The Lookout

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House |2 bedrooms |Sleeps 4

Gurnard in Cowes

From £750 per week |  From £200 per night

2 nights minimum stay

Changeover flexible

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Key info  Beach or lakeside relaxation, car not necessary, private garden, may take pets - please enquire

About the home

A beautiful, old wooden beach house right on the waters edge. The house is recently renovated to a high quality, and comprises two bedrooms, lounge and dining room, kitchen, bathroom and shower room. One bedroom with en-suit and the second bath room next door to the shower room.

Direct access to the beach and foreshore, and slipway. The Lookout is separated from the sea only by a narrow foot path and a high solid, teak fence. Inside is a court yard, and gentle low steps leading up to the front door on the side of the house. There is also a small lawn running alongside the house, and a wild garden up behind the house, great to explore for children.

Enjoy a morning swim, leave your bath robe on the slip way and take in the stunning sunsets over a cool drink in the evenings...

The pictures include some furniture that has since been changed, as this was our family home. The house is furnished in a comfortable beach style with all the things you need. The kitchen is very well equipped with a double oven, built in, a five burner gas cooker and plenty of cupboards etc. with good quality crockery, glass ware and cutlery.

In the lounge is a very old large, solid wood burner, once imported from America. On a chilly morning this gives off a lovely heat and creates a cosy atmosphere. (The house also has new central heating etc).

Facilities

Further details indoors:
At the Lookout you will be very comfortable, it is private, quiet and truly relaxing...
It is blissfully quiet, you may wake up by the chirping of the birds or by the tacking of a sail boat outside the window!

Bedroom one has a very comfortable double bed with a memory foam mattress and matress pad, bed side cabinets and an en-suit bathroom with a large cast iron roll top bath tub. There is one large window in the bedroom, and a small one in the bath room.

Bedroom two is small, with a new bunk bed with comfortable latex matresses, bed side lights and a chest of drawers and a window. The shower room and toilet is next door.

The L-shaped lounge / dining room has amazing views over the Solent and West, the entire front wall is windows. Closer to the large galley style kitchen is the wood burner, book shelves and an old ladies desk.

The kitchen has a practical and cooking friendly lay out, with a large window facing the lawn.

Further details outdoors:
Private court yard, lawn on the West side of the house with small decked area. "Wild" small Copse like garden behind the house, not visible from inside the house.

Further details

Please contact us with any questions you may have regarding The Lookout and the area. We can also offer a catering service or a food shopping service for you. If you are interested in seeing more of the Solent we have a Tornado RIB available for charter.

Photos

 

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The view from the living room

 

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The slipway at very low tide

 

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The Isle of Wight region

The Isle of Wight is a great place to enjoy a relaxing break, at any time of the year. It is a stunning Island with unspoilt scenery, fantastic beaches and a wealth of fascinating attractions.

For those who require a more laid back approach, about half of the island has been designated an 'area of natural beauty'. Add to the mix the wealth of top quality accommodation, great restaurants and good shopping and there is something to suit everyone.

Great places to visit include:
Osbourne House - holiday home of Queen Victoria,
Ventnor Botanical Gardens- a magnificent sub-tropcal paradise on the waters edge,
The Needles lighthouse,
Alum Bay with its coloured sands,
for much more go the the Island web site
http://www.islandbreaks.co.uk/site/places-to-visit

The Cowes / Gurnard area

Right on the waters edge you can watch the sailing and hear the sails flapping, there's always something going on on the water. We can arrange a sailing dinghy, or a canoe, or a small rib dinghy. The local amenities include the great "The Waters Edge" cafe, for the best breakfast on the world

Cowes and all its shops and restaurants is a short distance away, a 25 minute walk.
The village of Gurnard also has a deli, an 8 till 8 Londis general food store, two pubs and a church.

Other pleasures to enjoy include: tennis and swimming at Gurnard Pines, riding at Cockleton Lane Stables and beach combing along the foreshore.

Sailing courses are available every week of the season at IYWAC ( Island Youth Water Activity Centre) and at UKSA ( UK sailing academy)

http://www.gurnardsc.org.uk
http://www.iywac.org.uk
http://www.uksa.org

How to get there

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Car and passenger ferries from Southampton, Portsmouth and Lymington.
Red Funnel operates between Southampton and Cowes. Its fast passenger service takes 25 min to West Cowes and the car ferry 55 min to East Cowes.

WightLink has car ferry services between Lymington and Yarmouth, and Portsmouth to Fishbourne and a passenger only service between Portsmouth to Ryde.

web sites www.redfunnel.co.uk
www.wightlink.co.uk

Activities near Cowes

Guestbook for The Lookout

"We loved it here at the Lookout, it is a truly special place and we wish we could live here." Mrs DC

" The Lookout is unique - a gem, old, loved and comfortable" Mr HB

" We are coming back again, the children said it was our best holiday ever !" Mrs C

"Thank you for a lovely stay, we have really enjoyed the privacy and the silence. Wonderful area with great walks and that lovely Cafe' by the Sailing Club." Mrs P

Rental prices

Prices for group size 4
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
August - Sept	15 Aug 11	11 Sep 11	1500£ 1500	0-	0-	1 Week
Sept, October	11 Sep 11	22 Oct 11	1000£ 1000	200200	500500	2 Nights
Oct Half Term	22 Oct 11	7 Nov 11	1200£ 1200	0-	0-	1 Week
Nov, Dec	7 Nov 11	18 Dec 11	750£ 750	0-	0-	1 Week
Christmas & New Year	18 Dec 11	8 Jan 12	1500£ 1500	0-	0-	1 Week

The property's weekend rates apply to: Saturday and Sunday nights

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.

The lovely Lookout welcomes you after 1500hrs on the day of your arrival. On your departure day, we would like to have access again at 1100 hrs, but we are happy to be flexible in order to suit your travel arrangements. We can also assist with information re the ferries etc.

Please note that only high quality bed linen, duvets and towels are used, and included in the rent. Would you like us to supply beach towels, please let us know. In the kitchen there are all the kitchen basics, ie coffee, tea, sugar, flour, salt & pepper, olive oil etc etc. No need to buy all those staples for your holiday, but please replace if anything runs out.

A bottle of wine and some beers in the fridge will be waiting for you on your arrival, and there will be fresh flowers on the dining table.

We can also offer a lovely breakfast hamper for you, please let us have your requirements for breakfast foods and it will be waiting for you in the kitchen. This is on the house.

Electricity and gas is included, and we ask you to leave the house in the same way as you found it when you arrived. If you wish to bring a dog or cat, an additional £50.00 for carpet cleaning will be added to the rent. If you have any other requests, please let us know. We can include bikes, a cayak, a Pico sailing dinghy at additional cost if you wish.

To secure your booking, please note that a deposit is required. This will also act as a security bond during your stay. The actual rent is due for payment at least one month prior to your arrival.

We will send you all details by e-mail, and payment can be made by cheque or bank transfer. A rental agreement will be forwarded to you upon receipt of the deposit. Welcome to The lovely, special Lookout !

Availability

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3 years listed You are contacting Annika Tomlinson Landline n/a Mobile +44 7798 735345 Languages spoken The owner is based in the United Kingdom and has advertised with Holiday Lettings since 2008. This house has so far received 0 reviews.

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