A quaint three-bed terraced cottage in the quiet village of Middleton, this property is spot on for a small family or group of friends wanting to have the chance to explore both Suffolk’s famous coastline and less well-known countryside and heathland. The only problem is, you’ll have a job tearing yourself away! First things first, explore the village with its medieval church, village green and thatched pub. Next stop, the beach? No problem, Southwold is 11 miles to the north, while Aldeburgh is 8.5 miles south. Dunwich is in between, now a sleepy village but once of great importance in the Anglo-Saxon era, as witnessed by the priory and leper hospital ruins still visible. Beaches here are largely shingle but all three places have plenty to look at and explore and are all known for fish and chips. It would be rude not to… RSPB Minsmere nature reserve is just 4 miles away, offering wildlife, walking and cycling trails if you fancy some fresh air. This is within the nearby Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB with its flora, fauna and scenery.
Downstairs, the bright and airy living accommodation comprises a really welcoming living room, with comfortable seating, wooden floors and a bare-brick chimney breast housing a wood burner – perfect for those cooler evenings and months. The open-plan kitchen/diner looks like it has been extended at some point so the kitchen is generous, with modern units, classic tiled floors and all mod cons for those self-catering days. With room for a table and chairs by the French doors to the garden, you get the feeling of being outside while dining or can keep an eye on the kids in the garden, while cooking. If there’s a queue in the morning, the slick, tiled wetroom with WC downstairs. Upstairs boasts one double bedroom and two singles, but one of these is cabin-style. These rooms are light, with wooden floorboards matching the light wood furniture plus nautical hints and they share a bathroom with the same sleek tiling, bath, shower and WC.
French doors lead out from the open-plan kitchen/diner onto the patio with table and chairs. There’s a long, lawn with another furnished terrace at the bottom of the garden with unobstructed views over the surrounding countryside. There is also a BBQ available.