Rural Retreats was founded in 1985 with the aim of making the countryside more accessible for holidaymakers and giving them the best possible choice of holiday homes across the UK. Rural Retreats’ continuing success is based on excellent local knowledge and painstaking research, together with a flair for finding delightful and unusual properties. All of this has enabled us to build a portfolio of over 450 exceptionally fine holiday homes in stunningly beautiful locations, all available for you to rent. When you are looking for your own perfect holiday home, our experienced and helpful staff can help to point you to the property of your dreams. Whatever you want to ask about any of our properties, there will be someone on our staff who knows the cottage or apartment at first hand.

Pillar Box House is a timber-framed property tucked away in the hamlet of Hackford in the mid Norfolk countryside. With a characterful wooden beamed living area and inglenook fireplace, the property also has its own hot tub in the secluded cottage garden.

Information correct at time of writing. Hackford is a pretty hamlet that is mentioned in the Domesday Book and is just down the road from the market town of Wymondham, where you’ll find shops and a magnificent twin-towered abbey. The Georgian village of Hingham is two miles away, with a country pub on the village green as well as lakes if you fancy a day’s fishing. The county town of Norwich is just a short drive away, with its Norman cathedral, 12th century castle theatres and shops. If you’re here in May, the Norfolk & Norwich Festival is a riot of sights and sounds, celebrating music, art and literature. If you fancy stretching your legs, take a trip to Thetford Forest. There are lots of walks and cycle paths, and the heathland makes an ideal spot for a picnic. Hire a boat and explore the meandering waterways of the Norfolk Broads. The North Norfolk Coast is 40 minutes’ drive away, where you’ll find miles of award-winning beaches, unspoilt sand dunes and salt flats that are ideal for kite flying.