Guests say
Little Orchard receives glowing praise for its spacious, beautifully decorated interiors and extensive, secure gardens, making it ideal for families, groups, and dog owners. Guests consistently highlight the peaceful rural setting, high standards of cleanliness, and well-equipped kitchen and living spaces. The host is frequently described as helpful and responsive, with thoughtful touches enhancing the stay. While a few minor suggestions are noted, such as additional bathroom shelving and occasional maintenance issues, the overall experience is overwhelmingly positive, with many guests eager to return.
Multiple reviews describe the property as spotlessly clean, immaculately tidy, and maintained to a high standard. No significant negative comments regarding cleanliness were noted.
Guests appreciate the peaceful, rural location, proximity to local amenities, and easy access to nearby attractions. Some mention bumpy access roads and temporary construction, but these are minor compared to the overall positive feedback.
The cottage is frequently described as spacious, warm, comfortable, and ideal for both families and groups. Guests praise the comfortable beds, quality furnishings, and relaxing atmosphere.
The property is noted for its extensive, secure gardens, well-equipped kitchen, quality bathrooms, and thoughtful layout. A few guests mention minor improvements, such as additional bathroom shelving and occasional plumbing issues, but these do not detract significantly from the overall experience.
Guests often mention welcome baskets and helpful communication from the host, which add a thoughtful touch to their stay. Please note that such gifts are not guaranteed for every booking.
About this property
Set in the heart of the countryside, this property is located in a beautiful rural setting, surrounded by fields and nature, peace and tranquillity, apart from the chittering and chattering of the bird song.. All on the
Ground Floor:
Open plan living space.
Living area: Sky Glass TV, Woodburner
Dining area: French Doors Leading To Garden
Kitchen area: Electric Hob, Electric Oven, Microwave, Fridge/Freezer, Dishwasher, Coffee Machine
Utility Room: Washer Dryer
Bedroom 1: Kingsize (5ft) Bed, French Doors Leading To Garden
Bedroom 2: 2 x Single (3ft) Beds, French Doors Leading To Garden
Bedroom 3: Double (4ft 6in) Bed
Bedroom 4: Kingsize (5ft) Bed
Ensuite: Cubicle Shower, Toilet
Bathroom: Bath, Cubicle Shower, Toilet
Separate Toilet..
Electric heating (underfloor in bathrooms), electricity, bed linen, towels and Wi-Fi included. Initial fuel for wood burners included. Highchair. Welcome pack. Rear lawned garden with patio, garden furniture and summer house. Private parking for 8 cars. No smoking. Please note: There are steps in the garden.. Little Orchard has been finished to an exceptional standard, is full of character and in a beautiful rural setting. It offers a high-end break for discerning guests looking for somewhere to relax, unwind and socialise in the rolling countryside. Set in the tranquil Norfolk countryside where the only sound is birdsong, you can enjoy the large open plan living space and the garden which surrounds the property. Perfect for all generations of families as there is something for everyone. With excellent country walks right outside the front door and the cycle path of Marriott’s Way nearby, you will be able to spend hours exploring the countryside. The property is just a stone’s throw (1.3 miles, 5-minute drive, 25-minute walk) from the historic Georgian market town of Reepham with its wonderful shops, pretty streets and alleys and where you will find fabulous eateries.
With all accommodation on the ground floor, the house and location are the perfect spot for making new memories with friends and family. It comfortably accommodates eight guests in four bedroom, and is a contemporary, spacious property that is light, airy, and welcoming. The owners have paid great attention to detail with luxurious features throughout, including crittal-style doors leading to the garden from the dining area and two of the bedrooms, one of which also has a lovely wood burner. A further bedroom is en-suite and there is also a family bathroom with a reclaimed enamel roll-top bath, and separate shower cubicle and toilet. A separate toilet, also accessed from the garden, is available. This is open plan living at its best, including a Sky Glass Smart TV in the living area and wood burner, making it the perfect place to relax. Whilst we all love the time on holiday to catch up with friends and family, there is also a quiet room off the open plan living area for some privacy, or maybe just wanting to read or have some quiet time from the main gub of the home. Even though you will be spoilt for choice when it comes to award-winning country pubs or places to eat, you will be tempted to stay put and cook in the well-equipped kitchen and dine together.
