The chance to swan off to a riverside cottage at Letheringham Mill in Suffolk for a spot of birdwatching makes a simply great gift. And one to enjoy at any time of the year!
At Letheringham Mill, each and every one of our luxurious waterside cottages has a bird’s eye view of River Deben. What’s more, RSPB Minsmere and the beautiful bird-rich woodlands and beaches of the Suffolk Coasts and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty are all only a short drive away.
If you know someone whose binoculars are their best friend, then a gift voucher towards a stay at Letheringham Mill Cottages is surely ‘spot’ on.
Of course, we can’t promise you’ll see a kingfisher or Little Egret from your window - but many of our guests do! When we say that our luxurious cottages are ‘by the river’, we really mean it. Each cottage has windows looking out over the reedmace and its own waterside decking or garden area too.
A great on-site selection of wildlife habitats
So what’s it to be? A spring stay to spot the fluffy new broods as they put a first webbed foot in the water? Lazy summer days on the decking with one eagle-eye on the look out for an iridescent kingfisher flash? An appointment with an awesome autumn murmuration or maybe moments gazing at arrays of overwintering birds?
At Letheringham Water Mill, our extensive grounds and gardens are home to all sorts of tweets from Greenfinches to Great Spotted woodpeckers. Mute swans, moorhens and birds of prey are regular sights and our adjacent meadows are also popular with flocks of visiting waterfowl.
We don’t provide the binoculars, but each cottage boasts a dedicated birding folder which includes our ‘Letheringham Mill Bird Spotters’ Guide’, prepared by one of our regular birdwatcher-guests and listing around 50 feathered friends to look out for on site.
The home of #birdinghappiness
The gift of a stay at Letheringham Mill really is a passport to birding happiness. Suffolk is renowned for being on the flightpath of all sorts of species and venturing out from your own little Letheringham nest to take a closer look couldn’t be easier.
Sir Benjamin Britten’s ‘Curlew River’ - the snaking River Alde and its wonderful world of wading birds - is barely 20 minutes drive away. The avocet scrapes of RSPB Minsmere and Nightjar haunts of Rendlesham Forest are within 30. From Letheringham, both towards and along the coast, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is your oyster(catcher) and so much more. It really is the ideal place to hide up and head out to explore the heathery Suffolk Sandlings heathlands, beautiful bird haven estuaries, Red crag cliff coastlines and vegetated shingle shores.
Letheringham Mill gift vouchers -The perfect Tweet
Give the gift of an ultimate flying visit to a twitcher you love this Christmas. With our gift vouchers you can prepare their flight path to a perfect birdwatching tweet at any time of the year. Whether you wish to offer a whole short break, longer stay, or simply seed the idea with a tempting contribution towards some tweet-time away, do just get in touch.
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