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Today marks the fifth birthday of The Windmill Suffolk – an architectural marvel converted over several years by a couple with a vision for a luxury holiday let.

Natalie and Steve Roberts bought the dilapidated windmill two miles north of Lavenham in 2008 when they moved to Suffolk.

Built in 1890, it had been used for storage for the past 100 or so years and was in a state of rapid deterioration, meaning something needed to be done fast.

Mr and Mrs Windmill are excited to be included in the Extraordinary Escapes Book- Unique and Wild Getaways Across the UK

Extraordinary Escapes uncovers the hidden treasures that the UK has to offer, featuring unique and characterful holiday homes from the hit Channel 4 series, plus many more. These incredible getaways showcase England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, including some of the most stunning areas of Suffolk, Kent, the Cotswolds, Devon, Cornwall and Norfolk.

Dotted across the UK countryside are beacons of the past, their sails upflung against the skyline, telling tales of when wind powered our food industry and life was pretty darn tough.

Many stand in ruins, others have been lovingly restored by enthusiasts and a few are now modernised, adapted and converted for luxury living.

Crowned “the most unique place to stay” by a recent South Western Railway report, The Windmill is a boutique bolthole perfect for a romantic hideaway, or for fun filled time off with friends.

Suffolk is home to some of the best Airbnbs in the UK, stretching right across the county.

There are hundreds of stays for holidaymakers or short-trip travellers to visit, ranging from private single bedrooms to entire guesthouses.

If you are looking for a short-trip away, here are some of the best Airbnbs to visit in Suffolk.

NO.1. THE WINDMILL SUFFOLK, COCKFIELD, SUFFOLK:

With restrictions hindering the prospects of a trip abroad in the summer holidays this year, a staycation is the next best thing. Luckily for us, there are plenty of incredible places to go in the UK with an abundance of beautiful destinations and picturesque locations right on our doorstep.

Mr and Mrs Windmill are excited to be included as an inspirational build on the Great British Home Restoration (Episode 2 : Sunday 1st August 2021)

Suffolk is one of the most untouched counties in England with parts of it still relatively undiscovered so if you are looking to get away from it all, it could be the place for you.

It is bursting with natural beauty. It has three outstanding nature reserves brimming with rare wildlife but the jewel in the Suffolk crown has to be the 50 mile stretch of heritage coastline which, lying in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, is completely unspoiled.

Fancy staying in a windmill? There’s an adults-only one for hire in deepest Suffolk. Set at the end of owner Natalie’s garden, it’s an impressive-looking structure that was one of the last built in England. Today, the millstone and machinery have made way for furniture and TVs cleverly curved to fit the building.