Escape to Suffolk.
Luxury cottages in Suffolk for group holidays
Gather with friends & family. Make it a holiday to remember
Butley Abbey Farmhouse is surrounded by woods and fields. Its fine Georgian facade overlooks a large garden, tennis court and croquet lawn, with meadow and woods beyond. Behind it are its old farm buildings and the stately mediaeval Butley Priory gatehouse. It is an island of peace and privacy.
Our luxury cottage in Suffolk features a huge family farmhouse kitchen with all mod-cons, three sitting rooms with open fires, and a large dining room seating up to 24 guests. All 12 bedrooms are spacious and consist of 9 doubles and 3 twin rooms. Butley Abbey Farmhouse is offered on a self-catering basis, although we can recommend professional caterers for special celebrations.
Half House Occupancy
Looking for a holiday home in Suffolk for up to 12 guests?
We understand that some guests prefer a slightly larger holiday home, to provide that little extra space.
But we also know how difficult it can be to fill all 12 bedrooms. We have the perfect solution!
Butley Abbey Farmhouse is available with half-occupancy rates. 6 bedrooms for up to 12 guests. Need just a couple more rooms? No problem, we can add these for you on a ‘per room’ basis.
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6 BEDROOMS
First Floor occupancy only
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FOR UP TO 12 GUESTS
5 Doubles & 1 Double or Twin
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RELAX & UNWIND
Luxurious living spaces
At a glance
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Bedrooms
6 or 12 double rooms
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Bathrooms
5 plus 2 en-suite
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Kitchen
Fully equipped
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Child Friendly
Cots & highchairs available
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Dog Friendly
Yes
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Garden
Vast lawns & mature trees
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Barbecue
Yes
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WiFi
Superfast
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Food Deliveries
Yes
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Tennis Court
Yes
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Open Log Fires
Yes
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Television
42” Smart TV
Take a closer look at bedrooms & bathrooms…
Workcations at Butley Abbey Farmhouse
Gather some WFH friends for a working holiday, change of scene and some healthy Suffolk living.
It’s time to leave the office behind! Choose a place in which to spend a week, a month, or even just a day or two, whilst working as if you were at home.
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SUPER-FAST BROADBAND
Across the whole property
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QUIET DESK SPACES
In most rooms, and outside
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RELAX & UNWIND
After-work drinks anyone?
Planning a last minute escape?
When the weekend isn’t quite long enough!
Speak to us about last-minute midweek breaks
Group Holiday in Suffolk
There are miles of excellent walking and cycling through fields and forest on your doorstep. The Butley Creek estuary is 1.5 miles away, with its great range of bird life, summer and winter. Butley village and its ancient Oyster Inn is just a few minutes away by car. The pretty coastal village of Orford is 15 minutes away, you can bike or walk there using the Butley Ferry in the Summertime. There is sailing, crabbing and river trips from Orford quay on the Alde Estuary.
Orford is home to the famous Pump Street Bakery and chocolate shop, The Butley-Orford Oysterage and home to the famous Pinney's of Orford Smokehouse and restaurant and several fine pubs. With its grocery, butcher and fish shop you need go no further.
Planning a special celebration?
If you’re looking for a special place to celebrate a 40th birthday or a milestone wedding anniversary, Butley Abbey Farmhouse has everything you need to create a wonderful weekend of celebrations.
Speak to our Events Team who can arrange a beautifully styled dinner table in your choice of colour theme, or point you in the right direction for catering, live music or brilliant group activities. All you need is your imagination.
Staying on the Suffolk Coast
Woodbridge, voted one of the top 10 high streets in the UK is a 15 minute drive away, with glorious walks along the River Deben.
For music lovers there is Snape Maltings nearby, with music all year round, a Saturday Farmers Market and a range of irresistible retail shops.
Aldeburgh is 25 minutes away, a handsome Victorian resort perched on the sea front with a large range of shops, pubs, cafes, restaurants and famous fish and chips. Aldeburgh has a very good golf course as does Thorpeness and Woodbridge.
Thorpeness boating lake and the famous ‘House in the clouds’ are close by too. The Suffolk coast has deservedly become a popular destination for holidays in the UK.
Much of the the new Ralph Fiennes film The Dig, about the discovery of Sutton Hoo, was filmed at Butley Creek, just over a mile away from the farmhouse. The ancient boat burial grounds at Sutton Hoo are a 15 minute drive away. The cult TV series The Detectorists with Mackenzie Crook and Toby Jones was also filmed in the countryside around Butley.
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The Butley Priory Estate can host up to 47 guests across four luxurious properties
Butley Priory
Butley Priory is the most unique and special place to stay in Suffolk, featuring incredible architecture and whimsical charm. With four charismatic bedrooms (sleeping 7-11), it is the ideal setting for gathering friends and family together for special occasions and holidays on the Suffolk coast.
Butley Priory Cottage
Butley Priory Cottage is an 18th century flint cottage beside the Priory. Once used as a stable for the Priory and later as a summerhouse, it is available for midweek and weekend stays. It has two double bedrooms, two bathrooms, open plan kitchen/dining room and a double sofa bed in the sitting room.
Paddy’s Cottage
Paddy’s Cottage adjoins the Farmhouse and offers our only ground floor bedroom, complete with spacious and contemporary wet room. It has two double bedrooms, two bathrooms, open plan kitchen/dining room and a double sofa bed in the sitting room. A pretty courtyard garden for sunsets & daiquiris.
Say hello to the team…
We’d love to welcome your group to stay at Butley Abbey Farmhouse. Please drop us a message using the enquiry form and we’ll be back to you within 1 working day.