Pets welcome Not suitable for children under 5 No smoking at this property Self-catering
Home description
The cottage is an early Victorian terraced property with a beautifully themed interior which embraces our maritime heritage. The owners have created a warm and welcoming atmosphere in the cottage with careful renovations with an original Victorian coal fireplace, wood panelling, a large bespoke settle, genuine ships lanterns, compass, ships wheel and porthole. A Victorian cast iron staircase takes you upstairs to the bathroom and bedroom which has original stripped pine floor, panelled wall and bespoke wardrobe.
Pin Mill is a fabulous place and a complete step back in time with old Thames sailing barges sitting on the hard, working boatyards and arguably the best pub on the East Coast. The excellent Butt & Oyster has great food and is not to be missed and is a within walking distance of the cottage. Walks along the River Orwell may conjure up familiar scenes as this is also where Arthur Ransome wrote 'Swallows and Amazons'!
The village of Chelmodiston is well services with shops and pubs.
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The East Anglia / Suffolk region
Suffolk will bring your senses to life. Enjoy a holiday or short break in Suffolk that offers you an authentic experience in a contemporary setting. Indulge yourself in the wide open spaces, beautiful coastline, amazing beaches, the incredible local food and drink and a wonderful range of fantastic and luxury accommodation. Enjoy family fun in Suffolk and explore the county that has so much happening from hidden walking and cycle routes to festivals, events and farmers markets. Holidays and short breaks in Suffolk mean great days out and the best value accommodation.
Suffolk is one of the driest counties in Great Britain, alongside its East Anglian neighbours of Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and Essex. Usually the rain coming from the west is dropped over the hills and mountains of the west of the country so East Anglians enjoy dry summers and cold winters, as the wind often comes from the east feeling something like Siberia at times. The county is well known for its big skies, fabulous sunsets, churches and beer and also the fabulous Suffolk Heritage Coast, there to be explored by families, children on bikes or horses, and it's a bird watchers paradise with the RSPB centre at Minsmere, various areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and examples of the wonderful work of English Nature and Suffolk Wildlife.
Pin Mill is a favourite haunt of fashionable Ipswich; you can sit in the Butt and Oyster nursing a gin and tonic, looking out over the yachts and pretending you own one. Arthur Ransome set We didn't mean to go to sea here.
Chelmondiston is the village above, and is a busy, pleasant place: the name is pronounced with the stress on the third syllable. Its church is quite remarkable, though. Like many along this coast, it was derelict by the 19th century, and was rebuilt by E.B. Hakewill, a ponderous architect that I always imagine working with the tip of his tongue poking ever so slightly from the corner of his mouth. Hakewill pretty much rebuilt the entire church in the 1860s. He was very fond of low, north aisles. He built them at nearby Brantham, Rushmere and Shottisham, and he added one here, too. However, one night in late 1944, a V2 rocket took a particular fancy to Hakewill's work, and came in for a closer look. The little church was almost completely destroyed. Being close to other villages, perhaps rebuilding was not a priority, and it was not until 1951 that Basil Hatcher was given the commission to provide a replacement. You might imagine, at such a date, that he would design something in a jaunty Festival of Britain style, but he did not. Later in the decade, his would be the most significant post-war Anglican church in Suffolk, Ipswich St Francis, but this is a simple essay in Suffolk Perpendicular. Cautley was appalled; When you read his account in Suffolk Churches and their Treaures, you can almost hear him red-faced and blustering. This is a bit rich, considering he'd done the same thing at Ipswich St Augustine himself 15 years earlier.
Other points of interest in the area include miles of walking, bird and boat watching! The Suffolk Food Hall is a scrumptious place to visit with plenty of local produce to choose from. Ipswich Marina was described recently by PM Gordon Brown, as a 'taste of Monte Carlo' with all the yachts tied up in the marina www.neptune-marina.com. There is a dry ski slope nearby which will soon be usurped by 'Snoasis' a fabulous indoor ski park to be built over the next few years. www.snoasis.co.ukAlton Water is a beautiful reservoir to visit and 'Jimmy's Farm' is just down the road too. www.jimmysfarm.com
Ipswich has cinemas and theatres, good shopping and is the nearest railway station.
How to get there
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Nearest Travel Links
Airport:
Stanstead: 50 km
Railway:
Ipswich: 10 km
Ferry:
Harwick: 30 km
Activities near Ipswich
Sports: Tennis in town Watersports Horse Riding Golf within 30 mins drive Fishing
Great for: Walking holidays Rural / countryside retreats Cycling holidays
Double beds (1), Dining seating for 4, Lounge seating for 4, Sleeps maximum of 2
Other:
Please check with the advertiser regarding linen and towels.
Outdoors:
Balcony / Terrace, Private garden, Bicycles available
Access:
Parking space
Further details indoors: Lovingly restored to create a maritime ambiance, the owners of this cottage have left nothing to chance and their attention to detailed is wonderful, they really want to make your short break or holiday something to remember.
The entrance porch opens into an attractive living area where the open coal fire will be laid for your arrival. Additional heating is by storage heater, switched on during the cooler months so the cottage is warm as you walk through the door. The polished wooden floor is furnished with richly coloured Persian rugs and the leather sofa is decorated with cushions, along side the armchairs. A TV with DVD and Freeviewis concealed in a cupboard and there is a CD player. The dining area is tucked into the corner with hand built benches and an antique pine table.
The fitted kitchen is bright and well designed with breakfast bar, good storage, fridge, separate freezer, electric cooker, microwave, toaster, kettle, coffee machine, washing machine good crockery and cutlery. The french doors open into the paved garden which is well designed and planted and especially lovely if the wisteria is out in May!
A pretty wrought iron, spiral staircase takes the visitor up to the spacious bedroom with king sized bed, stripped pine floor and panelled wall bespoke built in wardrobe, chest of drawers, bedside tables and lamps, views over garden at the front of the house.
The bathroom is almost en suite and is well equipped with bath, shower, WC and handbasin and is tiled throughout and views to the garden.
Further details outdoors: Two parking spaces are available at the front of the terraced cottage.
Further details
Weekends (3 nights) and Mid week breaks, Monday to Friday, available at 75% of weekly price.
Honeymoon and special occasion preparations are available on request.
Conditions
Egyptian cotton bed linen and towels. Storage heaters will be on and cottage warm when required for your arrival. Laid coal fire and complimentary full skuttle provided.
Free use of 2 bicycles Down pillows and duvet available Complimentary welcome basket
Rental rates
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NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.
Bed linen, towels and all energy costs are included in the price.
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Contact details for the advertiser of home 90224
Name:
Clare Hart
Company:
Heritage Hideaways
Tel:
+44 (0)1502 578278
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