and within easy reach of the Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
All the rooms in this impressive Suffolk retreat are spacious, and airy, with large, light-filled windows. On the ground floor are two peaceful living rooms, one with French doors to the garden. There is also a vast games room, and an impressive formal dining room with space for everyone to enjoy communal meals. The kitchen is fitted with all the equipment you might need, or for outside catering during your stay. Completing the ground floor are three appealing double bedrooms. The first-floor houses ten bedrooms, comprising doubles and twins, and there are 11 bathrooms across both floors. Outside, the lovely garden has beautiful specimen trees, a suntrap patio with a BBQ area, picnic benches and a large lawn with ample room for games.
Peaceful Tattingstone sports two village pubs, and a children’s playground, with lovely walks and cycle paths nearby. Directly opposite your holiday home is the Alton Water reservoir, covering 400 acres of countryside. Hire equipment to sail, windsurf and paddle board on this man-made lake or follow an 8-mile cycle and walking trail around the water. Be sure to visit Dedham Vale (8 miles), known as Constable Country and made famous by artist John Constable’s local landscape paintings such as The Hay Wain.
Nearby points of interest
- Ipswich Transport Museum
- Ipswich Museum
- Christchurch Mansion
- Bicester Village
- Colchester Castle Museum
- Colchester Zoo
- University of Essex
Reviews (15)
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Mrs Saradjian
This is an excellent place to stay for a large group of people. It is very well equipped has a great dining room and lounge. The games room is amazing and there is a lot of room for parking. It is a great location and John the house manager is very responsive and helpful. It is great value too !
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Mrs Holliday
A lovely house for my 60th birthday weekend, with generous indoor space and gardens in a great location- easy to reach and to use as a base from which to explore a wide variety of interesting and attractive destination. The games room is a great resource. John, the house manager could not have been more helpful and I definitely felt we were ‘in good hands’.
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Dr McLean
This was a great house for a family meet up, lots of space inside and out. Large games room/lounge enabled us to all socialise together and for all ages groups. Excellent variety of activities close by including Jimmy's farm, watersports and walks.