Long term lets (over 1 month) Short-breaks (4 days or less) Hen or stag parties Corporate bookings
Changeover day:
Flexible
Access:
Car advised Wheelchair access
Notes:
Pets welcome Suitable for children No smoking at this property Catered
Home description
This lovely spacious house is ideal for a special occasion or a large family group. It has just been completely renovated to a very high standard and is beautifully furnished in an eclectic mix of modern and antique furniture. The rooms are large, light and sunny and a particular feature is the wonderful and enormous kitchen, an archway leads to the dining room with french doors and views of the garden beyond.
The house is an ideal base for exploring the beautiful and unspoilt suffolk seaside town of Aldeburgh. It is within 5 minutes walk of the high street and beach with its heady mix of boutiques and gift shops, ice cream parlours and art galleries. Fresh fish can be bought daily from local fisherman on the beach and there is even a life boat station to explore!
The property is half of a very large Edwardian house with spacious light rooms, high celings and window seat. The private enclosed garden is ideal for the children to play in or to relax and have a glass of wine with table and chairs and a bbq provided. This is an extremely comfortable house with two sitting rooms and space for all with several doors onto the south facing garden.
Tennis courts are within a 2 minute walk, there is an excellent golf course (9 and 18 holes) and the children's boat pond all add to the charms of this lovely town. Wireless broadband is available.
The house from the garden
Bedroom 2
Sitting room with window seat
Kitchen
To see more photos please visit http://www.holidaylettings.co.uk/39790
The East Anglia / Suffolk region
Suffolk is a lovely unspoilt part of England, easy to get to (2 hours to London) and yet retaining its olde worlde charm. The region is known for its charming fishing villages, excellent food, particularly fish and lovely unspoilt villages.
The nearby village of Thorpeness has a great boating lake where sailing boats, canoes and rowing boats can be hired by the house. Minnismere Bird Sanctuary is ten miles to the north and offers wonderful opportunities for walking and bird watching in this unspoilt coastal sanctuary.
Southwold, just voted in the top ten seaside towns in the country is 40 minutes north and well worth a visit. 'Go Ape' is about an hour an half north of the house in Thetford Forest - ideal for an active day out as long as you like heights!
Aldeburgh area
Aldeburgh itself has excellent facilities, tennis courts, golf club with a good 9 hole course and an excellent 18 hole links course, sailing club, boating pond, cinema, summer theatre. The town is renowned for its boutiques, delicatessans and art galleries. The walks are wonderful both inland into the open marshes that surround the town and along the beach with a visit to the sculpture on the beach is a must! The area is very flat so cycling is easy and bikes can be hired in the town.
The world famous music festival hall at Snape Maltings, built by Benjamin Brittain, is within 2 miles of the town.
How to get there
* Easy to reach by car or rail - nearest station Saxmundham, 4 miles away. * regular bus service to Ipswich * Only 40 minutes from Ostend - Harwich ferry
Nearest Travel Links
Airport:
Standsted: 80 km
Railway:
Saxmundham: 6 km
Ferry:
Harwich: 30 km
Activities near Aldeburgh
Sports: Tennis in town Horse Riding Golf less than 15 mins walk Fishing
Great for: Walking holidays Rural / countryside retreats Beach or lakeside relaxation Cycling holidays
Facilities
Luxuries:
Internet access, DVD player
General:
Central heating, TV, Video player, CD player, Satellite TV, Wi-fi available
Single beds (6), Double beds (3), Dining seating for 12, Lounge seating for 12, Sleeps maximum of 12
Other:
Linen and towels provided. Highchair available.
Outdoors:
Balcony / Terrace, Private garden, BBQ, Private fishing lake / river
Access:
Wheelchair access
Further details indoors: On entering the house there is a good sized hallway with enormous mirror and chandelier setting the tone. The newly fitted kitchen breakfast room has all possible machines (including dishwasher, fridge/freezer with ice maker and water dispenser, double oven, microwave). There is a separate utility room with washing machine, dryer and hooks for coats and boots and door to the rear yard. There are a couple of breakfast bar stools grouped around the central island unit and an archway leads into the dining room. This lovely sunny room has french doors leading to the garden, a dresser with pretty china and dining for twelve.
The main sitting room is very spacious, south facing and has two seating areas, one grouped around the fire (not working) and one around the attractive bay window with window seat and lovely views of the garden, TV, DVD, Video and freeview box are in this room. A step leads down to a second sitting room with floor to ceiling patio doors making it a real sun trap. Through this room is a good sized twin bedroom with views of the garden, chest of drawers and hooks to the back of the door. In addition there is a shower room on the ground floor with walk in shower, wash hand basin and WC. The house has wireless broadband so please bring a laptop if you wish to use it.
Stairs lead to the first floor with good sized landing and fitted wardrobeswith lots of hanging space. The main bedroom is enormous with double aspect windows, king sized double bed and further single with pull out single under meaning the room can sleep four in total. There are lots of fitted cupboards and a beautiful and stylish en suite bathroom with claw footed bath, walk in shower, wash hand basin and WC.
