Wilderness Reserve : Luxury Country Houses & Cottages 

Wilderness Reserve, is a natural paradise of luxury properties waiting to be discovered. Surrounded by 8000 acre private estate, Wilderness Reserve is a collection of luxury country house, farmhouses, and cottages available for exclusive private hire or renting individually from one night up to a whole month. 

Nestled in the forgotten corner of Suffolk, just 2 hours from London, Wilderness Reserve offers a ideal ‘off the grid’ escape from hustle of London. Offering laid back luxury paired with old fashioned hospitality, countryside meets luxury staycation at this stunning getaway estate near London. You will be surrounded by deep blissful silence countryside, sheep and cows graze lazily alongside whilst the sound of oars slipping through the lake puncture.

Across this luxurious estate, a mix of 7 luxury country house, cottages, farmhouses and boltholes are dotted around, all individual in their style and decor. There is something for everyone from a range of indoor and outdoor activities, from from complimentary Pashley cycles, hot tubs, clay-pigeon shooting and axe throwing, bonfire experiences and row boats all the way to private chefs. 

Chapel Barn Estate is newly renovated Tudor style luxury farmstead in Suffolk. Offering 18 ensuite bedrooms with facilities including underground indoor swimming pool, cinema, spa and gym. Lovingly restored using natural materials and teaming with local craftsmens and women, the original charm and features of the barn including the oak frames, lime pargetting, long straw and read thatch have been perfectly maintained. Chapel Barn features floor-to-ceiling Crittall windows leading out onto an enclosed outdoor space, perfect for entertaining and outdoor dining. 

Romantic Getaway 

Unique boltholes offer an ultimate romantic weekend away at the Wilderness Reserve. ‘Hex Cottage‘ offers the idea opportunity to reconnect with nature and a well needed digital detox for most of us.

‘The Hovel’ is located in a far flung corner of the Chapel Barn Estate, this is the perfect hideaway for couples who want to get away from the stresses of city life and reconnect with nature. Listen to the quiet babbling of the stream alongside as you have your morning coffee before taking a dip in your private hot tub.

‘The Tabernacle’ features its own sunken hot tub on a private island accessible only via the drawbridge of your jetty for the most instagrammable holiday cottage with hot tub.

Gather the family 

Luxury Country Houses for the whole brood. Experience quintessential English countryside living at ‘Moat Cottage’, painted in Suffolk pink with a hilltop location offering 360-degree views of the surrounding countryside. Accessed via a private drive and then single wooden bridge, it comes with a hot tub, rowboat and ideal for that sundown terrace dinners. 

‘The Cartshed’ is the brightest and lightest of all the properties with floor to ceiling windows overlooking private parkland as far as the eye can see. Complete with hanging fireplace, open plan kitchen and grazing cows nearby and a little pond also sits right outside the front door 

For those unforgettable events 

Wilderness Reserve also offer properties for those larger special occasions.

Arrive and celebrate in style at the Grade II* listed Georgian country house ‘Sibton Park’. Wind up the serpentine drive, over the ornamental bridge and past the lake and the honey coloured stone façade of Sibton Park is revealed. With 14 rooms and attached orangery it is perfect for every type of get-together.

 Garden Cottage is a beautifully restored 4 bedroom Victorian cottage built into the wall surrounding the estate’s original flower and vegetable garden. Built around 1848 in the cottage orné (or decorated cottage) with floor-to-ceiling windows opening out to your own private sauna and hot tub

Luxury, conservation and sustainability are central tenets of the Wilderness Reserve ethos.

All images are courtesy of the Wilderness Reserve