The Cowshed at The Firs, Cratfield

About this property

This pretty lodge offers the perfect romantic getaway for two. The Cowshed is located within The Firs, Suffolk, a renovated farm site offering beautiful accommodation in tranquil landscapes, with private hot tubs, elegant wood burning stoves, star gazing windows and luxe design and furnishings. An excellent choice for those who love nature, yet like to be within a stone’s throw of fantastic market towns and coastal hotspots.

You’ll instantly feel restored when you step into the fully equipped kitchen with beautiful furnishings and tiled floor. The sitting room offers a sumptuous sofa with views looking out to the garden and an esse stove. You’re guaranteed a deep sleep on the super-king Hypnos cashmere bed, surrounded by thoughtfully curated furnishings and a rejuvenating shower in the lovely en-suite shower room. Enjoy the hot tub surrounded by stunning grounds and views beyond and soak up the sun in the dual aspect sun deck garden. And don’t forget to enjoy a meal cooked on your firepit barbecue or huddle beside the flames under a sky full of stars.

The Firs is a collection of luxuriously renovated lodges and glamping tents set in four acres of beautiful grounds. Each lodge has been furnished with their own individual style, open sun decks and garden spaces and personal hot tub, this is the idyllic choice for romantic breaks, or larger groups wishing to stay separately. The site is in a dark skies area, light pollution is extremely low, which makes for special times surveying the skies from your private hot tub, beside your firepit or gazing up from your bed through the skylight above, counting the shooting stars.

No matter the season, there’s a wealth of open space and fresh air available in the picturesque grounds and meadows. This is a great choice for couple’s getaways, family reunions, and friends gathering for celebrations. We wholeheartedly recommend this lodge for stressed-out city employees and those seeking restoration, quiet, and wildlife. The lodges provide everything you need to get away from it all. The positive decision to not have televisions, but to instead provide free Wi-Fi throughout, enables guests to be connected should they choose and creates an excellent opportunity for the perfect work from home environment, within beautiful, natural surroundings.

Beyond your lodge, there’s an on-site sauna at The Piggery Spa, available for private two hour hire, for a small additional charge. The spa facilities include sauna, external hot shower and plunge bucket, inside showering and changing facilities, relaxation area, tea making facilities and filtered water.

You can hire bicycles, wander in the woods, play boules on the petanque pitch, relax by the pond, seasonally alive with damselflies, dragonflies and butterflies or borrow a map and set out to explore the fields and footpaths nearby. There’s a gorgeous rustic fairy lit space for outdoor dining with a large wood-fired pizza oven, huge firepit barbecue with an asado, outdoor kitchen, fridge and freezer, and enough tables and chairs to accommodate all guests. The site also benefits from a shared utility area called The Boot Room, with washing machine, tumble dryer and microwave.

Halesworth, Harleston, Framlingham, Southwold and Aldeburgh are just a short distance away and offer much to do, see and experience. See our ‘Location’ information for more details on lovely hidden gems to eat, drink and explore.

There are three additional luxury lodges available: The Stables (sleeps 4), The Butterchurn (sleeps 2), The Old Press (sleeps 2),, or two tents; The Apple Bobber (sleeps 2), and The Bushel (sleeps 4). Alternatively, you can hire the Entire site for larger groups.