The second double room (with king size bed) is a lovely room with fitted cupboard, its own wash hand basin and beautifully furnished in a mixture of creams and raspberry pinks.
Bedroom 3 is a double with a pretty southerly aspect across the garden, double bed, wash hand basin and chest of drawers. Bedroom 4 is a twin room with two single beds and chest of drawers. In all on the first floor there are four double bedrooms(two doubles and two twins) and one family room sleeping 4 with the fifth bedroom sleeping 2 on the ground floor.
In addition on the first floor is a second family bathroom with bath and shower over, wash hand basin and WC.
The house has been in the owners family for many years and has the feeling of a home, there are games and puzzles, paperbacks and magazines to enjoy during your stay.
Further details outdoors: Outside is a really lovely mature garden with lots of trees and shrubs offering a good deal of privacy and enough room for the children to play. The patio has comfortable table chairs and umbrella for lazing away those summer days. There are some games, balls etc in the storage shed for all to use. Parking is outside on the private unmade up road.
Further details
The welcome pack in the house is very comprehensive and should give some good ideas of things to do, places to visit and where to eat! You will be welcomed with a bottle of wine, tea, sugar biscuits and coffee and we hope you will have a wonderful relaxing stay in our much loved house!
There is a good range of restaurants in the town itself from smart ones for that special occasion to excellent fish and chips to eat on the beach watching the sun go down! Please ask when you book if you would like more information about this prior to your visit.
Conditions
* A well behaved dog is acceptable but not in any of the bedrooms, nor on any furniture, sorry no cats. * No smoking in the house * A security deposit of £250 payable with the balance of your booking, this will be refunded within three working days of you leaving subject to an inspection at the end of your stay. * To reserve the house, you will need to pay 30% of your rental with the balance due 6 weeks before your stay with the security deposit.
Rental rates
Rental prices originally quoted in: British £
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Period
From
To
Weekly
Nightly rate
Minimum stay
Weekday
Weekend
Summer 08
6 Jul 08
31 Aug 08
1500£1,500
0-
0-
1 Week
September 08
31 Aug 08
28 Sep 08
1250£1,250
320320
380380
2 Nights
October 08
28 Sep 08
26 Oct 08
1100£1,100
250250
360360
2 Nights
Half Term
26 Oct 08
2 Nov 08
1240£1,240
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0-
1 Week
Nove 08 - Dec -08
2 Nov 08
21 Dec 08
850£850
300300
350350
2 Nights
Xmas/New Year
21 Dec 08
4 Jan 09
1700£1,700
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0-
1 Week
Jan 09- Feb 09
4 Jan 09
14 Feb 09
850£850
300300
325325
2 Nights
Half term
14 Feb 09
22 Feb 09
950£950
250250
330330
2 Nights
Feb 09 to Apr 09
22 Feb 09
4 Apr 09
900£900
230230
360360
2 Nights
Easter
4 Apr 09
19 Apr 09
1200£1,200
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0-
1 Week
Apr 09 - May 09
19 Apr 09
3 May 09
1050£1,050
230230
380380
2 Nights
May 09
3 May 09
24 May 09
1250£1,250
320320
400400
2 Nights
Half Term
24 May 09
30 May 09
1400£1,400
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0-
1 Week
May 09 - Jul 09
30 May 09
4 Jul 09
1450£1,450
350350
420420
2 Nights
Summer 09
4 Jul 09
29 Aug 09
1800£1,800
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0-
1 Week
Aug 09 - Sep 09
29 Aug 09
26 Sep 09
1450£1,450
350350
420420
2 Nights
Sep 09- Oct 09
26 Sep 09
24 Oct 09
1200£1,200
270270
420420
2 Nights
Half Term
24 Oct 09
1 Nov 09
1450£1,450
0-
0-
1 Week
Nov 09 - Dec 09
1 Nov 09
22 Dec 09
1000£1,000
250250
400400
2 Nights
Xmas/New Year
22 Dec 09
5 Jan 10
1900£1,900
0-
0-
1 Week
191
The owner's weekend rates apply to: Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights
NB: Prices may be subject to change at the owner's discretion.
Refundable security deposit of £250 payable with the balance of rental.
I am afraid because of the increased heating charges there is now a weekend heating rate of £30 and for a weekly booking there will be a charge of £60.
We can accept cheques or bank transfers in sterling only.
It is sometimes possible to stay beyond the 10am check out time - if you would like to do this please ask us for a day rate.
Guestbook
'We have loved staying here - the most comfortable house we have stayed in in Aldeburgh we will definitely be back' Mr P L - Norfolk 'We have visited Aldeburgh many times but never rented before and have loved the house and its position' Mr J C - London ' The house is great, comfortable and luxurious and within easy distance of everything - I didnt get the car out once during my stay - bliss!' Mrs P A - Leicestershire
Availability
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Advertiser joined: 17 Oct 2007 This property added: 17 Oct 2007