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Welcome
Welcome to the North Barn cottages of Connetts Farm Holiday cottages, our self catering holiday accommodation on a working farm on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent. We have 2 excellent self-catering cottages which sleep up to 6 people. Our family friendly holiday accommodation makes an ideal base for exploring the beautiful Kent countryside and the whole of the South East of England.
Our Kent Holiday Cottages
The cottages are located on our 115 acre working farm, in a beautiful coastal position giving cliff top views over the Thames Estuary. There are horses & sheep on the farm with hay and cereal crops being grown. This year the sheep are expected to start lambing from 1st March. There is also a small area of young woodland. Each year, some areas of the farm are left to grow wild for the benefit of wildlife.
North Barn Cottages (2 x 3 bedroom cottages)
North Barn consists of two large, three bedroom cottages with the lounge situated on the first floor giving panoramic views across farmland and the sea. The cottages have been furbished to a high standard and provide very good quality accommodation for our visitors. The cottages each have a fully equipped kitchen with washing machine & tumble drier, a bathroom with bath, hand basin, WC and shower cubicle, 3 bedrooms (one with en-suite shower & hand basin), and a spacious lounge ( 8 m x 3.4 m) with colour TV and digital receiver. (Digital reception may be affected by weather conditions) These cottages will sleep 6 persons + cot and the sleeping arrangements are as follows:- Number 4 North Barn. 2 twin bedrooms and 1 double bedroom. Number 5 North Barn. 1 twin bedroom and 2 double bedrooms. (An extra folding bed is available if required )
All of the cottages are centrally heated and carpeted. Bed-linen, towels, heating, electricity & water are all included in the price of the cottage hire. Parking is available in an area adjacent to the cottages.
The Local Area
Our Kent Holiday cottages cottages are perfectly located for visits to London (50 miles), Canterbury (30 miles), Rochester (20 Miles) & Maidstone (20 miles), and there are good road links to the motorway system with a new bridge linking us to the mainland. There is also a mainline railway from Sittingbourne (10 miles) to the centre of London with a connecting line from Sheerness.
The nearest town to the cottages is Sheerness (6 miles) where there is a selection of shops & good supermarkets, an indoor swimming pool and sports complex. There is a beach at Sheerness, & a Naturist beach at Shellness (5 miles).
For bird watching, you may wish to visit the R.S.P.B. reserve at nearby Elmley where many species of birds may be seen, both common and rare. Among those found on the reserve are populations of Harriers, Golden Plover, Short-Eared Owls, Avocet, Egret, Heron, Green Plover and at dawn and dusk spectacular amounts of wildfowl.
Isle of Sheppey is a small island off the North Kent coast and is approximately 9 miles long by 5 miles wide. It is connected to the mainland by two bridges. There are traditional seaside towns on the island, such as Leysdown and Sheerness and there are the heritage towns of Queenborough and Blue Town which are rich in cultural heritage.
The long beach at the Lees, Minster is also very popular with visitors. Part of this beach is reserved for bathing and other parts are used by the many windsurfers that visit the island for the excellent conditions that are particularly suited to the sport of windsurfing. Fishing from this beach is also very good.
More Information
For more information on our Kent Holiday Cottages please contact us using the links above.
We also have 3 holiday cottages in Kent sleeping 4 people.
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