Ransom Lodge

Featuring a hot tub, Ransom Lodge is located near Chappel. Guests staying at this holiday home have access to a fully equipped kitchen and a terrace.

This holiday home with lake views has 2 bathrooms, 3 flat-screen TV and DVD player are offered.

Guests can enjoy the private hot tub on the veranda. Fishing can be enjoyed within close proximity of the holiday home.

Dedham Vale is 15 miles from Ransom Lodge, while Colchester is 8 miles away. The nearest airport is London Stansted Airport, 26 miles from the property.

Information about the host

Company information

We're Lin & Charlie Millward and we launched Staycation Holidays in October 2015. Having spent over 15 years within the holiday and tourism sectors, our passion is to deliver a friendly, fresh approach and the very best levels of service to our guests. On a daily basis, we strive to deliver on all the details, to ensure that you, our guests, enjoy a home from home experience and ultimately a memorable break. Our properties suit a wide range of budgets and we regularly feature special discounts. Everyone on our team has an in-depth knowledge of our cottages along with the local area and events to help you get the best out of your break. We’re here to offer help and advice whenever you need it, 24/7 - we aim to respond within the hour (unless it's the middle of the night!). We also take a flexible approach to bookings so that you can book from as few as two nights, up to 28 nights and offer unique arrival days too. Thank you for visiting us! Lin & Charlie

Property information

Escape awhile at Ransom Lodge where only the birds & your bubbling hot tub disturb the silence… Our luxury 5 AA star self-catering lodge offers dreamy escapism deep within the rural seclusion of N. Essex near Wakes Colne in the breath-taking Colne Valley. Lose yourself in 500 acres of secluded rolling private land & wander the woodlands that can offer a decent game of hide & seek or a preprandial ramble. While away some time by the magnificent 2 acre private fishing lake stocked with carp & rudd. A playground for wildlife, you may be lucky to catch a glimpse of a kingfisher. Your furry friends will love it too – the woods with its little stream are pooch perfect. Set at the end of a mile long private driveway, our ultimate bolthole for couples or a family of four is tucked away in an ancient meadow in undulating countryside, where in decades gone by heavy horses, cattle & sheep would have grazed. Ransom Lodge was made for making memories. You’ll approve of the well-equipped kitchen, the very best of open plan living, the sumptuous en suite bedrooms & the state of the art technology. Outside on the south-facing veranda, the lake & woodlands serve the perfect backdrop.

Neighbourhood information

Although you’ll feel completely disconnected from the rest of the world, the wealth of attractions on your doorstep will leave you spoilt for choice. Ransom Lodge is just a stone’s throw from the historical viaduct at Chappel where there is a shop and post office and a picturesque pub beside the River Colne that serves locally brewed beer. A 20 minute drive takes you to Britain’s oldest recorded town, Colchester which offers a wide range of activities for all ages, from Colchester Zoo to the Roman Castle. The world-renowned Constable country is within a 30 minute drive, where you can take a visit to Dedham Vale, an AONB, home of Flatford Mills, made famous by John Constable’s painting, The Haywain. The beautiful village of Coggeshall, just 12 minutes’ away, is steeped in history & the back drop to many TV series including Lovejoy. Expect lots of museums, stately homes & gardens. Highlights include the Gainsborough House museum & art gallery in Sudbury, Marks Hall Gardens & Arboretum, Beth Chatto Gardens & Melford Hall. All are within half an hour’s drive. Within 10 minutes is the Earls Colne Golf Club & numerous other golf courses are located within a short drive.

Languages spoken

English