Meadowsweet - luxury Shepherd's Hut, amazing views
About
Meadowsweet is one of two extra-large, luxury Shepherds huts nestled into the bottom of the owner's beautiful country garden, overlooking miles of open countryside in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Measuring 6m x 2.4m, there's plenty of room for a super-comfortable kingsize bed, a kitchenette with mini oven/grill and 2 ring hob, a seating/dining area and a luxury shower room. Outside there's a little private patio with a bistro set and a private hot tub. Access to shared garden with BBQs and fire pit. Tucked away down a little lane with trees meeting over the top in places, 15 minutes walk from the charming Sussex village of Herstmonceux, nestle Meadowsweet and her sister hut Heartsease. Designed to be the perfect antidote to the stress of modern urban life without sacrificing any of its creature comforts or modern connectivity, they enjoy uninterrupted views across an area of outstanding natural beauty and still have very civilized bathroom arrangements, 32" smart TVs, excellent wifi and good 4G reception. Horses clop down the lane and the air is filled with bird song. At night you can hear owls. There is a farmer along the lane who has equipment in use and large vehicles during the week sometimes so it's more reliably peaceful at night and weekends. There's a private patio especially for you outside your hut and a much larger shared patio in the middle of the garden with two charcoal barbecues, a fire pit and pots of fresh herbs which you are welcome to use. Next to the big patio is the new therapy room built during the latest lock-down, where guests are able to book treatments such as Aromatherapy massage, Reflexology and Reiki. The owner is an artist, music teacher and Reiki practitioner who lives in the main house with one child. Newly built and finished to a high standard, the huts offer a level of comfort far beyond what might have been available to a shepherd in times gone by. Much bigger than a traditional hut, each has more than enough room for the king-size bed which has a 3000 pocket sprung mattress topped with memory foam, goose feather/down duvet and pillows, high quality linen, a deliciously super-soft blanket and a sumptuous array of cushions to lounge on whilst you drink in the magnificent view. Should you require a bottle of chilled Champagne/Prosecco on arrival this can be arranged with the owner. From the gate on the driveway, Meadowsweet is the first hut you come to and dominates that area of the garden overlooking the fields behind it, which are often occupied by sheep or horses. The windows in Meadowsweet are panoramic - the only obstruction is the back of the other hut to the far right which has no windows looking onto you and vice versa, but basically it's a full widescreen vista along the front of the van. There are fairy lights around the bed for night time. Unlike some huts, our beds are normal height and fixed in position, so there is no need to rearrange anything before going to bed or climb to get there. There is ample room for suitcases underneath, as well as a bedside cupboard and hooks with proper wooden hangers by the door and hooks in the bathroom. Meadowsweet has a table and chairs in the main body of the hut. Opposite is the kitchenette, which has a small fridge, a sink and a small tabletop oven/grill with a two-ring stove on top. It's equipped with pans, crockery, cutlery, utensils and basics such as cling film, foil, kitchen roll, washing up liquid, oil, mustard, mayonnaise, ketchup and seasoning. It's also got tea, coffee, sugar, herbal teas, a kettle and a cafetiere. There's a 32" Smart TV which can be angled towards the dining area or the bed. Opposite the door there's a rocking chair ideal for admiring the view through the door/reading/strumming an instrument/snoozing by the little electric flame-effect stove which provides a warm glow and variable heat in winter as well as cool air in summer. The hut also has an oil-filled radiator by the foot of the bed which can be left on all the time in winter, making it much nicer, cleaner, quieter and safer to sleep in than having a real fire or fan heater running all night whilst ensuring you'll wake up warm and cosy. The huts are very thoroughly insulated to keep them warm in winter and cool in summer. To the left of the front door is an ensuite shower room with hot and cold water, big super-absorbent towels, soap and shower gel/shampoo and a proper, flushing toilet. Because the huts are elevated off the ground and pointed towards the fields, you can see the beautiful view but nobody can see you, so you have a loo with a view :) Outside Meadowsweet there's a little private patio with a bistro set and an area of garden which has been recently landscaped and laid to turf and borders with a lot of flowering shrubs and bulbs. The new (June '23) hot tub is right next to the hut and it's absolutely fabulously blissful with strong massage jets