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Railway Carriage - UK49911

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1 bedroom
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1 bedroom1 bathroom

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen

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Shadowhurst, near Ashford
  • South of England Rare Breeds Centre
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Gusbourne Estate Winery
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Ashford Designer Outlet
    ‪10 min drive‬

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You'll have the entire home to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

Railway Carriage - UK49911

Beautiful restored railway carriage in a heritage orchard surrounded by wildlife.. 3 steps to entrance.

All on the Ground Floor:

Bedroom: Double (4ft 6in) Bed. Calor Gas central heating, electricity, bed linen and towels included. External toilet (private). External living/kitchen area with electric hob and fridge/freezer (shared with other properties on-site). External shower room with shower and 2x toilets (shared with other properties on-site). Garden with barbecue and firepit. Grounds with sitting-out area, terrace and garden furniture (shared with other properties on-site). Private parking for 1 car. No smoking. Please note: This property is situated on a working farm.. The gorgeous converted Railway Carriage is situated in the old orchard on our 300-acre farm surrounded by 100 acres of traditional wildflower meadows and ancient woodland that guests can enjoy. It is set in a tranquil orchard surrounded by Oaks and old pear, medlar, apple, plum and quince trees on a wildlife farm. Your neighbours are free-range chickens who lay delicious eggs. Crickets, grasshoppers and butterflies.

Inside the carriage, there is a comfortable double bed, two chairs and a small round breakfast table. Two wooden outside chairs a table outside the carriage and a lovely fire pit for cooking on. Battery-powered candles and lanterns. Close by to the carriage is a composting loo for your connivance. Please note that there is no power, you are truly off grid!

Jakes barn is a short walk from the bell tent where you can find more amenities including comfortable sofas next to a wood burning stove, ample tables and chairs for everyone as well as a fridge freezer, table tennis table, plugs for charging and a butler sink with hot and cold water, pots, frying pans, whistling kettle and saucepans tea, coffee sugar, salt and pepper. Adjacent to the barn is a gorgeous renovated horse trailer with two flushing loos and rustic hand-washing facilities. A shower shack with hot and cold water is behind the horse trailer.

We have Turtle doves, 23 Nightingale territories, several pairs of breeding barn owls that can often be seen hunting at dusk, tawny owls, kestrels, warblers and finches. We have recently found not only wild honey bees and bumble bees but also rare Long-horned bees foraging in our field-edge brambles. Grass snakes and slow worms are regularly seen, along with great crested newts and toads in the early spring. We have noted 26 species of butterfly around the farm and its woodlands to date. Marbled White are numerous alongside Ringlets, Meadow Browns, Small Coppers, Blues and Skippers. Grizzled Skippers were seen regularly until the last two summers giving rise to concern. Purple Hairstreak can be found in the tops of the oak trees. Other woodland butterflies include Silver Washed Fritillary and White Admiral. Dormice and Harvest Mice are regularly encountered.



The property is located on a working farm.

Approach to property is by a rough or gravel track.

There are steps to the property.
During your stay at this cottage, you'll be close to South of England Rare Breeds Centre. The cottage includes amenities such as a kitchen.
  • The cottage offers a kitchen
  • 13 minutes by car from Port Lympne Wild Animal Park and Gardens and 5 minutes from Hamstreet Woods National Nature Reserve

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Languages

English

Property amenities

Kitchen

  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils

Bedrooms

  • Bedroom

Bathroom

  • 1 bathroom
  • Towels provided

Comfort

  • Heating

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Suitability/Accessibility

  • Smoke-free property

Location highlights

  • In a rural location
  • On a lake
  • On a river

Things to do

  • Fishing
  • Ecotours nearby
  • Horseback riding nearby

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector)
  • Smoke detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property)

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3:00 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation
You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions. You will also receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, which will enable you to manage your booking.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

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