Whether this may be inside or out, and with the addition of an extensive private garden complete with an insulated garden room, this means this is truly a property with year-round appeal. Talking of the outside you will also experience wonderful wildlife in this garden too as it is frequently visited by many species of deer, hares, rabbits and birds as the house is surrounded by fields and hedgerows, making this an ideal place for bird watching opportunities. As a suggestion you can take your morning coffee on the veranda and later on sit down in the summers evening, switch on the outside lighting and watch the most breathtaking sunsets set behind the vast fields of the countryside.
Should you decide to explore further afield, you will discover that this location really is perfectly placed for the three highlights of Norfolk. You can be at the edge of the stunning coastline (Cromer 25 minutes), sailing down the Broads (Wroxham 30 minutes) or exploring the fine city of Norwich with its Norman castle in just over half an hour. For something closer you can visit Whitwell railway station, which is one of Norfolk’s newest heritage stations, the historic conservation village of Heydon and The National Trust’s Blickling Hall. For children there are many attractions that they may enjoy. Bugz UK is an 11-minute drive, Roarr Dinosaur Park 14 minutes drive and Bewilderwood 34 minutes drive. Or just bring your bicycles and ride along the 26 miles of disused railway lines along Marriotts Way, cycling past farmland, woodland and water meadows. The owners have put together a "things to do in Norfolk" book to support your stay in the beautiful county of Norfolk, famous for birdwatching, boating down the broads and visiting its stunning coast and beaches.
Free WiFi
Only dogs allowed at the property.
Suitable for up to 2 pets
Reviews (25)
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Confirmed Guest
PROS- Nice and clean- Fantastic space inside and out, and lovely decor- Beautiful, peaceful setting- Responsive host (and apologies sent when not)- Great office space.- Large house plant goal inducingCONS- The kitchen facilities bit of the listing says there is a microwave, but there wasn’t one during our stay. - The welcome pack was strange, consisting of an already open box of tea bags, milk that we think had been forgotten and was left outside of the fridge on the countertop on a very warm day.- Lack of useful shelving etc. (including extra mirrors), particularly in bathrooms and bedrooms. We can see the lack of shelving has been mentioned previously in other reviews.- Lack of plug sockets in logical places.- Light switches were, we felt, also strangely not in logical places.- Issue with invasion of ants not addressed although mentioned.- Major issues with the boiler system, resulting in no hot water for our group in the evening and into the next day, then only limited hot water which ran out quickly for our whole group (thankfully the weather was warm so no need for heating). This was resolved. Although Melody was very responsive and did her best to try and see what the problem was (with the help of a very pleasant neighbour); we felt we had to point out the urgency of the situation because a heating engineer was arranged for the following day, rather than on the same day the issue was able to be looked into. In the end a very pleasant and helpful heating engineer attended later the same day. Hot water was eventually restored and he showed us what to do should the same thing happen again. We were very thankful and of course it’s nobody’s fault, but honestly lack of hot water should be treated as an emergency for guests.Having said that Melody was a lovely person to deal with, we enjoyed our stay at Little Orchard and would stay again!Thanks Melody and team!
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Confirmed Guest
Our family group. ages 4 to 90, all had a fantastic week at Little Orchard. The building and fittings are of an excellent quality, and the open plan layout is ideal with the wrap-around spacious garden, which everyone enjoyed, especially the young! The owner was extremely helpful and responded quickly to our few queries. We would certainly come again to this delightful rural part of the country, where there is a variety of activities to suit all tastes and ages within easy reach.
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Confirmed Guest
We had a wonderful holiday in Little Orchard. It’s a beautiful, comfortable house set in a wonderful garden. The area is very rural and peaceful. The access roads are a bit bumpy here and there, so be prepared. There is lots to do in the immediate and wider area.The owner was very helpful.