• White-washed walls of rubble stone, old beams, and pantiled roof.
• Quiet and secluded, behind a 10ft wall, close to the ancient springs.
• Main living area 21ft (6.3m) by 8ft (2.4m), comprising at one end a well-equipped kitchen with gas cooker, microwave, fridge etc;  the other end being comfortable with chairs, table, TV, radio and sofa-bed.
• Bedroom, 8ft (2.4m) by 9ft (2.7m), with 4ft (1.2m) double bed.
• Bathroom with cast iron bath, hand-held shower, wash-basin and WC.
• Gas central heating.  Washing machine.
• Broadband Internet access at no extra charge.
• Small south-facing patio area of the large adjoining garden, with chairs, table and sun umbrella.
• Separate self-contained access via mediaeval stone doorway.
• Own parking in the garden (invaluable in the centre of Wells!).
• Welcome pack on arrival.

If you are looking for a standard luxury holiday ‘break’ with designer wallpaper, fitted carpets and the latest shower cabinet, this will not be the place for you.  The walls are traditionally whitewashed, there are old floor-boards and rugs, and the bathroom is simple, albeit spotlessly clean.  And taller people need to beware of the low doorways! 

But step through this door in the wall, and you will not be disappointed.

Learn more about the history of The Piggeries.

The Piggeries feature in Aliastair Sawday's Special Escapes.