A Suffolk farm has submitted an application to continue running a holiday and caravan site as part of its diversification plans.

Residents of Coopers Farm in Lawshall have established a "quiet, rural, adult only" site featuring electric pitches for seven caravans and an area for one mobile holiday lodge.

Six of the designated caravan areas are on the main field, with the remaining one on a smaller field to accommodate people with dogs.

Water, electric rubbish bins and a point for waste water are all be provided for guests.

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The site would cater for adults only and visitors would only be able to stay on a short term basis - roughly no longer than three weeks. 

Owners Janet van Dam & Ray Debenham said they hope to provide guests with an opportunity to see "beautiful Suffolk" and to ensure they are "able to enjoy the countryside and local tourist amenities in our area".

It is an idea the owners have been considering for a few years as part of diversifying the farm and provide a safe place for people to stay while "passing through beautiful Suffolk". 

In a planning statement submitted to Babergh District Council, Mr Debenham wrote: "Last year we had several German and Dutch guests who stopped over when they came off the ferry from Harwich for one or two days before heading off to other parts of the country for their holiday and several of them came back on the way back to the ferry. Suffolk is a beautiful county with many beautiful villages around like the wool towns of Lavenham and Long Melford.

"Lawshall has a fantastic pub, beautiful country walks, a riding stable and a cycle shop with cafe in the next village. We have a lot of history here that we should be proud of, and we would like to offer a space for people to stop and explore the area around the farm.

"The feedback we had from our guests last year was how wonderful they thought our little farm was and some of them were able to witness the harvesting of the wheat in the summer, which is something you don't get to see a lot of anymore close up, because of most farms being large and inaccessible."

The application will be considered by Babergh District Council.