— 1890s Workers Cottage

The Elm House

Wide-plank floors, original sash windows, and rooms that have been lived in for well over a century. Two guest rooms, a shared morning table, and a kitchen you are welcome to use.

Environmental wide shot of a guest bedroom interior, north-facing natural light falling across wide-plank floorboards, an iron bedstead with worn linen, a sash window with peeling white paint, a bedside table with a ceramic lamp and a water glass, the room shown as guests will actually find it
Environmental wide shot of a guest bedroom interior, north-facing natural light falling across wide-plank floorboards, an iron bedstead with worn linen, a sash window with peeling white paint, a bedside table with a ceramic lamp and a water glass, the room shown as guests will actually find it
Two guest rooms

Rooms that feel genuinely old

Each room has its own character: one faces the garden, one faces the street. Neither has been renovated into uniformity. The floorboards creak in different places; the windows let in different light.

Breakfast is at a shared table in the back room — eggs, bread, and whatever is in season. The kitchen is yours to use after nine.

Close-up of a worn wooden window sill with peeling paint, morning light entering through single-glazed sash glass, a ceramic mug resting on the sill, the garden blurred softly in the background
Close-up of a worn wooden window sill with peeling paint, morning light entering through single-glazed sash glass, a ceramic mug resting on the sill, the garden blurred softly in the background

Quiet enough to hear the garden at night

The house sits on a residential street ten minutes' walk from the town center. Close enough to be useful; far enough that the only sound after dark is the elm tree in the back garden.

Built in 1893 for mill workers. The original staircase, doorknobs, and kitchen range are still here. Nothing has been stripped out in the name of modernity.

/ Ready when you are

Ask about dates and we will tell you what is actually available