on the edge of Woodbridge hamlet is Hornshayne Farmhouse, a large, beautiful and imposing thatched farmhouse adjoining the owners’ cottage in the midst of this busy, working, 330 acre dairy/arable farm. (You are welcome to help feed the calves). There’s been a house here since Saxon times; ‘gentrified’ in the 1700s, this farmhouse retains many original and fascinating features (still has a salting cupboard and ceiling chamber in the kitchen). Outside, plenty of open space (river frontage with trout fishing, ponds, walks with outstanding views, and miles of unspoilt countryside) surrounding the very pretty garden (picnic table, swing, slide, shallow stream) and games barn (half-sized billiard table, table tennis). Inside, living room (‘living flame’ fire) and enormous, hub-of-the-house kitchen/diner (huge inglenook fireplace with original bread oven, electric Aga, separate cooker, dishwasher, freezer, microwave), both with original slate flag floor; tiny games room (flatscreen TV and Playstation); children’s playroom (toys); shower-room (suite); utility room (washer-drier). Upstairs, five bedrooms on three levels. Level 1: double with en suite bathroom (suite plus bath-shower). Level 2: large master double with four-poster bed and en suite bathroom (suite plus bath-shower), a twin, and a family bedroom (6’ zip-linked bed or twin, and single bed) and a family bathroom (suite plus bath-shower). Level 3 (attic): very smart double (6’ zip-linked bed or twin) with en suite bathroom (suite with roll-top bath plus hand-shower).

Altogether, 5 bedrooms and 5 bath or shower-rooms. Phone and Broadband.

No smoking. Spring water. Cautionary Deposit £300.