The revamped train carriages you can spend the night in for £17pn and they come with an indoor swimming pool
IF you’ve ever fancied trying a luxury sleeper train but can’t justify the price, how about staying overnight in a revamped train carriage instead?
At Brockford Railways Sidings, guests can choose between five disused train carriages that slightly differ from each other.
The first is Railway Carriage One, which has a living room, kitchen area and two bedrooms.
In Railway Carriage Two – which is a little bigger – guests will find two bedrooms as well as a further sofa bed and an open plan living area with an adjoining kitchen.
The third carriage is The Guard’s Van, which has two bedrooms, a living room, dining rooms and kitchen area.
The fourth option is staying in The Italian Carriage, which sleeps up to four people and boasts open plan seating in the centre of the carriage, as well as an outdoor patio.
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And last but not least is Wilby Halt, which is described as a “quirky and unusual property is split over two restored railway carriages”.
The carriages are linked by a railway platform, with one carriage being home to the living space and kitchen and the other carriage being home to two bedrooms.
All of the train carriages have views across the surrounding countryside.
Around the carriages, guests will find a children’s play area which is shared with other carriages also at the site.
And if you fancy a dip, there’s an indoor glasshouse with a swimming pool, sauna and hot tub.
If you have a bigger group, you can even book out all of the carriages for up to 29 people, as well as the Station House, which sleeps up to six people.
Seven nights in one of the carriages costs from £469.
One recent visitor said: “Peaceful location and quirky accommodation with everything you needed.
“Good pubs near by for food, use of swimming pool a bonus.”
Another added: “We were welcomed with tea and cake and found the guards van to be very cosy and comfortable.
“We loved the quirkiness of it and the surrounding carriages.”
Surrounding the carriages, guests can venture down country lanes ideal for walks or cycle rides.
The closest village is Mendlesham, about 1.5miles away, where guests can find the Kings Head Inn Mendlesham, described as a “nice friendly village pub”.
Attached to the pub is also a post office and elsewhere in the village you can find a fish and chip shop.
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From the village it is also a short walk to the Mid-Suffolk Light Railway Museum, dubbed by locals as ‘The Middy’.
The museum is Suffolk‘s only standard gauge heritage railway and from the museum, visitors can often hop on steam railway ride in vintage carriages.
And for adults there’s The Kitchener Arms, which is a ale bar that sits inside a converted railway carriage.
If you don’t fancy an alcoholic beverage, then you can visit the Tea Room and Gift Shop for some freshly baked goods instead.
The museum costs £15 per adult and £8 per child to visit (and that includes unlimited steam train rides).