If you are like me and are feeling pretty run down with the day to day drudgery of work, life and stress, then take a look at www.littleshiplake.com My wife and I stayed there at the weekend and I have to say it has got to be probably THE best place we have stayed in for quite some time with exceptional value for money. Surrounded in the most idyllic setting of Loughton, East Sussex Little Shiplake is a converted horse stables within the grounds of property owner Sam at funnily enough a house called… Shiplake!
We stayed there for one night and took advantage of the full English breakfast option. Upon arrival we were instantly made to feel at home by Sam who showed us around the property consisting of lounge, bedroom, kitchen and bathroom. It was clean, spacious and full of little extra’s that you can really tell have been thought through to make your stay as pleasant as possible.
To the rear of the property lies a semi private garden which was a real sun trap in the morning but I have to say the best part of it for me were the two enormous fields with bar b q area rope swings for the kids and bluebell covered woodland beyond that, all of which you have access to without question. Set in a backdrop of rolling fields and hills that make up Ashdown forest and the South Downs Little Shiplake really is a totally awesome and fantastic place to have a break and get away from it all.
As we did not know the area we decided to take a drive around and find where best to eat for the night. The Green Man pub at Ringmer is just a couple of miles away and seemed like the perfect place to stop. Again we were made to feel right at home the second you walked in by friendly and attentive staff. I tried a pint of ale whilst my wife drank wine, both of which were excellent. Unfortunately they did make an error with our gargantuan and quite frankly over sized food order but sorted out a replacement straight away with no fuss. Portion control guys, portion control. Whist chatting to the landlord he tells us that they have had a 400% increase in turnover over the last few months which is pretty awesome news in anyone’s book, especially in the current economic climes. However, with the size of food portions that they were giving out, we both had to send some back after being completely and totally stuffed til we could take no more. They may have increased the quantity of customers but I do wonder how much of a percentage of profit they are making on their food as 400% of nothing is still nothing.
Anyway don’t just take my word for it, take a look at the +TripAdvisor link below and see for yourselves.
Wingwalker.
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