The Cowshed at The Firs, Cratfield

About this property

The Cowshed at The Firs is a pretty lodge offering the perfect romantic getaway for two. Located within The Firs, Suffolk, a renovated farm site offering beautiful glamping 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 soaking 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 BBQ 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 soaking 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 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 wifi throughout, enables guests to be connected should they choose, 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 damselfiels, 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 BBQ 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.

Additional Information

The Firs team will contact confirmed guests by email to arrange some finer details, including optional extras (for a small additional charge): choose from pre-lit hot tubs so you can jump straight in on arrival!, pizza oven hire, local sourdough pizza dough, sauna time in The Piggery Spa, and cycle hire (bring your own helmet).

Sorry, this property is not suitable for dogs due to the open nature of the gardens

All ground floor accommodation

Kitchen:

With electric oven and induction hob, toaster, cafetiere, Nespresso Krups Essenza machine, kettle, fridge with ice box, pots, pans, crockery and utensils, BBQ utensils kit, clothes airer

Open plan sitting room and bedroom:

Large sofa, coffee table and Esse Bakeheart wood burning stove, Roberts digital radio, Wi-fi throughout, Wi-fi speaker, games and books

Bedroom one:

Super-king Hypnos cashmere bed, bedside table, lamps, clothes storage, hairdryer

En-suite shower room:

Walk-in shower, WC, wash basin, heated towel rail

Outside:

Patio with outdoor table with seating for four, luxury wood-fired hot tub, fire pit with BBQ grill with log seating alongside, garden, two deck chairs