Modern One-Bedroom with Private Shower Room, Epping Forest

This is the most comfortable of our long-term lets short of the two-bed log cabin, and it's the one we recommend to people who want the setting without compromising on facilities. It sits in the black lodge, the newest and best-insulated building on the park, and it has a separate bedroom, a living area, a proper kitchen and — the part that matters to most enquirers — its own private shower room.

That means no walking across the site with a towel, no sharing, and no negotiating with anyone about anything. It also means it's the unit that goes fastest, so the honest advice is to ring early rather than waiting for a gap to appear.

The contrast is what makes it work. Inside it's clean, modern and quiet. Step out of the door and you're on a fifteen-acre rustic park inside Epping Forest, with your own private outside area, horses in the paddock, deer crossing the meadow at dusk and not a road within earshot. Central London is twelve miles away and Loughton station is about three.

The rent includes all utility bills, one car parking space, your private outside area and use of the on-site laundry. Because you have your own shower room, the communal block is there if you want it rather than something you rely on.

There is no WiFi at Willows. None. Mobile data is the answer and 4G is generally good here, but if your work requires a fixed broadband connection then please factor that in before enquiring. No open or wood fires are permitted on the site; charcoal BBQs are fine.

Cats are welcome and dogs are at the owner's discretion, so have a word with us first. Payment is by bank transfer in advance — no cards, no online payments — and photo ID is required when you move in. Viewings are strictly by appointment: call 07816 847541.